[AGL] Erewhon crimes

[Gerry]

Ashwaganda is from India, a little plant with a potent root. Grows very well
hereabouts. It is called "the ginseng of India", very common in Ayurvedic
medicine. Yes, I love some of the names of plants, local and foreign.

My approach is to ward off the inevitable for a time by trying to keep the
immune system in good shape. Thus my "prescriptions" are not reactive but
preventative, the daily tonic. Aside from Lymphoma I have no diagnosed
medical "conditions", have hardly ever had any. The L is very quiet and
hardly noticeable, if I had not been diagnosed with it I would not have know
I have it. Regular blood checks reveal no abnormalities.

Hawthorne is for the circulatory system and heart. Gotu Kola works with it.
Ho Shou Wu, an incredible Chinese root, lubricates the joints and, according
to the Chinese, slows down the aging process which may account for my hair
still being dark. Ginkgo is for the brain, also take L-Phenylalanine which
is a free form Amino Acid which is supposed to increase the dopamine levels
in the brain. I swear it improves the memory. American Ginseng balances, I
can no longer afford the pure wild plant so I buy fresh, cultivated root
from a farm in Wisconsin, tastes the same. Any male who has not started
using Saw Palmetto berry deserves the inevitable incontinence which will
catch you sooner or later. I've been taking all these for some time, over 10
years, since beginning my study of herbal medicine in the early '90's. A
little daily tonic keeps it all in tune. Cholesterol? Never had any problems
with it since I have been anti-grease, fat, and red meat free for a long
time. Now not doing any meat at all for a couple of years.

I am a believer in the power of plants, the less they are cooked the better.
Takes a lot of time but worth the effort (sprouts, soaked seeds and grains,
etc.) Food prep becomes what you do, all the other is low priority. If you
don't eat right all the scripts in the world won't do you much good. Very
fortunate to have good place to grow veggies and a great health food coop
less than an hour away which stocks fresh produce trucked in from
California.
G





----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele at hotpop.com>
To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AGL] Erewhon crimes


> > Mike,
> > I guess this would qualify you as a druggie. What on earth are all these
> > scripts for?
>
> blood pressure lowering (3), cholesterol lowering, thyroid supplement,
skin
> ointment, blood thinning (aspirin)
>
> Gerry, if i counted aright you take 13. The names of yours are ever so
much
> more attractive that hydrochlorothiazide for example. You could be taking
> them for the poetry and the rhythm of their names alone. ashwaganda,
> ashwaganda, ashwaganda . . .
>
> > I take an herbal cocktail I make up containing: Hawthorne Berry,
American
> > Ginseng, Gotu Kola, Ho Shou wu, Ginkgo, and Ashwaganda. Also a male
tonic
> > featuring Saw Palmetto and Wild Oats. For the lymph system I take
> > Dandelion
> > Root, Red Root, and Ocotillo. Half and hour before big meals a squirt of
> > Gentian Root to get the stomach acids rolling. And for general immune
> > system
> > support I take Echinacea. All these in the alcohol tincture
form...equates
> > to maybe a quarter ounce of alcohol daily.
> >
> > Prescription and over the counter drugs? Zero. For pleasure and
> > relaxation?
> > Occasional tokes of the ***** varieties.
>
>
>
>