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Loren: That’s the way many people think about them Steven, but I’m
not so sure. As you may know, an herbalist may recommend that you
take an herb for a specific situation, but invariably will also tell you
not to consume more than a certain quantity of that herb, and/or not
more than x days in a row…Why the precautions about using these
healing plants? Simple: medicinal herbs are toxic to the body. Just
like drugs, they work by causing the body to react to their toxicity in a
way that provides symptomatic relief.

And though you may avoid catching a cold if you take Echinacea at its
onset, unless you’d been suffering from a deficiency of Echinacea in
your blood stream, taking Echinacea is only treating the symptom,
not the underlying issue.

Steven: And how about energy healing… do you find this beneficial
with your clients?

Loren: Sure! It certainly can be beneficial; it can jump start the
body’s own energy centers (chakras) to get them moving properly so