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addict the fetus. Antacids can cause muscle problems in the baby and edema in
the mother. (In addition, they mess up a woman's calcium metabolism; see
discussion following.)And it is well accepted that the drug-like actions of
alcohol, tobacco, and coffee are best avoided both before conception, during
pregnancy, and while lactating.Few women, however, understand that
vitaminmineral supplements are more drug-like than food-like. Though they are
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the age of three. In addition to drugs and supplements, many common herbal
remedies, including golden seal, and flax seed are best avoided during the weeks
of gestation. See below for herbs that may be problematic during pregnancy.
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ease the discomforts of pregnancy. The remedies of wise women, or "old wives,"
have persisted for centuries, passed from woman to woman. They are not strict
protocols designed to work with the greatest possible number of women. Rather,
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pregnancy can be prevented by attention to nutrition. Morning sickness and mood
swings are connected to low blood sugar; backaches and severe labor pains often
result from insufficient calcium; and varicose veins, hemorrhoids, constipation,
skin discolorations and anemias are also related to lack of specific
nutrients.Excellent nutrition for pregnant women includes not just vital
foodstuffs and nourishing herbal infusions, but also pure water and air,
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vitamins, minerals and other nutrients needed during pregnancy. All the better
if the expectant mother can get out and gather her own herbs: stretching,
bending, breathing, moving, touching the earth, taking time to talk with the
plants and to open herself to their spiritual world.Red Raspberry (
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pregnancy and birth. Scientific herbalists are baffled by these claims, as they
find no chemical constituents in raspberry leaves that are capable of inducing
these purported effects. Nonetheless, "if pregnant women believe that it
provides relief from various unpleasant effects associated with their condition,
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assimilated calcium, iron, phosphorous, and potassium salts. A strong infusion
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the liquid hot or cold, with honey, or anyway you like it. Refrigerate
left-overs. Capsules, tinctures, and teas of raspberry are not as
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