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Herbs and medical insurance

Hello,

I wanted to know if you have any information or if Susun has talked at any length on medical insurance. Nearly all medical insurances I know of do not allow any application of money toward preventative medicine let alone herbalism or alternative medicines. With the new attempts to force individuals to own medical insurance, are there any that you know of that do in fact allow for herbal medicine or are we back in the dark ages being forced to pay for the medicine as approved by the male run medical industry? Do you have recommendations on the topic?

Thank you,
Kristen

 

Of course, in regards to preventative medicine, it doesn’t matter what the insurance company does … basically I would say that is the same as in the past – at least I never recall any insurance companies that embraced herbal medicine. At least at this point in our history, they aren’t breaking down our doors and taking away our herbs or regulating what we do in our kitchen; part of the reason, Susun is very much against licensing for herbalists. Yes, we are basically being forced by the government to purchase insurance or pay a fine but even if I have a check-up and they tell me that I have high cholesterol and need to take medicine, doesn’t mean I have to.

Stay simple, grow your herbs or harvest the wild bounty outside your door – learn the plants that grow in your area – we all have access to a wonderful supply of medicine … make your tinctures, drink your infusions. Mainstream medicine has its place – Susun is not necessarily against it – as she has said before, if you are in a car accident, you want the hospital. It’s just afterwards that you start using your infusions, tinctures, story medicine, etc. to help your recovery along.

blessings,
Kim
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Epidemic influenza and vitamin D

Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. It was published in 2006 in the journal Epidemiology and Infection (2006, 134:6:1129-1140 Cambridge University Press) and its abstract reads as follows:

"In 1981, R. Edgar Hope-Simpson proposed that a 'seasonal stimulus' intimately associated with solar radiation explained the remarkable seasonality of epidemic influenza. Solar radiation triggers robust seasonal vitamin D production in the skin; vitamin D deficiency is common in the winter, and activated vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D, a steroid hormone, has profound effects on human immunity. 1,25(OH)2D acts as an immune system modulator, preventing excessive expression of inflammatory cytokines and increasing the 'oxidative burst' potential of macrophages.

Perhaps most importantly, it dramatically stimulates the expression of potent anti-microbial peptides, which exist in neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells, and in epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract where they play a major role in protecting the lung from infection. Volunteers inoculated with live attenuated influenza virus are more likely to develop fever and serological evidence of an immune response in the winter.

Vitamin D deficiency predisposes children to respiratory infections. Ultraviolet radiation (either from artificial sources or from sunlight) reduces the incidence of viral respiratory infections, as does cod liver oil (which contains vitamin D). An interventional study showed that vitamin D reduces the incidence of respiratory infections in children. We conclude that vitamin D, or lack of it, may be Hope-Simpson's 'seasonal stimulus'."