We would love to hear from you, the readers, on your memories of Hanna.  Whether you knew her personally, attended one of her classes, went to her store on Pearl St. or use/used one of her products, her name must mean something to you.  Her herbal formulas are still being produced today, so it may be that you have found success in one of these Kroeger products you would like to share.  Whatever it is that comes to mind when you hear Hanna Kroeger, share your thoughts with us, your friends, family, peers, and strangers and help others benefit from Hanna’s wisdom.  We look forward to viewing your comments.  Click on ‘comment’ below.

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Hanna had contact with many people both through her travels where she gave lectures on health and healing and through her Peaceful Meadow Retreat, where she taught closer to home, actually, right out of her home.  Many people would seek her out when they had some kind of health issue and they were unsure what the next step was. Usually she had a ready answer for them. But not always.

When she was stumped, she was not accepting of that as the final answer and she would put it to the frontline of her efforts until she came up with an answer. I especially remember one time when she was trying to come up with a solution for people with benign cysts. I had only been working for Kroeger for a relatively short amount of time and she came to me with a list of three herbs; Cottonwood Leaf, Grape Leaf and Chaparral Leaf, and the proportions to mix them. Now these are not all commonly traded herbs through the normal channels. Luckily we have many different options when it comes to sourcing raw materials. Though, it still is a challenge when they are new to our operation.

Well we all got right on the task of getting the herbs in, getting them to our resident miller and encapsulated as fast as we could. Which we thought was pretty fast. Hanna had a different opinion. You see. Once Hanna came up with her solution, she had already spread the word that it was available and she would check in with us every day to see if it was ready and usually well before it was done we would start getting orders for it from stores around the country.

We have always enjoyed the challenge and even though she often made us look like we were slowpokes holding back the healing medicine from her faithful followers, it was an honor to work so closely with such an amazing woman.

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If I do find myself starting to become aware of oncoming illness, I may turn to some of the many wonderful immune strengthening herbs we make here at KHP.  But Hanna taught us that there are many other approaches we can take. Now I realize that I just blogged about immunity recently, but I want to mention one of my favorite remedies that Hanna left for us. It is a sore throat helper like no other and is simple to make with ingredients found in most kitchens.

All you need is one clove of garlic, 1 tbsp. of lemon juice, 1 tbsp. of honey and some red pepper flakes. Crush the garlic with a fork or the back of a spoon and drop it in a tea cup, add the lemon and hot pepper, get the honey on your spoon and pour boiling hot water over the mix. Stir it up with your honey covered spoon and sip it down while it is hot.

You can feel it going to work right away on the trouble spots as it targets the pests that are trying to set up residence in your throat.  Which is nice since you can’t do a thing about the pestilence carriers residing in your house.

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Hanna Kroeger

Hanna would walk in the back of her store at a brisk pace, through the stock room, past her employees and into the retail area.  She would stay just long enough to see how many people were waiting to see her.  Four days a week from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm she would share her knowledge with people seeking her help.  They would start lining up sometimes hours before she got there so they could be first in line.  She would survey the line, see how many people were waiting and after a quick hello to her employees jump into her tiny examination room and start with each person’s needs.

The room was all of about 6 ft by 6 ft and was filled with vitamin and herbal supplements from floor to ceiling and covering every wall.  There were a few small chairs and just enough room to stand if you weren’t luck enough to get a chair.  By the time she asked you how you were doing and what you had come to see her for she was half way to determining it on her own.  You might have a specific need you wanted her to address and she would listen to your ideas but would already have a suggestion in hand or a flyer ready for you to read.  She would answer your questions, tell you what to do and then stood up and walked out of the room (expecting you to follow) and motioning for the next person in line to go in the room for their turn.

She gave you time to tell your story, to look at what suggestions she had in mind and probably even gave you a little bottle of the product she thought would help you.  The only thing she didn’t give you was the time to absorb what your next step was.  That you had to do on your own.  “Next!” she would say. And there you were, already out the door and talking with one of her employees trying to get all of your questions answered.  Once you got your answers, you took your new remedies home and started on them right away and before you knew it felt very good in little time.  She must be good you would say, I feel much better.  That’s probably why the next time you waited in line to see her you didn’t protest her style, you did what you did last time and in no time you  were feeling well again.  That was Hanna, she helped you feel better and that was always her bottom line.  It soon became yours!

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