PEARLED BARLEY
This is a very nice alternative to millet for breakfast. We soaked and cooked
the barley as described in
the last newsletter from
Hyannis.
Cook the onions in some
salt and garlic. Fry or steam
zucchini, cauliflower (vegies) until slightly soft, with a
little salt. Fry the eggs
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This is an article written by Yochanan Abraham about what Yoneq has
been learning about a very important subject for our health......
Wonderful news about salt!!!
Our Master said that salt is good (Mk 9:50). He said that we should have salt in ourselves, and live in peace with one another. Its clear that this was spoken with a spiritual
application... but it was only until recently that I discovered the deep and far-reaching consequences of the physical application. I never knew the great value of salt. It is quite appropriate that our Master used salt in His explanation of how were to be with one another.
Just recently Yoneq gave me an article to read about salt. I had never given the subject
much serious thought before, but by the time I finished that article, I was excited, amazed,
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her last bottles. For years we used it whenever needed, but it was obvious it was
going to soon be gone. We had tried to duplicate it several times, once coming
close in Island Pond about 17 years ago, but we never were able to quite get it.
Then last year as we were at a craft show for the candle shop in Chicago with
Nathaniel and his wife, we had an opportunity to spend some time with a
representative of a company that supplied the candle shop with essential oils. We
had brought our last few milliliters of pine oil with us, in the hopes that they
would be able to help us locate a source of it. Amazingly enough, as soon as they
saw it they were able to identify it as one of the essential oils they carried! They
ran a test on our sample to compare it with theirs and the two products were
identical. They even gave us a sample to test out here in the community. And it
wasnt expensive, only about $5 (CAN) a pound.
After returning to Gad we did test out the sample they had given us and
found it to be identical in every respect to the pine oil we had. Since then we
have continued to purchase it from them and it has come into widespread use
here in Gad, with much success in treating many different ailments. Because of
this we wanted to let everybody know about it and make it available to all who
would like to use it. Pine oil is most effective against burns and infections, even
preventing infection. Since it is an oil, to use it for burns, you should first apply
cold to remove all heat from the burn before applying the pine oil. It should only
be used for first and second degree burns, not third degree. (In fact it was from
our knowledge of pine oil that pine tea first came into use.) For cuts and scrapes
to promote healing and prevent infection, dab it right on the affected area. For
earache or sore throat, put some on your fingers and spread it on the outside of
your throat or around the ear. It is absorbed through the skin to work on the
infection underneath.
Some things to remember. NEVER cover the area where pine oil is applied
with a bandage or restrictive clothing (loose clothing is all right). Covering may
cause burning or blistering of the skin. Keep pine oil away from the eyes and the
inside of the nose (although you can saturate a cloth with pine oil and hang it
over someone to breathe in the fumes). It usually doesnt hurt to take it in the
mouth, although it doesnt taste good and we have never used it in this way.
Sensitive skin can react to pine oil, so if you suspect someone may have sensitive
skin, try a little first before going ahead with it. Also, it can be drying to the skin,
so we often alternate the pine oil with a moisturizing cream.
I hope this will help anyone who wants to use pine oil. We are very pleased
with the good results we have had with it here in Gad. We can order and supply
it to anyone who wants it, but outside of North America it probably would be
expensive for shipping. I would recommend trying to find a local supplier.
Someone who supplies essential oils should be able to provide it.
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We are interested in things that our brothers and sisters are learned
in different tribes on health... Please send us interesting findings
you have made on foods that may increase our understanding.
todah, ha-emeq
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and thankful to our Father for His care. Our Father wants us to live and not die prematurely.
Salt is one of the ways that He provided that this could be accomplished.
When I say salt, most of us think about that dry, white powder we buy in the supermarket, or health food store (if youre into sea salt). Its commonly known as Sodium Chloride (NaCl), and is usually inexpensive. Were all familiar with this type of salt... but that is
not the type of salt that is good for you.
Sodium Chloride is POISON (skull and crossbones)!!! It is chemically made by processing out all the vital constituents for resale, and Sodium Chloride is the by-product that is
sold for food. Sometimes iodine is thrown in as a bonus, but the type of iodine used can
cause reproductive paralysis. Even sea salt is taken through the same processing so that it
is worthless by the time it gets to the consumer. Its true that it came from the sea, but its
value was destroyed through processing. So, are we going to throw away all our salt-shakers? Maybe... but dont throw away your salt dispenser. Help is on the way!!
The kind of salt that is the subject of this article is called CELTIC SALT. It is made in
Northern France, where the conditions are most favorable. Its possibly made in other
places, but France seems to be the most preferred by most salt enthusiasts. Celtic salt is
murky brown in colour, or dingy grey (appetizing, huh?). Dont worry about looks... its
what it does that counts. It is not dry, but rather damp, and sticks together. Thats why
some sort of dispenser is preferable to a salt shaker (unless the lid has big holes).
The healing powers of Celtic salt equal those of Vitamin C, E, and many other nutrients you find in the health food store.
If you have high blood pressure, this salt will bring it down to normal in a relatively
short time. Low blood pressure is brought up to normal. In America the doctors tell you
not to use any salt if you have high blood pressure... but in France they ask what kind of
salt you use, because they know that Celtic salt is good for blood pressure control.
Celtic salt has the proper amount of sodium in it, which is necessary for the heart
muscles to function properly. It also has 84 different elements which help to insure that the
body uses the sodium, and then that the body gets rid of the sodium after it has been
used. Thats what helps to lower the blood pressure... the removal of the excess sodium. If
you put Celtic salt on vegetables, you get up to seven times more nutrition out of them. It
is recommended that you put a bit of the salt in your herb tea. It acts as a potentiator...
that means it causes you to get more of the healing properties of the herbs out of the tea
than usual. Kidney stones are dissolved with Celtic salt if you drink plenty of water.
Regular supermarket salt stuns and numbs your taste buds. Thats why you dump
more and more salt on you food, wondering why you cant taste the salt any more. Celtic
salt awakens the taste buds so that you dont need as much salt as you used before. Since
it increases the nutritional intake, you wont need as much food. Sourdough bread works
well with Celtic salt.
As a final note... once you start using Celtic salt, you will find that your body will
have a mild reaction. You could possibly get a rash for a short time, or sores under the arm
pit. If these things happen, be thankful. It means that your body has begun to eliminate
the toxins that are in it. Continue with your Celtic salt until its over.
Here in Reuben we are looking into ways of obtaining the salt at a good price, or make
it ourselves, if our Father opens a door in the region of France.
Until next time, Saltom!!!....uh....I mean Shalom!!!
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Licorice Root
I just wanted to pass on something Ive learned about this
wonderful herb. Recently, we have discovered that it helps to restore
the body after going through physical stress, like hives for example. It
boosts the adrenal glands which become sluggish under duress and help
the body overcome. It has proven an invaluable aid to help Chets Barur
with the hives. We have also known how good it is for all sorts of
bronchial problems and also for people who may suffer with swollen
glands. Boil for 10-15 minutes before use. Judith
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Additives Required to
Make Chocolate Palatable
Additives are required to mask the
bitterness of chocolate. A bitter taste is
usually associated with harmful alkaloids,
pyrolysates and strongly alkaline substances. An unpleasant taste is a signal
that something potentially injurious is in
the mouth; masking with sugar does not
eliminate the danger. Lots of sugar is necessary to make chocolate palatable.
Furthermore, oils must be combined
with chocolate in order to eliminate the
grainy consistency. Milk, cream, and/or oil
are added which produce an extremely
rich and unhealthy food. Eating this substance is certain to obstruct digestion and
cause fermentation.
Harvesting and
Primary Manufacture
The way chocolate is harvested and
processed causes natural contaminants
in the substance. Most cocoa beans are
produced in countries where sanitation
levels are far below those practiced in the
United States.
Cacao is a small, beautiful tree indigenous to the tropical regions of the world
where millions of pounds of chocolate,
milk chocolate and cocoa powder are produced annually. Cocoa is prepared by
beating and cracking the beans from the
cacao tree; chocolate is the solid or semiplastic substance prepared by finely
grinding cocoa and has a minimum of
50% fat.
The pods are cut from the tree, piled
up in the yard of the farmer, and fermented (a process that takes from 3-8
days). During this process people walk all
over the piles; insects, rodents, small animals and other living things make their
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emotions, our intellect... He knows where our weak areas are, where
we have to fully develope in the life of our Master. For me; it is my
emotions. I am at a low point and leviathan knows it. He would love
for me to give in and attach myself to him, to an easier way of life. But
we must use our will and be attached to our Master Yahshua totally.He
is waiting to fill us with His life, restore us physically, mentally,
emotionally, socially and spiritually. But first we have to stop getting
our life from other things and turn our hearts to Him. Huldah
If we love our life we will lose it. But if we have to hate our life
we will have eternal life....
Jn.12:25 The reason a person must hate his life in this world to be saved is
because that is the only way to die. If there is the slightest emotion,
attention, affection, or intellectual emphasis given to something of this
world, then your have not died because you still are being fed by outside
sources, which hinders the life of Yahshua from filling every fiber of your being.
ChetsBarur
To our precious brothers and sisters who are reading these words....take hope. Something
wonderful is happening today right before our eyes.... if we have eyes to see. We pray
that the eyes of all of our heart will be enlightened...and we will no longer see men as
trees! Shalom from ha-emeq at Oak Hill
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of God was manifested that He might destroy (therefore, destroy lawlessness) the works of the devil. Whoever has been born of God does not
commit lawlessness. For His seed remains in him; and he cannot be
lawless, because he has been born of God.
I was thinking that it really makes sense that if we are connected
to our Master, we will not sin, we will not do our own will, but if we are
connected to Him, we will do His will. He was connected to His Abba,
so he did not do anything (Jn 5:19) on His own initiative, but whatever
His Abba commanded Him to do, because there was no lawlessness in
Him. Lawlessness is sin and there is no sin in Him.
1 John 3:3 And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies
himself, just as He is pure. Just a little bit to stimulate the gifts to respond so I can gain greater understanding.
I love the Intertribal Newsletter!
Kepha
Roaches
I wanted to write something about cockroaches because they are such a terrible problem in
many places where we will be establishing tribes and
clans. It is very important that we do not see this as just one of those
things that happen but to see it as a very, very dirty and unclean thing
that has infiltrated our homes and we need to do everything we can
possibly do to rid ourselves of these filthy pests.
There should be no unclean thing in our midst and we must take
action and fight against it. The main thing is to make sure our houses
are clean. Not just clean in appearance, but really clean. You know as
well as I do that there are places and crevices in our homes that very
rarely get cleaned like they should. These are the breeding grounds of
all kinds of germs and viruses and cockroaches. The areas under the
sinks where it gets dusty and dirty, damp and stinky, behind the
refiigerators, stoves, and counters, in cracks in the Formica countertops
all are perfect for the roaches to nest and reproduce. They can live in
a clean house if the dishes are not dried. They will live off the water on
the dishes. They love the water in the rinse pan that doesnt get emptied
or the rinse water catcher cleaned. Sinks that are not cleaned after the
dishes are done are like a feast of delicacies for the roaches. They love
grease and oily substances like the damp, greasy dirt around the faucets
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and the autumn weather hadnt turned sour there yet. The meeting
was held in another football stadium, this one surrounded by freeways. The parking for the event overflowed into the second lot that
was more than a good walk away. We wondered how we would get
all the papers to their destination having to park soooo far away. We
were in the line of cars heading to this far away lot when suddenly a
man took down the barricade and started turning cars into the main
lot. We were in the main lot and not just in the main lot but up next
to the stadium evenly spaced between the two main entrances. Our
Father had heard our prayers.
We met some other group there that had been passing out
papers in Washington. They told us that the police had told them to
not pass out papers and if they did they would be arrested. Our
Father wanted these papers to get into the eager hands of these Texans. We were unhindered in passing out all but a few hundred papers
to eager people who lined up to take them as fast as we could hand
them out.
And back in St. Joseph
A man who had been visiting the community in Rutland,
Vermont, came to us early one morning at about 3 a.m.
He had left Vermont heading to Arizona thinking that this life wasnt
for him. Halfway across the country he had second thoughts and
turned aside to St. Joseph. His name is Chris and now he is our
brother. He is young and tall and is happy to have given up his life to
follow Messiah.
And on a more practical note:
We in Manasseh like soy sauce on our grains but what kind of salt
is in it? For now we dilute 1/2 gallon of soy sauce with 8 cups of water
and 1/4 cup of Celtic Salt.
Does anyone know how to make soy sauce?
Eschet
Shalom from the tribe of Manassah
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When in at the WayOut House in Florida we discovered from Zahavah a wonderful way to get living
calcium to the people who are needing calcium supplements without having to buy expensive pills
(which may or may not be effective). It will not be practical for us in Israel to be constantly needing
to go to the healthfood stores to buy vitamin and mineral suppliments, but that supplimentation
may be necessary for some people. So, now it the time to find the ways our Father can provide this
extra-potent source of the needs vitamins and minerals in a natural and living form. We are very
open to hear from the tribes for ways they have found to meet this need.
Please send it to us to publish in the ITN. (all the words in italic I have added,
ha-meq)
LEMON EGGS
In the same way that our hearts were rendered damaged and
deficient by an insensitive world bent on destruction, our
physical bodies exhibit many signa of our need for restoration to the perfect
design our Master intended. One day, through our obedience and suffering, we
will be fully restored in and to Him; meanwhile we are grateful for each revitalizing revelation we receive through the anointing. ha Emeq encouraged me to
submit the following recipe for a very assimilatable form of calcium: calcium
citrate. Its cost is low, but its value is great.
1.Wash eggs (dont use the bad eggs they sell in supermarkets) and dry them
2.Gently place them in any wide mouth jar, depending on the desired quantity
3.Juice enough fresh lemons to cover the eggs with juice ( you can use the
frozen lemon juice without preservatives as a substitute for the fresh lemons,
but fresh lemons may be hard to get in the far-north. Fresh is always preferable).
4.Place a lid on the jar and keep it refrigerated for 48 hours, gently tipping and
twisting the jar several times a day to help the process in which the calcium in
the egg reacts with the citric acid of the lemon juice to form calcium citrate.
5.After 48 hours the eggs are to be carefully removed. You may use them!
6.Strain the liquid to remove any pigmentation, lemon seeds, and pulp. Keep
pouring strained liquid through the strainer to dislodge any of the calcium
citrate precipitation left there.
7.Store the calcium citrate / lemon juice in the refrigerator for use as needed.
Begin with one teaspoonful (be sure to stir well first) and work up to a
tablespoonful once per day; take a week to work up to that from a teaspoon.
(Remember this is living calcium and thus it will go bad after a few days, so make a
batch with is just big enough for your needs and always keep a fresh batch going in the
refrigerator. I have found it better to make small batches, like 4 eggs at a time. It is
enough to last for a couple of days and then the new batch is ready.)
Calcium is a very abused, much needed mineral for all of us. Now we have a
source we can take with confidence.
Shalom, Zahavah
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More News
We have always been blessed to
live so close to the Hunts Point produce market in New York City.
Raphael began making friends with
the merchants and Ben Chesed continued the relationship when
Raphael moved to Island Pond.
They have always given us wonderful deals and we have found friends
who have often just given us food.
Recently it was on Gebars heart for
us to pursue getting organic produce. This was not easy because out
of 400 dealers, only one sells a variety of organic produce. And most of
his prices are double that of the
other merchants. But Gebar had
faith and we responded in our
hearts to his faith.
A timely word
The first week the foreman at
the organic dealer gave us a good
deal on two things. The next week
we met one of the two brothers who
owned the company and he gave us
quite a bit of free produce and we
bought a little. The next week we
met the other brother and he welcomed us at the door and said, Ive
got a load of stuff for you. He filled
our truck and when we wanted to
It has been said that hand washing is the single most important
means of preventing the spread of
illness and disease. It is true. I remember a story that Yoneq told us
once about a man who came to visit
at Tabithas Place. This person had a
very bad cough. So when Yoneq noticed this about the visitor, he was
quick to wash his hands after shaking the guests hand, and because of
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things
which are
accessible to
others like pay phones without
washing their hands after using the
bathrooms, or after they have
coughed, or...? It must be in us and
in our children to wash our hands
after we use the toilet. We need to
teach these things to our children
and not assume that they automatically know to do them. Also we
should check on them after they
have used the toilet to make sure
they are being diligent to wash with
soap and water.
If you will listen carefully to the voice of
Yahweh your Elohim and do what is
right in His sight, and give heed to His
commandments and keep all His statutes, I will not bring upon you any of
the diseases that I brought upon the
Egyptians; for I am Yahweh who heals
you. (Exodus 15:26)
Our Elohim has promised that
none of these diseases will come
upon us if we obey Him. He loves
us. So lets be faithful to wash our
hands and by doing so, keep ourselves healthy during this years flu
season.
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Ben Nabiy
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Other news fr
om Boston...
from
Yathar from Providence is with us
now. We are so thankful for his
willing, and thankful heart. He is a
man of much hope. And so after
sharing his heart with a beloved
brother he is now Yachil. His name
means hope.
We sent our precious sister
Batach to Palenville this month. We
miss her much. We are so thankful
for her. She is such a wonderful
example to us of one who has been
set free in Messiah. May she abundantly bless Palenville.
Our friend Josh is still with us.
Some of you might remember him
from his time in Burlington six years
ago, He also spent some time in
Lancaster recently before he came here
to Boston. He has been with us for
about two months now. We believe
he is receiving revelation about the
worth of our Master Yahshua. We
pray for him daily that he would be
cut to the heart to the point of
complete surrender.
A friendly rreminder
eminder about aer
obic
aerobic
exer
cise fr
om a convicted heart:
exercise
from
Ive been thinking a lot about our
vision for increased health and natural
healing as well as taking in a diet rich
in live, unprocessed, natural, organic
foods. As one who used to be quite
an advocate for this kind of lifestyle in
the world, I am greatly encouraged
that we, as a body, are coming into
this. There is a wealth of information
to be understood. Im thankful that
we can understand these things in the
right spirit as our Father reveals His
wisdom to us and communicates to
our hearts about these things.
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Bellows Falls
This month for us in Bellows
Falls has been extremely busy. We
have been sending most of our men
away during the week on jobs.
Whoever we have not sent out has
been working in the caf or gathering firewood for the farm. Its good
to be busy and give all we have. Our
caf is progressing all the construction is finished and the major
equipment is in place. We have
Elisheva from Hyannis and Bynah
here with us helping Chashavah,
Yachabed, Bekor, and Craig do some
paintings. Many people come in to
Concerning Herbal
and Healing Advice
Here at the Basin Farm weve
grown, used, and researched many
medicinal herbs. Much knowledge
has been gathered from what weve
done, from other tribes, clans, and
the nations around us. There are
some proven remedies and many
things to be learned. There is one
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A Hopeful Thought
These last winter months have seen
many of us spend time in our beds with
various illnesses as headaches, fevers,
nasal congestion, coughing, and
stomach aches. Some of us have gotten
better and then fallen prey to a similar
illness once again. Every time it
happened we got out our medicine
chest of vitamins, tinctures, teas, and
whatever else could aid our situation.
A couple of weeks ago at the time
of the height of one of our plagues, I
was asking myself why this was all
happening over and over again. Then I
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vinegar for the community got a big fine for transporting the vinegar back home. The
reason is: We dont have the right to transport anything in our trucks and vans
because of a law that the Transport Union infamously succeeded to pass... That law
forbids any transport in private vans or trucks unless you have a permit. This is not
at all easy to get plus it makes it mandatory for us to pay Social Security Oppression. Should we get a caravan of mules and donkeys to carry the Common Ground
portable caf? Even that would be completely impossible on our roads! What can we
do apart from crying out to our Abba to deliver us? Yes, we have much to pray for in
this worn-out country. The socialistic government that was ruling Spain for so long
has left an awful, complicated web of laws that always end up obliging people to pay
Social Security, and forbidding so much that it is the hardest thing for a person to
make an honest living, or create enterprises, or just simply drive some boxes of
cookies and bread to sell in a day street market. All that ordinary young Spanish
people are encouraged to do is to study to apply for a well-paid, secure job with as
much leisure time as possible. This is the ruin of many, many people who actually
find themselves without initiative, jobless, and depressed..
Actually, there are some mountains here that we cant surmount in our human
strength. The socialists forbid homeschooling, although the Spanish Constitution
assures educational and religious freedom. And practically everything disciples do
to make a living in other countries is illegal here because of that Social Security
System, which tries to replace mans conscience.
From Ben Jesed: We can conclude, saying that we can all pray that the Social
Security, Transport, and Education laws in Spain would change according to our
Abbas sovereign Will. We have hope that these laws will change and that we, His
people, will be firmly established, able to develop to become all that He needs us to
become in order to fulfill the purpose that the tribe of Shimon shares with all the
other tribes of Israel.
Shalom
From the Print shop:
We are sorry that the picture we drew for Februarys article about a headach remedy
didnt accurately represent the heart of our brothers in Shimone. We hope this
correction gets rid of any confusion.
WET SOCKS
Wet a pair of cotton socks, wring them out, and put them on. They
feel so cold! Put on a pair of wool socks covering the wet cotton socks.
Now you can lay in bed well covered and close your eyes. It is very
possible that soon you will find
yourself sleeping. Many of us are very
thankful for this simple way our Abba
has shown us to get rid of bad headaches.
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THE
This month we dedicated our
precious son to our Abba and to the
Body of Messiah. Since he was born
in a time when we as a tribe are
facing many oppositions and
persecutions from the government, we
named him after Nechemiah of old.
He was courageous and didnt lose
heart when the enemy came to oppose the
work on the wall. He was bold and
continued to encourage the people to build.
We also desire for him to treasure the
word he listens to, so that what we invest
in him will be like a treasure that will be
used at the proper time to lead the many
to righteousness (Dan 12:3).
In Proverbs 15:6 it also says, Much
treasure is in the house of the righteous.
In Hebrew Owtsr means treasure,
and Tsadok has to do with righteousness
and being righteous.
Our sons name is :
Nechemiah Owtsr T
sadok.
Tsadok.
We are very happy our Abba blessed us
with a beautiful son. Our desire is that he
grows upright and that he will be a
builder as he stands for our Master
and becomes a son of the commandments. We love you.
Jonathan Elazar and Tabitha
Chedvah
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that people gain weight: stomach, buttocks, breasts, thighs, etc). When these
areas have been filled to capacity, the
fatty acids are then sent to organs
(heart, kidneys, etc), which causes them
to begin a process of degeneration.
Abnormal blood pressure begins to occur, the brain functions are affected, the
structural quality of the cellular structures within the blood decline, an overabundance of white cells occurs, creation of new tissue declines, and the
immune system is affected.
One of the keys to orderly brain function is glutamic acid, and this compound is found in many vegetables.
When sugar is consumed, the bacteria in the intestines which manufacture B vitamin complexes begin to die
- these bacteria normally thrive in a
symbiotic relationship with the human
body. When the B vitamin complex
level declines, the glutamic acid (normally transformed into go no-go
directive neural enzymes by the B vitamins) is not processed and sleepiness occurs, as well as a decreased
ability for short term memory function
and numerical calculative abilities.
The removal of B vitamins when foods
are processed makes the situation
even more tenuous.
The activity of removing precious vitamins from food during processing,
making it nutritionally worthless and a
medical hazard, and then establishing a multi-billion dollar market on
supplementary vitamins in order to
further compound the already bulging
medical profits gained from people
eating the food, constitutes an inten-
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Daily consumption of dead, devitalized food, refined (dead) carbohydrates and sugars (cakes, candies, soda, white flour, chips, etc.)
CALCIUM
Raw milk is easily the best food source
for absorbable calcium. Unfortunately,
a person can drink pasteurized milk
till theyre blue in the face and gain no
calcium from it. Why? The phosphatase enzyme found in raw milk that
allows absorption of the calcium, is
destroyed by pasteurization. And without calcium, folks can be pretty
up-tight, restless or anxious.
Yet, its against the law to sell raw milk
in the state of Massachusetts (and
most other states as well.) The consumer doesnt even get a choice. The
milk lobby that has brought this situation about has based their claims on
bad science, fear tactics, and greed.
The truth is pasteurization is the
cheapest way to create long shelf life.
B COMPLEX
The dead food industry has designed
most of the food sold in grocery stores
today for shelf life, not nutrition. Take,
for example, wheat floursomething
that should be one of our best sources
of B complex vitamins. Most folks already know that bleached white flour
makes for poor health (consumption
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Calcium
The Nations health authorities are
facing a very complex problem on the
question of calcium in the American diet.
Evidence points to the fact that most of
us are severely deficient in calcium, a
condition that has a distinct relationship
to age.
There is mounting evidence that
calcium supplementation and the
drinking of milk are simply not producing
good results. The incidence of osteoporosis and other calcium deficiency
diseases continue to rise. It is no
wonder that the American consumer is
confused when even health experts arc
confused. This brochure will explain why
all the various forms of supplementation
do not, in fact, can not, work. Best of all,
it will provide you with a low cost,
effective way to make certain that you
are getting the calcium you need.
We are inclined to think of calcium
only in terms of bones and teeth, but it is
vital in many body functions such as
nerve response, muscle control, blood
coagulation, and regulation of heart
rhythm and blood pressure.
The blood must maintain a certain
calcium level to make certain that all of
these functions can progress normally. If
this level drops and if no usable calcium
is available from the diet, then the body
will borrow calcium from the bones.
Osteoporosis is one of the most
common and yet poorly understood of
the debilitating diseases and affects an
estimated 15 million Americans to some
degree. It is a condition in which calcium
is leeched from the bones. This loss of
density causes the bones to become
porous, brittle, and weak. It is estimated
that 25% of the women over 50 have a
degree of osteoporosis severe enough
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News
From
The month began with the wedding of Aman & Ruth. Words can hardly
do justice in describing it. The rain began to fall the night before and we
awoke to falling rain. Oh, would our Abba part the clouds? Yes! Faith resounded within us. It stopped raining but the clouds remained. Our Abba
knew exactly what we needed! It was such a wonderful day!
The most honorable aspect of this wedding was and still is the heart of
Amans imma and abba (who was not able to attend) for putting wonderful
qualities into Aman and bringing him to the point of being able to take on the
responsibility of having a wife. Aman wept as he honored his imma who
brought him to the Edah, sparing him from any further damage the world
would have done to his life and as he talked about his abba (who died when
Aman was young). Ruth brought her parents up and completely honored
them for bringing her to the place where she could be a suitable helpmate for
Aman. All the tribes need to know the honor due to Ornan and Ruhammah of
the tribe of Gad. Upon realizing they needed help with their daughter, they
gave her to Barak
and Naomi (my
abba and imma!)
and never once
mistrusted them in
raising their
daughter, giving
her the added
encouragement
she needed. They
had taken her as
far as they could
and had done it so
well! But she just
needed a little
extra input from
the body.
This really put
in Ruth a deep
respect and
gratitude towards
her abba and
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We dont always
understand what love is, but 1
John 3:16 tells us. The
offering burns all day and all
night if there are no
incomplete deeds. There
should be none. If tables are
left dirty all night, that is an
incomplete deed. Someone
saw the table and passed it by.
That is what stains our
garments. If we see a brother
at the dish sink working alone
on an overwhelming pile of
dishes and we just pass him by,
not giving him what he needs,
how does the love of God
Abners
Power Packed Humus
(total live food)
Have on hand:
5 cups tahini (raw)
2 1/2 cups lemon juice
5 cups olive oil
1 whole garlic bulb
1/3 cup celtic salt
1 1/2 cups parsley
Sprout 2 gallons of chick peas. Soak chick peas in water (non-chlorinated) for 24 hours. Divide into 4 one gallon containers. Rinse chick peas
every 12 hours and keep in warm place, out of direct sunlight, for three days
and sprouts are ready. Use immediately or refrigerate.
Use Champion juicer to make a paste out of chick pea sprouts (with the
same attachments you use for banana smoothies). Yields approx. 22 cups
garbonzo paste. Set aside.
Chop garlic in small pieces.
In a blender put enough olive oil to cover blades. Add half of chopped
garlic pieces and puree. Once the garlic is pureed, add 1 cup of olive oil and
blend for a little while. Add half of the salt to the blender mixture. Pour this
mixture over garbonzo paste and mix.
Blend the rest of the olive oil and the lemon juice and pour over paste.
Mix thoroughly.
Pour 5 cups of tahini over the paste and mix thoroughly.
Add parsley to mixture; add salt to taste, and finish mixing.
Set in refrigerator for at least an hour; overnight is better - the flavor of
the garlic and lemon will intensify during the setting time.
Serve with pita bread cut in wedges, on toast, as a spread, or as a dip.
Enjoy!
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tears.
We are very hopeful about this
wonderful man and also another
man, named Jeff. He is an old friend
of Jennifer, also from R.I. We went
to take him home after a visit here.
When we got to his home he
decided to turn around and come
back to stay. He is counting the
cost. He is very familiar with working in restaurants. I asked him, Are
you willing to cut vegetables the rest
of your life? He said with a smile,
Sure! I love cutting vegetables!
Hopefully next month we can tell
you more about these men.
We are so excited for the
encouragement that is flooding our
community! Our God has strengthened our hearts in many ways as
you can see but ... theres more! He
has returned Yael Ahavah to us!!
AND Aysh!! They are both very
happy to be back. Do you remember Chayah? She was immersed last
year and then sent to Maine to help
in the caf. Well, then she was sent
from there to the caf in Boston,
and then ... well, shes not coming
back. She is waiting tables every day
in Boston, pouring out her life with
gratitude that is noteworthy. Her
love for our Master is obvious. Also,
just in case you havent heard, her
abba, Greg, was immersed several
weeks ago. He is living in Boston
with her. We are especially thankful
for the good fruit that is coming
through our cafs. We look forward
to the other precious lost ones that
are still ensnared in the world.
We send you all our love from
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Milk!
Hello from ha-meq! We hope to
bring you peace about this subject.
We had wanted to let everyone
know about the dangers of thinking that
we are getting calcium from all the
milk and cheese we were using. As most
of the clans of Israel are still not blessed
with their own cows and goats, most of
us were still spending lots of money at
the supermarket on pasteurized milk
products to bring home some calcium
for our households. The large Drink
Milk! advertisements plastered all over
the highways in the United States by the
greedy merchants who exploit their
animals to make themselves rich, have
deceived many of us into thinking that
pasteurized milk gives us calcium. Old
and young all need calcium very much,
so Yoneq was very concerned about
making sure we were all getting a
sufficient supply. When he learned about
living calcium such as what is described
in the article we passed on in the ITN
about Lemon Eggs, he was happy to be
able communicate this to the tribes. He
also did not want anyone to be deceived
by those false advertisements.
We know that the whole subject of
nutrition is a very complicated one.
There are so many opinions about the
subject. Each of them have scientific
reports and experiments to back up
their opinions. So, the average person is
left with the helpless feeling of not
knowing who to believe. And because
most of us have lost our own instinct of
common sense, it is hard for us to
glean the precious from among the vile
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Lancaster
For several months now, my
daughter Chemdah has wanted to finish
a picture of a calf being set free from its
stall, as a gift to Michael and Dagmar to
remind them of the promises of El
Shaddai. One day as she was drawing,
we heard this excited voice
Amanah, come see the rainbow!
exclaimed Yohannah, the wife of John
Mark.
I also ran out of our room in search
of the closest window in hope of seeing
this rainbow. Yohannah, Amanah, and I
stood looking at the rainbow, remarking
on its beauty. I ran back to our room and
said, Chemdah, come with me! Youve
got to see this rainbow. We ran outside
to look at the double rainbow, fascinated
by the brilliant colors and the majestic
handiworks of our Fathers creation. I
turned to Chemdah and said, Well, that
was a special gift our Abba gave us
today.
As we were walking back to the
house I kept looking at it, until its colors
began to fade. Then I began to consider
and think about the rainbow, and hope
came to my heart. It was given as a sign
of promise to man, so that whenever we
look at it we can remember the promises
of El Shaddai. It came to my heart that
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OKAR
AH
OKARAH
Lately, we have discovered this
wonderful, healthy and versatile
ingredient. It is a by-product of tofu/soy
milk manufacturing therefore is very
inexpensive and is readily obtainable
from bulk tofu manufacturers.
Okarah is high in dietary fibre and
it contains the same amount of protein
as brown rice. It is also known to
enrich the milk of nursing mothers and
to stimulate its flow. Traditionally, it is
a cure for diarrhoea. Okarah is light in
texture, gives body and bulk to recipes
and it absorbs flavours well. It can be
used in sweet or savoury recipes, eg.
cakes, bread/scones, veggie burgers and
stews.
Here is a sample recipe:
OKAR
AH L
OAF OR SO
YSAGE
OKARAH
LOAF
SOYSAGE
also
means a stone - Our Master was the
Eben which the builders rejected. David
killed Goliath with an Eben. Then, in the
midst of all the post-birth activity,
Bakhirah said he would have to be
determined to be his name, to be a
builder. The name for determined is Amatz
again I cried, knowing Amatz Hakam.
(David told his son Solomon in 1 Chron
28:20 to be amatz and act!) So our sons
name is Eben Amatz ben Yotham of the
tribe of Asher.
My wife and I are extremely
grateful for Our Abbas care and extremely
grateful for the encouragement, wisdom
and support of the midwives here: Judith,
Bakhirah, Ruth, Emunah and Shelem. Our
Abba is teaching us and establishing his
twelve tribes- the new social order.
With Shalom,
Yotham and Hadashah.
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5 Cups Okarah
2 Cups Wholemeal Flour
Cup oil
3 tbs National Yeast (optional)
1 Cups of Soymilk or Cows Milk
Bunch of Basil
2 tbs of both Oregano & Sage
White pepper
Cup of Soy Sauce
Cup of Ground Sesame Seeds
3 Garlic Cloves
3 Teaspoons of Cumin
Cook in pressure cooker for 30
minutes or in a steamer for 1- hours
or bake in loaf pans for approximately
2 hours on low temperature & add 5
eggs. Needs to be served with sauce
tomato sauce is nice.
MISO
We have found a better substitute
for soy sauce. Miso is a fermented
soybean paste, which is full of living
enzymes, vitamins and proteins. It also
has body-detoxifying properties.
Diluted with water it makes a sauce that
can be poured on top of the hearty
Israelite Breakfast (millet.)
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A Health Note:
Dear brothers and sisters,
I need to share with you something to see if it could be
helpful to other brothers and sisters. You might already know
about it, but to me it has been a real discovery. I knew of women
who experienced a certain anxiety to eat plain fresh lettuce during
their pregnancy. A woman who had lost lots of blood after birth
also got this special obsession for fresh lettuce. I have found
myself at this point all along this pregnancy. Then I got information
about lettuce that greatly encouraged me. I summarize it:
This original plant from India is well known since ancient
times and its mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. Roman Emperor
Augusto was healed from a serious liver problem thanks to the
lettuce remedy given by his doctor Antonius Musa. Paracelso and
Avicena highly esteemed lettuce as a healing remedy for various
diseases.
Its energetic power is low. Only 17.5 cal./100 g. but it is
rich in vitamins and minerals so it helps in the growing years and
prevents raquitism. Thanks to some trace elements (iron, zinc,
copper) it is efficient in fighting anemia and clorosis (or mineral
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means you imagine your lower back relaxing more than the rest of your
body.)
3. You do this for five minutes without falling asleep, because there are
other things to do.
4. See the simple illustration provided.
That was the first part of our special exercise. It is a very simple
procedure. The next step, though, is a bit more complicated. So pay special
attention.
1. You are still lying there, thinking about how what you are doing is very
important.
2. You lift yourself (your upper body) up onto your elbows
and stare straight ahead as if there was something to
be seen on the horizon.
3. Relax your lower back as much as possible and stay
in this position for five minutes.
4. When your five minutes are over, go back
to the floor.
from you.)
4. As you do what item 3 tells you to do, you must not let
your pelvis leave the floor. You are actually arching your
back and lifting your shoulders away from the floor
while keeping your pelvis on the floor. The process
here is relaxation. In other words, you dont hold
your pelvis to the floor by force, but let gravity
keep it there by relaxing your back as much
as possible. Relax. There is an illustration that accompanies this text.
Detail: If you find you cant bend enough in order to straighten your arms
completely as shown in the illustration, just go as far up as you can
without lifting your pelvis off the floor. You should try to go as far as you
can each time you do this exercise, without getting into extreme pain. In
time, you will be able to straighten your arms completely.
5. So you push as far away from the floor as you can stand to (because it
will probably hurt) and hold yourself there for a count of 2 to 4 seconds,
making an all-out effort to relax your lower back and let your belly hang
to the floor. The only muscle work going on is in your arms, shoulders
and head, if you have any muscles there. Your face must always face
forward (with your eye on the horizon).
6. Go back down to the floor slowly and relax for 2 to 4 seconds. Then
repeat the above procedure 9 more times. Obviously, if you are still pretty
bad off, you will have to build up to this number
This whole thing from start to finish should be done six times a day until
you can go back to work.
What you have done is flex your back in the process of restoring lordosis to your back. Lord-what? you might ask. Lordosis
is a word used to describe the natural and graceful curve your
lower back should have when it is normal and healthy.
Some people call it the hollow of your back. Those
who are always bending forward and sitting slouched
in a chair often lose their lordosis. Restoring this
curve is a key to getting rid of lower back problems.
Okay, lets say the big pinch is over and you have decided to
give up the idea that you have spinal arthritis and slipped spinal ball
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L EVI
In the days of our ancestors, it was only the rod of Aahron, of the tribe of Levi,
which budded. This was because only this tribe was connected to their creator so as to be
willing to cut off and forsake all to have that relationship. But our hope is that now, in
the New Covenant, all twelve rods will bud and bear much good, abundant fruit and
bring forth the nation our Abba has always desired.
week now.
So now that this celebration is over,
everyone is zealously preparing for the
bar mitzvah which is planned for the first
week of February. It will be Noach ben
Ephraim, Zakar ben Obadiah, and Beulah
bat Yathed.
Excitement is filling the air as all the
children are looking forward to this
event and talking about the time when
they will become bar and bat mitzvah.
Our children are coming to know who
they are and the purpose they have. They
are taking it in their hand and running
towards that goal.
And we cannot forget to give special
greetings to our friends Drorah and
Yarash who are in Spain to help our
brothers there for a short time.
We love you.
Berachah wife of Ephraim
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bearings. Bed rest, massages and mental gymnastics have reduced your back
pain. You tried the above-indicated exercise and it worked, but you want to
know what else you must do to maintain your back healthy and get rid of all
pain.
You will have to do the following (and I am simplifying things for the
sake of space):
1. Restore your posture. You will have to learn the dos and donts of
posture and put them into practice.
2. Restore lordosis. You will have to continue the above exercises and learn
a few more, taking the time each day to do them. You may also want to
wear a lumbar roll while driving, sitting for long periods of time and
sleeping. This simple device helps a lot.
3. Change your back habits (the way you treat your back). You will have to
learn to work without always bending forward, compensating for forward bending with backwards bending, changing the way you lift things.
4. Strengthen your back. There are vigorous exercises that strengthen your
back and tighten the muscles that hold your back in proper posture.
5. Maintain general corporal flexibility. Look at it this way. If you are going
to grow old and stiff, then youd better get a coffin and stiffen up in it,
because you will be more comfortable that way. However, there is no
reason to grow old and stiff in the Kingdom. You may grow old, but you
should maintain your flexibility.
There is much more to be said, many questions to be answered. However,
we cannot fit it all in this month. We will (hopefully) return to our patient
in the coming issues of the ITN and contribute other chapters to this important subject, detailing the last five items listed above and questions like:
1. What are transferred pains and how do you deal with them?
2. What are backward bends and how do you do them?
3. What is a good back exercise to do if you have lower back pain in the
morning when you get up from bed?
4. Does the exercise described above help in middle back pains and upper
back pains?
Thank you for your kind and determined consideration of the above. I
have tried this simple procedure and have recommended it to others. It
completely cured me of the back pains I used to have. Others who used it
faithfully had good results also. As usual, full restoration requires a change in
your daily habits.
I would advise that any use of the knowledge provided in this article be
first submitted to those who know you well.
Shalom,
Nahaliel
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am I?
Why am I here?
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trees.
Our Master never gives up on His
own. He touches our eyes twice, three
times, and even ten times or more until
we can see clearly. I am no longer
ashamed to admit to you about this
enemys influence in my life, as many
of you have longed to help me and see
me healed. Our Master has opened my
eyes and for the first time I can see
clearly. Belial does not belong in me or
in any of us. He has no part in me, nor
does he belong behind my eyeballs, in
my ears, or speaking from my mouth.
When I saw the vile, wicked, destructive evil of this enemy, I pleaded with
loud cries and tears to be delivered
once and for all, never allowing its evil
influence again.
I know our Master loves His
people and His heart is only to save us
from our enemies. He is mighty and
powerful to save. He is El Shaddai and
promises us that Belial will never walk
among us again. Nahum 1:15. My
husband and I knelt down, hand in
hand, together as one man. As the
water was being poured over our heads,
I knew we were being washed clean
from Belial.
To all our friends everywhere,
thank you for suffering with me, and
covering me, and not giving up on me.
To you and our Master, Yahshua, I am
eternally grateful. We love you.
Ebyown and MSusah
PS. Noah, we miss you so much.
We are thankful for the times your
parents allowed you to live and work
with us here. We love you and are so
thankful for your friendship.
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1 doz.
3 c.
13-16 heaping TBS.
2 c.
2 TBS.
4 cans
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Break eggs into a thick-bottomed pot. Add orange juice, milk, cornstarch,
honey and salt. Bring to a boil stirring constantly so it wont stick. When it is
thick, remove from heat. Spread the crushed pineapple on the bottom of the pie,
pour the thickened liquid on top and top with fresh fruit. Serve with whipped
cream.
Yields 6 to 8 pies
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e are excited to announce the first Kiwi hatched in Gad! Naomi Ruth
wife of Lev Chadash (of Asher) gave birth to their 8 lb., first-born son. The
boy is, by all accounts, the image of his father!
e are also pleased to announce the birth of Obed Edoms fourth child
and first son, a very healthy boy weighing in at 9 lb. Obed Edom was reported to
have not stopped laughing and smiling for the longest time afterward! We thank
our Abba that He was the one who delivered these babes safely into (or out of)
the world. This is what Obed Edom has to say about his son:
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Fluoride
Phineas Maqor of Gad found this information for the ITN so that our people would know of this terrible danger to our
health.
FLUORIDE
Caries: Cavities
Dentifrice: Toothpaste
Fluoride: any combination of elements
which contain the fluorine (F-) ion.
Dental fluorosis: a condition caused by an
excessive intake of fluorides while the
teeth develop characterized mainly by
mottling of the enamel, although the
skeletal system is also affected.
Is this true that fluoride is a poison?
Yes. Fluoride is an acute toxin with a
rating slightly higher than that of lead.
According to Clinical Toxicology of
Commercial Products, 5th Edition, 1984,
lead is given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and
Fluoride is rated at 4 (3 = moderately toxic,
4 = very toxic). On December 7, 1992, the
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electricity, etc. Also, when you hotsteep mat it brings out the tannins
in the herb, which are bitter.
Sometimes you want the tannins
because they help tone body tissues,
but often you dont want them, or
the bitterness they bring (it requires
more sweetener to overcome their
taste). Cold-steeping also brings out
and preserves the chlorophyll in the
herb, which is destroyed in hotsteeping. Chlorophyll is very good
for us and is the substance that
makes plants look green. It absorbs
toxins in the body, especially in the
blood, and gives an immediate
boost of energy.
What we have been doing
here is cold-steeping our
tea using cup (about
200 ml I dont know
what it would be in
grams) to a gallon
(approx. 4 l) of water.
It can be steeped for 2
- 8 hours if not in
direct sunlight. When
in direct sunlight it is
better to not steep over
four hours.
Steeping longer
doesnt help and actually
will cause the drink to go
bad and start to smell and
taste fishy. If you steep it for
a short period of time, the
grounds can be used again, in
about half as much water. This
recipe makes a slightly weak tea,
and the amount of herb can be
increased according to taste and
need. We like it this way because it
gives us a nice taste while allowing
our mat budget to go farther. We
usually make some without any
pollutants as the die-hard mat
drinkers call them, and some with
cup (125 ml) honey per gallon.
Or we will use various fruit juices
to sweeten it. Also, we steep the
mat in glass containers whenever
possible.
Steeping our mat this way takes
more time and planning, but we are
definitely enjoying the benefits. We
hope you will too.
Yachin
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Vive la difference
Kidney failure in both men and women that occurs
due to nephron breakdown is common today.
Insoluble crystals of hemoglobin form in these
nephrons and are the cause of the failure. The
cortical hormones, secreted by the adrenal cortex,
literally program both mens and womens sexual
instinct by improving the quality of the gonads. When
these hormones are adequately and sufficiently
secreted, it assures that friendship and sentimental
warmth will be experienced toward all of humanity
and that the natural caring, loving response for a
person of the opposite sex unfolds intuitively as a
person matures. Salt is the catalyst that helps to
develop harmonious sexual character. Its subtle
essence plays a major role in defining and affirming
the characteristics in both sexes.
The Creator intended for the male biologically and
socially to be the
leader/initiator in every
way and the female to
be the receptor. To
maintain that
enterprising trait, men
instinctively consume
more salt than women.
The additional salt also
serves to balance the
male glandular
functions, since men
have more expanded
constitutions.
Men have to
consume slightly more
salt than females. This
salt is used to help
develop in them the
provider trait
necessary to hunt and
gather food, to initiate
relationships, and if
need be, to defend his mate and family. But it is in the
area of male virility and sexual character that two of
the components of the hormone cortisone really
accomplish great changes. Androsterone and
testosterone both help to regulate health in the
reproductive organs, maintain the deeper tones of
the male voice, and develop good sexual instinct and
response. These two substances are also
responsible for the bulkier skeletal development,
heavier bone formation, and genuine virility.
The secretions of the adrenals and the pituitary
gland are measurably curtailed when refined salt is
used. Vasopressin of the ADH and the hormone
cortisol that are vital to assure optimal sexual
functions are no longer secreted when refined white
table salt is the condiment. These sexual
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Menuchah here.
Along with that we also have some
very artistic spiders. I was taking a
walk one day and decided to take a
stroll to one of our boat docks. As I
walked down the gangplank (the walk
from the shore to the dock), I noticed
several well-woven webs. I only saw
one spider so I had presumed that she
had been very busy. I thought of how
these webs are like our iniquities
very intricately woven with lots of
dark sticky places to get caught up in.
I wanted to go back with a broom and
sweep the railings clean; just like
Yahshua washes us clean, and from
there it is up to us to stay clean.
YShaiyah
Swaddling
I missed the minchot on
Monday and Tuesday mornings
this week because I was up a lot
with my children. Ever since I
came to the Body and have been
getting up early, I always thought it
would be nice to sleep in, but when
I did I really wished I had gone and
heard what our Father had to say
to us. During the day I was in a
circumstance with my children
and I kept wondering if our
Father had spoken what I
needed to hear for this
situation and I missed
it.
Also I was
looking at my son
all swaddled up
and I was
remembering
what someone
told me about, how
swaddling changes
the character of a
child. I knew this was true because
Ive been watching my son change
just as I had with our other son
Raam Anav.
This encouraged me a lot about
swaddling. Then I thought about
our life and the narrow way that we
are on getting up early, full
schedules, disciplining our children
if they disobey on the first
command. It is like our Abba has
us tightly swaddled so He can
change us, from living according to
our selfish flesh to being like
Yahshua filled with His spirit. I am
thankful I live in the Body of
Yahshua and I am thankful I am
being saved.
Porachat shel Daveq
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Jesse
Celtic weaving
This month our small household went through many things.
We had many guests as our Abba
opens doors through handcraft
fairs. We are selling well and
meeting many encouraging people
who are disappointed and looking
for hope. So, we constantly plant
our seeds of love and truth in the
hearts of those sensitive souls,
hoping for the right time to bloom.
Our shoe industry is waxing,
Ben Yada keeps busy - which is a
blessing for Sus in this
quiet winter period.
We renovated the
house to be able to
practice hospitality
towards people, and
our own children as
well. We want to work
on the shoe shop and
Ben Yada and Yaels
room, who are expecting their second child
next month.
Our
Abba showed us how He can cause
suspicious men to be tender: one
day, Hilkiyah and Ben Yada were
out looking for apples. They asked
a man, but he refused, so they
pulled away... but then he changed
his mind!
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Health Issues:
There is such a wealth of
opinions on the means to having
good health. We have tried for
many years to find the way
through all these opinions to
what really is the diet that our
Father desires us to eat as a
people in order to live long and
healthy lives. We are not scientists, but are equipped with the
common sense that our Creator has put into man that tells
him what is good.
We could see several years
ago that cooking our food to
death was not good. We embarked on trying to establish an
eating pattern of raw, fresh
vegetables and fruit whenever
possible. We have also seen that
the sprays and fertilizers they use
on supermarket fruits and
vegetables can be very devastating to our health. So, we try
whenever possible to eat organically-grown produce. This is
common sense.
We also know that most
clean meat is still not edible
for us because of the terrible way
they raise the animals, and have
avoided using meat that we do
not know. We also do not believe
in the needless slaughter of
animals just to satisfy our
cravings for meat, so we do not
seek to eat meat often. But we do
not reject the eating of meat and
consider it something special for
a festive meal. Fish we welcome
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Fat or Skinny
In the United States, 18% of the population is obese,
55% of the population is overweight. That makes 1 in 5
people obese now as compared to 1 in 8 in 1991.
Eating disorders like this are not just on the fat side
though, but also on the skinny side (as seen in anorexia
and bulimia, which are the names given to destructive,
The resulting confusion is known as fibrillation. Basically, this means that your heart stops pumping and begins to quiver
instead like a bag of worms. This condition is life threatening, FATAL! The blood cannot move to any part of the bodys
cells to release its precious cargo. Unless drastic measures are implemented to reorganize this disorder, the body will die.
Rescuers try to force the heart to stop in hopes that it will wake up and call the pacers and working cells to restart in the
order that our Abba ordained to bring life to the body.
Realizing this caused me to want to be healthy and not dysfunctional. So many times I make the wrong choices and let bad
food (spirits) into my body, contributing to this disorder. Oh how I want to hate this! Our Abba is making it clear who we are.
We are those who are set apart for specific purposes. Our job is to be in unity, not out of order, not independent from the
direction given to us. If we act independently, this will cause death to occur in the body. Now is the time when the heart is
being formed. It is necessary that we grow up strong and into the head (Eph 4:15-16) where we will receive greater instruction.
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Peanuts
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Here is a little information from Ruth, wife of Asuryah. She has
ardent zeal for her people to become self-sufficient and healthy. She
will be adding to this information about oils for a few months in
the ITN in order to get us all acquainted with this subject.
I am really thrilled to be able to share with everyone a
little of what we have been learning about a very exciting
subject oils and fats. Ever since Nahaliel started teaching us
about oils down in Naftali years ago I have been very interested
in learning more about the subject, principally because, as haemeq said last month, it is an area we still lack understanding
about. We have come to understand about white bread, salt,
and pasteurized milk; now we are beginning to learn about dead
oil.
TYPES OF FATS
Adults need a minimum daily intake of 15 to 25 grams of
dietary fat to meet the bodys needs. Our bodies use fat in
numerous ways, ways in which most of us are unaware. We use
fat to manufacture antibodies to fight disease; fats act as carriers
for the fat-soluble vitamins A,D, E, and K; fat deposits cushion,
protect, and hold in place vital organs such as the kidneys, heart,
liver. They also aid in digestion by slowing down the stomachs
secretions of hydrochloric acid, which is what produces that
satisfying feeling of fullness after a meal.
There are two main types of fats in the body. They are nonessential fatty acids, which our body is able to manufacture, and
the essential fatty acids (hereafter known as EFAs) which we
cannot make and we have to get through our diets. These
essential (unsaturated) fats are necessary for normal growth, for
healthy skin, blood, arteries, and nerves, and for keeping our
metabolism running smoothly.
There are three main types of fats in the foods we eat. They are
poly-unsaturated, mono-unsaturated, and saturated. The
percentage of each type of fat is what makes one food a healthier
choice than another. Cholesterol is not a fatty acid, but since it is
a fat-like substance we will take a look at it, also.
Saturated fats are the bad guys right now; they stand accused
of causing obesity, heart attacks, arteriosclerosis, and cancer.
Mankind has eaten these fats for centuries; the problem today is
mans lack of physical activity and excessive use of animal
products. Saturated fats are not in themselves harmful, but they
are only burnt up when energy is needed for hard work or to
provide warmth for the body. These fats are not used in any of
the essential functions of the body and any excess is stored in
the form of body fat. Saturated fats are found in tropical oils
such as coconut, palm, and cocoa butter. They are also found in
animal fats from meats, dairy products, and eggs. Certain kinds
of people could stand to eat some saturated fats; however, most
of us need to take care, lest we, too, become saturated.
Mono-unsaturated fats are found in most foods, but especially
certain vegetable and nut oils; the healthiest example is olive oil.
Olive oil is good for us, as we will explain more clearly later, but
it is not an ESSENTIAL fatty acid.
Poly-unsaturated fats are found in most foods, including certain
types of fish, but mainly in nuts, plant oils, seeds, and soybeans.
These fats are liquid at room temperature. Under this classification there are two main types; they are commonly known as
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Omega 6 (or LA) and Omega 3 (or ALA or before that LNA).
These titles represent the molecular structure of the oil (another
very interesting subject which I wont go into in this article).
These are the healthy oils which they are talking alot about in the
world today. Through my research of oils it has become apparent
to me that no one knows a whole lot about this subject yet.
Scientific research in general is a very perverted way of thinking
and most research is backed by greed and the insatiable desire for
knowledge. So, we need to be very careful to consider the things
we read and hear as partial truths or possibilities and not be
tempted to have fixed ideas and opinions about these things. The
conclusions that are made about these subjects are often based on
scanty circumstantial evidence and chance discoveries. There are
many differing opinions and conclusions. We as a people must
learn from experience of what works best for us and gives real
results.
So back to the poly-unsaturated oils. These oils are used in basic
cellular functions and energy production in the body. There is
growing evidence and concern that in the US there is an
imbalance in the amount of Omega 6 oils (which come from
warm climate plants including safflower, sunflower, sesame,
peanut, corn, and cottonseed oil) that we consume and the
Omega 3 oils (which come from the colder climate plants. Omega
3 oils are found in fish oils, especially from oily coldwater fish like
mackerel and tuna. Also walnuts, wheat germ, soybeans, chestnuts, and flaxseeds contain Omega 3 oils. (Although soybeans
contain Omega 3 oil, it is very difficult to extract soy oil without
destroying the EFAs.) These EFAs are very susceptible to
destruction by heat, light, and oxygen. For this reason it is
important that we receive them in the freshest form possible.
Both poly-unsaturated and mono-unsaturated oils can be
hydrogenated. Hydrogenation is a process by which hydrogen is
forced into the molecular chain changing the structure of the oil
at a molecular level. It is done to make the oil solid at room
temperature. Hydrogenation is not normal and the oil loses its
health-giving capacity. Some oils are still liquid but are partially
hydrogenated to make them last longer on the shelf. Beware!
Many processed foods contained hydrogenated oils. Avoid such
oils as these!
Cholesterol(HDL and LDL) Cholesterol is a white, waxy, fatty
substance found in all animal foods, especially in organ meats.
Because plants do not have the ability to manufacture cholesterol,
there is none from plant sources. Cholesterol is essential to our
well-being. We dont need much of it in our blood, clogging up
our arteries, but we do need it to help build cell membranes, to
produce hormones, and to manufacture bile acids that are needed
to eliminate excess cholesterol from the body. Cholesterol is
manufactured in the liver, even if we dont eat animal products.
The cholesterol manufactured by our liver is carried through our
bloodstream by LDLs (low-density lipoproteins).High levels of
LDLs in the bloodstream can result in clogged arteries, causing
high blood pressure,stroke, or heart disease. This is why LDL is
referred to as "bad" cholesterol or you could say "lethal" for LDL.
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HDLs (high density lipoprotiens), the good chloresterol or healthy for HDL, carry excess cholesterol fro m
different body tissues to the liver, where it is metabolized by the liver and then processed through the intestines and
eliminated from the body. High levels of HDLs are correlated with a healthy heart. Their level can be raised by
r egular exercise.Thats probably enough for this month! Next month well learn more about the essential Omega 3 fats
and why they are so important to our health.
SHALOM! RUTH
M o re Health Issues
Another interesting note here about our health comes in a copy of a letter that Israel of the tribe of Gad wrote to a major
company in Canada when re- turning several products their commissary had purchased by mistake. Once they realized that
the company used propylene glycol in their products they wanted to return them. We do want to try to avoid products
with this ingredient if possible. Well, it is interesting how Israel put it in his letter I wonder what the company
thought when they read it????????
To Whom It May Concern:
We appreciate the fact that you are taking this product back. We were
unaware that your productcontained propylene glycol when purchased and do
not wish to sell such a product on our storeshelves. As you probably know,
propylene glycol is a clear, colorless, slightly syrupy liquid at room
temperature and is practically odorless and tasteless. It is used to make
antifreeze and de-icing solutions for cars, airplanes, and boats; to make
polyester compounds; and as a solvent inthe paint and plastic industry. We
understand the reason why it is used in the cosmetic industry since it helps
absorb extra water and maintain moisture. However, we believe that it is
harmful when the human body absorbs it through its porous skin. It is common
knowledge that propylene glycol is manmade and has the ability to cause cancer.
Propylene glycol molecules are plenty small enough to go through human skin
tissue via such skin products and hair conditioners and eventually into the blood
stream and lymphatic fluids. It is known to also destroy the human liver and other
organs. This type of compound can change your body chemistry by increasing the
amount of acid. There are many terrible side effects of propylene glycol that are
reported and under investigation on a regular basis all over the planet and we would prefer to abstain
from selling such products. Of course some of these effects only happen in a long term but this chemical
does go into the human body. It might only be considered a matter of conviction at this stage, but again, we
thank you for taking back the following list into your stock: 6 Summer Spice Deodorant Sticks; 4 Winter Clean
Deodorant Sticks, 3 Autumn Breeze Deodorant Sticks.
Israel
Yerba Mat and the Xanthine Alkaloids
ever made the attempt. Researchers at the Free Hygienic Institute of
The xanthines draw a lot of attention because they number among Hamburg, Germany, concluded that even if there were caffeine in
them some traditional nasties, chief of which is caffeine. Others are mat, the amount would be so tiny that it would take 100 tea bags of
theophylline and theobromine. All of the xanthines have a similar mat in a six ounce cup of water to equal the caffeine in a six ounce
stereo-chemistry but each has its own unique set of properties. For serving of regular coffee. They make the rather astute observation
many years, and even now, in some sectors, yerbamat was(is) thought that it is obvious that the active principle in yerbamat is not cafto contain caffeine. It turns out that mateine is not identical to caf- feine! But then, we know for sure it is not caffeine, for caffeine is not
feine; it differs from caffeine in some rather dramatic ways. Some present at all.
members of the scientific community still resort to calling mateine a
Mateine, then, has a unique pharmacology and it is unfair to comSouth American term for caffeine, or to maintaining, in
pare it to caffeine. Mateine
perfect knowledge of the falseness of the assertion, that
appears to possess the best
two substances so similar chemically must have the same
combination of xanthine
properties. Slowly, they are being forced to acknowledge
properties possible. For exthe distinction between mateine and caffeine.
ample, like other xanthines,
Stereo-chemical and clinical work on xanthines in the
it stimulates the central nerlast couple of decades have shown that, though similar in
vous system, but unlike
structure, the members of this class have widely varying
most, it is not habituating or
pharmacology. In fact, there is only one effect that seems
addicting. Likewise, unlike
to be shared by all trimethyl xanthines: smooth muscle
caffeine, it induces better,
relaxation. It is this action that makes them, with the exnot worse, attributes of
ception of caffeine, whose smoothmuscle relaxant effects
sleep. It is a mild, not a
are diminished by other side-effects, good clinical dilastrong, diuretic, as are many
tors of the bronchi and hence useful in the treatment of
xanthines. It relaxes periphasthma.
eral blood vessels, thereby
Chemical assays on mat have traditionally looked for
reducing blood pressure
caffeine, and in such tests mateine, being a simple stereo(Small excerpt from a little
isomer of caffeine, would test positive. Until recently nobook we found about mate
body has looked at the exact structure of the molecule
- Ha-meq).
and, to my knowledge, nobody in the United States has
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H E A LT H I S SUE S
OMEGA 3 OILS
55% protien
20% protien
75% protien
50% protien
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proper
dental
care
almost
pull it out and
realize we lost the
battle for that tooth. All a
dentist can do is postpone this reality. A
good filling is expected to last 10 or 15 years, maybe
20 with good care. Once the initial filling is breached,
in most cases the next step is a major one involving
great expense and further health complications: in the
case of a bridge, both adjacent teeth are comprised, or
in the case of a root canal, the persons overall, longterm health may be affected. The other option is
extraction. All of these options should be seen as
totally abnormal. A healthy tooth should last a lifetime;
our creator designed them to. Even a well-done (and
expensive) crown is expected to last only 20-25 years
with good care. The next step, in every case, is an
agonizing decision between health and money. These
procedures are, of course, an option, but we really
need to see that the tooth has already been lost. The
battle for its life was lost once decay breached the
enamel.
This way of thinking, for most of us in the stem,
could leave us in despair because of the way we grew
up full of neglect and ignorance. Im mainly
addressing how we need to teach our children. Fillings
are abnormal! Care is normal. Most of us from the
world have mouths full of toxic mercury from silver
amalgam fillings. Mercury is a known poison one of
the most toxic of all substances! Processors of
canned fish and other foods cannot even sell their
products if they contain more than a certain level of
mercury, which is measured in PPM (parts per
million). Just a few PPMS makes the food illegal to
sell, but at the same time, the silver amalgam which is
placed directly into a persons mouth, only inches
from the brain, is 50% mercury! Our children must
not have this exposure.
The whole realm of dentistry has grown into a
huge mega-structure of science and craft, mixed with
medicine, in order to creatively compensate for the
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between teeth)
One danger we need to be aware of is overbrushing. This means brushing too hard or too many
times per day. Over-brushing also removes enamel and
is especially damaging to the part of the tooth toward
the root, which is not covered by enamel. Large
ditches are worn into this area just at the gum-line if
you over-brush.
The issue of what to use instead of toothpaste is a
very debatable one. What I believe our Father is saying
is that there are natural, inexpensive substances which
are easily available to us, that will work in conjunction
with our bodies own defense mechanisms to keep us
in good health. I, personally, believe this to be true of
most, if not all, health problems. I believe the
substance in this case is salt. I recommend dissolving
a little Celtic salt in your mouth or in a little bit of
water and then brushing with this non-abrasive form
of salt. Be sure to swish the solution around to all
areas, keeping the salt in your mouth while brushing.
Salt is good and kills all kinds of microorganisms. Salt
has an amazing property called osmotic pressure,
which is a powerful force caused by its irresistible
attraction for water. This force literally causes the
bacteria to implode one by one.
We already know about drinking water and doing
our exercises. If we are doing these essentials, our
bodies immune system will greatly assist us in
fighting decay.
We, as Americans, are so used to using
commercial products such as toothpaste, it may be
difficult to adopt a simpler mind, but surely our Abba
is leading us in this direction. For breath we could mix
some baking soda and mint oil with the Celtic salt.
A note to put things into perspective: The bacteria
were talking about are very small. They are so small
that one thousand of them, placed side by side, would
form a line only one millimeter in length (1/25th of an
inch). They are invisible, so we cant trust how our
teeth feel. Every part of every tooth must be cleansed
regularly, or a large population will quickly develop
and decay will begin. Rinsing with the same solution
after eating or sweet drinks, in addition to the regular
brushings, will discourage unwelcome guests.
The primary understanding we need to gain is
why were doing what we are doing. We need vision
and revelation in order to deliberately and diligently
develop excellent cleaning habits. If we are thorough
and consistent, no enemy can breach our walls, or our
enamel.
I think this covers the basics. I appreciate your
concern and am anticipating how our Father is going
to help us. Please give your family my greetings.
Yohannan
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C o ok
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YOGURT
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S t . Jo hns Wo r t
(Hypericum perforatum)
St. Johns Wort is such a wonderful plant that our Abba created for us. It grows
bountifully here in the Midwest, but it also grows throughout much of the world, possibly in all
of our tribes. Around late May, early June (in the U.S.) if you look on dry, dusty and sunny
roadsides and fields, you will notice its bright yellow flowers growing in patches. Its stalks
usually stand 1-3 feet tall and they are distinguished by their oval shaped leaves that grow in
pairs on opposite sides of the stalks and stems.
After the flowers die, the petals and seedpods turn rust
color. When you rub the flowers between your fingers a dark
red juice comes out. This oil is the most healing part of the
plant, and it can be extracted by soaking the fresh
flowers in olive oil in a clear jar and setting it in the
sun for 6 weeks. The oil will turn bright red. The
redder the better.
St. Johns Wort oil is so healing and
wonderful for just about every topical ailment: burns, cuts, infections, deep wounds,
rashes, blisters, etc. The oil disinfects, speeds up
healing and takes away the pain. Just apply the oil
directly to the burn or clean wound and wrap if necessary.
We are thankful for this oil. We use it often.
We also use the leaves and stems from the plant
internally because it is strongly antiviral. This is especially
helpful when we are fighting viruses. To make antiviral cold
tea, just steep the St. Johns Wort along with other antiviral
or immune system boosters like hyssop, echinacea, elderberry,
lemon balm or peppermint in hot water for a half an hour.
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FLAX SEEDS
We have been talking a lot about all the good
EFAs and fresh flax oil. But most of us know that to
actually get enough flax oil for all of us is not
realistic right now since it is quite expensive. Do we
think our good Abba would tell us something was
good for us and then keep it out of our reach? I
didnt think so! Then I found something better yet
for you. No matter how much you pay to get the top
of the line fresh pressed oil, you really dont know
how fresh it is. But I have found that whole untreated flax seeds have even other qualities besides
the oil that are health producing.
Flax has been used for many purposes throughout history. Even the first sails for sail boats were
made of linen. Oh! Did you know that the very same
plant that we get flax seeds and oil from is the one
you get linen from? Thats why the Latin name for
Flax is LINUM USITATISSIMUM, which means
highly useful!!! It was flax that the spies in Jericho
hid under, flax that the woman swept up to find her
lost coin, linen which was the fabric of priestly
purity, and LINUM is the etymological source of the
word line. In Ezekiel the plumb line is referred to
with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring
reed. Ez 40:3
Somehow the use of flax as a staple food has
been lost to the memory of North Americans. This
isnt too surprising since a lot of other memories
have been lost also, such as the rich history of
herbal medicine and the knowledge of what good
salt is. Up until very recently flax was not even
considered a food by the FDA since there had not
been a continuous use, and no studies had been
made on its safety. It is only since 1982 that a new
popular interest has turned toward flax for its ALA
essential fatty acids and even more recently for the
benefits of whole untreated flax seeds. (Which, in
addition to ALA is also high in soluble fiber mucilage and lignans.) Most of the scientific research,
then, has come about in the last decade and a half.
The conclusions they have come up with are rather
disturbing to the financial backers of the researchbig companies looking for ways to improve the
raw material in order to make money. Their goal is
to make a lucrative industry around this new superfood which has actually been eaten for centuries
but they cant seem to formulate a product that
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TEN POINTS TO REMEMBER ABOUT FATS
little. The best amount will vary from person
to person depending on their stage of life
and activity, but in general it will be about
LA 11 grams per day, 5 grams in a teaspoon,
14 grams in a tablespoon; ALA 4.5 grams
per day, 28 grams in an ounce. An ounce to
an ounce and a half of oil (about 30 to 45
grams) a day is probably enough for most of
us. We want the LA and ALA in a proportion
of 1 to 3 so that would roughly translate to
a teaspoon of flax oil to a tablespoon of
safflower or sunflower. Or we could eat flax
seeds and sesame or sunflower and have a
tablespoon of olive oil. We CAN use higher
amounts of flax for therapeutic conditions,
but not exclusively for more than six
months. Im not suggesting that we be
fanatic, measuring our oil, Im just saying we
probably use much more than this daily. It
has been shown to be especially harmful to
eat large amounts of Omega 6 oils such as
safflower, sunflower, sesame, and soybean
oil. These should be used in small amounts
in the ratio of 3 to 1 with omega 3 oils.
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IN CONCLUSION
That precious oil
When you squeeze an olive or a seed hard
enough, its very essence comes out that
precious oil. Like the oil of the anointing we must
use it while it is fresh. Every morning and evening
our Abba pours out His fresh oil upon us, renewing our life force. Dont ever let it go rancid, but
apply it to your life right away. If we dont use it
while it is fresh it becomes worthless and even
dangerous to our well-being. But fresh, it gives us
life and vitality. It gets the fire of life going and
keeps it going. Its delicate fragrance and fruity or
nutty flavor is delightful. It is vital, healthproducing, light producing. It keeps us from being
heavy and weighed down.
That oil is actually stored light energy
from the sun (or Son) that is concentrated and
protected in the seed until it is time for the oil to
be poured out. Life itself depends on this vibrant
light energy. But there is another kind of fat, a
bad fat, which is worth nothing to our body, but
needs to be cut off and burned up. If we do this it
is a pleasant aroma to our God. Every minchah
we should do an inspection, like the priests of old
and CUT THE FAT. This kind of fat clogs us up,
fattens us, weighs us down. It takes away our
vitality and even clogs up our ears until we cant
hear and our eyes until we no longer see (Isa 6:910). It makes us dull, slow, lazy, idle, dragging
around without vitality. Eventually, if we continue
to eat this kind of fat it will encase our heart, clog
up our arteries and we will keel over dead like
Eli, the high priest of old, who fell over dead
because of the years of accumulated fat that he
refused to cut off. But the living, fresh, precious
oil of the Anointing cleanses the body of those
layers of old hardened fat that have accumulated
over the years. Its the ONLY thing that will wash
it out of our system.
I hope this has answered some of our
questions about oils. There is still much to learn.
Lets remember to share what our Father gives us!
Much love to all my friends in the twelve tribes!
Ruth shel Asuryah
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OLIVE OIL
The following comes from our dear friend, Ahavah
Shuah, of the tribe of Shimone where olive oil
abounds!
Cold pressed virgin olive oil is a gift of the
Mediterranean diet. If it is not labeled virgin or
extra virgin, it is not cold-pressed or of high quality.
We know that the oil which is labeled extra-virgin is
of the first pressing and of the highest quality. This oil
has been known for centuries to have health-giving
properties. It has been commonly known to be good
for skin and hair, but it also has many other good
properties.
It is a medicine for your heart a protector. It also
protects us against mutagens substances which
destroy our genetic material, like radiation or
chemicals. This is due to the high proportion of
monounsaturated oleic acid in this excellent oil
(82%). Oleic acid increases the proportion of good
cholesterol HDL and hinders the production of bad
cholesterol LDL. Olive oil also stimulates your gall
bladder and avoids the formation of stones. It has
traditionally been used to cleanse and heal all types of
liver problems. It contains antioxidants such as
vitamin E which are very good for your skin and to
keep the free radicals under control. Those free
radicals are responsible for the aging process. (Free
radicals are loose electrons looking for a partner. They
always occur naturally, but should be kept under
control by antioxidants. If there are no antioxidants
available they can become destructive to our cells.
Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that slow
down the oxidation process. Life itself is a constant
struggle between the pro-oxidants and the
antioxidants. We need the right kind of both in the
right balance.)
One tablespoon of olive oil in the morning
before breakfast is a good laxative. It increases
intestinal secretions when used as an enema. It is used
to get rid of pinworms after a garlic intake before
breakfast; garlic puts them to sleep and the worms
let go their grip. Latest research points to olive oil as
decreasing the risk of breast cancer and other cancers.
Its contents of beneficial plant substances
(phytosterols) are remarkable. It is these plant
substances that give olive oil its health-giving
properties. Many of them havent even been studied
yet, but we know that our Abba put them there for a
good reason.
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H ealth No tes
Sleep the Stress Eraser
All humans deal with various stimulus of
stress each day. Our Father created us in a
most amazing way able to cope with our
environment. Stress comes out of our
environment and effects us every day.
Where does it come from? You might be
surprised. A sudden noise, a conversation
that becomes difficult for you, excessive
heat or excessive cold, laughter, joy, sorrow
and sadness all can create stress. Our very
own words and thoughts create stress for
us. In the course of a day stress is
registered upon our nervous system. It is as
if it makes a mark and that mark depletes us
of a capacity to perform at our optimum.
This is evidenced by our inability to cope
with a situation or our feelings of tiredness
in the evening and also an indicator for
those who experience extreme tiredness in
the middle of the day.
There are a number of theories of how
much sleep a person needs, but there is
one factor that is absolutely certain: the
nervous system cannot function optimally
when the mind and body are deprived of
sleep. One reason for this is during the
wakeful hours the cells of the tissues
become tired because of the complex
biochemical changes taking place in cellular
respiration (that is the work taking place in
the cell).
We marvel at how majestic our God is,
the creator of all. He created man so
efficiently. The mark received in the cells
from stress in the day can be removed by
sleep at night. Sleep is a stress eraser.
Much in the same way that a pencil will
make a mark on paper and the eraser can
remove that mark making it completely
disappear and the paper clear. Think for a
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Ground Ivy
This low-growing ground cover is a member of the mint family. It has violet
colored flowers and can often be found growing in lawns. Ground Ivy sometimes has a purple tint to its leaves and, like all members of the mint family,
has a purple stem. The above ground parts picked in the spring and summer
are helpful mixed with other herbs for sinus and lung problems due to congestion including coughs, asthma and congestion in the ear. It also has a very
special use for mothers during childbirth for which it is most effective. Its
action is similar to but, perhaps, more effective than Shepherds Purse.
Todah Abba!
Ben and Porachat
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Health Notes
When I consider the works of y
our hand
your
The moon and the st
ars
stars
Yet of all these you have made man most precious in your sight.
Psalms 8
As we move toward the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, our daylight hours are shortened, so lets be wise and
take full advantage of the health that comes
from the sun in the form of light and energy.
For the tribes located in the Northern Hemisphere our days are getting shorter and
shorter until we reach that shortest day of
the year, December 21, when the earth, tilted
on its axis, places our continents tilted away
from the sun. People in the northern-most
latitudes actually have night for a duration
of several months. These most northern
locations are also known as the land of the
midnight sun because, in the summer
months, the same tilt that keeps them in
darkness all winter long, also keeps them in
the sunlight throughout the summer.
For those living in North America
and Europe, the shortened winter days with
their cold winds, cloudy skies, icy walkways
and flying, mounting snow means less time
outdoors for many. In view of this lets consider Ecclesiastes 11:7, it says: Truly the
light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes
to see the sun.
This command is very important to
receive if we want to keep ourselves free
from depression, sickness and disease. It is
now known in the scientific circles how
important it is for the eyes to be exposed to
reflected sunlight. It still remains true that it
is harmful to the eye to look directly at the
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There are so many concepts about health in
the world today, and so much contradictory
information. As in all areas of our life, we see
that true wisdom will only come from our Abba
as He reveals His mind to us. We must receive
the wisdom that comes from above to
understand His mind and to put away all the
remedies and so called cures that only lead from
one product to the other. All through the ages
the Mountebanks and Charlatans have heralded
their claims, peddled their snake venom and
miracle cures, preying on the ill to fatten their
own pocket book. Today, more than ever before,
there are more products to treat every disorder
under the sun. Each day a new product enters
the market touted by sophisticated advertising
aimed at educating the public to show them that
they must have this new cure-all. How do we
sort through all of this? In all our pursuits of
health matters, one thing we continue to see is
the amazing provision we have in the
Scriptures. The Scriptures serve as an objective
authority for judging the things we hear. Over
and over our Master exhorted the disciples to
not break the scriptures. It is amazing how true
this proves to be, especially in the area of health.
There are many examples of this that we have
seen already. Salt is one. When all of the great
minds of the world were saying not to eat salt,
long ago our Father made it clear that salt is
good for us. Now we know that salt itself was
not the problem but it was mans abusive
processing of salt. By isolating sodium chloride
and tantalizing the public with careless ease
When it rains it pours, the lives of a multitude
have been lost. Sodium Chloride, isolated from
the other eighty-five minerals contained in real
sea salt, by itself in concentration, is poisonous
to man. Similar atrocities exist with dairy
products, meat, fish, oil, honey and even water.
It is true, as these foods are sold to us from the
world they can be dangerous to our health. But
the problem is not the food itself but rather
what fallen man has done to them to massproduce them to make them last longer on the
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Mullein
This light green fuzzy plant with the
bright yellow flowers is Mullein. In
the summer when the plant is flowering
we pick the blossoms and soak them in
olive oil for earaches. We harvest
the leaves for expectorant tea mix.
Mullein helps drain congestion from
your head and chest (which also
relieves earaches).
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Health Concerns
The health council at the Jog Run Farm benefited much from the recent
InterTribal meeting on board Beulah this month. Much was spoken to keep us in
the way of our Father as we grow in Him and become His Holy set apart nation.
Our Father spoke to us about the laying on of hands to bring healing and
how this gift of healing comes to us through the hands that are laid on the sick.
Where there are two or more gathered to pray for a sick person then the
compassion that flows will be a pure compassion with no temptation in any one
person to take the glory to himself. Who is so spiritual that their head would not
puff up in pride if all the sick came to him and he lay his hands on them and they
are healed? This would give the glory to a man and not our Abba. As if that man
had some special power. Well, we learned that a man can have a special power
but that power is not of our Father and they will stand before him on that day and
say, Lord Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, cast out demons, healed
the sick and performed great miracles all in your name. Matt. 7:22 says, I will
declare to them I never knew you. Depart from me you who worked iniquity.
If two or more are gathered and through the laying on of hands in prayer a
sick person is healed, then the sick persons healing will not be attached to a man
but rather to our God who deserves all the glory when any one of us is healed. All
the glory will go to him and those who seek no glory for themselves will not fall into
temptation.
So in these ways and in all of our ways may all the glory go to our Father.
It is so clear how the whole world lies in the power of the Evil one. We are the
only ones who are set free from his power, but that is only if we cling to our Master
Yahshua and His Anointing.
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Echinacea
While often cultivated in other areas,
in Manasseh this wonderful plant with
purple flowers grows as a native wildflower
(weed). It is commonly called Purple Coneflower for the cone-shaped seed heads that
turn brown as they ripen. The root, leaves
and seeds can all be used to strengthen the
bodys immune system to fight off infection.
It seems most effective as a preventative,
taken at the first signs of
an illness.
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Health Issues
Proverbs 24:13 & 14 My son eat honey because it is
good and the honeycomb which is sweet to your taste. So
shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul. If you have
found it, there is a prospect and your hope will not be cut
off.
Years ago our Father began speaking to us about the
dangers of eating white sugar, and we found appropriate
natural sugars to replace it with, like honey, molasses,
maple syrup and other natural sweeteners. But even good
things taken in excess become harmful. Our Father has
clearly told us this from the beginning as well. Honey is
good, but it is a highly concentrated form of sweetener and
enters the blood stream quickly. As a people, we use a lot
of honey; morning vinnie & mate, individual cups of tea
here and there, mate at work, weekend desserts, family
night desserts, celebration treats, sweet breakfasts, cookies
you share with friends, etc. When you look at it
objectively, we end up eating lots of sweets. For most
people, eating this much sweetener is bad. If done for many
years, as is common with children raised in a diet of sugars
and carbohydrates, diabetes can result. In America, this
abnormality is growing quickly, because of poor diet
choices. The need to produce insulin to deal with the sugar
wears out the pancreas and slows or even stops its ability
to produce insulin. The blood is then flooded with sugars
that become toxic agents in your body called ketones and
death eventually occurs.
Insulin is a powerful hormone. It is necessary for life itself,
and if your body is unable to produce it, you must take
shots of insulin made from animals. Insulin is also a storage
hormone.
Carbohydrates are what the body needs to make fuel.
Grains, fruit, vegetables, are all carbohydrates and are
converted by hormones in the body to forms of sugar that
the body uses as fuel. Glycogen is the sugar that most
carbohydrates and sweeteners are converted to. Grains,
breads, pasta and sugars are quickly converted to
glycogen and enter the blood stream much faster than the
other types of carbohydrates (i.e. fruits and vegetables.
The body requires a constant supply of carbohydrates to
feed the brain and other tissues. The brain requires more of
this fuel than any other organ. But only a certain amount of
carbohydrates can actually be used by the body at one
time. Two or three hundred grams is sufficient. (We
generally eat many more times this amount at each meal).
Any carbohydrates not immediately used by the body will
be stored in the form of glycogen. The body has two
places to store glycogen, the liver and the muscles, and
they fill up quickly. The glycogen is converted to glucose
when the body needs fuel, and this happens constantly.
But there is always a storehouse of glycogen to meet this
need. Any glycogen that is not needed is stored in the
liver, or muscles, and once those two places are full, the
excess is converted to fat to be stored for later use.
Insulin lowers the level of blood glucose, but by
converting and storing the excess. When we eat too many
carbohydrates and sweets, we essentially send a message
to the body that says store fat. Increased insulin levels
say keep the fat, so your body is unable to convert the
stored fat into glycogen to be burned as fuel. You then
crave more sweets and carbohydrates, because of the
elevated insulin level in your blood. It becomes a vicious
cycle where you crave and eat more sweets and
carbohydrates, when in reality, more than enough of the
glycogen your body needs as fuel is stored as body fat. If
more insulin is produced than is necessary to convert
carbohydrates and sugars to glycogen, you feel tired and
sluggish and your pancreas is working much harder than
necessary, since every time you eat sweets and
carbohydrates insulin is produced, especially if they are
the kind that enter the blood quickly. Eventually something
crumbles under the stress.
There is one thing we as a people can do to modify our
intake of sweetener. In Brazil and other hot tropical
climates, an herb grows that has an exceptional ability to
add sweetness to the taste and yet not cause any rise to
insulin levels. In fact, it has been shown to even stabilize
the level of glycogen in the blood, although it is not clearly
understood how. This herb is stevia.
Unfortunately, it has a bad reputation because of its bitter
taste somewhat reminiscent of saccharin. But this bitter
taste is the result of excess. Stevia is extremely powerful. A
little goes a long way. We found that using cup of
crushed stevia leaves to 6 cups mate and 5 or 6 gallons of
water allows us to make a very pleasant tasting pot of mate
with just one cup of honey. It seems that a little honey
works well as far as taste goes, too. More stevia than
cup overpowers the tea, however. More honey than this
adds to our carbohydrate intake, which is something we
could all consume less of. If we would use less honey in
our teas, weekly beverages, and meals, our overall
consumption would decrease, making dainty morsels
served during special times sweeter and more satisfying. It
would eliminate excess stress on the pancreas and
decrease daily insulin production. It would be a shame if
many of our children were to become diabetic later in life
because their pancreases were worn out trying to deal with
excess carbohydrates and sugars that they consumed
daily. A little wisdom can go a long way in preserving our
hope for the future. Lets start using a little stevia in our
teas and drinks. Experiment with it in different ways and
see if we can come up with some pleasant recipes. Send
these tried and proven recipes to be included in the I.T.N.
We will all end up feeling and being more healthy.
Eliezer
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year round and that we need to pass on faith that they are an excellent
source of every vitamin, mineral and protein. They are also less expensive
than most of the produce we can find or even that we would want to eat
considering genetic modification, or whether the produce had been grown
organically or what it had been fertilized with.
Knowing sprouts are live and knowing what live food does to us
and also knowing that wherever we live it is a concern to have live food,
then we want to eat it and if we dont, are we just going to get closer to
death? So I continued to pray about sprouts and the room in the attic, not
telling anyone or worrying about it, trying to just trust, trust and be
patient, knowing that our Master would prepare the way.
So, Friday night Othniel said, Sarah, I have just spoken at our
social meeting about the attic room being used to grow sprouts, not just at
our house, but I want to go to social meetings all over and encourage this
everywhere. I was so excited! I know our Father is at work. I know He
wants us to have the desires of our hearts, and really our desire is to be
able to leap up and meet Him in the air at His return!
I want to be young and not die. I am not saying everyone must eat
sprouts. I just know that if someone wants to eat live there must be a way
we can do it. We dont want to gain even two pounds a year. In 50
years.
Though I dont know a lot, I have a lot in my heart. I want all of
the stem (the foundation) to live until He returns, not like Moshe and the
Israelites. We have to be like Joshua and Caleb. (Even fresh fruit and
vegetables after they are cut start to die, losing all of the things we need
from them.)
I also have it on my heart to research about lambs quarters
sprouts. Their makeup is very close to broccoli sprouts and they grow wild
in our field here at the Basin farm. This could be just what we need to be
able to provide sprouts to Brazil, etc. (also Amaranth). All things in our
Masters time.
Othniel has said, The body becomes new every seven years.
Eating live food makes you live. We have learned that eating dead or
double cooked foods makes cancer cells. How this fits together for me is if
we eat live food it should cause our body (our whole body) to become
live.
Love,
Sarah
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Health News
Why Eat Sprouts?
We see from the article on eating
home grown foods the vast potential we have
as a people to grow organic foods right in our
own homes. Not only organic but nutritiously
superior foods that will keep us in good
health until the return of our Master Yahshua.
Very soon the race will begin. There are more
people in the body of Messiah who have the
genetic potential of living until that last
trumpet than do not. To live healthy
productive lives free of ailment and disease
we need to feed our bodies nutritiously rich
foods, drink plenty of good quality water and
get appropriate aerobic and anaerobic
exercise. (More on the differing benefits from
aerobic and anaerobic activities will be
coming in a future ITN).
There is no place to get high quality
food but to grow it ourselves. Commercially
produced fruits, vegetables and grains have
no guarantee to be free of the contamination
of pesticides, chemical fertilizers or even
genetically altered species that may carry
hidden hazards. Even with organically grown
and labeled produce we really have little
guarantee that their source was from mineral
rich soil. The supplements on the shelves of
health and nutrition stores are mostly
counterfeits. They may have vitamin A, C or E
in pill or liquid form but if they are taken out
of the genetic context that our Father placed
them in, meaning the specific food, they are
not really available for utilization in our
bodies. Every species of plant either in seed,
sprout or vegetable form has the ability of
supplying its own specific composition of
enzymes, vitamins, minerals amino acids, fatty
acids, protein and carbohydrates.
What is important? Variety. Lots of
different vegetables, sprouted seeds and
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Hawthorne
Hawthorne is a small tree similar in size and shape to an apple tree. The white blossoms are a
common sight here. In the spring the trees thorny branches are covered with flower clusters, giving
rise to the common name Mayflower. The blossom also reminds one of the apple and they are
closely related as a member of the rose family. Here in the tribe of Manasseh the White
Hawthorne is the Missouri state flower. We are blessed to have several
trees within walking distance from our home.
Each fall we harvest many of the red berries, which
look just like miniature rose hips, and carefully lay
them out on screens to dry. If you wish to
harvest them you must be very careful,
for it is said that a scratch on the
eye from their thorns can cause
blindness.
While somewhat
nutritious and pleasant tasting like the
rose hip, Hawthorne is especially useful for
strengthening the heart. It is helpful for many heart
conditions by lowering blood pressure, increasing the blood supply to
the heart muscle, strengthening the hearts muscle contractions and
increasing the hearts ability to use oxygen. Lower blood pressure is a result of
the plants effect on the body of increasing peripheral blood flow rather than
depressing the heart muscle as some drugs do. Hawthorne is also thought to reduce or
prevent cholesterol buildup in the arteries.
After the berries are dry we crush them in a small mill or blender to a coarse meal. They can be
eaten or made into a tea or tincture. Hawthorne is very safe, unlike many heart drugs, showing no side
affects. Its greatest benefits are seen when taken daily over a long period of time.
Ben and Porachot
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