| Okay, so you're pregnant. Great !! The
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| | consulting an experienced herbalist, your
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| most important 9 months of your life .The
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| | midwife and doctor. This does, of course,
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| most important 9 months for staying
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| | make perfect sense .It would be foolish
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| healthy and feeling stress free. But you
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| | to take anything even a natural herb
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| need to stay healthy without pumping your
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| | without first checking on its safety.
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| system full of artificially created drugs
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| | You should avoid these herbs in
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| . Drugs should only be used in cases of
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| | pregnancy;a) Blue Cohosh- can induce
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| emergency but lots of times during your
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| | laborb) Goldenseal- this could cross the
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| pregnancy you will feel under the
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| | placenta.c) Dong Quaid) Ephedrae)
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| weather, below par both physically and
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| | Yohimbef) Passionflowerg) Pennyroyal.
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| mentally. If you don't turn to drugs what
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| | Herbs which are safe to take during
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| do you turn to ?
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| | pregnancy:
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| You can stay healthy in lots of ways
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| | The herb ginger root has been used
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| during pregnancy. All of them are based
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| | through history to help alleviate
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| on natural medicine . All of them can be
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| | sickness and nausea.b) Oats and Oat
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| effective in helping you look great and
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| | Straw- these are great sources of calcium
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| feel great for the most important 9
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| | and magnesium and will help you to
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| months of your life.
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| | control anxiety ,restlessness and sore
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| So what are they ? What are the main ways
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| | skin.c) Peppermint leaf- again useful in
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| of keeping healthy during pregnancy ?
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| | helping to control morning sickness and
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| This article is the first in a series of
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| | flatulence.
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| 10 which will look at feeling good and
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| | Red raspberry leaf can also reduce
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| looking great when you're pregnant.
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| | nausea, help with labor pains and even
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| Pregancy and herbs is the area to examine
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| | increase the flow of milk. e) Slippery
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| first. Herbs are natural . Herbs have
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| | Elm bark- use the inner bark. This can
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| been used in the treatment of medical
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| | help with vaginal irritation.
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| problems for thousands of years and they
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| | Additionally garlic, dandelion, and
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| can be used to help you feel great and
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| | chamomile are noted for their healing
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| deal with some common pregnancy ailments.
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| | properties. Chamomile is relaxing and can
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| Today most of us neglect them but they
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| | help you sleep, whilst garlic is great
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| can help.
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| | for the blood, and dandelion can help
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| You need to be aware of which herbs are
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| | relieve mild edema.
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| safe and which are not.. There may be
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| | In conclusion herbs, if taken properly
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| risks in using some herbs in pregnancy.
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| | and sensibly and in consultation with
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| - The Risks:a) Herbs can lead to
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| | your midwife and professional herbalist,
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| miscarriage, injury to the foetus or
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| | can help you to continue to feel healthy
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| premature birth.b) Whereas prescribed
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| | and look good during pregnancy. As with
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| drugs are subject to scrutiny for safety
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| | anything else some have tremendous
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| by the FDA vitamins and natural herbs do
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| | benefits but others could do you harm. Be
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| not go through this safety validation
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| | sure to take care.
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| process.
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| | A reminder this is the first of 10
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| Some herbs may contain ingredients that
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| | articles about the use of complementary
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| are contraindicated in pregnancy.d)
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| | medicine in pregnancy. Look out for
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| Professional advice underwritten by the
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| | number 2 in the series :
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| FDA is that if you are pregnant you
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| | 'Pregnancy and Aromatherapy.
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| should not take any herb without first
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