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Fiber Facts: Fiber is important to a healthy diet. Your body cannot digest it, so, in rather basic terms, it goes in and comes out, taking other waste with it. Fibrous foods include, whole grain bread, non-white rice, whole grain cereals, vegetables, fruits, and nuts. We should try to consume about 30 grams of fiber per day.
Lifestyle: A busy, stressful life that is lacking in rest and proper dietary requirements can undermine your natural immunity and lead to chronic conditions. Attempt to get in bed by 9:00 p.m., and eat your meals at regular times each day with no snacking in-between.
Calcium-Rich Foods: For vegans; beans, leafy green vegetables. Non-vegans; add to the list dairy products, and sardines. Caffeine, alcohol, and a high-protein diet can deplete calcium levels.
Cranberry Juice: Cranberry juice contains components that inhibit bacterial attachment to the bladder and urethra that contribute to the prevention of urinary tract infections such as cystitis. Drink two to four glasses daily. Increasing your fluid intake and reducing your fat, red meat, dairy products, pickles, coffee, alcohol, sugar, and salt can help prevent bladder irritation.
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Diet: A diet that is high in saturated fat and sugary foods can make you vulnerable, not only to yeast infections but also to more serious illnesses.
Passion Flower: The sedative properties of passion flower make it useful for calming the nervous system and promoting sleep. Avoid high doses of passion flower during pregnancy.
Mustard Footbath: A mustard footbath is a great remedy for insomnia. If you have trouble sleeping, each night prior to bed soak your feet in warm water adding 1 heaping tablespoon mustard powder to it. Soak for 15 minutes.
Rashes: Red Clover tea applied to the skin with a cotton ball or as a fomentation is an excellent remedy for skin rashes.
Flatulence: A few drops of peppermint oil mixed with castor oil and rubbed into the abdomen can help alleviate gas caused by improper digestion.
Nausea: Drinking a cup of warm ginger tea can help to relieve nausea caused by dietary upset, morning sickness, or motion sickness. Grate 1 teaspoon of fresh ginger and place in a jar. Pour one cup of boiled water over the ginger and cover with a lid. Let steep for 10-15 minutes. Strain, add honey if you’d like and drink.
PMS: One 500-milligram capsule of evening primrose oil, taken every day for at least three months, may help to ease PMS Symptoms.
Over-Exercising: Extreme physical exercise has been known to disrupt the menstrual cycle by reducing a woman’s body fat levels. The exercise most often associated with athletic or exercise induced amenorrhea is running.
Vitamin B6 and Amenorrhea: To correct amenorrhea, boost your dietary intake of Vitamin B6 with wheat germ, bananas, raisins, sunflower seeds, and potatoes.
Diet and PMS: Caffeine exacerbates the symptoms of PMS, as well as a lack of exercise. A diet high in salt can cause water retention, and a diet high in sugar can cause mood swings. So limit your intake of salt, sugar, and caffeine, and get plenty of exercise.
Castor Oil: Castor Oil has many medicinal benefits and is used in many health products around the world. One of my favorite uses that is very effective to bring relief almost immediately, is to use it on a baby's...you guessed it...bottom. It penetrates the skin and brings soothing relief for diaper rash.
Water Retention and Bloating Formula:
Fennel5 drops
Juniper5 drops
Lemon15 drops
Peppermint  5 drops

Dilute these essential oils in 2 tablespoons       vegetable oil or almond oil.

Use on a daily basis by massaging into the abdominal area and lower back.


Nutrition researchers from Arizona State University report that the amount of vitamin C in the blood stream is directly related to fat oxidation--the body's ability to use fat as a fuel source -during both exercise and at rest.