With certain illnesses becoming more and more prevalent, such as diabetes, we can learn from Native Americans to minimize our chances of ending up in a doctor’s office and with a monthly prescription. Native Americans lived off the land and by learning about their natural healing process, we can too:
Unlike modern medicine, sick patients weren’t just handed medicine until they either got better or died. Instead, Native Americans took care of their health holistically; it was strongly linked to spirituality.
Regular Cardio and Strength Training
Many tribes greeted the dawn with an early morning run to celebrate the arrival of a new day.
Of course, along with the physical exercise they also benefited from the release of stress-releasing hormones that we now know comes from physical exercise.
We can’t forget that regularly carrying animal carcasses, curing hides, carrying water, setting up and tearing down camps, and participating in ceremonies and games.
Healthy Diets
The Native American concept of fast food was eating berries, fruits, and nuts as they picked them. They didn’t typically gorge themselves unless it was a celebratory feast.
Everybody now is preaching that free-range, organic, hormone-free meat is the only healthy option. They treated sick animals in the same way that the treated sick people – herbally.
Plus the animals weren’t ingesting grass poisoned with artificial pesticides and other chemicals.
Mental Health
We now know that mental health is critical to physical health.
Native Americans regularly meditated and practiced acts of gratitude for everything that surrounded them.
Medicinal Herbs
Native Americans had treatments for just about everything, and if you pay attention to early American writers, they often worked.
There are natural elements that provide the origins of these modern meds, such as soil and plants that contain natural antibiotics and plants such as willow bark that contain natural pain killers. In fact, willow bark was an original ingredient in aspirin.
As preppers, we realize that we may not always have access to OTC and prescription meds so, considering that, we’ve put together a special report on Native American remedies that teaches you how to use the eight super-plants that treat more than thirty diseases.
Native American Remedies
When treating any medical condition, the knowledge of the tribe healer often saved the day with a combination of treatments.
Throughout the generations, natural remedies were handed down from one healer to the next.
These ingredients, alone or combined, were used to make poultices, teas, decoctions, salves, and oils that worked in conjunction with other holistic methods described above.
Sweat Lodges
Also known as medicine lodges, sweat lodges were often used for healing, prayer, introspection, and purification.
Many holistic healers believe that sweating purifies the body by flushing toxins from the body and may help kill disease by raising the body temperature to a point that bacteria and viruses can’t survive.
Do you have other tips for staying holistically healthy?
Article Source: Survivopedia
