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Nature Fresh began in 1997. It has been a long and fruitful journey with our customers and we have reached out to them at exhibitions, workshops and indabas. Sue has been the radio Health Guru for 786 FM and a number of other shows, including CII international. Having an interactive relationship with people helps us to serve them beyond merely punting products. We demonstrate DIY health protocols, provide recipes and help our customers to also help themselves to health. In this section we share our timeline with you. May it be a long, healthy happy one!

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Nature Fresh products began in 1995 – 27 years ago!

the beginning of NATURE FRESH 27 years ago!

July 2022 little baby Sasha Taylor remembers when she was caught eating toothpaste

Dear Aunty Sue, Happy  27th Birthday to Nature Fresh! I was just a toddler, eating toothpaste when you visited us in 1995. You went on to develop a fluoride free toothpaste, for supermarkets throughout South Africa. I then grew up with your Junior toothpaste, like so many thousands of children – and enjoyed eating it! One day my own children will use it. Regards, Sasha Taylor

 

 

 

Here is the story of how this amazing toothpaste came to us.

Sue Visser began her research about calcium and magnesium when her husband Jim was ill with rheumatic fever and had 3 weeks to live. 27 years later, they are still selling the same jar of Calcium and Magnesium that helped him to recover. People began to use it and soon the Nature Fresh branding followed. The toothpaste is based on the same minerals – and tastes a lot better! Monica Fairall, the editor of Pathways to Health chatted to Sue in 1998 about this new departure from her involvement in ceramics.

 Back in 1995 Sue began to challenge dentists and doctors about the side effects of fluoride  after seeing an old lady walking alone along the pavement in the dark because she had just taken Ossiplex retard. She couldn’t lie down as her throat was burning. So would yours, after taking a sugar coated fluoride pill! When Nancy Richards chatted to Sue on Women’s World radio on SABC, Sue had to explain why she thought fluoride was unsafe, when everybody knew it “prevented tooth decay”. She and her husband Jim were asked to first speak to the Stellenbosch Dental Association prior to being on the show. The experts agreed that children do not suffer from a deficiency of fluoride. They said that even drinking tea and eating potato chips provided enough fluoride! But they liked the idea of them adding fluoride as a nutritional tissue salt (CALC FLUOR).  The SABC TV crew also came to interview Sue in her Constantia kitchen where she developed the first toothpaste. The original tube with the black and white paper label is now in or museum, but it was enough to earn a listing at Pick ‘n Pay! We now have 4 toothpaste variants and a mouthwash.  Proudly South African, Nature Fresh walks their talk and sells over 2 tons of Calcium complex as well as thousands of tubes of toothpaste for healthy happy teeth and bones.

 

My Mother loves pineapples – they also zap covid-19!

Sue Visser with her Mother, 99 and the amazing pineapple story
Pineapples have profound anti–inflammatory effects and my 99 year old Mother bears testimony to the other healing properties she has experienced – almost unwittingly, for many years. Mom usually complains about eating raw fruit or harsh salads because she says they give her “colic”. She complains about gas and bloating yet she has no problem with pineapples. I keep reminding her that pineapples contain a proteolytic enzyme called bromelain that helps us to digest food, to keep the blood flowing, the parasites at bay and it helps to ease a nasty cough. She gives me that look, a smile of dismissal and her eyes glaze over. I change the subject.

As a safe and reliable solution to the Covid-19 pandemic, pineapples triumph as one of the most versatile, non-toxic and completely natural drugs we have at our disposal. Scientists now know that the spike protein – the hub of coronavirus infections and their roll out of mutations are destroyed by proteolytic enzymes. 2020 studies discovered that bromelain (present in pineapples fruit, leaves and stems) is a very effective anti-viral. It was suggested as a treatment for the covid-19 over a year ago. Yet the world is still divided over the vax versus no-vax issues, the boosting and the bullying.

Scientists are still not convinced that anything can really knock out coronaviruses, let alone double up as an anticoagulant, anti-inflammatory and mucolytic drug. Bromelain has it all. I could not wait to tell Mom more about her favourite fruit and how excited I was about this discovery. Seven months ago she fell next to her bed and broke her femur. Now back home, sufficiently mobile and once more the queen of the house, I was surprised that unlike most of the people I meet, even half her age, Mom had nothing to complain about. No aches and pains, fatigue, depression, inflammation or even nasties after her Covid-19 vaccinations? Many of the people we meet have been mowed down after their vaccines and boosters. The penny dropped. Bromelain.

Just a word of caution: pineapples thin the blood, so if you are on commercial blood thinners, going in for surgery or suffer from excessive menstrual bleeding, understand that pineapples as well as the bromelain used in capsules that is extracted from the leaves is a very effective stand-alone blood thinner – plus plus!
Search Results for “bromelain” (naturefresh.co.za)    Please share this with your Doctor!

Second most popular article in Townsend e-letter by Sue Visser

This article on repurposed medications, nutrients, and botanicals being used to prevent and treat early COVID-19, is not surprisingly, our second highest popular article.

READ: Natural Approaches for Covid-19 and its Many Mutations      by Sue Visser

My article is No 2 of the top 10. Go South Africa!

Townsend letter is a highly respected international publication on Alternative Medicine, where top experts in their fields write very erudite articles. I have also contributed this publication over the years – so I was very surprised to see that I wrote the second most widely read article on their e-letter version!  The Editor is Dr Jonathan Collin, and he has always encouraged me to share my humble insights with the world, acting as my mentor. He seems to enjoy corresponding with this strange herb lady from darkest Africa! If you remember, Madagascar was also wild about Artemisia! People are now using Viro-ZAP. They come back for more……

Antivirus Range (naturefresh.co.za)   More about our immune boosting anti-viral, anti-parasite, anti-coagulants

The New Nature Fresh team 2021

 

Our current team: Sue, Helen and Michelle with Chris, Jim and Mahir – and Jambo

Helen took over from Tammy in October 2020 is now in control of the front desk. Chris joined us after Anton left in December 2020. Chris is as energetic and enthusiastic as his mother – but a lot taller and stronger. Mahir is now in charge of the warehouse, deliveries and production – assisted by Chris. Helen is at the front desk and Michelle runs the office upstairs, in the mornings and works from home to catch up on admin – often till midnight or thereafter.

We are continuously researching o keep up to date with the latest trends. We are developing new products on a continuous basis, to include super active ingredients for cosmetics. Our Face Food with hyaluronic acid  is becoming very popular. It is a face-saving moisturizer, loved for its natural ingredients and we keep our prices low and affordable. We do not believe that one should pay more to get more!

The Covid-19 pandemic provided us with an opportunity to showcase our herbal remedies that we have used to control colds, flu, malaria and other infections for thousands of years. Our potent combination of Viro-Zap tea, capsules and tinctures continue to help treat  all types of viruses – including ones that still don’t have effective vaccines! We have provided more information:

Nature Fresh Data Base for COVID-19 pandemic

Data Base for COVID-19 Research, references and updates by Sue Visser

COVID-19 Resources (naturefresh.co.za)    A comprehensive collection of research on natural remedies

Glutathione is our primary antioxidant and if our levels drop, we have oxygen problems.  For breathing emergencies supplements of: glutathione, but especially precursors such as N Acetylcysteine can effectively restore it. Some forms can be used intravenously or inhaled into the lungs as an alternative to using ventilators and oxygen because glutathione treats the cause of the problem. Update: Search Results for “bromelain” (naturefresh.co.za)  Bromelain is a very powerful anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and prevents blood clots!

Over 60% of our local population prefer to take traditional medicines. What do doctors of integrative medicine have to offer them? Tried and tested herbal remedies like Artemisia Annua (and Afra) – a time honoured cure for malaria; we saw how well it worked in China. It was used during the initial Wuhan protocols based on TCM (traditional Chinese medicine). Their interactive approach albeit unwieldy, took into consideration the treatment of the causative factors and also offered symptomatic relief to their patients.

Traditional herbal remedies have additional health benefits and adverse effects are rare. The key to the success of Olive leaf and Artemisia is thus due to their anti-malarial properties that according to new studies, are equally effective against the ever-mutating coronaviruses that drive this global pandemic. Herbs like Artemisia and Olive leaf also provide anti-inflammatory, cardio protective (against blood clots) and immuno-regulating effects. Antivirus Range (naturefresh.co.za)   Viro-ZAP capsules contain Artemisia, Olive leaf and Nigella Sativa.

YOU TUBE: Sue updates on Artemisia 2000 – 2020. Clips from ETV series on Nature’s Health
A 6 minute collection of material from the series made over 13 years ago that shows how timeless herbal remedies are. They still work, despite drugs and chemical isolates that come and go because of pathogens that develop a resistance to them. No wonder Artemisia also works for novel infections like Covid. So do olive leaves because they are complete medicines!
(974) Artemisia 2000 2020 by Sue Visser – YouTube

SA Medical Academic articles on Integrative Medicine  by Sue Visser – specially for doctors

Herbal malaria remedies https://www.medicalacademic.co.za/integrative-medicine/can-herbal-treatments-for-malaria-work/  

Iodinehttps://www.medicalacademic.co.za/integrative-medicine/preventing-and-treating-diseases-with-iodine/

Biofilms https://www.medicalacademic.co.za/courses/biofilms-and-antibiotic-resistance/    

Natural remedies for Covid-19 https://www.medicalacademic.co.za/integrative-medicine/natural-remedies-for-covid-19/

Bromelain for Covid-19, prevents blood clots  and fights inflammation

Bromelain provides an alternative treatment for viral infections, blood clotting, inflammation and breathing issues | Medical Academic

Update: Search Results for “bromelain” (naturefresh.co.za)  Bromelain is a very powerful anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and prevents blood clots!

Natural Approaches for COVID-19 and Its Many Mutations – Townsend Letter

Natural Approaches for COVID-19 and Its Many Mutations – Townsend Letter

Get Water-Wise with Nature Fresh

More ways to get WATERWISE with Nature Fresh

Nature Fresh products are grey water friendly and we wish to encourage everybody involved in the CT water crisis to make use of our extra-efficient water saving techniques.

1 Recycle with eco-products: You can use Nature Fresh cleansers and body washes for showering, mini-washing in a bucket or taking a bath. Being pH balanced, they help to control odour, so there is less urgency to wash or change clothes so frequently. Water can be reused for flushing toilets yet is safe enough for watering your pot plants and survivors in the garden. Look out for other eco – products that may also be suitable. Placing a deeper basin underneath a pot plant or tub of vegetables reduces the need for water. Waste water from our toothpaste and mouthwash is equally suitable for grey water systems.

2 Save water and freshen up the toilet: add a little Nature Fresh Body Wash to the toilet bowl. It will foam up and freshen, every time a litre of water is tipped in after urinating. Keep a water bucket next to the toilet for doing this. Also wash your hands in it. Ladies can save even more water by disposing of their toilet paper in a sealable bin. An old plastic milk bottle for instance, can be thrown away when full and prevents any smell. If too much toilet paper accumulates after a number of mellow yellow sessions the toilet (or the sewer) may get blocked up, so please use this technique. Then, whoever does a ‘solid number’ can do a full farewell flush. Afterwards, add more liquid soap for another run.

“Easy-peezy rule: leave the liquids and flush the solids.”

Toilet alternatives: the brick trick can damage the delicate mechanism within most of our modern toilets. Some toilets have a duel flush system that helps to prevent excessive flushing and they use only 6 – 9 litres for small flushes. Older toilets release over 13 litres so using it four times consumes over 50 litres (our daily allowance) of water! Placing 2 bricks or plastic bottles filled with water inside the cistern will reduce the flush volume by 2 – 4 litres. Alternatively, people still relieve themselves au natural, in the garden, behind a bush or along the road, I notice! (My desk has a view of the road.)

3 Using bath water again and again: The smallest person goes first and uses the least water. More hot water can be added by the next person. Using Nature Fresh body washes or intimate cleansers enables the water to be used afterwards for plants or for washing clothes and then flushing toilets. The pH balanced products ensure personal freshness and so help to extend the time between changing clothes and taking baths, showers or mini-splash downs.

For waterless cleansing the Nature Fresh Personal Lubricant Gels can be used with tissues or cotton wool for hands or personal cleansing / intimate swabbing. Use a spray bottle filled with water and a few drops of essential oil to wash hands and freshen up your face on a hot day. Personal wipes and baby wipes are very popular – but don’t flush them down the toilet.

4 Shower power: A large basin will catch all the water and it can be recycled or kept as is for sitz baths or sponging. It is best if one person showers directly after another, so that the water stays hot, avoiding the heating up time. A quick shower need only use 5 litres of water, especially if you first wash in the basin you are standing in. Afterwards, use the water to wash clothes, the car, clean the bathroom and floors or flush the toilet.

 

 

5 The washing machine: one wash load can consume between 70 – 110 litres of water. All this water can be collected into buckets. The first batch released is very soapy and can be used for house cleaning, removal of driveway stains and so on. The rinsing water can be shared between the garden, washing the car or flushing toilets. The City council recommends 1 wash load a week, but this seems to be ignored by many households. Please try to wear outer garments more than once and wash out small stained areas by hand. Also hand wash clothes in the used bath or shower water. If you have access to well point water, rinse your clothes in it before using it in the garden or flushing the perfectly clean water down the toilets.

6 The Kitchen water: waste water from the sink or dishwasher is called black water and can only be used in the garden. It contains fat, grease and food morsels – but thirsty plants love it. Please collect the water from your dishwasher outlet. The pipe can be secured to a 25 litre bucket – the average amount used. Make sure the load is as large as possible, skipping a few days in between and use the economy setting. Place a plastic dish below the taps, in the sink to collect any water used for food preparation and cleaning up. Our allowance is 1 litre per person per day, including what we ingest! Being as frugal as I can, I tip 5 litres onto my plants, so that is wishful thinking. Use more eco-friendly enzyme cleaners or make your own to wipe kitchen surfaces, eliminate pet odours and other accidents.

       

 

Conclusion:

Dear Friends, use this handy information link for mobile phones.

https://naturefresh.co.za/weblinks/

These articles can serve as a data base for people who are concerned about environment, health and saving water. Please share this information and spread the word that everybody can make a difference. If we all try to add even more water saving techniques to our daily routine we can defeat day zero! We can also benefit from these habits so as not to be taken by surprise should disaster strike.

Drinking water: Being prepared is the best option. People are already panicking about hoarding water, finding cans or buckets and filling Jojo tanks. Shops are running out of bottled water and queues at the mountain springs are getting longer. Tap and spring water should be boiled, we are told. Bacterial and microbial infections that cause stomach bugs are resistant to chlorine and spring water is easily contaminated by faces. Reverse osmosis filtration systems are the best option, especially if you have access to borehole or well point water because they remove iron and other impurities. At worst, we will each only be allowed collect 25 litres of not too potable water from various distribution points. Too bad about the toilets, showers and washing machines! Prevention is better than cure and more people still need to wake up or we will not reach our goal. It’s up to us.

Regards, Jim and Sue Visser