Video: Sara Chana’s Herbs that Keep You Warm

Sara Chana Silverstein, a Crown Heights mother of seven who specializes in areas of alternative medicine and herbs, appeared on the CT Style show to share her wisdom on herbs that can keep you warm through the winter.

9 Comments

  • Be careful

    Who is she to advise people with circulatory problems and pregnant women? According to her Linkedin profile, she “graduated” from the Teleosis School of Homeopathy. No other medical training, no board certification, nothing.

    Folks, please please consult a qualified medical professional before ingesting anything she suggests.

    • Anonymous

      Wow ‘Be-Careful’ you are so angry its very sad…….I feel bad for you.

    • Sara Chana

      It’s interesting that all the TV stations across the US are inviting ME to appear on their TV shows and not YOU. They do back-ground checks on me and ask me to come back! They get wonderful emails from the viewers!

  • Pops

    To #1, relax. All of the these ingredients mentioned in the video are innocuous. She never stated that her helpful hints are in lieu of medical intervention. If someone told you to eat chicken soup when you have a cold, would you feel the need to consult a physician before ingesting it?

    • Be careful

      Wrong. She gives specific advice sight unseen to pregnant women and people with circulatory problems, both major medical conditions. She presents herself online as a professional with medical experience (see her comment below) so anything she offers is implicitly “in lieu of medical intervention.” This is potentially dangerous and perhaps illegal.

      Why do you assume that all of her suggestions are innocuous? Are you a licensed medical doctor? How does she know what a person with circulatory problems can and cannot tolerate? If I didn’t research her credentials, I may be more likely to listen to her advice than that of someone offering me chicken soup for a cold. And that’s the point. A bubbe advising someone to eat chicken soup for a cold is not the same thing as a presumably competent medical professional offering advice on how to treat circulatory problems. One is a bubbe and the other is a fraud and should be avoided.

  • Helpful Suggestions

    Attention Mr. “Be Careful”:

    Didn’t you notice that I was speaking about: Vinegar, onions, garlic, pepper and other FOOD ITEMS! All these foods help the system heat up and increase circulation. These were FOOD suggestions!
    I was NOT discussing the medicinal herbal blends that I brought on the set, just exposing people to them. Just letting people know they exist if they are interested. p.s. Just to let you know I did 2500 clinical hours in hospitals after 5 years of school. I am also board certified! Would you like to see my papers?

    • Be Careful

      There is no state board that certifies homeopaths unless he/she is already a physician. And even then the “certification” has nothing to do with homeopathy per se, only acknowledging that a doctor studied homeopathy.

      You do not have 2,500 hours of clinical training since no accredited hospital in the United States would sponsor someone who came to them with only a background in homeopathy. If you told that to a “patient” of yours he could rightfully sue you for medical malpractice and the state would likely indict you for fraud.

      Anyone who shamelessly presents themselves in the manner you do lacks a conscience. It’s a shame because frum people often buy into this sort of thing, especially when a presumably frum person is promoting it.

  • to 1

    You sound ignorant and judgmental. Don’t use herbs yourself, but respect that there are different opinions.

    • Be careful

      You sound ignorant and judgmental. Don’t use modern medicine yourself, but respect that there are different opinions.