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Audrey’s Pine Needle Tea

March 12, 2022 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

My friend, Audrey Heath, not only shared her Pine Needle Tea recipe with me, she was kind enough to drop off her finished product for me to try. She definitely kicked it up a notch or three! I’ve made pine needle tea for many years, but found mine to be quite boring. You won’t find Audrey’s tea boring!

Use ONLY Eastern White Pine Needles!!!

There are lots of pine trees in North America, so please be CERTAIN that your tree is, in fact, an Eastern White Pine. Using the wrong needles, or drinking too much, could make you quite sick or could even be deadly. If you are unsure, find your county forester or contact your cooperative extension service to help you identify yours. Then check with your doctor before drinking!

You can find more information at Nature.org and Farmer’s Almanac. Found on nature.org: “Fun Fact: White pines are the only five-needle pines found east of the Rocky Mountains and get their common name from the number of needles in each pine: W-H-I-T-E!”

Does Suramin Come from Pine?

Somehow, a rumor started that Judy Mikovits said Suramin came from Pine. Do pine needles or Pine Needle Tea contain Suramin? Absolutely not! according to Judy Mikovits.  Suramin is a synthetic drug that doesn’t come from pine. Here’s exactly what she said:

“I didn’t say pine needles. I talked about a 100-year-old essential medicine, a synthetic drug made by Bayer-Monsanto, called suramin. And suramin is a synthetic drug, but it’s known to stop the expression of retroviruses, and viruses . . . Suramin does not come from pine needles, but there are terpenes. That’s a class of chemicals where we get turpentine that will stop a lot of toxins and pathogens, but it’s also very toxic.  . . . . ” ~~ Judy Mikovits

Hear What Judy Mikovits Said about Suramin (at 9:50 Minutes)


Audrey's Pine Needle Tea
 
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Please check with your doctor before drinking this tea.
Author: Audrey Heath
Recipe type: Tea
Ingredients
  • 2 Gallons of Clean Water
  • Large Coffee Can of Eastern Pine Tree Needles cut into 1" lengths.
  • 20 to 25 Star Anise
  • 2 Tablespoons Cardamom
  • 2 Tablespoons Fennel Seeds
Instructions
  1. Bring water to a boil, turn off.
  2. Add remaining ingredients and let sit for 20 minutes.
  3. Re-heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
  4. Cool, strain, bottle, and refrigerate.
  5. Make certain you strain; you don't want to swallow any pine needles!
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Remember that boiling releases the terpenes and over 116° kills the Vitamin C. 160° causes Vitamin C to explode. If you are interested in keeping the Vitamin C in tact, bring the water to a boil, let it cool to 115°, and then add the ingredients and let steep.

DO NOT DRINK THIS TEA WITHOUT FIRST CHECKING WITH YOUR DOCTOR!!! 

Cut Eastern Pine needles.

If you have a chance, look up what benefits might be found in star anise, cardamom, and fennel.

Statements on this page and website have not been evaluated by the FDA and are NOT intended to diagnose, prescribe, treat, prevent or cure any disease, condition, illness, or injury. Please do not use any information on this website in place of a doctor. Please consult a doctor before making ANY dietary changes.

Filed Under: Beverages, Recipes Tagged With: cardamom, fennel, Judy Mikovits suramin, Pine Needle Tea, star anise

Thai Soup – Immune-Building Soup

September 2, 2021 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

A dear friend gave me this recipe. She calls it Thai Soup, but I call it Immune-Boosting Soup.  I cook all of my bone-in chicken in my Instant Pot, which gives me a beautiful bone broth. There’s no need to further cook the bones. Chicken cooks in about 25 minutes, and produces a beautiful gelatin.

Make it Strong or Weak

I made an extremely strong batch of this soup using water instead of chicken stock/bone broth, and froze it in small batches in freezer-safe Mason jars. After thawing, I added the fresh bone broth and then heated it–YUM. If you find you made your batch too strong (too much garlic, ginger, lemongrass, or cayenne), just add more chicken stock/bone broth.

I apologize that there aren’t any amounts in the first ingredient list. If you’ve done enough cooking, you’ll know just how much to add of each.

I’ve added Thai Soup #2 with the amounts I used in my latest batch. This batch could have been a little stronger–maybe less water.

Thai Soup
 
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Author: Recipe Renegade
Ingredients
  • Chicken stock or bone broth
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • *Tomato
  • Cayenne
  • Onion
  • Mushrooms
  • Carrots
  • Lemongrass, Dried or Fresh
  • *If you don't have fresh tomatoes, it's okay to use canned.
Instructions
  1. After cutting up ingredients into bite size pieces, slow simmer in a pot for about 45 minutes, being careful not to boil the broth/stock away.
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Recipe With Ingredient Quantities – Thai #2

You might want to adjust quantities in this recipe, but this gives you a starting point. I’ve specified Shitake Mushrooms in this recipe, since they are known as the best for the immune system, but any mushrooms will do.

Thai Soup #2
 
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This recipe includes the quantities I used in my soup.
Author: Recipe Renegade
Ingredients
  • 32 ounces homemade chicken broth, or 2 16.9 oz Boxes of Bone Broth (or Chicken Stock)
  • 6 Garlic Cloves, pressed
  • Thumb-size Ginger Root (about 3 tablespoons, sliced or shredded)
  • 1 Teaspoon Organic Dried Turmeric Powder (or 3-inches of fresh)
  • *3 Medium to Large Tomatoes, blanched with skin removed and diced, or a 15-ouce can of Diced Tomatoes
  • ⅛ Teaspoon Cayenne
  • 1 Medium to Large Diced Onion
  • 1 Cup Shitake (or any) Mushrooms
  • 3 Carrots, sliced
  • 2 Tablespoons Dried Lemongrass or ½ cup chopped fresh Lemongrass
  • Extra tomatoes or water can be added if soup tastes too "hot."
Instructions
  1. After cutting up ingredients into bite-size pieces, place all ingredients in a medium size pot and slow simmer for about 45 minutes. Stir occasionally and be careful not to boil the liquid away.
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V Info

May 13, 2021 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

P F I Z E R Document – Does  this study/experiment transfer to others? Information on how vaccinated people can expose unvaccinated people through inhalation or skin contact can be found on pages 67, 68, & 69.

Click here for Dropbox file:

 

PUB Med  – Passive inhaled mRNA vaccination for SARS-Cov-2

“The feasibility of inhaled RNA for passive transfection has also been proven in a number of studies”

 

What does OSHA say about my employer forcing me to get the shot?

“If you require your employees to be vaccinated as a condition of employment (i.e., for work-related reasons), then any adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine is work-related.”

 

How Do You Feel about POISON in this?

Click to go to PDF:

 

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine VRBPAC Briefing Document

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Guaranteed Deep, Restful Sleep at the Flip of a Switch!

November 7, 2020 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

Guaranteed Deep, Restful Sleep at the Flip of a Switch!

I’m guessing you’ve never been guaranteed deep, restful sleep at the flip of a switch. The Rest Shield produces a subtle energy field known as “scalar energy” that is beneficial to all living organisms. Place this Rest Shield within 20 feet of you to feel more relaxed without feeling tired.

No medical claims are made or implied, but in testing and development, the Rest Shield has been found to:

  • Promote more restful, deep sleep, and a need for less sleep
  • Reduce harmful effects of electromagnetic pollution
  • Read more about this amazing device and other products at Fresh & Alive.com (I promise you’ll be impressed!)

 

Satisfaction Guarantee/Returns

Fresh and Alive has a wonderful guarantee:  “We value your business! If you’re not satisfied with a product or service you’ve received from Fresh and Alive!, contact us within 60 days of purchase for an exchange or full refund of your purchase price.”


 

Most links on this page and throughout this website are affiliate links. I may or may not make a small commission if you use these links. (You will never pay more because it’s an affiliate link.) None of these products, supplements, or services have been reviewed by the FDA. They are NOT intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Please check with your MD before using any of these supplements or devices. Information on this website is for education only and should not be construed as medical advice.

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Peanut Butter Dog Treats (Bisquits)

January 27, 2020 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

No Toxic Ingredients

This dog treat recipe doesn’t contain propylene glycol, caramel color, or sodium nitrate, unlike so many commercial dog treats. Many “vitamins” found in dog treats aren’t really vitamins at all; they’re drugs that can come with side effects. If you’d like to learn why I would never give “vitamins” to my dog, and how those drugs are made, check out this article by Dogs Naturally Magazine.  If you’d like to delve even further into the world of “vitamins,” check out this article: The Truth About Vitamins in Nutritional Supplements.

PLEASE CHECK THAT YOUR PEANUT BUTTER DOES NOT CONTAIN XYLITOL!!! 

 

Peanut Butter Dog Treats (Bisquits)
 
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Author: Recipe Renegade
Ingredients
  • 1 Cup Brown Rice Flour
  • 1 Cup Freshly Ground Oat Flour
  • ¾ Cup Freshly Ground Flaxseed
  • 2 Tablespoons Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 Tablespoons Brewer's Yeast
  • ½ Teaspoon Garlic or Onion Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Parsley
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Cup Peanut Butter
  • 2 Slightly Beaten Eggs
  • ½ Teaspoon Sea Salt
  • About 1 Cup Liquid--bone broth, apple juice, apple cider, or water. PLEASE NOTE: You may or may not need more or less liquid depending on how much oil is in the peanut butter.
Instructions
  1. Add all dry ingredients to mixing bowl (stand mixer works great)
  2. Mix thoroughly.
  3. Add peanut butter and egg.
  4. Mix together, then add enough liquid to make into a ball.
  5. Roll out onto floured pastry board.
  6. Use cookie cutter to cut into dog bones or cut into squares.*
  7. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
  8. Flip bones over and bake for 25 more minutes.
  9. Reduce oven to 175° and bake for 6 to 8 hours or dry in a dehydrator overnight at 155° or until completely dry.
  10. Dehydrate longer, if necessary, making certain treats are completely dry. (Moisture will cause them to spoil quicker.)
  11. Leave out enough for the week, and store remaining in an airtight container in freezer.
  12. * I have a tiny dog and lightly score dough into tiny pieces before baking, which is quicker and makes it easy to break when they are dry.
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Please Be Sure To Properly Dehydrate

As with any dry dog treat, beware that they can be a choking hazard, especially if they are too large. Please give them small, bite-size pieces appropriate for your size dog.

Did you know you can get a dog bone cookie cutter with your dog’s name personalized on it? Personalized Dog Bone Cookie Cutter.

When I don’t have time to make these, I purchase made-in-New-Hampshire Casey Jones Bones. In my local area they sell for about $5.99/box. UPDATE: I know Casey Jones Bones was sold, but I can no longer find any information about the company.

Source: How To Detox Your Dog

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My Favorite Products and Supplements

January 17, 2018 By Recipe Renegade Leave a Comment

Most links on this page and throughout this website are affiliate links. I may or may not make a small commission if you use these links. ( You will never pay more because it’s an affiliate link.) None of these products or supplements have been reviewed by the FDA. They are NOT intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. Please check with your MD before using any of these supplements.

 

 Purchase from Emerson/Wellevate to be certain you’re getting quality supplements.

Use this link to purchase from my New Hampshire sales-tax-free dispensary:

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You’ll find many of your favorite brands at Wellevate.me. You’ll find brands like Innate, Thorne, Ecological Formulas, Nutra Biogenesis, Celtic Sea Salt, Pure Encapsulations, Douglas Laboratories®, Designs for Health to name just a few.

 

Food Supplements (aka Whole-Food Supplements)

My absolute number one, favorite supplement is Zija International’s Supermix. It’s the only food I won’t go without. Zija is the company that brought moringa oleifera to the United States. Zija, unlike most companies, not only uses all edible medicinal parts of this plant– leaves, seeds and fruits–they shade dry their moringa oleifera, which keeps the nutrients enzymatically alive, and bio-available. Moringa oleifera is packed with over 90 nutrients! One packet of Supermix equates to about 300 capsules of some other brands. Zija, by the way, also has the best shampoo and conditioner I’ve ever used. It has completely tamed my dry, frizzy hair! Gen M Shampoo

You can learn more at my Zija website: lynnmcgovern.myzija.com

Moringa Oleifera

If you’re interested in trying Zija products, please contact me at moringalynn at gmail.com. I’ll show you how to buy at a reduced price.


Innate Vitamin C is one of my favorites and is available at Emerson/Wellevate.


Camu Camu

Dried Camu Camu is a great source for extra Vitamin C, since it is an actual food. Dried Camu Camu’s Vitamin C content is higher than in any other food. Click below for my affiliate link.
 

This Camu also comes in 4 oz. and 8 oz. bags. I personally like the two-pack, because I can keep the second 4 oz. sealed for freshness. When I open the second bag, I always order a new set. You can also find several other companies selling this fruit.


Cream of Tartar

Cream of Tartar, a by-product of wine-making, is rich in potassium (there’s approximately 500 mg of potassium in 1 teaspoon).

 


Food Grade DE (Diatomaceous Earth)

The label for this DE says, “For organic use:”


Bee Gold (Bee Pollen)

This brand of bee pollen, Bee Gold, is tested to ascertain it contains no chemical sprays. This might possibly be the finest bee pollen in the world.


 

Pure Australian Salt and Bitterns (Magnesium)

These organic products come from Lake Deborah in Australia, which is a pristine sanctuary.Ancient Lakes Getting started Pack

If you’re in the United States order here: Magnesium Products

In Australia order here: Magnesium Products 

In the UK order here: Magnesium Products


Citramesia

Citramesia is also available at Emerson/Wellevate.


Dr. Axe has a great information about Black Walnuts in this article: Black Walnut Fights Parasites, Heart Disease, Fungi & More


EMR (Electromagnetic Radiation) Protection

How do you protect yourself from the radiation emitted from cell phones and towers, electrical plugs, wi-fi, etc., and even your hair dryer? Check out these reasonably-priced necklaces:

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