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HERBS ARE NATURES MEDICINE

By Zakiyyah T here are a few categories of herbs for PAIN MANAGE MENT called antispasmodics, analgesics, anti-inflammatories and nervines. This formula contains the best analgesics the plant king dom has to offer, and include white willow bark, wood betony, skullcap, rosemary leaves, red raspberry leaves, blue vervain and kelp. This formula may bring you relief from headaches (migraine and tension), neuralgia, neu ritis, rheumatism, gout, and also reduces fever and anx iety.

Pain is the body's early warning system. It alerts us when we've ingested some thing not good for our body, or when some unmanaged emotion/stress causes stuck energy (pain). Pain is a symptom and not a disease; so you should not simply try to relieve the pain, but deter mine and attend to the cause. White willow, a natural source of aspirin, combats various pains. Wood betony is used for heartburn, ca tarrh, bladder/kidney stones, asthma and fatigue. Skullcap is an effective treatment for nervous disease, restless ness, insomnia and neuralgia. Rosemary relieves headaches and stomach pains; and its oils soothes and calms the body's nerves and muscles. Blue vervain, an anti-inflammatory, has calming and restorative ef fects on the nerves. Kelp helps prevent/relieve painful conditions by its iodine, vi tamin and mineral content. Another of my favorites is Lobelia.

MAKE NATURE’S MEDICINE YOUR OWN This information is to help you balance your nat ural healing energies and is not intended as diagnosis or cure, nor as a substitute for medical supervision. ENER GETIC( NO-PAIN) PRANIC FACE LIFT: https://tinyurl. com/y3aldpzv; phone: 347- 407-4312, eMail: theherb alist1750@gmail.com; website: www.sacredhealing7. com, blog: www.herbsare naturesmedicine.blogspot. com. To pre-order my book: booklaunch.io/Zakiyyah/th eenergeticsofherbs

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“Listen to your heart,” on Heart Valve Awareness Day

By Herb Boyd

Recognition of the importance of Heart Valve Awareness Day is practically nonexistent for most Americans, unless you are someone like Candice Tarter, who, 12 years ago was afflicted with rheumatic fever that eventually led to four open heart surgeries.

Today, Ms. Tarter, a Black woman in Michigan whose ordeal with heart valve disease was first publicly disclosed in an article in Michigan Medicine News, is a living example of what can be done to survive the disease, once diagnosed and properly treated. Now a teacher at Detroit’s Marion Law Academy, having long ago set aside her dream of an athletic career, she now aggressively encourages her fifth grade students to be responsible for their own actions, education and life—lessons she had to learn the hard way.

The lessons for Tarter’s young charges are now promoted as part of the annual Heart Valve Awareness Day that occurs during Black History Month, every February 22. It is conservatively estimated that as many as 11 million Americans have heart valve disease. “When we learned from a 2016 survey that too many Americans, especially African-Americans, had never heard of heart valve disease, we decided something had to be done to spread the word,” said Lloyd Williams, President of The

Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC).

“That’s why we are asking all to ‘Listen to Your Heart,’ which is our slogan this year, and come out on Saturday morning, February 22, beginning at 11am to the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. State Building to receive important presentations by expert health practitioners, interactive exercise demonstrations and, most importantly free health screenings.” The program is part of the GHCC’s Black History Month Health Events.

While Ms. Tarter had early symptoms of heart valve disease, such warnings don’t always occur, even after the disease has become extremely severe. A heart murmur is one of the most important indicators that something may be wrong, and you would be wise to ‘Listen to Your Heart,’ to this murmur. There is a tendency for too many people to dismiss shortness of breath to general aging, and sharp pains as gastrointestinal issues. That’s why screenings are absolutely necessary for any irregular heart rhythm, or some of the symptoms Candice Tarter experienced. Spreading the word, sharing your story, and participating in events on Heart Valve Awareness Day such as the one February 22 nd will help people to listen very carefully to what the heart is saying. So you are encouraged to RSVP to Ms. Sutton at 212.862.7200 or visit the Chamber’s website www.greaterharlemchamber.com; spread the word; and come out on February 22 nd .