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Received wrong item or damaged products: Please contact us immediately if you received the wrong item or if an order was damaged during transit. The date you see on the bottom of the bottles is often the manufacturing date - when the product was manufactured, and NOT the expiration date. You can easily distinguish between the two by looking at the three letters just before the date. Our expiration dates are always preceded by EXP. The manufacturing date is always preceded by MFG. All alcohol based tinctures do not technically ever expire. Alcohol is a near perfect preservative. If you bought an alcohol-based liquid extract, you can take that many years after you first purchased it without any problems.
If you experience any unpleasant signs of healing, please immediately read the mandatory instruction flyer here - it will tell you exactly what to do - especially points 25 and 26. Our instructions cover most every possible thing that can happen to you when you take our very strong, concentrated herbs. This covers most "reactions" to herbs. Please read this sheet thoroughly so that you understand how herbs work. Do not skip this step! Our herbs are NOT the same as the herbs manufactured by other herbal companies. Do not assume that you know how herbs work - even if you have taken herbs before.
Please continue to scroll down this website page for crucial information about the healing process so that you fully understand how it works and why it is necessary to go through these healing reactions in order to heal yourself.
Because our herbs are about 5 to 10 times stronger than our competitors, some people do notice that their body begins to detoxify and synthetic chemicals and medications they have taken over many years will attempt to move out of the body, sometimes causing a "healing reaction." I guarantee that you have UNDERestimated the amount of toxins you have been carrying in your body. This is a positive sign of healing that means the herbs are without a doubt working to bring your closer to your health goals and it is a very important part of the healing process. Please see below for more details about Herings Law of the Cure and the Healing Crisis. This information is critically important for your health and wellbeing. It could be the one factor that makes a huge difference in your health and even save your life.
For some people who have acid reflux or a stomach ulcer (some people know they have this diagnosis while many others have these conditions and do not yet realize it), they may experience a little nausea or heartburn with formulas containing garlic or may experience burning sensations when they take the alcohol extracts straight out of the bottle. This is an easy fix: simply dilute the formula with extra water (up to 8 ounces), take the formula with food, avoid garlic or simply lower the dose. We highly encourage people to take their power back and experiment with their doses to find the right combination that works for them. If taste is an issue, we highly recommend adding stevia or other natural sweeteners to your formulas.
Appearance of the Liquid Extracts: Sometimes new customers misunderstand the opaqueness of our formulas and think that something has gone wrong with our formulas. There are sometimes flecks and sediment in the bottles as well. I know it looks different from what you are accustomed to and I know it looks different from other herbal formulas on the market. This is done on purpose to add potency - it makes the formula stronger. You may need to insert a safety pin or sewing needle into the bottom portion of the dropper if it becomes clogged with sediment. It should come right out and you should only have to do it once. Some formulas will be dark in color and some will be light. Formulas made with dried herbs can be darker than herbs made with fresh herbs. We have been doing this for over 20 years - there is nothing wrong! Our formulas are often intentionally opaque because they are highly concentrated. We bring you something truly unique that no other company can offer you. We know we are different and we do it on purpose because our customers get better results that way.
I'm not interested in how "pretty" herbs look. I'm interested in how well they work. Most people take herbs because they need them - they are sick or they have a health problem. Taking something "pretty" is not the same thing as taking something that is "effective." I aim for effectiveness and not prettiness. Nature puts the right constituents in the right amounts for each batch. It understands and responds to our needs. Our needs are always changing. Nature is always changing. And between the two, somehow it all works out perfectly. How it happens, we don't know - that is the very beautiful mystery of God and Nature.
The batch that tastes different may be exactly the batch that is needed to combat your breast cancer. The formula that doesn't taste as yummy as usual may be the one that dissolves your cyst, soothes your stomach ulcer or drains your sinuses. Sometimes our garlic grows with a greenish pigment inside and our garlic tincture turns out a little green. It's a normal variation that works just as well as the garlic without the greenish pigment. Do we throw it out because it's green? Heck no! Thank God it's green - Nature believes I should have greenish garlic this time around - and I believe her. I have found that the closer we are to nature and the more we flow with nature's variations, the more likely we are to heal. Be happy when Nature does something different, it is usually something good for us.
Our essential oils sometimes contains colors because we have found them to be more effective that way. This is done intentionally as a result of the extensive decades-long research Dr. Foster has done on herbs and essential oils as well as her clinical experience. Just because our formulas look, smell and taste different than what you're used to buying from other companies does not mean anything is wrong.
Product Seals: some of our products have the seal built into the dropper mechanism, so if you don't notice the usual transparent plastic seal around the dropper bottle, it is because the seal is a hard plastic ring that will break once you twist open the bottle.
Our Products Are Extensively Tested: Beginning with testing of the raw materials and throughout all stages of manufacturing, our herbal products are extensively tested for heavy metals and microbial contamination numerous times before the final product is even complete. They are all sourced from organic farms or wildcrafted from very pure areas in North and South America and have been tested over 20 years' time.
Dr. Foster has personally visited with, has established relationships with and maintains relationships with many organic growers, herb farms and manufacturers. All of our manufacturers have FDA-approved labs and are GMP certified. The selection of each herb for a formula is very rigorous, with many formulas undergoing testing numerous times not only on the raw materials, but throughout the manufacturing process and even after completion of the final product. Many popular herbal companies import their herbs from China and India because it is cheaper, and many of those cheap herbs are contaminated. We refuse to important cheap herbs because we insist on purity in all of our products, and also because we usually cater to very sick people who cannot tolerate chemicals. This is NOT a multi-level company where we cut corners on the product so that the distributors can all make a "cut."
Herbs do NOT work like prescription medications. It is important to understand the difference between the two. Herbs often work more slowly over time, because, unlike pharmaceutical medications, they do not push or force the body to do something it is not ready to do. So, herbs work WITH your body instead of against it. It may take longer to heal chronic or long-standing issues. And sometimes your body will want to heal something more important for your survival than the health issue that you want to be healed.
So that means your brain might heal before your heart can. It means your internal organs will probably heal before your skin heals. So, if any part of your body heals, but it wasn't what you expected, you got a beautiful healing and you're on the way towards healing what is currently bothering you. Something else needed to heal first. This is normal for natural healing and it means your body has responded to the herbs and you ARE healing. Your body chose to heal something more important for your survival FIRST. Healing usually occurs from the top down, from the inside out and in the reverse order as the symptoms first appeared. This is called Herings Law of the Cure and it applies to healing ALL health issues naturally. This applies to YOU PERSONALLY so please click here or on the image to the right to understand how this very important law of healing determines how to heal from any disease and the order in which it happens.
True healing does NOT occur with pharmaceutical medications. There are no vitamins, minerals, enzymes or any nutrition whatsoever in prescription and over the counter medications. These are synthetic chemicals that often provide a "quick fix" while sacrificing a different part of your body that then suffers later. Do not ever trust a medical doctor who pronounces you cured after giving you synthetic chemical treatments. We at Dr. Fosters Essentials often have to undo the liver and kidney damage done to people by the medications they have been taking. Herbs contain essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other phytonutrients that work with your body to heal from the inside out. It is nutrition that heals your body - NOT synthetic chemicals. Do not give up after one bottle of herbs. It can sometimes take 2 or 3 months to reach the first healing crisis and make a dramatic turnaround in your health. It will definitely NOT happen if you give up.
Our primary focus is on providing you with the information you need in order to heal yourself. This is NOT an Amazon store. This is an educational website where you learn exactly what to do to heal yourself and we happen to offer very pure, very strong products to help you achieve this as quickly and as safely as possible. We offer extensive information on how to heal yourself naturally. Did you notice our large collection of articles on how to heal yourself? Please click here to find the articles that apply to you and your health issues. Did you sign up for our mailing list where Dr. Foster teaches you about herbs and how to use them?
Most people will not have reactions to herbal products, but some will. 99.9% of the time, these are NOT allergic reactions or side effects. This issue is VITALLY important. Some people may feel temporary headache, fatigued, weak, experience muscle aches, or even break out in a rash as these synthetic chemical toxins are moving out of their body. You could get a coated tongue as your intestines are cleaning out, experience unusual smells in your bowel movements or urine, or even get a metallic taste in your mouth as heavy metals you have been exposed to and that have been stored in your body tissues over many years finally are released from the tissues to be permanently eliminated from your body.
These healing reactions are ultimately caused by the pharmaceutical medications you have taken and the synthetic chemicals you have been exposed to over many years as well as the chronic constipation problems from which most Americans suffer - having only one bowel movement per day. Synthetic chemicals, heavy metals, residues from old infections, mucous, the mucoid plaque layer and other toxins are trying to work themselves out of your body as part of the healing process. The mucoid plaque layer is a layer of hardened mucous that lines the intestinal tract. It can be removed with colon cleansing and juice fasting. When it comes out, it literally looks like pieces of intestines came out. Not to worry - this is just hardened mucus, and when it is passed out of the body, it can change your entire body and metabolism for the good.
These reactions typically do not last more than a few days and are a vitally important part of your healing process - if possible, they should not be blocked with synthetic prescription medications which can thwart the healing efforts you just made. The book Doctor-Patient Handbook, written by Dr. Bernard Jensen, one of the greatest natural healers of our time who healed patients of all types of diseases for over 50 years, describes the healing crisis, unwinding and retracing process in great detail. Symptoms you have experienced in the past can often reappear as part of the healing process. Pharmaceuticals and chemicals you have been exposed to can come out of the tissues during your healing process and can cause some discomfort. Some people are simply experiencing headache and fatigue from caffeine withdrawal. If you read our instructions, you will know exactly what to do if this happens. The great healers focused on detoxifying the gut first to avoid many of these reactions, so if you have skipped the recommended colon cleansing that I have stressed and emphasized throughout this website, go back and do it now. If you have taken a lot of pharmaceutical medications or just gotten out of the hospital where you took a lot of medications, even the Vibrant Colon Formula, which is not simply a colon formula, but a liver healing formula as well - which is where most pharmaceutical residues as well as heavy metals are stored, may cause a healing reaction to occur, and in this case, you should lower the dose and be patient. Work with Colon Detox Caps to absorb the chemicals and toxins that are coming out of you.
Herbs are not the only cause of a healing crisis. Doing a juice fast, doing water therapies, reflexology techniques and many other natural healing techniques will also cause a healing crisis. Even using energy healing techniques over the years, I have noted that pain can often intensify just before working its way out of the body and finally being released. The healing crisis is a wonderful indicator that you have made progress in your healing and is very important. It means you're on the right track. This is the time to say to yourself, "Dear Lord, I am very thankful - I have found something to heal my body. It will eventually work its way completely out of my system. All I need to do is to be patient and keep trying."
The people who have the most reactions to herbs and natural healing techniques are the ones who have the most toxins in their body, who have had the most medical and pharmaceutical interventions, have had their gallbladder, appendix, tonsils, uterus, ovaries, breast, tumors or cysts removed because their body was so toxic and their medical doctors didn't know any other way to solve the toxicity problem other than to do surgery. They are the ones who who need herbs the most! Do not give up! You are in complete control of your healing experience. You are not the helpless victim your doctor has tried to convince you that you are. Most of the time, simply cutting your dose in half or taking a formula every other day is all that's needed.
You do not need to always take the full dose that is listed on the product label. If something is too strong for you, simply lower the dose. Micro-doses are fine to get started. If you are underweight, your dose may be lower, and if you weigh more than 150 pounds, you may actually need to raise your dose higher than what's listed on the product label. Each subsequent cleanse becomes easier as your clear out more and more toxins and begin to regain your health. Please click here to learn about what a healing reaction is and why it is absolutely crucial for your healing.
Whose Fault is it That You Don't Feel Well? Sometimes people want someone to blame when they do not feel well. We all need to put the blame where it belongs. The people to blame for this healing reaction are the following:
Doctor-prescribed and corporate manufactured synthetic chemicals are NOT safe and they cause diseases - many of which you currently suffer from. The Number One danger to your health is actually your medical doctor. The diseases they cause with their chemicals are called called "Iatrogenic Disease" and you are most likely suffering from it. If you have taken any shots to prevent something infectious such as the flu, you have been damaged in many ways, but you and your doctor did not have the tools or knowledge to recognize it. You may have developed your autoimmune condition, cancer, brain or nervous system problem because of these shots in addition to the prescription medications. You may have kidney damage or kidney stones because of the antibiotics you took. You may have liver damage because of the cholesterol-lowering medication your doctor put you on. These are the very synthetic chemicals that come out of your body when you take pure organic highly concentrated herbs and do herbal cleanses. Your doctor put them there (with good intentions because they were trying to help you, but mainly out of ignorance).
And when the doctor-prescribed chemicals come out, people often heal. In order to heal, this MUST HAPPEN. This beautiful amazing healing process will NOT happen with cheap, watered-down herbal products that are commonly sold in stores and online, and it will NOT happen when you take prescription or over the counter medications. Therefore, if you want to get well, these toxic chemicals must be removed from your body - this is the way! The good news is that when these synthetic toxic chemicals come out during a "true" herbal cleanse, people often recover their health. The sooner you realize your doctor is giving you a quick fix instead of a permanent solution, and the quick fix is often hurting you just as much as it is helping you, the better off your health will be.
Thank you for your attention to this very important information.