[Health Naturale] Women's Health, PMS, Pregnancy, Childbirth, Menopause

Ten tips for women with PMS

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:28:27 +0530

Water retention, mood swings, sore breasts, and indigestion are problems experienced by many women in the week preceding menstruation. Here are a few tips from Susun Weed's best-selling book, Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way to help ease these discomforts.

Menopause: It's About Balance

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:27:30 +0530

How balanced, or overall healthy you and your lifestyle are when you reach menopause largely determines how smooth your transition will be. Health problems at menopause represent imbalances in the body that were already growing in the body and are unmasked by the stress of shifting hormones.

Morning Sickness Options

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:24:46 +0530

Some Options for Morning Sickness

Easier Pregnancy and Childbirth With Hypnosis

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:20:43 +0530

Throughout the world, trained hypnotherapists are successfully teaching women and their birthing companions relaxation techniques that eliminate the Fear-Tension-Pain Syndrome which results in a more joyful, shared childbirth experience. In the absence of fear and tension, severe pain does not have to be an accompaniment of labor! If, during your pregnancy, you learn relaxation techniques to eliminate fear, tension and pain you can experience childbirth awake and alert, relaxed, mentally, physically and emotionally.

Hypnosis for Childbirth: What Is It and Does It Work?

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:19:35 +0530

Mention Labor and Delivery to an expectant mom in her last trimester, and chances are good that her heart will begin to race, her mind floods with concern and in some cases, panic. She knows that the day is coming when a force much bigger than herself will take over and her body will govern itself completely. For some women, this is a very fearful event, but for hypnomoms, it is merely a challenge.

Aromatherapy for Labor and Childbirth

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:18:49 +0530

With all the access we have to information about pregnancy--from websites, to books, to childbirth classes--labor itself remains a mystery in many ways. What we do know is that labor is likely the hardest work a woman will endure in her lifetime. It also holds all the beauty, magic and infinite power of life itself.

Herbal Remedies to Ease the Discomforts of Pregnancy

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:18:08 +0530

While some mothers-to-be look and feel their best during pregnancy, this is unfortunately not the case for many of us. The tremendous changes our bodies undergo during pregnancy lead to many discomforts -- from morning sickness to stretch marks. And since nearly all medicines and traditional remedies are off-limits to expecting moms, natural methods come as a great relief to help ease these symptoms. In addition to proper nutrition and regular exercise, the use of herbs and aromatherapy during the latter part of your pregnancy can alleviate many of your ailments.

Herbal Allies for Pregnant Women

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:15:32 +0530

Pregnancy is a special time. One that brings joys and pains. Many minor, but distressing health complaints can accompany pregnancy, such as morning sickness, varicose veins, skin discoloration, hemorrhoids, constipation, folic acid anemia, iron deficiency anemia, muscle/leg cramps, backache, heartburn, fatigue and mood changes, bladder infections, and high blood pressure. What can the expectant mother use that is safe for her unborn child as well as herself?

Glutathione for a Healthier Pregnancy

Sun, 2 Jan 2005 11:14:14 +0530

All parents-to-be nurture the dream of a healthy pregnancy and baby. But the modern environment and diet is deficient in many factors essential for the health of mother and fetus. One of those factors is antioxidants. The role of antioxidants like folic acid in preventing birth defects like spina bifida and cleft palate is well known. It is now included in all prenatal vitamin supplements. But the role of antioxidants like glutathione and Vitamin E in pregnancy is often overlooked.