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Every Herb Bearing Seed

by Sandi Queen Author

This volume for high school students is a one year course focusing on natural (alternative) medicine and anatomy. Through the story of Sam Smith, a homeschool graduate working as a learning assistant to the local naturopath, your student will research everything from nutrition and exercise to different types of herbs, homeopathy, vitamins, supplements, essential oils, massage, chiropractic care, biological dentists, and much more, as well as learning about the different body systems, how they work together, and how we can support them through the things being learned about in this course.

Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
Print Status
In Print
Lessons
180
Pages
260
Suggested Grades
9th - 12th
Publisher
Queen Homeschool Supplies, Inc.
Copyright
2013
URL
https://www.queenshomeschooling.com/

Lessons

  • 1.1 The Lord Opens a Door
  • 1.2 Allopathic Medicine
  • 1.3 Naturopathic Medicine
  • 1.4 Biological Dentistry
  • 1.5 Heavy Metals
  • 2.1 Homeo-What? Creating Balance Within the Body
  • 2.2 What is Homeostasis?
  • 2.3 What Causes a Loss of Homeostasis?
  • 2.4 What Can Help the Body Regain Homeostasis?
  • 2.5 Personal Experience With Regaining Homeostasis
  • 3.1 The Very First Client: An Introduction to Body Systems
  • 3.2 Studying the Digestive System
  • 3.3 The Digestive System and Diet: Lacose Intolerance
  • 3.4 The Digestive System and Diet: Gluten Intolerance
  • 3.5 Probiotics and the Digestive System
  • 4.1 What Makes Us Sick? Biological Germ vs. Terrain Theory
  • 4.2 What is the Biological Germ Theory?
  • 4.3 What is the Terrain Theory?
  • 4.4 Summarizing the Main Points of Argument for Each Theory
  • 4.5 Which Theory Makes More Sense to You and Why?
  • 5.1 Let Food Be Your Medicine
  • 5.2 Foods Which Are Not Nutritious: Artificial Everything
  • 5.3 Foods Which Are Not Nutritious: Adulterating Preparation Methods
  • 5.4 Foods Which Are Nutritious
  • 5.5 The Integumentary System and Diet
  • 6.1 What's for Dinner?
  • 6.2 Research Project: Which Are the Healthy Choices?
  • 6.3 Carbohydrates and Homeostasis, Fats and Homeostasis
  • 6.4 Ketosis: The Side Effect of Too Much Protein
  • 6.5 The Circulatory (Cardiovascular) System and Diet
  • 7.1 A New Look at Salad
  • 7.2 Research Project: How Vitamin C Helps the Body Absorb Iron
  • 7.3 Research Project: Which Foods Contain Which Vitamins?
  • 7.4 Water-Soluble Vitamins, Fat-Soluble Vitamins
  • 7.5 Hands-On Activity: Building a Healthy Salad
  • 8.1 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Indeed!
  • 8.2 Conditions That Can Result From Mineral Imbalance
  • 8.3 Electrolytes
  • 8.4 Micronutrients: How They Work Together
  • 8.5 Foods That Are High in Minerals
  • 9.1 An "Active" Breakfast Treat!
  • 9.2 Research Project: The Benefits of Fermented Foods
  • 9.3 Research Project: Excitotoxins
  • 9.4 Research Project: The Benefits of Enzymes
  • 9.5 Hands-On Activity: Growing Sprouts
  • 10.1 Detox Dilemma
  • 10.2 Detoxification and the Digestive System
  • 10.3 Detoxification and the Integumentary System
  • 10.4 Methods of Detoxification
  • 10.5 Support During Detoxification
  • 11.1 A Trip to the Farmers' Market: Organic vs. Conventional Foods
  • 11.2 Conventional Foods and Pesticides
  • 11.3 Conventional Foods and GMO's
  • 11.4 Conventional Farming, Herbicides, and Fungicides
  • 11.5 Conventional Farming Methods vs. Organic Farming Methods
  • 12.1 Sophie Has a Rough Night
  • 12.2 Uses for Herbs: Culinary
  • 12.3 The History of Herbal Medicine
  • 12.4 Uses for Herbs: Medicinal Herbs to Boost the Immune System
  • 12.5 Methods of Preserving Herbs for Later Use
  • 13.1 A Sore Day: Medicinal Herbs (Adaptogens and Anodynes)
  • 13.2 Researching Adaptogenic Herbs
  • 13.3 Researching Anodynes
  • 13.4 The Urinary System
  • 13.5 The Urinary System and Homeostasis
  • 14.1 Types of Medicinal Herbs: Antiparasitics and Anticatarrhals
  • 14.2 Humans and Parasites
  • 14.3 Manifestations of Parasite Infestation
  • 14.4 Antiparasitic Herbs and Foods
  • 14.5 Anticatarrhal Herbs
  • 15.1 Types of Medicinal Herbs: Antiemetics and Anti-inflammatories
  • 15.2 Finding Out More About Anitemetics
  • 15.3 Anti-inflammatory Herbs
  • 15.4 The Endocrine System
  • 15.5 The Endocrine System and Homeostasis
  • 16.1 A Visit to Dr. Bett as Patients! Types of Medicinal Herbs: Antimicrobials
  • 16.2 Antimicrobial Herbs
  • 16.3 Profile of an Antimicrobial Herb
  • 16.4 How Are Herbal Tinctures Made?
  • 16.5 What Other Methods of Taking Herbs Are Frequently Used?
  • 17.1 Antioxidants for Breakfast!
  • 17.2 Free Radicals and Oxidative Stress
  • 17.3 Comparing Antioxidant Levels in Different Foods
  • 17.4 Prophylactic Treatment
  • 17.5 Comparing Antioxidant Levels in Different Herbs and Spices
  • 18.1 The Bitter Truth: Bitter Herbs, Diuretics, and Expectorants
  • 18.2 Bitter Herbs
  • 18.3 Diuretic Herbs
  • 18.4 The Respiratory System
  • 18.5 The Respiratory System and Homeostasis
  • 19.1 An Eventful Morning: Febrifuges and Hemostatics
  • 19.2 The Purpose of a Fever
  • 19.3 Which Herbs are Febrifuges?
  • 19.4 Which Herbs are Hemostatic?
  • 19.5 Review of Body Systems Learned Thus Far
  • 20.1 A Father and Son Golf Outing: Hepatics & Lithotriptics
  • 20.2 What Are Some Common Hepatic Herbs?
  • 20.3 What Are Some Common Lithotriptic Herbs?
  • 20.4 The Lymphatic System
  • 20.5 The Lymphatic System and Homeostasis
  • 21.1 Sophie Changes Her Tune: Modulators
  • 21.2 Hormone Modulating Herbs
  • 21.3 The Immune System and How It Works
  • 21.4 Autoimmune Disease
  • 21.5 Which Herbs are Immunomodulators?
  • 22.1 Traits of a Wise Herbalist: Stimulants and Sedatives
  • 22.2 Sedative and Stimulant Herbs
  • 22.3 Dangers of Stimulant Overuse and the Adrenal Glands
  • 22.4 The Nervous System
  • 22.5 The Nervous System and Stimulants/Sedatives
  • 23.1 An Energetic Visitor: Tonic Herbs
  • 23.2 Which Herbs are Tonics?
  • 23.3 How Does a Tonic Work?
  • 23.4 What Different Types of Tonics Are There?
  • 23.5 Profile One Tonic Herb of Your Choice
  • 24.1 Samuel Hahnemann and an Introduction to Homeopathy
  • 24.2 Research Project: Who Was Samuel Hahnemann?
  • 24.3 What is Your Opinion?
  • 24.4 Further Reading: The Importance of Single Remedy
  • 24.5 Beginning Your Own Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 25.1 Homeopathy in Action
  • 25.2 Half Homeopaths: A Research Project
  • 25.3 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 25.4 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 25.5 Review of Circulatory and Urinary Systems
  • 26.1 Sophie Learns About Homeopathic Potencies and Provings
  • 26.2 Further Reading: Minimum Dose
  • 26.3 Research & Writing: Explain Homeopathic Proving
  • 26.4 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 26.5 Review of Endocrine & Respiratory Systems
  • 27.1 A Different Kind of Constitution: Constitutional Remedies
  • 27.2 Homeopathic Constitutions
  • 27.3 Bach Flower Remedies
  • 27.4 Creating a Bach Flower Materia Medica
  • 27.5 Continuing Your Bach Flower Materia Medica
  • 28.1 A Sore Day: Introduction to Essential Oils
  • 28.2 Research Project: Herbs vs. Essential Oils - Same Sources
  • 28.3 Research Project: Profiling Essential Oils
  • 28.4 Treating Ailments 3 Ways: Homeopathy, Herbs, or Essential Oils
  • 28.5 The Muscular System
  • 29.1 Getting to the Point: Acupressure and Acupuncture
  • 29.2 How Are Essentials Produced?
  • 29.3 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 29.4 Review of the Muscular, Nervous, & Integumentary Systems
  • 29.5 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 30.1 Dr. Bett's Fix-Up
  • 30.2 Chiropractic Care
  • 30.3 Researching Rolfing
  • 30.4 Massage Therapy
  • 30.5 How Can Chiropractic, Rolfing, & Massage Work Together?
  • 31.1 A Bible Lesson on Essential Oils
  • 31.2 Research Project: When Were Essential Oils First Used?
  • 31.3 Continuing Your Homeopathic Materia Medica
  • 31.4 Opinion Project: Does Source Matter?
  • 31.5 For Your Information: Essential Oil Grades & Testing for Purity
  • 32.1 Essential Oils to the Rescue! A Story of Topical Application
  • 32.2 Research Project: Techniques That Use Essential Oils
  • 32.3 Research Project: Popular Uses for Essential Oils
  • 32.4 Research Project: Neat Application vs. Using a Carrier Oil
  • 32.5 Research Project: Essential Oil Blends
  • 33.1 The French vs. the English: Using Essential Oils Internally
  • 33.2 Research Project: Internal Use of Essential Oils vs. Herbs
  • 33.3 Research & Writing: Explaining the French School of Thought
  • 33.4 Research & Writing: Explaining the English School of Thought
  • 33.5 Research Project: Precautions When Taking Oils Internally
  • 34.1 Diffusing Some Help
  • 34.2 Research Project: Which Oils Are Good for Diffusing?
  • 34.3 Research Project: Precautions When Diffusing Essential Oils
  • 34.4 Review of Lymphatic & Digestive Systems
  • 34.5 Hands-On Activity: A Relaxing Bedtime
  • 35.1 An Exercise in Exercise
  • 35.2 Aerobic Exercise/Weight Bearing Exercise
  • 35.3 Respiratory & Circulatory Systems and Exercise
  • 35.4 The Skeletal & Muscular Systems and Exercise
  • 35.5 The Lymphatic & Endocrine Systems and Exercise
  • 36.1 Back to Homeostasis
  • 36.2 Hands-On Activity: Planning Your Exercise Program
  • 36.3 Hands-On Activity: Planning a Healthy Eating Menu
  • 36.4 Research Project: Alternative Medical Providers in Your Area
  • 36.5 Writing Project: Tell What You've Learned

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