Mickey Ann Thienes

Discover the hidden secrets nature has to offer. For over 25 years, I have been teaching people how to use natural herbs to make homeopathic remedies, tonics, elixirs, tinctures, formulas and secret recipes to relieve the symptoms of common ailments, protect your health and live a vibrant life.

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Anti-Tumor

| April 3, 2012

ANTI-TUMOR:  There are herbs that retard the growth of tumors.  These are Red Clover Flower, Burdock Root, and Pau D’arco.  Tumors can be benign or cancerous and these herb’s abilities apply to either type.  My first experience suggesting these herbs was 20 years ago.  A young man had a benign tumor on the brain, probably [...]

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Bleeding

| April 3, 2012

Bleeding can be reduced or stopped with Goldenseal Root which acts like a hemostat–it stops bleeding.  Excess bleeding can be from a heavy menstrual flow, a bleeding ulcer or any internal bleeding.  If bleeding from a wound, apply pressure.  The old saying is there are only three things that stop bleeding:  pressure, pressure, and pressure.  [...]

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Eye Drops – Natural

| March 29, 2012

Every time I use my home made herbal eye drops I think what a wonderful remedy this is and why can’t we get people to use it.  Well, I know why.  I’m like you.  It’s easier to buy some drops than make your own.  In my case that’s no excuse.  I have the formula made [...]

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Back Pain – Backache

| March 27, 2012

BACK PAIN:  If you’ve had a back injury and are in chronic pain, Yucca Stalk or Devils Claw Tuber Capsules may help bring relief as their action in anti-inflammatory and they help your body dissolve mineral buildups.  Sore muscles from overuse or strain will benefit from BF&C Ointment, and old time remedy.  BF&C stands for [...]

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Kidney or Bladder Infection

| March 27, 2012

A kidney infection isn’t always noticeable except as lower back tenderness or reduced urine output; other signs might be urine odor, darker urine, and puffiness under the eyes. Your urine may have a brownish tinge; dried blood coming from the kidneys and not the bladder.  One other characteristic is fatigue.  Here’s what’s happening.  The kidneys [...]

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BF&C – Bone Flesh & Cartilage

| March 27, 2012

This old fashioned remedy has been around, successfully for hundreds of years and is still available.  It is, as the name implies, for injuries such as sprains, back aches, pulled muscle and tendon and more.  The ointment should not be used on open wounds but otherwise is safe to use anywhere the skin is not [...]

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Arthritis and Joint Pain

| March 23, 2012

ARTHRITIS:  For most of us, the pain of arthritis is actually your body flushing toxins.  As toxins build up, our body continually tries to get rid of them.  The toxins are flushed through the joints.  It might be fingers, elbows, knees,  hips or any joint in the body.  These toxins are irritating, so your joints [...]

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Eczema – Psoriasis

| March 21, 2012

ECZEMA and PSORIASIS:   There’s a lot we don’t know about eczema and psoriasis.  There are lots of theories out there about the cause, but no firm  proof.  So, maybe there are a whole bunch of causes that can create these conditions.  Generally, eczema is considered a topical condition or a dermatitis (that just means irritated [...]

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Rash – Skin Eruptions

| March 19, 2012

RASH:  A rash is a skin eruption and can be called by several different names:  acne, boils, contact dermatitis, and heat rash.  They all have one thing in common; something inside is pushing its way out–through your skin. Acne: Acne is definitely related to hormone imbalance, notably an increase in testosterone.  We see it predominantly [...]

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Healing Baths

| March 19, 2012

Special baths can induce sweating and promote elimination of toxins from your body.  I remember many years ago I came in from mowing the yard and my face was beet red and I only had a tiny line of sweat at my hairline.  This didn’t seem right because it was a hot day and beet [...]

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Anxiety

| March 9, 2012

Anxiety can be anything from being uneasy to actual fear, though there is nothing concrete to fear.  Stress can bring anxiety with it but this can be a healthy response to stress.  When anxiety doesn’t go away, this can bring on physical symptoms and these seem to reinforce the anxiety.  For example, heart palpitations and [...]

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Lye Soap

| March 9, 2012

  Guess what?  Lye soap has been used for hundreds of year to get tough stains out of laundry.  Even today, soccer moms  are  trying to find it because it gets out those terrible grass stains in soccer shorts.  It gets out other tough stains, too.  This soap comes as a handy stain stick, easy [...]

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Tissue Salts – Cell Salts

| March 4, 2012

Homeopathic cell salts are the 12 mineral combinations found in healthy blood and tissues.  Dr. Schuessler developed his theory based on nature’s principle of healing.  When you lack a certain combination of mineral salts, you can have ailments relating to that lack.  Likewise, you can provide the salt and create wellness.  They have been used [...]

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

| March 2, 2012

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS:  This is an autoimmune disease that affects every part of your body and especially your joints which are attacked and can even be deformed by this ailment.  The onset is pain and swelling in the joints and it progresses from there.   Is there anything you can do? Most emphatically yes!  Your body [...]

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Angina

| March 2, 2012

Angina is heart pain caused by reduced oxygen to the heart muscle.  Working, or jogging, or any kind of exercise increases the need for oxygen in the heart thus this kind of activity can trigger an angina attack.  Angina feels like pressure on the heart and can be very intense.  Why you have reduced oxygen [...]

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Anemia

| March 2, 2012

Anemia is a condition where the blood has a low quantity of red blood cells or low iron in red blood cells.  Since red blood cells deliver oxygen to every part of the body and pick up carbon dioxide, lack of red blood cells can leave you feeling tired and washed out.  Nutrient deficiency (iron, [...]

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Alzheimer’s Disease

| March 1, 2012

Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disorder with memory and brain function becoming worse and worse.  This condition (formerly known as dementia), robs a person of their personality and this affects not only them, but also those loved ones around them.  At the first suspicion of Alzheimer’s, it’s time to make some changes.  Why change?  [...]

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Pneumonia

| February 27, 2012

PNEUMONIA:  This infection can be scary because you can be fine one minute and gasping for breath the next and you may or may not have a fever.  This serious infection is best treated by a doctor but if you are unable to seek medical treatment, here are some things that may help.  With pneumonia, [...]

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Tired Feet

| February 26, 2012

 Tired Feet doesn’t sound like a serious condition but it is annoying, uncomfortable, and may lead to serious conditions later in life.  Here’s the scenario.  You have a job that keeps you on your feet in one position, such as at a cash register in a store.  When you do have a break, you probably [...]

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Pleurisy

| February 26, 2012

PLEURISY:  The lining around your lungs is a thin membrane called the pleura.  When this becomes inflamed (usually in association with a lung infection), you have pleurisy.  This inflamed lining makes breathing very painful.  You may be on an antibiotic for the lung infection, such as pneumonia, but there are herbs that can help, too.  [...]

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