Free Mama's Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Living by Svetlana Konnikova, Anna Maria Clement Page A
Authors: Svetlana Konnikova, Anna Maria Clement
dashed, and the enemies were already celebrating their victory.
Suddenly a flock of white storks flew in to the hills, where the vines grew under the sun. They took bunches of sun-ripened grapes in their beaks and brought them to the people in the fortress. Dying from starvation and thirst, the soldiers ate these life-giving berries and were immediately refreshed. They became strong and brave with
renewed vigor and held the fortress against enemy attacks. The Turkish soldiers were forced to retreat in confusion.
From that time on, people never forgot these special and kind birds that saved their lives and helped them gain victory in such a difficult battle. Some people still believe that a white stork, bearing a bunch of grapes in his beak, will bring them good luck, happiness, and success. Storks also bring newborn babies to couples, as you know.
A Healthy Spirit Lives in a chapter
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In the villages of Moldova and in the Ukraine, people call white storks
“the sacred birds.” These birds are seen on the roofs on many houses in the countryside there. They bustle about people who want to be happy and have children, and they are more than welcome, as the most desirable guests and messengers of good luck and exciting news.
One morning I went with Grandma to our vineyard. A snow-white stork was already a guest there. But he was not really a guest. On the contrary, we were guests. He was walking like a very important “person” in our vineyard. He walked slowly but surely on the tops of the vines. He looked proudly at us and took wing with one stroke. My breath was taken away. This wonderful creature of Nature—this small, courageous, delicate, and kind bird—was so beautiful and amazing!
I just stopped for a minute and looked at him. He was right there, where the blue sky was bottomless, the hil s were foggy-blue, and a golden sunrise gave a beginning to a new day ful of good luck, a fine mood, and vital energy. Grandma was looking at the blue expanse of morning sky and said, “It’s Ampel who sent this miracle, the stork, to us. Look at the sky. It will remind you that you live in this wonderful world, you are healthy and happy, and you should be always grateful for that.”
It always surprised me how my tiny, old, and loving Grandma had an amazing ability, even in sad stories like Ampel, always to see something good and happy. I guess she looked very often to the sky. You may think this a strange thought, but it is not so strange after all. Ancient people said that if you look at the sky for a short time, especially in the morning, it will dispel evil from you. It is as if by meditating on the sky that
you cleanse yourself of all negative thoughts and
wrong actions.
Dried grapes—raisins—are included as a
main ingredient in the treatment of seriously ill
people and those recovering from surgery. They
help them to overcome weakness and fatigue and
gain renewed energy, which they lost fighting the disease. Raisins help also those feeling down or exhausted due to changes in weather conditions.
46 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies
r 37. Mix seven ounces each of raisins, dried apricots, and dried prunes. Chop in a food processor. Chop 25–30 smal walnuts and mix them wel with the dried fruit. Your natural medicine is ready to eat. Put it into a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and keep in the refrigerator. Take one ful tablespoon a day and drink eight ounces low-fat buttermilk or kefir. This mixture strengthens your immune system to sustain any infections and brings a good supply of energy. You can give one ful teaspoon of this mixture to your child recovering from a cold or flu, along with ½ cup of low-fat buttermilk or kefir.
High-calorie raisins are a good, nutritious product and are very effective as a diuretic, to eliminate gall-stones, to enrich the blood, and to rejuvenate your body. Raisins are especially good for people suffering from arrhythmia and heart
Suddenly a flock of white storks flew in to the hills, where the vines grew under the sun. They took bunches of sun-ripened grapes in their beaks and brought them to the people in the fortress. Dying from starvation and thirst, the soldiers ate these life-giving berries and were immediately refreshed. They became strong and brave with
renewed vigor and held the fortress against enemy attacks. The Turkish soldiers were forced to retreat in confusion.
From that time on, people never forgot these special and kind birds that saved their lives and helped them gain victory in such a difficult battle. Some people still believe that a white stork, bearing a bunch of grapes in his beak, will bring them good luck, happiness, and success. Storks also bring newborn babies to couples, as you know.
A Healthy Spirit Lives in a chapter
Healthy title
title
Body @
@ 45
In the villages of Moldova and in the Ukraine, people call white storks
“the sacred birds.” These birds are seen on the roofs on many houses in the countryside there. They bustle about people who want to be happy and have children, and they are more than welcome, as the most desirable guests and messengers of good luck and exciting news.
One morning I went with Grandma to our vineyard. A snow-white stork was already a guest there. But he was not really a guest. On the contrary, we were guests. He was walking like a very important “person” in our vineyard. He walked slowly but surely on the tops of the vines. He looked proudly at us and took wing with one stroke. My breath was taken away. This wonderful creature of Nature—this small, courageous, delicate, and kind bird—was so beautiful and amazing!
I just stopped for a minute and looked at him. He was right there, where the blue sky was bottomless, the hil s were foggy-blue, and a golden sunrise gave a beginning to a new day ful of good luck, a fine mood, and vital energy. Grandma was looking at the blue expanse of morning sky and said, “It’s Ampel who sent this miracle, the stork, to us. Look at the sky. It will remind you that you live in this wonderful world, you are healthy and happy, and you should be always grateful for that.”
It always surprised me how my tiny, old, and loving Grandma had an amazing ability, even in sad stories like Ampel, always to see something good and happy. I guess she looked very often to the sky. You may think this a strange thought, but it is not so strange after all. Ancient people said that if you look at the sky for a short time, especially in the morning, it will dispel evil from you. It is as if by meditating on the sky that
you cleanse yourself of all negative thoughts and
wrong actions.
Dried grapes—raisins—are included as a
main ingredient in the treatment of seriously ill
people and those recovering from surgery. They
help them to overcome weakness and fatigue and
gain renewed energy, which they lost fighting the disease. Raisins help also those feeling down or exhausted due to changes in weather conditions.
46 ^ Mama’s Home Remedies
r 37. Mix seven ounces each of raisins, dried apricots, and dried prunes. Chop in a food processor. Chop 25–30 smal walnuts and mix them wel with the dried fruit. Your natural medicine is ready to eat. Put it into a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid and keep in the refrigerator. Take one ful tablespoon a day and drink eight ounces low-fat buttermilk or kefir. This mixture strengthens your immune system to sustain any infections and brings a good supply of energy. You can give one ful teaspoon of this mixture to your child recovering from a cold or flu, along with ½ cup of low-fat buttermilk or kefir.
High-calorie raisins are a good, nutritious product and are very effective as a diuretic, to eliminate gall-stones, to enrich the blood, and to rejuvenate your body. Raisins are especially good for people suffering from arrhythmia and heart
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