Welcome to All My Visitors and Friends!

My website company changed how things are done and the hundreds of links I have put on here are now going directly to the company. What that means, is that if you order and think that I will be getting the credit, that is not how it is working now. If you would be so kind as to go directly to my website and place your order under me, using my sponsor number of 2287825-8, and using my name, Barbara Berger, any purchases you make will be credited to me and much appreciated. My web address is http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket. I will be going through and changing each link but it will take time. I will let you know when each section is completed and then you will be able to just click and order. Thank you for your patience and my apologies!

Also note that if you do sign up under me, you will not only become a customer but a client as well and I will be available  to you for any of your questions or concerns. Signing up under me only means you get a better price and my help. You are not required to continually purchase or to sell our products. If you did decide to sell, I would then be your manager and would do all I could to help you make your business successful.

Sincerely, Barbara Berger

Barbara’s Weight Loss Blog

The new blog is up and running…..

Just finished the weight loss section on this blog and have started a Weight Loss blog where we can share ideas, encouragement, recipes, exercise tips and more. Let’s walk this walk together and not just lose weight but find ways of giving our bodies good nutrition and yummy meals so we can keep it off and be healthier too.

Go and look at the new blog and leave comments, recipes, whatever! Give ideas on how to do this better too. Join in even if you are in your right weight zone. You may be able to help some of us who are not there yet.

www.barbarasweightlossblog.wordpress.com

Addison’s Disease

This adrenal disease can only be handled by an MD or ND (naturopathic doctor). It must be carefully monitored but the successes I am hearing about are by ND’s. I have provided a list of ND’s and other doctors that treat in a more natural way and of safe, dependable chiropractors to help you find the help you need. If you know of any good ND’s, please let me know so I can contact them and see if I can add them to my referral list.

http://endocrine.niddk.nih.gov/pubs/addison/addison.htm

The above link has a full description of the disease. From their list of symptoms:

The symptoms of adrenal insufficiency usually begin gradually. The most common symptoms are:

• chronic or worsening fatigue
• muscle weakness
• loss of appetite
• weight loss

Other symptoms can include

• nausea
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• low blood pressure that falls further when standing, causing dizziness or fainting
• irritability and depression
• a craving for salty foods due to salt loss
• hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose
• headache
• sweating
• in women, irregular or absent menstrual periods

Other symptoms could be darkening of the skin on scars, in skin folds,elbows, knees, knuckles, and toes; lips; and mucous membranes such as the lining of the cheek.

Here is the Mayo clinic site for more information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/addisons-disease/DS00361

It seems to hold much of the same info as the link above but it is always good to do a lot of reading on a disease you or a loved one might have. The more you know, the better your questions will be when you see your ND or MD.

I will add more info as I find it. Look for my new tab on referrals. Will try to post that 11/7/09

The Flu, Pregnancy and Herbs

For full information about pregnancy, please go to the tab that says “Women’s Concerns”.  I have listed extensive information about pregnancy, concerns and good health on that page. Here is a quick list of  safe herbs and supplements that you can take during pregnancy for the flu. This list sticks to the more conservative side because extensive testing on herbs during pregnancy has not been done but I am hoping it will be done eventually. Any supplements that you may want to try or take while you have the flu or another virus or bacterial infection must be talked over with your health care giver. My information has come from combined sources of the FDA, my ND, and from my own research. I list only the ones that have commonality. Listed are two that are asked about the most often but cannot be taken.

Herbs are medicines! You must understand this. Just because it says it is a tea does not make it safe for you to drink.You must keep your doctor, ND, or midwife apprised of what you are taking or drinking.

Echinacea: There are only a few clinical tests that have been done regarding the safety of  Echinacea taken during pregnancy. There just is not enough testing that has been done and would not risk my baby’s health or well being without having sufficient information that Echinacea is safe to take during pregnancy. Echinacea is not recommended for children under the age of two so that should tell you that your baby, that you are carrying, should not be given that either. If you are getting ill, I would suggest taking extra Vitamin C, drinking  Red Raspberry Tea and Chamomile Tea, and continue taking Kelp which releases Iodine from the Thyroid gland and acts as an infection fighter. Even taking really hot baths is not recommended for the baby. If you are getting sick, I would take a good soak in the tub but only using warm water, bundle up, and get into bed and rest. Take a big glass of water with you and sip the water. If you begin to run a fever, definitely contact your doctor or midwife and keep them apprised of your condition.

Goldenseal: Goldenseal is a definite no no during pregnancy as it can bring on bleeding or even miscarriage.

Raspberry: Is very good for you. It keeps the muscles in the womb  nourished but it also keeps you from any spontaneous bleeding. It is extremely nutritious as it is high in minerals and vitamins.

Rose Hips: Is full of vitamin C and is a safe infection fighter.

Peppermint Tea: Can be safe and useful if you are ill but should be taken in small amounts. I would suggest no more than one to two small cups a day. If you are feeling unwell, brew a cup and just sip from it occasionally to relieve stomach upset and to lower fever.

Alfalfa: Is considered by the FDA to be safe in small amounts while pregnant. It is filled with minerals. A green drink would be the best way to take this. Put a few teaspoons in a a cup of water and use a little of it as a gargle. You should gargle for 10 seconds or more and then just swallow it. Only use a few ounces from the cup, at a time, throughout the day. One cup will last you all day. There is always a salt water gargle that you can use in between for a sore throat too. Our green drinks are listed below. Chlorophyll works wonders on a sore throat. I have seen it clear up strep pockets in the throat in as few as 2 times of gargling.

Chamomile Tea: Is considered safe but again I would suggest no more than 2 cups in a day. It is safe for babies in small amounts so it is undoubtedly safe during pregnancy.  As with all medicines, you must be cautious.

BOOMERANG AIR SYSTEM

If you are pregnant, have small children, or  someone in your household that has a compromised immune system, the Boomerang is an investment that will pay for itself by keeping you from paying the costs of seeing your health care provider.  This amazing unit kills airborne microbes and neutralizes pollen and particulates, making the air you breathe cleaner and less harmful. The unit sanitizes 2,000 square feet of open living space, and it requires no cleaning or filter replacement. If you order this, by signing up to be a member under me, I will send you an extra bottle of Silver Shield. *Silver Shield is not ok’d by by my company to take while pregnant. You would need to talk to a Naturopathic doctor or your regular doctor. I have a referral list (see tab above) that I am starting to help you choose good NDs or Chiropractors. Also, I will supply you with as much good health information as you need, you can be put on my monthly email for herbal updates, you will not be required to order ever, but when you do order the second time, shipping is free, and every order you place will be at membership prices for a year.

My website for ordering is http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket   Please enter in my sponsor number which is 2287825-8 and put in my full name of Barbara Berger. I sincerely appreciate your business.

Alopecia Areata

Alopecia Areata

This condition seems to come on without warning and could very well clear itself up in a year. There are times when it does not improve and will in fact become worse. There are many different studies that have been done but the ones that seem to have the best result are the natural ones.

Onion juice applied to the area twice a day, in one study, showed that in an 8 week period of time that there was a big improvement and regrowth of hair. There have been studies using essential oils and there was an improvement whereas the placebo group had little or no improvement.  The oils that were used were Thyme Linalol BIO, Sweet (5 ml), Rosemary (5 ml), Lavender Fine AOC (5ml), and cedarwood (we do not offer this oil) essential oils  mixed with Jojoba Oil (0.5 fl. oz.) or grapeseed oil. This testing went on for 7 months. Again, the ones using the oils showed good if not great results while the placebo group had a few that improved and the rest had little or no change.

This link will give you the general information on the condition and it also states that the medical treatments only seem to help some and those that they do help are in the first stages of Alopecia Areata. Several other articles I read said the same thing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alopecia_areata

There is not any one thing that can be pinpointed regarding this skin and hair condition but it does seem connected with stress. Some have found help with acupuncture or massage to relieve stress but there does not seem to be tests or charts of tests that show that this would help.

If there is a correlation to stress, I would feed the nerves with herbs and B vitamins, take good vitamins, eat healthy, and make sure I was sleeping well.

Here are some suggestions and combinations that may be of help to you.

Thyme Linalol BIO, Sweet (5 ml)

Rosemary (5 ml) Must be combined with Jojoba oil or Grapeseed oil.  Do not put directly on the skin without diluting it.

Jojoba Oil (0.5 fl. oz.) is an excellent oil to use on the scalp.

To relieve stress:

For Children use Calming (1 fl. oz.), Herbasaurs®.  Also consider our  other Children’s Health Products. visit my website at

Vitamin B-Complex (100 caps) Take B vitamins together for the best results and take in the morning. B vitamins are notorious for giving you lots of energy and may keep you awake at night.

On our page of our products that feed the nervous system you will find a list of different supplements to fee the nerves. When you go to the website just click on the section for the Nervous System. Nutra Calm is one that I highly reccomend. You will see it on this list. Here is my website: http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket

Please put in my sponsor number 2287825-8 and my full name, Barbara Berger. Thank you for your business.

THE FLU! I have help for you!

Fighting the Flu for you

Under the tab for Virus/Bacterial Infections you will find a long list of how to combat the flu but here are a few things I had not added yet.

BOOMERANG AIR SYSTEM

This amazing unit kills airborne microbes and neutralizes pollen and particulates, making the air you breathe cleaner and less harmful. The unit sanitizes 2,000 square feet of open living space, and it requires no cleaning or filter replacement. If you order this, by signing up to be a member under me, I will send you an extra bottle of Silver Shield. Also, I will supply you with as much good health information as you need, you can be put on my monthly email for herbal updates, you will not be required to order ever, but when you do order the second time, shipping is free, and every order you place will be at membership prices for a year. If you decide to sell Nature’s Sunshine Products, as your manager, I will help you as much as you need and you will have free training through the company and by a company that goes beyond all testing requirements. If you have any questions, just email me and I will get back to you right away.

Tea Tree Oil (0.5 fl. oz.) , when used in a diffuser or nebulizer will clean the air of viruses. My suggestion would be to use the nebulizer but the plug-in is great for bedrooms to kill off the germs and viruses that can become airborne with coughing and sneezing. It also works wonderfully on humidifiers that puts off warm, moist air. You just put some drops in the well on the top – never on the inside with the water. I have not tried it with cool air humidifiers but would assume that it would not put the oil into the air.

Aroma Plug-in Diffuser

The Aromaball Diffuser allows you to use a few drops of essential oils to freshen up a room. The diffuser comes with 10 absorbent cards to which you apply a few drops of oil. Simply slip the card into the diffuser, and plug into a wall socket.

Nebulizing Diffuser

Nebulizing Diffuser (from France) features silent operation and an output control that easily diffuses over a 300–600 square-foot area. Our diffuser ionizes undiluted essential oils into an ultra-fine vapor that remains suspended in the air for maximum availability and minimum waste.

For ordering any of these wonderful products see my website:

http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket and I would ask you you order by my name,

Barbara Berger and use my sponsor number 2287825-8. Thank you!

Silver Shield and Silver Shield Gel

Is Safe for Daily Usage!

SILVER SHIELD W/AQUA SOL (18 PPM) (4 FL. OZ.) and Silver Shield Gel (3 oz. tube) has been proven over and over to be the Champion in not only fighting influenza of all sorts but also bacterial infections and microbial infections and more. Use the Gel on your hands twice a day and take 2 teaspoons a day twice a day during the flu season and use at the beginning of a sickness. It is safe to take daily. It is suspended in a liquid form in such a way that it cannot build up in your system.

I am taking it daily to build my immune system and to destroy foot fungus, athletes foot, for a dental infection due to a broken tooth (caused by a Vitamin D deficiency) and it is successfully working on all of these things.

If you are interested in giving the Silver Shield to your children or if you are pregnant, you will need to check with your Naturopathic doctor (ND), MD, or health care provider.

To order, please visit my website at: http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket and please put in my full name, Barbara Berger and my sponsor number or 2287825-8. I greatly appreciate your business.

Read the Stated Facts about Silver Shield below.

Patent number 7135195 – Refer to pages 2 and 3 where it speaks about how it has proven to kill MRSA,  H. Influenza, Klebsiella, Flu Viruses, Bacterial Infections, Pneumonia, Mycobateria, Staph Infection, Enterococcus, Salmonella, E Coli, other bacterias, Candida (internally and externally), and Black Mold.

EPA certified – Certificate number is 73499-2. In this certification it states that our silver is safe for commercial use, industrial use, pesticide use (can be sprayed on plants safely), surface disinfectant, and hospital disinfectant to kill AIDS virus, Bird Flu, and bacterias.  Silver IV’s and catheters are now made to avoid infections and they are antimicrobial.

FDA approved. It surpassed all of their tests. In vitro, instead of days or weeks, it killed all of those listed above in the Patent area in one hour or less and continued to keep it gone past the 28 day requirement.

Nelson Labs tested our Silver Shield for Staph, MRSA, Candida, Pseud. aerogmosa, and for VREnterococcus (which has no known medicines that can kill this deadly bacteria. Our silver, in vitro, killed them all.

Current Science Investigative 2008 states that our silver destroys bacteria that is harmful but not the healthy ones needed in internally to stay healthy. )My note – Antibiotics kills them all and sometimes cannot or does not successfully kill the bad guys.) They further state that it destroys bacteria, viruses, mold which included black mold.

Merck manual for doctors says it is not a heavy metal when it is not of the salt base form. (Ours is not salt based. ) It speaks of silver bandages (which my brother-in-law had on his arms, face and leg when he was severely burned and is so healed now that he has no scarring), liquid silver is what they put in your baby’s eyes when it is first born to prevent eye disease or infections that can lead to blindness, and has over 50 listings of hospital uses.

Physicians Desk Reference says it is antimicrobial, safe for babies eyes, and for the uses of  silver bandages.

NOTE: These manuals are proofed by 100 or more people and it has to be proof positive to be published in journals.

There are several science magazines showing tests against all the above mentioned plus SARS such as the article by R. Roy and several associates in Current Science 2009. This states that silver is equal to most prescribed antibiotics and is without resistance.

Retired General, Dir. of Integrative Center for Homeland Security

Former Surgeon General of the Air Force, General P.K. Carlton, M.D. who is now Director of Integrative Center for Homeland Security 2009, recommends that for fighting and destroying SARS, Staph, Bubonic Plaque, and for Microbials that our Silver Shield should be stock piled for the US public.

Nature’s Sunshine Products, the company that makes the Silver Shield, has done hundreds of tests against most of the above listed illnesses and found it destroyed the virus, fungus, bacteria in the same way that the federal testing showed. It is consistent across the board. With testing now being done on Anthrax and upcoming testing, if it is not in full swing already, on the Swine Flu.

Look under Virus/Bacterial Tab for more information on how and when to use Silver Shield.

http://www.mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket

Cluster Headaches

There seems to be some proof that cluster headaches can be caused by the loss of melatonin in the system. You lose your melatonin through urination. If you do indeed need to supplement melatonin, you need to be very careful of the brand. Some melatonin brands will cause you to have night mares. One great thing about Nature’s Sunshine’s Melatonin Extra® (3 mg) (60 caps) brand is that it is tested and is a pure product that will not have these side effects. BUT because Cluster headaches are tricky, you should be seen by a naturopathic doctor or ask your doctor to check for melatonin levels. The hypothalamus, which is a portion of your brain and controls your body’s cycles (sleep, wakefulness), fatigue, body temperature, hunger, thirst and many more functions of the body, can be malfunctioning and sending melatonin out of your body through your urinary tract. This is more common in men but is also seen in perimenopausal (late 30s to 40s) or menopausal women. These headaches are not limited to just these age groups.

For more information and suggestions, look under the Various Illness Tab.

Weight Loss/Nutrition

Weight Loss the Healthy Way

A quick blurb from me……

Welcome to the world of weight loss. Starving yourself does not work. Cutting back on calories and exercising is the only sure way but that can be so boring and we all need help. Everyone has different needs but we need to be properly nourished too.

Let’s take a look at weight loss in a new way. It takes time to find the right products and sometimes it takes trying some new things. Some folks say that taking Acai in pill or juice form really helped them lose the weight while others found it did not help at all and then there are the ones like me that it helped for awhile and then stopped. A friend of mine has done an amazing job at losing weight. She had a lot to lose and still has more to go. She is at one of the hard places where she looks so much better and feels great but she still has the road in front of her that seems endless. What she does that keeps working, is that she has friends that encourage her, she changes her exercise regime, changes her foods, finds healthy recipes, tracks her calories, sets attainable goals, and when she fails she forgives herself. She is not someone that is different from you and I. My friend has just found ways that work for her. We all have our shortcomings but we have to be determined.

If you do not have someone to encourage you, a household of people that love junk food, you are not able to be mobile, then I will be there for you. I have some ideas that I have gleaned from my friend, exercises while sitting, and a company that has pure products with several choices. I need to lose weight too and I have a back problem that has developed that doctor’s, chiropractors, and massage therapists cannot seem to get to the bottom of. Losing weight will help my back. So we can do this together. I am going to set up a special blog for my family, friends and customers, so we can help each other.

Click on the Weight Loss and Nutrition tab above for full information.

To shop or view my complete website of products, please click on the link below.

Website: http://mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket

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Do you have a sluggish Thyroid? And how can you tell?

Starting at the top. There are some questions I have before I make some suggestions.

Do you tire easily? Do you get tired if you sit too long or if the room is warm?

Is your hair knotted especially at the neck?

Is your skin flaking, dry to the touch?

Do the front of your lower legs itch?

When you gain weight, is it around your middle?

Are you losing your hair? Are your eyebrows thinning?

Does your blood work suggest that your thyroid is starting to decline?

If most of those answers are yes, then you aren’t getting enough to feed your thyroid. We do have  products that support the thyroid and pituitary gland. These are two glands that work together. If you feed just the thyroid, you will still have a stressed pituitary. You need to feed your thyroid and pituitary a lot in the beginning to get these glands back on track. When I started taking the Target TS II, my blood tests showed I had no thyroid problem at all but I was losing my hair, gaining weight, my legs were itching, and had dry, knotted hair.

To read up on all the products we have for feeding the thyroid and pitutary, go to the Various Illnesses tab and click on that. Scroll down and you will find the heading. Also, if you want to view my whole website of products, click on the site below.

Website: http://mynsp.com/barbarasherbbasket