Meet the Sisters

Meet the Sisters! Wonderful women in their own rights and also Midwife Assistants for Local Care Midwifery

Monday, November 2, 2009, 5:30-6:30.

Stop in and meet Jennifer, Heidi and Maureen, check out their lending library, have a cup of tea and see what they have to offer!

Three Sisters Birth

406 Fulton St, Suite 513

Troy, NY 12180

For more info email: threesistersbirth@gmail.com

Apple Butter

Hope this Fall brings some beautiful apples your way! This apple butter is great on toast or fresh biscuits and super on oatmeal!


Apple Butter Recipe (from Michelle Doyle, originally from her mom, Rosemary Vorih)


8 cups apples -cooked, pureed, apples (think applesauce, I use a Foley Food Mill to make mine)
3 cups sugar (okay, mom's recipe actually called for 6 cups)
2 teaspoons each: cloves, allspice, nutmeg
2 tablespoons cinnamon


Add everything together, stir well, cook on low (!) until thick. (I use a crock pot on low setting for 8 hours and if that is not enough, do it again). If cooking on the stovetop, be careful of the bottom of the apple butter scorching. Pour into clean, scalded jam jars, top with new lids, seal.

Chart for Natural Medicines Used for Colds and Influenza Prevention

Here is a chart from Natural Medicines Database. For More information (!) follow this link:Natural Medicines in the Clinical Management of Cold and Flu.

Recommendation Chart for Natural Medicines Used for Colds and Influenza Prevention *

Likely Safe Possibly Safe Insufficient Evidence Possibly Unsafe Likely Unsafe Unsafe Effective Likely Effective Possibly Effective - American ginseng Insufficient Evidence - Alpha-linolenic acid - Garlic - Lactobacillus GG - Andrographis - Astragalus - Linoleic acid (from flaxseed oil) - Panax ginseng Possibly Ineffective - Echinacea - Vitamin C - Vitamin E - Zinc Likely Ineffective Ineffective

Recommendation Chart for Natural Medicines Used for Colds and Influenza Treatment *

Likely Safe Possibly Safe Insufficient Evidence Possibly Unsafe Likely Unsafe Unsafe Effective Likely Effective Possibly Effective - Andrographis - Echinacea - Oscillococcinum - Vitamin C - Zinc (lozenges) - Elderberry - Zinc (nasal spray) Insufficient Evidence - Astragalus - Goldenseal - Larch arabinogalactan - Siberian ginseng - Bee propolis - Boneset - Pau d’arco - Wild indigo Possibly Ineffective Likely Ineffective Ineffective

KEY: Consider recommending this product. Don't recommend using this product. Recommend against using this product.

* These proposed recommendations are based solely on the Safety and Effectiveness Ratings contained in Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. This assumes use of high-quality, uncontaminated products and the use of typical doses. Keep in mind that some products are never appropriate for some patients due to concomitant disease states, potential drug interactions, or other clinical factors. Use your clinical judgment before recommending any product.