Jill's Gel

This one recipe has been so popular and rarely does a week go by that I don't hear about someone using it or asking questions since we first published it a couple decades ago (not this article).  So, I thought I'd add it here to the blog -- just in case you missed it. All new wording is printed in this purple font. The photos and enhanced instructions are also new.

Jill's GelTM

Q. We've heard wonderful things about God using your "Jill's Gel" for many health problems — may I have the recipe?

A.  Yes, here it is . . .  © 1993-2013 Jill Bond — all rights reserved

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Background -- Because of Trent's condition (autism) I do a great deal of research. During some of my research I learned about the healing properties God placed in hydrogen peroxide.  I also have learned how with all man's processing of food, we are no longer consuming as much H2O2 as we used to.  I've read four books on the subject and have completed several first person interviews and I feel like I'm just starting to learn.  But I do know that this gel works for us and for those of my friends who have been testing it.  It might help you.  My initial contact about this chemical was on a visit to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — Amish country.  I was the guest of a local Mennonite and was given entree to areas that usual "English" (outsiders) aren't allowed.  Some of the delightful Amish told me about hydrogen peroxide and gave me quite a bit of info. I was enthralled and have continued my research and experimentation.Because of a blood condition, when I bruise it is colorful for weeks.  I tested some of this gel on a fresh bruise and on the third day I went to apply the gel to the bruise spot and I couldn't find it.  There was no discoloration.   It had disappeared.I use this gel in place of facial moisturizers and my complexion is the best it has been in years.  I found out that some of the $100-an-ounce, anti-aging creams have H2O2 and lots of advertising.   Teenagers' acne medications are oxy-something.  I had terrible skin condition on my hands and tried dozens of Rx's over the years, and have been to many specialists — nothing has worked like this gel.  We're using this gel on Trent to help him process oxygen better and to stimulate his tactile senses. (He is hypo-tactile).   He's doing great.   (We are also doing other therapies along with this gel, so the gel can't claim all the credit for this improvement.)In addition to the gel, we use the hydrogen peroxide for many other applications, including mouth rinses and water purification. It works great in swimming pools in place of chloride. For more information about other applications, contact our ministry.

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RecipeMega-Size: (yields 6 cups)

• 4 cups Aloe Vera Gel (see note1)
• 1 cup Food-grade Hydrogen Peroxide (see note2)
• 1 cup Glycerin

Family-Size: (yields 1 & 1/2 cups)

• 1 cup Aloe Vera Gel (see note1)
• 1/4 cup Food-grade Hydrogen Peroxide (see note2)
• 1/4 cup Glycerin

Individual-Size: (yields 3 ounces)

• 1/4  cup Aloe Vera Gel (see note1)
• 1 Tablespoon Food-grade Hydrogen Peroxide (see note2)
• 1 Tablespoon Glycerin

Single-Use-Size: (yields about 1 ounce)

• 1 Tablespoon Aloe Vera Gel (see note1)
• 3/4 teaspoon Food-grade Hydrogen Peroxide (see note2)
• 3/4 teaspoon Glycerin

Mix together thoroughly with utensil.  Do NOT allow undiluted H2O2 to touch your flesh.  Store in seal able container in the refrigerator.

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Uses

Use as you would lotion for healing wounds, easing arthritis pain, facial moisturizer, acne cream, or other medicated ointments.

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Notes

Note1: Note1: Aloe Vera Gel —available at drug and household goods stores  — I buy the least expensive I can find. (Example: I found it at a local dollar store.) While some may claim medicinal benefit from store-bought aloe Vera gels, only one company (MannatechÆ) has the process for stabilizing the mannose sugars in the aloe Vera plant.   Without this process, the mannose sugar in the plant (which has been determined to be the healing compound) is broken down in a matter of a few days rendering the gel inert medicinally.  That's why you have to use fresh aloe Vera for topical applications.   In a matter of a day, the benefit is gone, so use the least expensive gel available for a base. Vera Vera Vera We have made this gel using fresh cut aloe paste (cutting out the meat of the leaves of the plant and mashing it with a mort and pestle) — this is works well for the single-use-size quantity.  We then apply it immediately.   Again, the gel doesn't stay potent long. Sometimes I add some AmbrotoseÆ (from MannatechÆ) to the mix to add in the stabilized mannose and other key glyconutrients for added benefit.

Note2: Food Grade is 35% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and you can buy it at many health food stores. This is not the 3% stuff at drug stores. I make sure it has a childproof lid and I store it in a locked freezer.   It can be deadly if swallowed undiluted.  Don't handle it directly. Food grade solution directly on your skin will cause a very unpleasant burning sensation.  Immediately wash with water and soap.

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Availability of Ingredients

We are trying to find companies who carry and will ship the hydrogen peroxide to you.  Is you have a good resource, let us know and we'll post it here.  Aloe Vera gel is available across the country as is glycerin.    We order ours in the gallon container from Frontier Herbs.  We bought a 55-gallon container of the Hydrogen peroxide that will last us for years.  We checked with chemical supply houses.

I had been able to recommend an excellent source for the food grade hydrogen peroxide, but that source isn't viable any more.  Try your local health food store, pool supply center, or water feature store. 
Glycerin is becoming less and less available here.  Recently we tried several local drug stores and they all said they didn't carry it anymore.  (I use it in several of my homemade concoctions -- I make our own soap, shampoo, cream rinse, household cleaning products, and almost all my "beauty" lotions, creams, etc.) I found it at Publix (our local grocery store chain) and via Frontier Natural Products Co-op.

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If you try this, let me know how it works for you. bondingplace@yahoo.com — Type "Jill's Gel" in subject line.   I have a growing collection of testimonies. Remember I'm not a medical advisor, I'm just another professional mother who is trying to meet my family's needs and found some things that help.  We use many products, lifestyle adjustments, and diet to strengthen our health.  Not ONE item or adjustment makes the difference — it is God's blessing on our obedience to His Direction that works.

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Some Comments:

"We love it and use it everyday!" — homeschooling mom "It has cleared up my aunt's psoriasis" — a niece

Additional Helps:

• If it burns too much, then just reduce the amount of hydrogen peroxide.  The only time it burns me is if I have an open wound — the gel turns white and stings.  I use it every other day on my face and it never burns.   One lady told me it stung her face, so I told her to reduce the amount of hydrogen peroxide she was using.   Also, a concern would be that she could be scrubbing her face to hard and so the stinging is coming from openings in her flesh.
  

• Here is another idea:
  Sometimes this gel can really sting.  It seems the worst the cut or abrasion, the more the bite.  I have experimented with many ways to reduce that intensity.  Here is my children's favorite remedy:
  
  To each bottle (two-ounce size) I drip in any combination of these essential oils:
  • Bergamot — 7 to 10 drops
  • Geranium — 3 to 5 drops
  • Clary-sage — 4 to 6 drops

This will change the consistency somewhat — lighten the color, but, oh, make it so much more soothing.  Test my adding a few drops at a time to the mix.  You do not want to make the gel too watery.  Depending on how thick the aloe vera gel you use for the base mix will affect the viscosity of the gel.   So, again, just add drops in one at a time and mix.  STOP if it starts to dilute too much.

This method also smells wonderful. And certainly you can vary these according to your own specific preferences for scent or for the medicinal appeal of certain Essential Oils.

• I store my gel in the refrigerator.

Here are some updated steps:

Since this item is a concoction that I make on a regular basis, I simply the process.  Initially you'll need to measure each ingredient.  But as you add it to your glass jar indicate a line with a permanent marker or paint pen. Then add the next ingredient and mark the line.  Continue and the next time you mix this balm, you won't waste any of the ingredients to the sides of your measuring cups or even have to wash any extra dishes.  I found this method works so well with most of my concoctions because I'm like you -- I need easy in my life. You might want to write the ingredient on the jar in each section if that helps. I type quick sheets of ingredients of my favorite recipes with very abbreviated steps.  Then I tape them inside the doors of my kitchen cabinets -- couldn't be quicker to find.

Stir or shake really well. I save chop sticks for mixing that way I don't feel like I'm wasting anything if I have to toss them (in the trash, fire, or compost -- depending on the ingredients).

As with most of my goo, balms, and solutions, I store them in glass jars and seal them airtight with my "pump 'n seal."  It isn't necessary to store them airtight, but I like to -- extending the shelf life and keeping them fresh. Be sure to label and date it.  As we use it I transfer some of it to small bottles that have eye droppers to make it very easy to use.

Of course, the color your gel will variety according the color of the aloe vera suspension you use as the glycerin and peroxide are clear.  I suggest those of you who are able, make your own aloe vera gel. There are numerous other blogs with instructions as to how to make it so I won't got into detail here.  

A few days ago Alan was stung by a wasp and as quickly as possible we put gel on the spot.  It not only soothed the itch, but the swelling went down quickly.  

God is so amazing to bless such simply ingredients in so many ways and uses to heal us.

References

1. ?? — my favorite book on this subject I bought from an Amish family, but I loaned it out and it has never been returned.  I'm still hunting for another copy.  I'd recognize it if I saw it, but I can't remember the name or author.
2. ?? — my next favorite book also was never returned after a loan.  (I now keep a tighter rein on my books, so I still have the other two.)
3. Donsbach, Kurt W.  Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen,  © 1993 The Rockland Corporation; ISBN 1-56959-570-4
4. McCabe, Ed.  O2Xygen Therapies, A New Way of Approaching Disease; © 1988 Energy Publications; ISBN: 0-96205727-0-1
5. Dozens of articles and handouts and first person interviews

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  We are NOT commercially connected to Mannatech.

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This article was printed from the web site www.preacch.com. PREACCH = Parents Rearing and Educating Autistic Children in Christian Homes. Permission is granted to print one copy for PERSONAL use. For multiple copies or any other use, please contact Jill Bond for permission.
Jill Bond, PO Box 13303, Fort Pierce, FL 34979. All rights reserved. 'THOU SHALT NOT STEAL."
Contact us at bondingplace@yahoo.com

Scheduling Mnemoncis

There are so many blessings that Trent’s challenge of autism has given our family, but one that maybe easy to overlook is his need for routine.  He seems to have less trauma when we can have some semblance of order in our lives.  He likes a schedule. It has forced me to plan and have back-up plans.  But in a way it has simplified my life.  So, I can balance everything to care for him, I have learned a few things that make my own life easier to manage.

So, applying a benefit of autism to my homemaking tasks, I schedule routine tasks.  Since I need EASY in my life, I use mnemonics, automatic scheduling features of ical, and some silly word association techniques.

Perhaps some of these ideas can help you.  I doubt any of mine will work directly for you, but it might get your own mind thinking of how to tame your own time management grizzlies.

1)    Fix it day.  Since a stitch in time saves nine, on the 9^th of each month I have fix it day. My family knows to stack up shirts with loose buttons, shorts with tears, alterations, etc. for the 9^th of each month.  I then set up the sewing machine, grab different colored threads and have at it.  Since for me so much of mending time is just the set-up, I only do it once a month.  I also heat up the glue gun for those types of repairs. Then after the stack is finished, the equipment goes back up and out of sight until the 9^th of the next month.

2)    My plants were suffering until I set the 17^th of each month as fertilizer day. Here’s how my quirky brain came up with that.  I fertilized one year on St. Pat’s day – theme of green – so it seemed to fit.  My fertilizing is an attempt to “green-up” my plants, so this way I don’t wait too long like 6 weeks or over fertilize after only 3.

3)    This next one definitely only works for me, but it might help you get some ideas for ways to schedule repeat tasks in your own life.  My skin is weird, but after half a century with it, I have found that if I alternate between two different soaps every other day, my skin will tend to cooperate better.  One bar is white, so I use it on odd days.  One bar is tan and I use it on even days. Before I decided on this (and I refused to set up a clipboard next to my shower) I couldn’t remember which one I had used last. The mental calisthenics to get this scheme was this:  albinism in most spiciest is considered an oddity (all white soap = odd days), and I want an even tan on my legs (hence, tan soap on even days).  Ah, one less thing to have to keep track of and waste brain time on. Again, I don’t think there is another human on the planet that could use that scheme, but it might get your brain to think of something with meaning in your life that you could regulate to a regiment – so you can think of sunshine, puppies, and flowers instead of …

4)    Thanksgiving Day falls on a Thursday every year. That helps me organize one of my tasks in a given week and Thursday is my day to write thank you notes.

Rather then continue with my list of automatic reminders of repeated chores, I want to relate to you.  I know that we all have so many responsibilities that we are juggling, that if we can just let some of those squishy balls fly through the air on their own without our having to add them to our to do list, or log in our journal, we would be free to be more creative with the task that are one-timers.

Some task repeat daily, some weekly, a considerable amount monthly, and a few yearly, but when I can relegate the planning to “inked” in subroutine in my brain, I’m less likely to forget the task, more likely to enjoy the task because my time seems more productive (all the sewing at once while the equipment is out), and my family, like my plants, seem to understand the flow and thrive.

Of course, there are emergencies, when all bets are off and I have to sew on a button RIGHT THIS VERY MINUTE, or my thank you note writing has to wait for a week because of a doctor’s appointment, but for the most part, scheduling makes my life easier – especially the ones that are “on the tip of my brain” that I don’t even have to write them down.

Now, go forth and conquer that pile of lonely-only socks on the first of each month.

Now if only weeding could be scheduled . . .

Introduction, Second Time Around

God is Good All the Time and with that in mind I am re-starting this blog on blogspot with the distinct desire to draw attention to God’s goodness with His applications of His Word in our lives and ministry.

Similar to many mothers, I juggle dozens of topics in any given hour from

·      getting healthy meals on the table (cooking),

·      to helping friends figure out the social-economic climate (Budgeting and smart shopping),

·      to meandering through the morass of politics American-style (Voting and praying)

·      to fitting health measures into the mix (exercising, therapy and research),

·      to staying up with my daily Bible readings and specific in-depth studies,

·      to listening or watching all the videos, blogs, and podcasts that I deem important,

·      to attempting to not neglect my family and friends (even if it’s just via email),

·      to just day-to-day excitement like laundry, mopping, and errands. 

With all that in mind, I’ll attempt to divide this blog up four ways:

1)    Homemaking & Meals – highlighting my mega-cooking program and recipes – always trying to be More Mary and Less Martha

2)    Special Needs – with focused attention on autism and our PREACCH ministry and homeschooling

3)    Outreach – also known in my life as witnessing through writing and testimonies – sprouting out of my work, Writing to God’s Glory and speaking ministry

4)    Bible Study – with a spotlight on day-to-day living

Instead of making four different blogs to manage each topic, I’ve decided to streamline and flip among the Four centers as I feel the Lord leads me.  Because like most of you, my life isn’t compartmentalized, but overlaps and often in the same ten minutes! So, if the topic of that blog isn’t your interest, just ignore it or let me know.

God is Good All the Time.

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365 People

Recently I celebrated 50 amazing years here on Earth. Well before the day, I told Bethany (dd) and Alan (dh) not to plan a usual Happy 50th Bash. Over the years I have written dozens of “What you’ve meant to me” letters as spouses or children collected mementos to give to the mid-century “birthdayee.” I have had friends whose husband flew in friends from all over the country to party when his wife turned 50. I have known wife’s who rented halls and had grand parties for the big event. Before my loved ones could even contemplate such a “This is Your Life” extravaganza, I asked them not to. I had a different idea of how I wanted to celebrate the Lord allowing me to live this long (and as many close calls as I’ve had, it is definitely an act of His Will).

You see, instead of learning how much I had blessed others (with their congratulatory notes, letters, emails, etc.) I realize that I am the one who has been blessed. So, I’m writing the letters to people who have impacted my life and blessed me. I’m averaging 30 a month for this year.

It has been wonderful as I remember the impact that others have had. Their love, care, and prompting have enriched my life.

Yes, many of those in my life, like Sunday school teachers, pastors, friends of my family, and mentors have died and I cannot write them, but when available, I’m letting their children know.

I, in no way, think those who do the “This is Your Life” bit for their family are wrong. What they do is wonderful and I know each time I’ve been able to participate that person well deserved the accolades.

It’s just that my life has been more blessed by others, than the other way around. Guilty as charged. I’m a receiver of thousands of prayers, goodwill, and acts of kindness. The balance definitely tips in favor of others, while my deeds are a thin stack compared.

So, I’m on a mission to track down people, some I haven’t seen for forty years or more and some I just lost touch with. But the memories are grand and heart-warming and feel like God is blessing me all over again.

I mention it hear, because I’ve found that this attitude of gratitude affects every aspect of my day. My thoughts are filled with mental thank you notes, which I transpose into prayers. Instead of writing the “obituary” note to someone when their loved one dies, I’m trying to write them now. It has had a marvelous impact as to positive thoughts and upping my outlook.

I know the news is dreadful and filled with precursors of a soon-coming apocalypse (be it via over-taxation, globalism, lose of privacy, anti-nationalism, persecution, intrusion, monetary collapse, and spiritual decline) and it is too easy to get discouraged.

There was a time, one TV in the house was tuned to Fox News all day. As I would work around the house, I could walk by and catch any news or TiVo back to anything I might have missed. But lately, and no reflection on Fox, but I find the news so discouraging that I turned the TV off. And turned the music up, the scripture reading louder, or even muted everything so I could instead dwell on what is right about God’s plan with what is going on in the world today. Because as much as it appears to be spinning out of control and so many people have gone crazy and lost their moral foothold – There’s a deeper magic still – God is handling it all and steering it towards His plot line, not our’s, not satan’s, but His.

Rejoice! Be Thankful! And write a thank you note today to someone who has blessed you – even if it only mental and is cc’d as a prayer.