Nausea
The changes in your body hormone levels, low blood sugar, digestive slowdown and often not enough В vitamins can contribute to morning sickness and nausea during pregnancy. Eating six small meals rather than three large ones helps, as does nibbling on a small dry snack (whole wheat toast) before getting out of bed in the morning.
• A cup of basil or red raspberry tea, plain or with a little honey can ease queasiness and help prevent vomiting.
• Two capsules of red raspberry concentrate, taken in the morning, has been found to alleviate nausea, particularly in the first trimester.
• Chewing on a stick of ginger (or sipping a cup of ginger tea) has helped many a lady-in-waiting overcome unpleasant intestinal unrest.
• Vitamin В complex, 100 mg. twice daily, can work as a preventive. (Vitamin Вб has long been used in many commercial anti-nausea preparations.)

Heartburn
Another common pregnancy discomfort, usually due to indigestion caused by an increase or decrease in gastric juices, is heartburn.
• Try potato juice! Potatoes are a great source of alkaline ingredients, which can reduce acidity. Simply grate a potato, strain, and drink the juice for natural relief.
• Drink cold liquids through a straw, to avoid swallowing excess air.
• Peppermint tea can soothe that uncomfortable burning sensation, and relax you as well.
• Avoid fried, spicy, and fatty foods, as well as alcohol, chocolate, coffee, colas, and cigarettes.

Constipation
Since pregnancy hormones can slow down the digestive system, it needs all the help it can get.
• Drink liquids, and plenty of them! Upon arising a glass of hot water with a little lemon can work wonders.
• Unprocessed bran and unprocessed wheat germ, 1 tbsp. each, daily. (These work better when moistened. Use milk, juice, or soup according to taste.)
• Licorice tea works well as a mild laxative.
• Be sure your meals include ample amounts of whole grains, fresh fruits, and raw vegetables. (These create needed bulk.)
• A good supplement regimen would be:
Acidophilus liquid 1 tbsp., 3 times daily
Bran tablets 3-9 daily
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Types of hysterectomy. The term ‘hysterectomy’ originates from the Greek words hystera, meaning uterus, and ektome, to cut out. The earliest hysterectomies on record were performed about 1600 years ago in Greece and, despite high death rates until last century, the procedure is still carried out. There are four basic types of hysterectomy.

Total hysterectomy. A total hysterectomy refers to removal of the entire uterus including the cervix, together with its supporting ligaments, while leaving the Fallopian tubes and ovaries in place.

Total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy. A total hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy entails removing the uterus with cervix and support ligaments, together with one or both sets of ovaries and Fallopian tubes. If both sets are removed the operation is called a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.

Subtotal (or partial) hysterectomy. A subtotal (or partial) hysterectomy involves removal of the upper two-thirds of the uterus only. The cervix is left intact, along with the Fallopian tubes and ovaries.

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Avoiding Toxic Metals

Check if your or your partner’s work exposes you to the toxic metals shown up by hair analysis. If your occupation has been ruled out as the cause then look at other possibilities:

•     Lead – traffic fumes from living by a main road or cycling to work, lead water pipes?

•     Mercury – recent dental work or a lot of previous dental work, high intake of canned tuna fish?

•     Cadmium – from smoking and also from exposure to passive smoke?

•     Aluminum — indigestion tablets, aluminum cookware or foil, canned drinks, dried milk substitutes, deodorants?

Vitamin Ñ is very useful in helping to eliminate toxins from the body, and you and your partner should be taking it each day as part of your supplement programme. But you can do much more to rid your system of unwanted substances by toning up your liver. This is a vital gland (the largest in the body) which acts as a marvelous disposal unit for toxins and waste products when it is working efficiently.

The liver detoxifies by combining harmful substances (like chemicals, drugs, alcohol and heavy toxic metals) with less harmful substances which are then excreted by the kidneys. So making sure your liver is working efficiently will not only help eliminate heavy metals but will also help rid your body of pesticide residues and other unwanted substances.

Taking Detoxifying Herbs

Herbs can be extremely helpful in optimizing liver function and one of the best is milk thistle (Silybum marianum). This herb can increase the number of new liver cells that are produced to replace old damaged ones. Silymarin is the collective name for the substances found in milk thistle which have this beneficial effect.

You may want to have a personal consultation with a nutritional practitioner so that tests can be organized and your plan of action can be structured to your own individual needs. If you do not have a nutritional therapist near you, then you are welcome to get in touch with me and a postal consultation can be arranged.

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