Natural Ways to Boost Milk Supply
Raspberry leaf, aka Rubus idaeus or Fu Pen Zi in Chinese medicine, happens to be one of the most common herbs I use myself and prescribe to my patients. It is a gentle yet powerful uterine tonic, it is safe in pregnancy, and when brewed as tea or an herbal infusion it's a good source of dissolved minerals.
And, you don't have to be pregnant or even a woman to benefit from this amazing herb. It also has benefits for digestion, skin, lungs, and gums. In fact, for many of it's benefits you don't even have to drink it, you can use it as a soak or add it to your bath. I'll explain how.
DIY Herbal Sitz Bath
If you don’t know already, a sitz bath is a bath you can sit in, so it’s typically used for healing the perineum, anal area, and vulva. It can clean the area, soothe irritation or pain, and reduce inflammation They can be used for hemorrhoids, perineal swelling, irritation or the anus or vulva, general uterine health, and postpartum recovery.
You can do a simple sitz bath with warm water but I prefer adding herbs to boost healing and gain the benefits of whichever botanicals are used.
If you’ve never used a sitz bath before there can be a bit of a learning curve to getting it right, especially when adding herbs into the mix, but it’s actually not that complicated. I’ll explain exactly how.
Foods for Hot Flashes
Hot flashes suck, whether they are caused by menopause or other hormonal imbalances, or even as a side effect of a medication. Some younger women are surprised when they get them, but they can be caused by many different things.
Luckily there are gentle ways of nudging your body back into alignment, one of which being the foods you eat.
