Ear Infections, Eye Infections, Fevers, Coughs, Colds, Flu and even Yeast Infections!
In this informative article, learn what herbs are best for immune system health - what to use to keep you and your family healthy (so you don't get sick in the first place), what to use if you do become ill, and how to use each of these herbs and herbal products correctly for best results. Also addressed in this article:
Everyone should be taking Calcium/Magnesium supplements, especially pregnant and breastfeeding women, as well as menopausal women and children. In pregnant and breastfeeding women, the body will rob from itself to provide enough of these nutrients for the growing baby. This is why many women come out of pregnancy and breastfeeding with teeth problems and thinning bones, muscle cramps and backaches.
This article contains a large list of things that can trigger hot flashes (learn what to avoid), herbs that help with menopausal symptoms (hot flashes in particular), and even emotional considerations surrounding woman's time of menopause. (To read the entire article, please Login or Subscribe.)
Learn what a plugged duct is, what can cause them, and how to eliminate it before it turns into mastitis. Find out what herbs and supplements are recommended that will quickly help clear a plug, and to keep them from ever occuring again. Learn what breastfeeding positions will help clear a plug, and why its so important to keep breastfeeding. (To read the entire article, please Login or Subscribe.)
In this expanded and in-depth article, learn what affects milk production, and what the different herbs, products or techniques are that are successfully in helping to increase production.
This article give information on the causes of mastitis, who is at greatest risk, how to prevent it, and most importantly, how to resolve it quickly and without the need for antibiotics. (To read the entire article, please Login or Subscribe.)
Some women can experience nausea related to pregnancy, commonly known as morning sickness. This awful nausea can occur at any time of the day or night, or even all day and night for some. It's a fickle thing - what works one day might not work the next, but the day after that, it might work again. It's a matter of trying different things all the time to find what's going to work that day.
Moms sometimes need to decrease or stop their breastmilk production for a variety of reasons - weaning, adoption, fetal demise, or just an over-abundant breastmilk supply! This article will give you suggestions on how to stop, or simply decrease milk supply while maintaining a manageable flow for their baby, and to prevent plugged ducts and mastitis, which is a real risk when trying to stop or decrease milk supply. (To read the entire article, please Login or Subscribe.)
In this highly informative article, find out why Reflux is commonly incorrectly diagnosed and what other issues may really be to blame. Read about the risks of antacid medications such as Prilosec® and Prevacid®, and how taking these medications can actually GIVE you Reflux when you may not have actually had it in the first place!
Sore nipples can be a painful and problematic for breastfeeding women. The following ideas will help heal nipples and also give you ideas on causes of and how you can prevent sore or even cracked, bleeding nipples in the first place. (To read the entire article, please Login or Subscribe.)
I teach kindergarten. I took Herb Lore's Astragalus Tincture last winter, and it was the first time in four years that I did not come down with pneumonia. Needless to say, I plan to take it this year again too! C.M.