Archive for category Herbal
Making Sense Of Herbal Menopause Remedies
If you’ve looked online recently for an herbal menopause remedy you’ve no doubt found tons of remedies and little information about them. Most brands rely on the prior reputation or familiarity of an herb to make the sale. There seems to be very little tangible information about what to expect in terms of results, and virtually no information about side effects and safety issues when taking herbs.
Since you’re putting it in your body, you probably want to know a little bit about how a particular herbal remedy works. Let’s investigate that first. Menopause complaints span a wide variety of symptoms involving many parts of the body. What they all have in common is the cause. Menopause related symptoms or complaints are attributable to dropping hormone levels of progesterone and estrogen.
Using herbs to replace dropping estrogen and progesterone Read the rest of this entry »
Herbal Remedies During Pregnancy
Herbal remedies are being widely used among pregnant women as organic and other alternative homeopathic treatments continue to get popular. More women are trusting natural supplements rather than use synthetic substitutes to provide essential nutrition and relief for common discomforts. They also are attracted to organic supplements as these are cheaper than medical counterparts.
While this is the case, healthcare professionals are advising moms-to-be to take extra precaution and inquire for evidence-based information before they buy herbal remedies. This is because there are a lot of products in the market whose efficacies and safeness have yet to be established through extensive research.
Most mainstream health experts have little or no complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) training and yet to understand the pharmacological nature of herbal therapies and the risks they pose to pregnant women. To resolve this issue, a number of medical organizations and registration boards are taking steps to institute care standards to education and knowledge of CAM. Read the rest of this entry »