Nutrition...remedies, ideas.

James Wong uses food to create natural beauty products and remedies, something I love doing myself with essential oils and foods...

Below are two recipes from the first of six programmes by James Wong....WELL worth watching! "Grow your own Drugs" programme and link details below.


Sleep remedy

Ingredients:

3-4 handfuls of hops
(can be bought from garden centres, online or better still grow your own)

3-4 handfuls of lavender
(much cheaper to grow your own...straight into the ground or in pots)

Method:
Sew up the sides of a square of breathable material and fill with hops and lavender. leave beside your pillow or at the side of your bed.

James Wong used this remedy on the programme with a few people who had some massive problems with insomnia and they all experienced profound positive changes with their sleep pattern!

Cold remedy Chicken soup to boost the immune system

Ingredients:

2 litres of organic chicken or veg stock
2 onions
approx 4 inches of ginger
2 chili's
12 shitake mushrooms
3 chicken thighs
Couple of handfuls of Goji berries (Used in TCM..Can be grown in pots or bought dried from health food stores)
10 cloves of garlic


Method:

Bring to boil then Simmer stock for 1 1/2 hrs with Chopped onions, grated or finely sliced ginger, chilies, mushrooms sliced or whole and chicken thighs.....add gogi berries and chopped garlic in the last half hour....break up the chicken thighs remove skin and bones and serve.


James Wong tries out more of his home-made remedies.

Ethnobotanist and gardener James Wong turns the spotlight on flowers this week, as he continues to explore plant-based natural remedies and beauty treatments.

He reveals the historical use of some well-known flowers to relieve the symptoms of three common minor ailments. Using elderflowers, James shows how to makes lozenges which could soothe a sore throat; with marigold flowers, he makes a gel for acne; and he makes a cream for eczema from violas.

People with each of these ailments, who are keen to try out a more natural approach to their health problems, can try out James's remedies.

BBC TWO Monday 9 March 2009Next week, James reveals more about the fascinating properties of trees.

Grow Your Own Drugs Ep 2/6
Monday 9 March
8.30-9.00pm BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/growyourowndrugs