WELLNESS
HARLEM COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS
HERBS ARE NATURES MEDICINE . . Mugwort
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By Zakiyyah
UGWORT is another of my favorite herbs, with its complexity of over 75 unique chemicals that give it a diverse range of medicinal uses. Mugwort root is taken as a tonic to boost energy and promote circulation. Women use it for irregular periods and other menstrual problems. MUGWORT has been one of my go-to digestive herbs for many years. I always use it in my liver tonics, which are best taken at bedtime – as that is when the liver does most of its “detox” work – while our organs rest while we sleep. Its antifungal, antibacterial, antiasthmatic and expectorative properties make it
extremely effective in treating a wide range of parasitic infections like tapeworm, roundworm and threadworm. Another of my regular external uses of Mugwort is when its leaves are rolled into a huge cigar like stick that is usually about 10” long – called a Moxa stick. The end is lit like a cigar and waved in a circular motion over the area being treated – called Moxibustion, which is a very powerful TCM natural remedy. Moxibustion can purge meridians and regulate qi and blood issues, and has been used to prevent and cure diseases for more than 2500 years. It moves stuck energy and congealed blood (di-
minishing bruises), relieves pain, and even heals bone injuries. . . . MAKE NATURE'S MEDICINE YOUR OWN This information is to help you balance your natural healing energies and is not intended as diagnosis or cure, nor as a substitute for medical supervision. Please always do your own research. ENERGETIC( NO-PAIN) PRANIC FACE LIFT: https://tinyurl.com/ y3aldpzv; phone: 347-4074312, eMail: theherbalist1750@gmail.com; website: www.sacredhealing7. com, blog: www.herbsarenaturesmedicine.blogspot. com. To pre-order my book: booklaunch.io/Zakiyyah/theenergeticsofherbs
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Charlie, holding a letter from Jefrey.
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t. Mary’s Center Nursing Home in Harlem has partnered with students from Brooklyn’s PS 321 to create a pen pal alliance. Because of Covid-19, St. Mary’s residents have been unable to have any visitors or even participate in communal groups or dining. While social distancing is necessary to protect the residents, who are considered high risk for infection, social isolation takes its toll and can lead to poorer health outcomes. Children are also struggling to adjust to a world with no playdates, no recess, no lunch with friends and often not even being able to see grandparents or other relatives. At a time when everyone seems to be interacting via Zoom groups, Google meets and other forms of technology, the pen pal project has offered a more traditional form of social connection to the PS 321 students and the St. Mary’s residents: old fashioned, handwritten letters sent with a stamp. Many of the pen pals also included artwork or pho-
Jefrey, holding artwork from Charlie.
tographs of themselves with their letters. For Charlie, a second grader at PS 321, school closure on March 16th was the first in a series of steps separating him from his friends. On March 21st Governor Cuomo banned gatherings of any size, effectively eliminating playdates. On April 1st playgrounds closed and Charlie, an avid soccer player, could no longer go to the neighborhood field to kick a ball with his family and see other children playing at a distance. When staff from St. Mary’s reached out to PS 321 parents Charlie was one of the first children to volunteer to be a pen pal. He was matched with Jefrey, a 58 year old resident at St. Mary’s and a former dancer who now uses a wheelchair. Jefrey and Charlie have already exchanged several letters and each considers the other a new friend. “When I received his first letter I was in tears,” said Jefrey. “I was so happy. He has a dog named Roxy. He sent
pictures of himself. He likes ducks and birds. I’m just so excited.” “His artwork is awesome,” he continued. “He goes to Prospect Park, he told me his whole story. I explained to him I’m wheelchair bound and he’s still comfortable with me. I told him about the movies I was in. I found a friend.” When I asked Charlie what he enjoyed most about being a pen pal he told me “I enjoy making art projects to send to my pen pal. And it’s exciting to get letters from him! I miss my friends and school right now but when I get a letter it makes me happy.“ He pointed out that he and Jefrey had some things in common. “My pen pal was a famous dancer. I don’t dance but I like to play soccer. We both enjoy writing letters!” The project has been an educational one for Charlie as well. “I’m learning to spell new words and practice my handwriting. And I learned a new way to make a new friend.” Most importantly, though, “I don’t feel as lonely with a pen pal.” 15
Harlem Community Newspapers | June 18. 2020
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BROOKLYN KIDS AND HARLEM NURSING HOME RESIDENTS CONNECT TO FIGHT LONELINESS
