Nourishing Body, Mind & Soul
Posted in Alternative Health, Health, Women's Health on May 27th, 2010
This month in honour of Mothers’ Day, I addressed some women’s health issues. In this last post on this theme, we will be addressing deficiencies that produce menopausal problems and osteoporosis.
Posted in Alternative Health, Health, Women's Health on May 18th, 2010
Fortunately, eating well and fulfilling the needs of your newborn child are really quite easy. The healthiest diets derive their nutrients from these sources: vegetables, fruit, legumes (beans, peas, or lentils), whole grains, and nuts and seeds. A diet built entirely from these foods has the added advantage of reducing levels of environmental contaminants in breast milk. Plant foods have much lower levels of contaminants than foods from animal sources and are even cleaner when they are grown organically.
Posted in Health, Women's Health on May 11th, 2010
More than 200 different symptoms have been associated with PMS, but the three most prominent emotional symptoms are irritability, tension, and unhappiness. Common symptoms may include significant menstrual pain abdominal pain, migraine headaches, depression, emotional sensitivity such as stress, anxiety, and mood swings, nausea, breast swelling, difficulty in falling asleep, headaches, fatigue, and changes in libido. Severe uterine pain is particularly common for adolescents and young women. More severe symptoms may be classified as premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD). The sensations experienced vary from woman to woman and from cycle to cycle.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4th, 2010
Our bodies consist of trillions of cells that need vitamins, minerals, essential fats, carbohydrates and proteins (amino acids) to stay healthy. Optimum levels of health require optimum nutrition and equally optimum cell performance. Deficiencies produce problems like PMS symptoms, osteoporosis, menopausal and menstrual problems, and even birth defects, just to name a few.
