Women's Herbs, Women's HealthWomen's Herbs, Women's Health is a sourcebook of knowledge about how a woman's body works, the major health issues faced by women, and which herbal remedies can be used as a preventive measure or treatment. Includes information on why herbal treatments result in the least amount of interference in the body's natural rhythm, have the deepest effects, and produces the least amount of side effects. |
Contents
Herbal Healing | 172 |
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | 176 |
Herpes | 177 |
HIVAIDS | 183 |
Cervical Dysplasia | 185 |
The Statistics | 186 |
Why Me? The Risk Factors | 187 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 190 |
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Womens Hormones | 25 |
The Major Womens Hormones | 26 |
Hormone Helpers | 30 |
Environmental Hormones | 32 |
Mood Disorders | 39 |
Depression | 41 |
Anxiety | 46 |
Insomnia | 47 |
Natural Healing | 48 |
Dietary Changes | 50 |
Herbal Healing | 54 |
Constitutional Support | 60 |
Aromatherapy | 62 |
PMS | 65 |
Body Chemistry and Hormones | 68 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 71 |
Natural Healing | 74 |
Herbal Healing | 80 |
Aromatherapy | 88 |
Menstruation | 89 |
Painful Menstruation | 90 |
Excessive Bleeding | 92 |
Irregular Menstruation | 94 |
Missing or Scanty Periods | 95 |
Natural Healing | 97 |
Menstrual Cramps | 99 |
Heavy Periods | 104 |
Irregular Scanty or Absent Periods | 107 |
Anemia | 113 |
Types of Anemia | 114 |
Considerations for Pregnant Women | 116 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 117 |
Natural Healing | 119 |
Herbal Healing | 124 |
Moderate Supplements Healthful | 126 |
Urinary Tract Infections | 127 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 128 |
Natural Healing | 129 |
Herbal Remedies | 131 |
Aromatherapy | 137 |
Conclusions about Urinary Tract Infections | 138 |
Vaginal Infections | 139 |
How Infections Happen | 140 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 144 |
Natural Healing | 147 |
Herbal Healing | 149 |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases | 161 |
Bacterial STDs | 162 |
Viral STDs | 164 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 167 |
Natural Healing for STDs | 170 |
Natural Healing | 196 |
Herbal Healing | 198 |
Aromatherapy and Hydrotherapy | 202 |
Endometriosis | 205 |
The Elusive Causes | 206 |
Main Risk Factors | 208 |
Natural Healing | 210 |
Herbal Remedies | 213 |
Aromatherapy | 217 |
Fibroids and Cysts | 219 |
Ovarian Cysts | 221 |
Uterine Fibroids | 223 |
Natural Healing | 226 |
Specific Herbs for Cysts | 229 |
Specific Herbs for Uterine Fibroids | 231 |
Menopause | 235 |
Menopause Defined | 236 |
Menopause Symptoms | 237 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 240 |
Natural Healing | 242 |
Dietary Changes | 244 |
Soy Support | 246 |
Dietary Supplements | 251 |
Herbal Healing | 252 |
Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicine | 261 |
Aromatherapy | 262 |
Osteoporosis | 265 |
Who Gets Osteoporosis? | 267 |
What A Doctor Will Do | 268 |
Natural Healing | 270 |
Dietary Changes | 273 |
Dietary Supplements | 279 |
Herbal Healing | 284 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine | 287 |
Conclusions | 288 |
Heart Disease | 289 |
Defining Heart Disease | 290 |
Who Is at Risk? | 292 |
The Cholesterol Connection | 293 |
What a Doctor Will Do | 294 |
Natural Healing | 301 |
Dietary Supplements | 307 |
Herbal Healing | 308 |
Aromatherapy | 312 |
Varicose Veins | 313 |
Pregnancy and Birth | 317 |
What Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Offer | 318 |
Pregnancy Herbs and Safety | 320 |
Herb Names | 323 |
Resources | 327 |
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