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Vaginal Yeast Infection
Vaginal Monistat (over the counter)
Charcoal sitz bath
Cranberry capsules (4 capsules 3 times daily)
Garlic tablets or eat garlic cloves (2 capsules 3 times daily with meals)
1/2 cup vinegar to tub sitz baths
20 Mule Team Borax (1 tsp. per pint of water) for sitz baths
Eat yogurt with live cultures daily
Primadophilus (1-2 capsules 1 to 3 times a day as needed)
Avoid marital coitus during infections
Avoid perfumed soap
Avoid colored toilet paper
Avoid sugary foods, snacks, sodas
Avoid leavened bread
 
Morning Sickness 
Eat 100g protein per day
Eat a few crackers before getting up in the morning
Preggie pops (lollipops) www.threelollies.com
Avoid sugar/ junk food 
Avoid caffeine
Avoid greasy foods
Do not lie down after eating
Get plenty of B-6/B-12 throughout day
Walk every day outdoors
Avoid chocolate
Eat protein (eat one tablespoon of peanut butter) every two hours to help stabilize blood sugar
Sip Ginger Ale
Avoid eating any food that makes you feel queasy from the sight or smell
Get plenty of rest
Try taking your supplements in the evening before bed/ not in the morning
Eat small, frequent meals during the day (as much as six times a day)
Slippery elm tablets can be chewed or sucked
Warm Ginger tea
Warm peppermint tea www.traditionalmedicinals.com
 

Heartburn
Eat foods and liquids separately
Tums
Slippery Elm-- Tablets or throat lozenges are available.
Papaya with meals -- fresh, canned, juice, or tablets are sources of digestive enzymes.
Chew slowly
Avoid spicy or greasy foods
Avoid coffee
Wear loose clothing
When heartburn strikes, drink a glass of warm rice milk
Chew on raw almonds
Eat small meals each day
Avoid lying down immediately after eating
 
Anemia
Cook with iron skillets 
1 cup purple grape juice daily
Alfalfa tablets
liquid chlorophyll www.inhishands.com
green leafy vegetables, beets, prunes, raisins
blackstrap molasses- plantation unsulphured
daily exercise
nettle leaf tea
dandelion root tea
vit C helps the absorption of minerals
yellow dock
Chelated iron tablets
 
Muscle Cramps
exercise
hydrotherapy
massage area with arnica oil
keep legs warm
hot water bottle to area
eat green leafy vegetables, almonds, grapefruit, oranges, sesame seeds & soy products
drink water
Wild greens -- dandelion leaves have great supplies of calcium
Raspberry leaf tea contains calcium
Bananas give you needed potassium
milk for calcium
 
Constipation 
Drink alot of water (8 -12 eight ounce glasses/day)
Eat fresh fruits and vegetables
Take natural prenatal vitamins instead of traditional pharmacy vitamins
Fiber is found in beans, nuts, seeds, and whole grains
Eat prunes, dried figs, apricots, apples, raisins, molasses, honey and sesame seeds
AVOID synthetic laxatives because they can cause preterm labor
Eat natural yogurt, garlic, onions, and leeks
Flax seed, Psyllium seeds, Yellow dock, and Dandelion root
Exercise
Mild laxative blender drink: 2 cups pineapple juice, ½ cup yogurt, and ½ banana. Blend.

GAS
avoid iced water
avoid carbonated beverages
Use Peppermint lozenges
 
HEMORRHOIDS (PILES) 
Avoid constipation
Try not to sit for long periods of time
Regular exercise and fluids are essential
Cold compresses constrict the blood vessels and will help shrink the veins
Witch Hazel extract is an excellent compress for shrinking the veins
Apply a Comfrey poultice
Drink Papaya juice
Do Kegels
Anusol (prescription)


RUNNY NOSE DUE TO COLDS
Echinacea tea
Take vitamin C
Add 1 clove of garlic to each meal
Cayenne pepper (fights bacteria and is rich in vitamin C)


BLADDER INFECTIONS
During pregnancy the blood volume increases up to 50%, causing the kidneys to work double time. The pressure placed on the kidneys by the expanding womb causes further stress.

Bladder infections have specific signs and symptoms. A frequent need to urinate, burning with urination, painful urination, and incomplete urination are the obvious signs. Pain in the lower back, on either side of the spine just below the ribs, fever and shivering are other signs.

Antibiotics are needed in addition to cranberry tablets. Bladder infections/kidney infections may cause premature labor.

The best known herbal remedy is drinking unsweetened Cranberry juice or taking cranberry tablets at the first sign of an infection. Drink 8 glasses of water daily to flush the kidneys and bladder. Eliminate sugar from the diet.  CranAid from www.traditionalmedicinals.com
 
PRE-ECLAMPSIA
Poor nutrition is associated with rising blood pressure and pre-eclampsia.  The following must be followed to reduce rising blood pressure
 
Soak in Epsom Salt
Drink herbal hops
120g protein per day
one gallon of water per day
Uva Ursi 6 capsules daily
Cranberry tablets
2 grams calcium in evening
 
Group B Strep
Healthy vaginal flora is essential to prevent GBS from occuring 
1) Treat vaginally with tea tree oil suppository (for six days) around 34 weeks pregnancy
2) Take one garlic capsule per day throughout pregnancy, stopping at 36 weeks.
3) Acidophilus should be taken daily (4 billion cells per dose) throughout pregnancy
4) Wipe front to back.
5) Cranberry tablets daily
6) Shower after marital relations.
7) Wash with diluted betadine/iodine (in a squirt peri bottle) after bowel movements.
8) Propolis (made by bees) 4 times daily www.ebeehoney.com/propolis.html