Crystal Maceira – Master Herbalist

Based on Physical Integrity

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
March – April 2021 • Vol 3, No 114

I hope you’ve been following the series about Iridology here in Natural Life and News Directory. If not, you may want to go to the archives and read the previous three articles to help you get a good understanding of the basics of this ever-evolving subject. So far, I have covered the main iris constitutions and subtypes of the main iris types based on color. This time, we’re going to talk about the iris types based on physical integrity, which means the structure of the iris.

The constitutional strength shown in the iris will also show how well the body holds up under stress. When the iris fibers are tight and evenly distributed, then the body has a strong and vital genetic heritage. It can resist illness and disease, recovering quickly. Each person’s iris can have various degrees of fiber density. The looser the fiber, the weaker the constitution, and the ability for the body to ward off disease or recover quickly. When there is a flower with petal-like openings or separated trabeculae in the iris, this is when the iridologist can determine where they are located. If the iris is murky, with a dull overcast, causing the true iris color to not come through, it means that there are toxic settlements in the body on a systemic level that are all-pervasive.

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Based on Color: Hazel and Brown Eyes

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
January – February 2021 • Vol 3, No 113

In the last couple of articles (now archived at NaturalLifeNews.com), I have been educating the reader on Iridology. This has been an intriguing subject for me since I was a teenager, when my father was working with Nature’s Herbs at the time. Dr. John R. Christopher, a renowned herbalist of his day, was also associated with the same company. My dad allowed me to travel with him to a health fair in Las Vegas. Dr. Christopher was there, and I was able to get to know him better. It was an absolute pleasure and gave me the desire to become an herbalist myself.

During that same time, I received my first Iris analysis. I was fascinated by what I learned about myself. When I would start having issues, I would think back to that analysis, and know that if I didn’t strengthen those systems and organs, then those issues would become more serious. Those impressionable days have developed into a lifelong learning of herbs, nutrition and Iridology.

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Based on Color: Blue Eyes

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
November-December 2020 • Vol 3, No 112

In the last article, I wrote about the three main Constitutions of the iris, which are Lymphatic, Biliary and Hematogenic. I also talked about what happens when you come in to receive an iris analysis from me. You can find that article (including a zone chart) in the Archives at NaturalLifeNews.com.

In this segment, we will be discussing the next area the Iridologist looks at when performing an analysis. There is much information to be gleaned from just the blue iris, so I will be showing subtypes for only blue eyes in this article.

Subtypes in a Lymphatic (blue) iris can be seen easier because of the lighter fibers in the eye. There are only two subtypes in the Biliary (hazel) iris, and none in the Hematogenic (brown) iris, although with the upgrades in technology, I can see one of the subtypes by color. I will cover hazel and brown eyes in the next issue

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“The Eyes Are the Windows of the Soul”

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
September-October 2020 • Vol 3, No 111

The iris, sclera and pupil of the eye show the veil the soul has created, through consciousness or forgetfulness, which reflects the illusion that, when uncovered, prepares the soul for attaining true health and enlightenment.
—David J. Pesek, Ph.D., September 1988

“Eyes have long been referred to as the ‘Windows of the Soul,’ but few people are aware of just how true this observation is. Accurate analysis of iris structure and pigmentation provides information about you that is hard to find through other methods. This information is so valuable that Iridology deserves to become a widely practiced, assessment tool in both the physical and psychological health fields.” (TheLivingCentre.com)

Back in November of 2017, I wrote my first article in this magazine about Iridology (archived at NaturalLifeNews .com), covering its history and what Iridologists look for when doing an analysis. Here’s a quick recap…

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Lasting Pain Relief

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
March-April 2020 • Vol 3, No 109

“After dealing with shoulder pain for the past two years (diagnosed as frozen shoulder) and discomfort and swelling in my left knee (diagnosed as arthritis), I was feeling like this was something I would just have to live with. I did do a month of physical therapy and home exercises for both issues, but it was giving me no relief. I was referred to Crystal by a friend as someone who might help relieve the pain. After her Bowenwork treatments, I am now free from any shoulder and knee pain, and am giving credit where it is due. Thank you!” —Kathy Gilliland

Kathy is a neighbor that lives within walking distance from me. I have been a massage therapist for 20 years now and received additional training all along. I have had good results with bodywork, but I have found Bowenwork to be the most effective and lasting technique that I’ve used so far! The discoverer, Tom Bowen, was documented as seeing over 13,000 patients per year, with his percentage of positive results being over 85%. That is unheard of in today’s world. I, myself, have been personally seeing around 80% positive results, which to me, is very exciting.

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KVA: Keep Viruses Away!

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
January-February 2020 • Vol 3, No 108

In this issue, I want to tell you about an herbal formula that will help you fight colds, the flu, and other viruses. In previous articles (archived at NaturalLifeNews.com), I wrote about Garlic, Mullein, Licorice, and Lobelia, all of which are in this formula and more herbs as well. When I was raising my children, they would occasionally get a cold and even more rarely, the flu. They would hate getting sick and would oftentimes tell me they weren’t—even though they were hot, and well, a mother just knows! That was because they knew the protocol would be swallowing minced garlic with juice or water. I would also give them a formula that had Echinacea and Goldenseal. As they got older, I changed up the protocol to the garlic immune extract and a formula that would stop their coughs dead in their tracks. It was so much more effective, and the colds and flu came much less often.

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Turn Your Hands into Powerful Healing Tools

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
November-December 2019 • Vol 3, No 107

If you’ve read my previous articles about Bowenwork in this magazine (available in the NaturalLifeNews.com Archives), then you know that Bowenwork is a system of moves along muscle and connective tissue. It enhances the body’s innate ability to heal, creates balance, and resets the nervous system out of “stress mode.” So now, the question is: Is Bowenwork right for you?

In his booklet, Understanding the Bowen Technique, John Wilks describes Bowenwork as “a very gentle form of natural healing. In order to appreciate its subtlety and depth, the therapy really needs to be experienced.” Bowenwork differs from massage, where the therapist’s hands are on the body the whole time. Instead, the Bowenwork practitioner will apply a few moves and then let the body “receive and process” for a couple of minutes or longer, depending on the procedure being applied.

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Reduces Stress, Soothes the GI Tract, and More!

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
September-October 2019 • Vol 3, No 106

Licorice isn’t really a weed in Montana, but it does grow like a weed in the warm areas of Europe, some Mediterranean islands, and parts of Asia, like Turkey and Persia. Although there are many varieties of this plant, there are only two varieties of Glycyrrhiza glabra that the pharma will use.

As mentioned, in the bottomlands of Turkey, it is considered an aggressive weed. In the early 1900s, large amounts of licorice were exported as a drug in the form of a paste from Smyrna and Sokia.

I am currently growing this herb, and I can see why they say it is an aggressive weed. I started it from seed last year in my greenhouse. I decided to transplant it to one side of my greenhouse last fall, since they grow up to five feet. In the spring, it didn’t seem like it was growing, so I tilled along there to work the soil, thinking I would plant something else. To my surprise, the plant just sprang up! I ended up having eight vigorous licorice plants grow along that area.

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Common Weed with a Host of Health Benefits!

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
July-August 2019 • Vol 3, No 105

In the next few issues, I will be writing about weeds found abundantly here in Montana. When you learn just how healing these weeds are for the body, well, then it will become abundantly clear that these “weeds” are extremely valuable herbs.

Mullein is an herb that I see everywhere along the Canyon Ferry Dam area where I live. Its stock portrays a beautiful single stick of yellow flowers. By the time you finish reading this, you will want to grow this herb for your own use. I have used mullein for almost 30 years, as an oil and in my favorite formula, KVA (Keep Viruses Away). It’s specialty area is the respiratory system—especially the lungs; although, it also soothes and strengthens the bowels and renal system, and it has been very useful for the glands and the serous and mucous membranes. It is a great herbal painkiller and nervous soporific (induces sleep). It calms down any inflamed and irritated nerves. It has been used in many kidney formulas for that very reason. You can use the leaves, flowers, root and the fruit…in other words, the whole plant.

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from Sandra Gustafson, MHS, BSN, RN

Crystal Maceira, CBP, LMT, MH
May-June 2019 • Vol 3, No 104

Cancer is a disease that affects all societies around the globe. With all the financial, medical, and scientific resources so focused on “finding the cure for cancer” and no clear result in sight, one has to wonder if medicine is approaching this quest from the best angle. Thousands of researchers worldwide are employed in the medical/pharmaceutical industry to find and create curative treatments and drug compounds. Approximately thirty-two Nobel Laureates have received Nobel Prizes for cancer research. Billions of dollars are spent each year, and yet this disease has not been eradicated. Why not? One reason is “reductionism”—the biomedical view of trying to isolate and target specific molecular path- ways to develop curative treatments, without understanding that cancer, and cancer treatment, requires a holistic, biologic approach—not a one-system-cures-all approach.

The holistic model addresses the complexities of host/disease/ drug interactions and offers personalized therapies that boost the immune system’s ability to activate its own defense against cancer-cell replication.

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