InJoy Organics ~ Herbal Energetics
Herbalist Carolyn Kelley, Facilitator of the JourneyComplete Herbalist’s Perspective on Immune Support
COMPLETE HERBALIST’S PERSPECTIVE on
People Boost Immune Support
Although Herbal Energetics has developed many successful formulas to aid those if they get sick, taking care to stay well is always the best choice. This Immune Support formula is filled with potent herbs and helpers to do just that. It is designed to help you take charge of you own health and feel empowered to do so.
Herbs in the Immune Support formula:
Astragalus: One of the most important herbs for boosting the immune system that I know. It actually builds resistance to colds and flus and other externally contracted diseases. Not only that, but it also helps with exhaustion, poor digestion, and metabolism, weakness, shortness of breath, prolapsed organs, and it tonifies the blood. It strengthens chronically weak lungs, reduces deficiency edema, heals wounds and is used for UTI’s. It is a major herb used for cancer. It protects the adrenal cortical function esp. useful in chemotherapy. It decreases bone marrow suppression, increases white blood count, lessens chemotherapy and radiation side effects and inhibits the spread of tumors.
Chaga Mushroom: One of nature’s oldest medicinal herbs, called by some the “Medicinal King of Herbs” has been used in Russia since the 16th century for a wide variety of ailments, including cancer. It contains over 215 phytonutrients with one of the highest ORAC values at almost 60,000 (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) meaning one of the highest substances on the antioxidant scale. It is recommended that we consume at least 7,000 ORAC daily to help lower the risk of cancer and other immune dysfunctions. It is also one of the highest sources of vitamin Bs on earth. Chaga contains a full spectrum of immune stimulating phytochemicals, including 20% beta glucan, which has the ability to activate the immune system without over stimulating it. It also stands out in clinical trials to inhibit the growth of tumors. Chaga grows on birch trees and draws its nutrients from them, one being betulinic acid which is being studied as a chemotherapeutic agent. It has also been shown to reduce stress, and fatigue, improve sleep, resist disease, regulate nerves and muscles, enhance mental clarity, and aid with digestive problems.
Burdock Root: A good blood, liver, kidney and lymphatic cleanser, thus important for immune health. Clears heat, infections, and inflammations, benefits arthritis, and rheumatism. It is also used for stimulating digestion, calming liver related restlessness, some cancers, mastitis, and skin conditions.
Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero): An important adaptogenic herb that helps the body adapt to and withstand stress more effectively, increasing overall health, energy, endurance and concentration. It enhances oxygen metabolism in the tissues and organs, strengthens digestion, and the kidneys, supports adrenal function, helps alleviate chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction, and enhances overall resistance to disease.
Japanese Knotweed: A newly introduced herb, high in resveratrol (which is also found in red grapes to a lesser degree) with a significant amount of antioxidant power. It has a multitude of health benefits and improves overall health, protecting the body from health related conditions, mainly those from modern day living. Benefits include boosting the immune system, reducing inflammation, increasing liver and hearth health, reducing HDL cholesterol, improving circulation, regulating blood sugar, balancing hormones, promoting longevity, weight loss, and promoting skin tone.
Ginger Root: Widely used all over the world for its multitude of healing properties, ginger is commonly used as a digestive aid and for its warming and stimulating energy. It is a strong anti-inflammatory and useful for colds and flu and other conditions of congestion as well as for cramps, pains and spasms, diarrhea and general coldness. It is used in many formulas to enhance the workings of other herbs.
Hawthorne Berries: A strong cardiac tonic used for both emotional and physical heart issues. It increases oxygen uptake, stimulates circulation, regulates blood pressure and irregular heart beats, reduces blood lipids and cholesterol, strengthens the heart muscle, and helps maintain a healthy heart, veins and arteries. When the heart is in balance, the mind can rest. That being the case, the body can then move into a state of wellness. In this formula it is also used, as the Chinese use it, to aid in digestion and assimilation.
Milk Thistle Seeds: Protects the liver from chemicals and other toxins, increases the resistance of the membranes against negative influences and regenerates the liver. It aids most all liver conditions. It is specific for congestion and inflammation of the liver, gallbladder, spleen and kidneys and is an antioxidant. A healthy liver is able to resist disease more effectively.
Orange Peel: Very high in vitamin C and bioflavinoides, this is also used in Chinese formulas for “stagnant stomach chi”, thus aiding and regulating digestion.
Rose Hips: One of the best natural sources of vitamin C, helping the body’s defenses against infections. They also help relieve exhaustion and mild gallbladder, kidney and bladder conditions.
Tulsi/Holy Basil: Imbued with healing powers, this herb is considered India’s ”Queen of Herbs” and has been used for 5,000 years. As an adaptogen, it supports the body’s immune system and promotes and maintains wellness. Referred to by herbalists as a rejuvenative herb, qi tonic, and a restorative herb, it helps the body adapt to environmental, physical and emotional stressors, support normal functions, and restore balance.
Wood Betony: Feeds, calms and strengthens the central nervous system. It helps one to be grounded, relieves gastrointestinal irritability and aids cerebral circulation.
Other Recommendations for Wellness:
Take probiotics on a regular basis. Probiotics increase health-enhancing intestinal bacteria and serve to prevent the overgrowth of potentially harmful bacteria in the gut. The gastrointestinal tract is a major part of the immune sysyem. The surface area of the digestive tract is approximately the size of a football field! As such, the immune system must work hard to prevent pathogens from entering into blood and lymph. A low ph (ranging from 1 to 4) in the stomach kills many harmful microorganisms that enter it. Some people my need additional stomach acid to achieve this state. This can be obtained with Bitters Formulas or HCL.
Other factors in the GI tract help with immune function as well, including enzymes in the saliva and bile. Additional enzymes may also be helpful. Vitamin D3 is also essential for immune health as well as for overall health and wellbeing. 5,000 units daily are recommended by many. This cannot be over emphasised.
In these ways it aids the body in maintaining wellness.
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The Swine Flu Vaccine is Constantly on the News.
Carolyn Kelley, Herbalist and Facilitator of the Journey, Suggests a Refocus.
This present flu situation is a man made “crisis”. The belief in its “reality” shows us yet again just how far we have strayed from our selves, our inner knowing. Whether we are aware of it or not, we are deeply connected to Nature and natural ways of healing. We fall away from natural things because of our endless focus on external events that keep us away from ourselves and what is true and real. When we stop and think and really look at facts, we begin to see a larger picture and another perspective. Fear and negativity sell news. Vaccines make billions of dollars for pharmaceutical companies and cause more harm than good. The real crisis is distorted views, misinformation and our belief in it!
The more drugs we consume and chemicals we dump into our water, air, and food, the less we feel connected to the ground of our being. This disconnect affects every part of our health: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. We feel unsure, alienated from ourselves and others, alone, scared, and desperate. As a result we lose ourselves and look outside for answers. We turn to “experts” for help, believing vaccines will “protect” us from the enemy. The evidence is to the contrary. Immunity is built into our bodies. It does not come from vaccines. It is enhanced by good food and water, exercise, and healthy life styles. How can we possibly think that injecting poisonous vaccines into our bodies can be anything but destructive?
Take a good look at the Earth, our practices of pesticide use and the hundreds of other chemicals that assault our environment, our food, water and air and our bodies every day. These are irresponsible practices. We disregard our plants, our herbs (the world’s oldest healing tradition still in place today all over the world), erroneously thinking that modern medicine and modern technology have the better answers.
Pharmaceuticals control conditions and mask symptoms. Herbs heal.
Inoculations are not the answer. They are part of the problem as are many drugs. The US spends more money on disease than any nation and yet we are one of the sickest nations on Earth. Our blood is teeming with toxins. Children receive 36 vaccinations before school age! The alarming increase in the rate of chronic as well as acute diseases and dysfunctions, including ADHD, cancer, autism, depression, and hypothyroidism is in direct relationship to these poisonous practices. The results are cumulative, sometimes slow and subtle, seeming to have “no known cause”. Yet, there is an alarming increase in the rate of un-wellness, depression, fear, exhaustion, pain, and sickness today. The third and fourth causes of death in this country are doctor prescribed drugs and inappropriate use of drugs by doctors. 100,000 deaths a year! Is that not a crisis? Ask yourself why that is not on the news. We are destructing ourselves!
Louis Pasteur developed the “germ theory,” theorizing that germs were the enemy that created sickness. It gave birth to the pharmaceutical industry. On his death bed he reversed this theory, saying that tropism was the issue. In other words, the internal environment of the body, when weak and stressed, creates an opportunity for germs to proliferate. Therefore, we have made germs the enemy rather than seeing that germs thrive on unhealthy cells in a stressed body. Modern medicine still practices from the standpoint of Pasteur’s old belief, attempting to combat germs, even though new science and quantum physics have long since proven the opposite. Most doctors are well meaning, but not trained in new thinking. They are often overly influenced by the powerful pharmaceutical industry.
Focusing on disease creates more disease. Focusing on wellness increases wellness! Medicine focuses on disease. Treating the external environment as the enemy makes people victims. It is well documented by new science that our thinking is a creative act. In other words, what we believe and focus on the most becomes our reality. The comic strip character Pogo once stated, “we have found the enemy and it is us!” It is us that needs to change, our attitudes, our beliefs, and our practices. We need to focus on wellness. We can and must take responsibility for our lives, our health. Be informed, proactive. Make conscious, responsible, healthy choices and seek and practice healthy wellness care. Avoid being taken in by profit driven pharmaceutical propaganda, and mass media capitalization of swine flu fear. Fear can only control us if we give it the power to do so. There is evidence that the swine flu was created, not a naturally occurring germ. Think about that! And think of the amount of money that the pharmaceutical industry stands to gain from this and other vaccines and drugs. Billions! What is the motivation behind it all? Your wellbeing?? Think again.
So here we stand between disease and wellness; between looking for experts for the answers and trusting our inner knowing. Walk among the plants. Feel the peace there, the beauty.
Feel the Earth’s healing power. Enter that realm of magic. It soon will be our everyday reality and you can help that to emerge! See it happening! Believe that it can and that you can be a part of it. Sing a song of gratitude in your heart for the gifts that have always been here, all around us. As we wake to their reality we will feel their powerful gifts. Embrace the gifts. They are real and true. We really are part of this beautiful world of Nature and she will heal us when we truly ask.
Lets Deal with the Swine Flu Rationally. Say YES! to a Strong Immune System.
Announcing Carolyn’s Workshop Schedule:
Say Yes to a Strong Immune System!
With the media focus on the swine flu, concerns are running high and confusion abounds. Lets deal with this rationally, and in a healthy manner. We can take charge of our own health! We can strengthen our immune systems which will, at the very least, minimize the effects of any flu or cold. In October Carolyn will be presenting this workshop in at least 10 locations. In most locations she will also be doing demos during the day. Come with questions. Be ready to be empowered! See below for current list.
Call each for registration and times.
Contact Carolyn for other workshops and locations. (603)286-4696
Wednesday October 7 A Market, Manchester 668-2650
Thursday October 8 Holistic Moms,Super Shop & Save Milford 672-7266
Saturday October 10 NOFA-NH’s 1st Herb and Garlic Day, Massabesic Audubon Ctr, Auburn 268-0548
Wednesday October 14 Herbal Path, Dover 740-8400 (panel discussion)
Thursday October 15 Nature’s Choice Market, Hookset 669-6977
Wednesday October 21 Sunflower Natural Foods, Laconia 524-6334
Thursday October 22 River Valley Market Northampton, MA 413-584-2665
Wednesday October 28 Common Man Spa, Plymouth, NH 238-2845
Thursday October 29 Upper Valley Food Coop, White River Junction, Vt. 802-295-5804
Sunday November 1 Katrina’s Organic Market, Conway 356-6068
A strong immune system is of vital importance in today’s world. Conflicting information abounds in these trying times. It is time to take charge of our own health! Herbal remedies are the world’s oldest and most honored healing tradition. Tapping this deep knowledge, which is validated by modern research, is vitally important and empowering today. Join Herbalist and “Facilitator of the Journey” Carolyn Kelley as she shares her information about herbs and whole foods as well as essential oils and flower essences that can help us stay healthy, especially during the fall and winter months.
About Carolyn Kelley:
Founder and Director of Journey Within Learning and Wellness Center, Carolyn has a lifetime of training and experience in psychology, spirituality, energy medicine, western and eastern herbology as well as related fields. She is a Reiki Master and has training in the Yuen Method, Ho’oponopono and Reconnective Healing. A fervent believer in the Law of Attraction, she delights in finding natural ways to assist others in discovering and Celebrating the Joy of Life. She also is creator of the New Hampshire Herbal Energetics and InJoy Organics a multi-dimensional, organic cottage industry which was birthed from Journey Within inspirations. The intention of both Journey Within and Herbal Energetics/InJoy Organics is to brighten our days, lighten our loads and contribute to our experience of conscious, joyous, healthy living. You may visit her web site at www.injoynow.com for more information.
Relief from the Itch of Poison Ivy Season!
Poison Ivy seems to be showing up in unsuspected places this season, so its a good idea to have this spray with you, just in case!! If you’ve have ever had poison ivy, you’ll know just what I mean!
This popular spray contains the traditional herb jewel weed and a lot of other helpful herbs, essential oils, and flower essences as well as homeopathic remedies that are specific for poison ivy. You’ll be oh so glad you have it to use when you need it!!
Don’t Bug Me, and Don’t Bug My Pets Either!
I’m getting lots of orders and reorders for Don’t Bug Me bug repellent gel. It is best we know of! People love it and come back year after year for their season’s supply. It works amazingly well and does so Naturally! No need for toxic chemicals. It contains all healthy ingredients including organic herbs and oils, essential oils, flower essences and homeopathic remedies. It smells great too! AND it actually takes out the sting and itch if you do get a bite! All in one, imagine! And it is safe for infants and children!!! Homeopathic remedies specifically work on relieving the itch and sting. Organic herbs are anitseptic/antibacterial and protect the skin and help it to be healthy.They also do their part to keep the bugs away. Oils, like neem, repel bugs and even tics. Essential oils repel the bugs as well and offering immune protection and more and yet have a pleasant scent for people. Flower Essences actually protect energetically, warding off unwanted bug attack and soothing one’s nerves. When I formulate products, I like to cover all of the possibilities so when you purchase my products, you are purchasing a formula that has a wealth of knowledge behind it to address what the body needs, for instance, how it can repel bugs, wasps, 
fungus and keep you happy and healthy- all in a healthy harmonious way.
Don’t Bug My Pets Either!
Specially formulated for dog and other pets, even horses, helping them keep those bugs away from their skin, eyes and mouth so they can enjoy the outdoors too!
Safe Sun Exposure Actually Reduces the Risk of Skin Cancer
More About the Sun, Vitamin D3 and Antioxidants
Now, the sun is healthy for us all. Safe sun exposure actually reduces the risk of skin cancer! We couldn’t live without it! Our ancestors lived and worked out doors in the sun for centuries, without a thought.
Today we are fearfully cautioned by “experts” about too much sun exposure. Think about what happens when crops don’t get enough sun. They don’t thrive. The same happens to us! The key is to be sensible and get sun exposure without sun burn. Since everyone is different, the right amount of sun exposure will vary from person to person. When the skin is slightly pink, it is time to cover up or get out of the sun. As we tan the amount of sun exposure can increase.
Ultraviolet light from the sun comes in two main wavelengths. UVA rays are present all day and even can effect us with cloud cover. They penetrate more deeply into the skin, causing more free radical damage which is very detrimental to our health. (They can increase the risk of skin cancer.) Therefore, a lotion with antioxidant protection is vitally important. UVB rays are more active during midday, and help your skin produce Vitamin D3 when the skin is exposed to the sun, providing this all important vitamin with its many health benefits.
Most commercial sunscreens block our body’s production of Vitamin D almost entirely. 85% of people in this country are deficient in this necessary vitamin! Natural sunlight is the most effective way of getting enough vitamin D. In the north, especially in the winter, we can’t get enough sunlight on our skin and this contributes to chronic disease. Safe tanning and Vitamin D3 supplementation are ways to correct this situation. Naturopaths are recommending 5000 iu’s a day for healthy people! Here is a partial list of the importance of vitamin D3: Cardiovascular health, healthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels, immune health including protection from cancer and chronic disease, muscle strength, kidney function, healthy bones and teeth.
Internal antioxidants are also very important to protect your body. Drink organic antioxidant beverages like Red Rooibos Tea and Green and White teas as well as sugar free fruit drinks with blueberries, cranberries, cherries and grapes. They must be organic and sugar free to have a positive affect.
Also eat organic foods and herbs with high antioxidant activity. Some herbs include parsley, turmeric, rose hips and rosemary. Eat foods like all leafy greens, especially dark greens, sprouts, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage, beets, red peppers, onions, avocado, and colorful fruits like blueberries, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, dark grapes, cranberries, apples, plums, kiwi, and cooked elderberries.
And then there is chocolate! Yes chocolate, dark undutched chocolate!
Chocolate is an effective antioxidant—better than red wine or green tea. For the Love of Hot Chocolate is 81% organic dark chocolate with healthy sweeteners and free of sugar! It is delicious and you can make an amazing Chocolate Mousse dessert (here’s the recipe!) with it. I add raspberries and what a treat!!
Another powerful antioxidant is Astaxanthin, which is a marine microalgae that comes from the ocean. It is yet another very powerful and effective gift from our great oceans.
Long Awaited and Requested, Now Its Here! All Natural Skin Protection
For many years I have utilized personal herbal skin care protection, and finally I am proud to present Natural Radiance Loving Care Sun Protection Lotion.
My time tested recipe has so many GOOD AND HEALTHY ingredients. The oils and butters alone include jojoba, coconut, shea butter, olive, sesame, sunflower and vitamin E. Tropical oils have natural sun protective qualities as part of their wonderful properties. In addition, it contains ascorbic acid, vitamin c, and aloe! Vitamin C is in itself a sun protector and aloe sooths the skin, keeping it soft and supple.
There are fourteen (yes 14) herbs contained in this loving care sun lotion, added for their amazing healing properties, including being antioxidant rich, which is important and necessary for sun protection. Rooibos itself has 50 times the antioxidant power of green tea!
UVA and UVB Rays
Most sunscreens on the market actually keep out healthy UVB rays and let in unhealthy UVA rays!! This lotion actually allows in the healthy UVB sun rays and supports vitamin D3 production which is vital for our health.
You can purchase it on-line or find it in your local organic market soon if not already! Safe for children & adults.
Please feel free to tell me what you think about this latest creation from In Joy Organics!
In Joy,
Carolyn
Are There Simple Ways to Heal Complex Issues ?… Asparagus Every Day! Hope for Cancer Patients
ASPARAGUS & CANCER
There is much talk today about the importance of vegetables in our diet. People groan at the thought of 5 or more servings a day. But what if you could have the vegetables you really like, like asparagus??
This article was recently sent to me. And as an herbalist who deals with cancer patients, among many other conditions of the modern day world, I was delighted to find this hopeful report. There are many wonderful healing herbs that I use to assist people on their journeys. I always encourage a healthy diet full of veggies as part of the healing process as well.
Being able to tell people about this information on asparagus brings hope, which in itself, is healing. It is easy to recommend something as delicious as asparagus. Perhaps it is partly the glutathione or the protein histones, but it is likely the whole yummy vegetable, created perfectly as it is. And it isn’t regulated by any agency, just a simple delicious vegetable! Perhaps it can help someone you love find health. Oh, and it is said to be good for kidney stones. I bet we will find many other health benefits along the way. Here’s to health! I’m off to have asparagus with my dinner!
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Upcoming Herbal Classes in NH: Open Up to the Natural World
Hello Folks,
May is an exciting month for herbs and learning opportunities!
I’ll be presenting 4 Mini Workshops around the state:
~ Essential Oils and Flower Essences
at The Herbal Path
Dover May 4th at 6 pm
~ Essential Oils and Flower Essences
at The A Market
Manchester May 6th at 6 pm
~ Thryoid Health, a Wholistic Perspective
Understanding the Thyroid; Hormonal Imbalances, yes…but also more in-depth and rarely mentioned symptoms and solutions. The thyroid plays a major role in health and often fluctuates from a balanced to an imbalanced state more than realized and as a result, often goes undiagnosed. Is your Thyroid in balance? at The Common Man
Plymouth, NH May 18th at 6 pm
~ Thyroid Health, a Wholistic Perspective
Understanding the Thyroid; Hormonal Imbalances, yes…but also more in-depth and rarely mentioned symptoms and solutions. The thyroid plays a major role in health and often fluctuates from a balanced to an imbalanced state more than realized and as a result, often goes undiagnosed. Is your Thyroid in balance?
at the A Market
Manchester May 20th at 6pm
(The cost is $40 or 2 for $60, registration info below)
And here at Journey Within, we are offering 2 classes:
OPEN TO THE NATURAL WORLD OF HERBOLOGY
Join Carolyn Kelley as she shares wisdom from the world’s oldest healing tradition now returning to its rightful place in today’s world:
HONORING HERBAL TRADITIONS
SATURDAY MAY 17th, 10-3
AND
DISCOVERING THE POWER OF FLOWER ESSENCES
SATURDAY MAY 24th, 10-3
$40 PER WORKSHOP OR 2 for $60.
Both personal and experiential, Carolyn’s workshops will allow participants to open to their own inner KNOWING and DISCOVER FOR THEMSELVES the age old traditions of the Earth, AND HOW TO EMBRACE THEM TODAY.
JOURNEY WITHIN LEARNING AND WELLNESS CENTER NORTHFIELD, NH
To Register or for more info, Call (603) 286-4696
or email info@injoynow.com
THANK YOU for taking the time to read this email. I hope you have joy in your world today and everyday.
- Carolyn
The Wonder of Life, It Sounds Like Magic and In a Sense It Is.
Without thinking, we just assume that the world we live in is the world. However, there are many realities, many worlds, within this world. Reality is actually dependent on one’s belief system. Whatever you believe will dictate you reality and your experiences.
For instance, if you feel fear, inside, even unconscious fear, you will find things in the outer world that substantiate your fears. The same with anger, lack, confusion, sadness…. On the other hand when you feel joy or love that too will manifest in the outer world!
This sounds like magic and in a sense it is.
It is how it works here on Planet Earth.
We are just coming to realize this as new science is substantiating the fact that thoughts, words and feelings actually create! This means that whatever you say, pay attention to, or feel, will increase.
Now, think about that when you watch the news. Be undaunted by it or it will keep you trapped in its reality and actually increase its power! You, yes you…we each individually, have power to change our reality. The more we focus on positive events in our lives and in the world, the more we promote harmony, peace, love…
What is your purpose? What is my purpose?
Find the Wonder of Life every day. Live in that space. Focus on what makes you happy, feel alive and well. Once you get this, really get it, you will no longer feel the need to fix anything, yourself or the world; or work on it, fret over it, or even understand it, all of which strengthens and prolongs the negative!!
Wow, what a thought.
It is very freeing. It is moving to the vibration where all is well. That is possible, even when the outer world will try to tell and show you differently. So turn within. Feel your own rhythm, feel the rhythm of the earth. Resonate with these vibrations, the essence of life. Focus on the wonder in the trees coming alive again in spring, the wonder of chocolate, the wonder of a loving embrace, the wonder of a child’s laugh. Find the love, the peace, the stillness. Embrace the Wonder of Life. Affirm it, feel it, focus on it, live it. It will direct you toward positive action. It will change you life. It is where the magic happens, things beyond our wildest imaginations!!
InJoy,
Carolyn
inJoyNow.com
