Fertility problems have been improved or solved with herbs for thousand of years. Herbalists, Native Americans and practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine use herbs to increase fertility and improve the function of both the male and female reproductive system. With the fear of the side effects of drugs many couples turn to more natural fertility treatments to improve their fertility problems.

About 15% of couples experience some difficulty in becoming pregnant and many prefer to try more natural methods to increase fertility before resorting to stressful procedures like IVF. In fact studies using fertility herbs have indicated that the success rate of using herbs lies between 50% – 90% depending on the type of infertility treated.

Infertility is a complex subject and there can be many causes for it with the male or female being equally affected. For most women the problem usually lies on the balance of her hormones. With today’s stressful lifestyle and eating habits it is not uncommon for women to experience hormonal problems.

There are a number of hormones involved in female reproduction besides the two that women normally think of – estrogen and progesterone. They all have to be in balance before the production, fertilization and implantation of an egg can take place. Balancing your hormones with fertility herbs can increase your chances of conception by 3,000%.

There are a number of Western herbs that are traditionally used to increase female fertility:

Chaste Tree Berry (Vitex Agnus Casus).

This fertility herb works through its effects on the pituitary gland and has been used for thousand s of years to balance the hormones. It is often used after discontinuing the contraceptive pill to restore normal and regular periods.

Dong Quai (Angelica Sinensis Root)

Dong quai is a Chinese fertility herb that is used more as a blood tonic. It is used in China to regulate the female cycle and may be helpful for women who have auto-immune problems and implantation difficulties. It should not be taken if baby aspirin is already being prescribed.

Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa)

Used by Native Americans for thousands of years to prevent miscarriage it is known for its hormone balancing effects due to the phyto-estrogen it contains. Phyto-estrogens are substances in plants that resemble the hormone estrogen and are thought to help balance body hormones.

This fertility herb is also used a lot by menopausal women but there have been some concerns over liver toxicity. Liver damage has been reported in a few individuals using black cohosh, but millions of people have taken the herb without apparent adverse health effects but it would pay to get your liver function checked if you take this herb for any length of time.

False Unicorn Root (Chamaelireum luteum)

This herb contains substances that may have mild estrogenic properties. It is often used to treat ovulation failure and painful or irregular periods,pelvic congestion or inflammation including salpingitis, an infection of the fallopian tubes.

Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosis)

This Chinese Tonic Herb with a wide variety of uses. It is often used to treat infertility related to stress and to tone the womb. Is has also been recommended as an aphrodisiac.

Red Raspberry Leaf

Red Raspberry leaf is a powerful herb that is often included in fertility herbal blends and has been traditionally used as a tea for hundreds of years to strengthen the uterine and pelvic muscles. Some practitioners advise drinking 1 cup a day in the 1st trimester, 2 cups in the second and 2 -3 cups a day in the third trimester. There is some controversy over its use in the first 3 months in women with a history of miscarriage. The herb does not promote contractions but helps muscle efficiency during labor.

Fertility herbs are best used in combination in formulas for the treatment of infertility. Different practitioners have preferences for different herbs so the designs for fertility formulas may differ.

Studies in China show that daily use of herbal combinations resulted in pregnancy within 3 – 6 months. Many formulas in the USA are made in lower doses than in China and it may take up to 12 months for them to work. But this is a small price to pay if they will solve your fertility problems.

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Eczema, a painful skin condition is difficult but not impossible to cure. According to media reports today scientists have shown that a cocktail of Chinese herbs had a dramatic effect on on sufferer of atopic eczema.

Eczema is a group of inflammatory skin disorders that cause dry, itchy, flaky, red and sore skin. Atopic eczema the most common form of the condition and affects 10% of children and 3 % of adults and can make their lives a misery

The study of 85 patients by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and published in the British Journal of Dermatology last August showed that a medicine of 5 ancient Chinese herbs improved quality of life by a third and reduced the need for topical steroid treatments by 4 days a month.

Well I don’t know about you but I would hardly call this dramatic. Researchers have acknowledged that severe and widespread atopic eczema often fails to respond adequately to conventional treatments and that Chinese Herbal medicine has an important role to play in the treatment of moderate to severe eczema.

However, many people have recovered from eczema or greatly improved the condition by identifying and avoiding substances that triggers that cause the skin to flare up. Some will have to exclude certain foods and others their environmental triggers like house dust mite and pollens.

Wheat, eggs and dairy products are common food allergies for eczema sufferers but any food or foods could be involved. The mechanism for food allergy is still not fully understood and conventional skin tests for food allergy only reveal IgE allergies and not IgG allergies or intolerances to foods that cause other reactions.

From a nutritional point of view it is known that many eczema sufferers have deficiencies of essential fatty acids and the mineral zinc. There was a time when doctors in the UK were allowed to give prescriptions for Evening Primrose Oil to eczema sufferers as high doses could improve the condition.

Many nutritional medicine doctors and Naturopaths believe that eczema may be caused by yeast overgrowth in the bowel and intestinal toxicity. Bernard Jensen the well known American Naturopath demonstrated that many skin conditions could simply vanish when the bowel and tissues were cleansed.

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If you have taken antibiotics during the winter you may have found that they upset your digestive system or that you have not felt really well since. Antibiotics kill off the good bacteria in the bowel as well as the bad bacteria that were causing your infection. The yeast known as candida albicans that is normally kept in check by the bacteria can then overgrow and cause the candida yeast infection in your digestive system.

Candida yeast can cause a problem for many other reasons too. A weak immune system, over consumption of sugar and refined carbohydrates, stress and the contraceptive pill or steroid medication can contribute to overgrowth.

Symptoms of Candida

The yeast overgrowth causes symptoms such as bloating, gas, irritable bowel, itchy skin, sugar cravings or foggy thinking from the toxins that are produced by the candida yeast. You may get symptoms of yeast infection in other parts of the body such as fungal nails or vaginal thrush.

According to Dr Leonard Smith, a gastro-enterologist from Florida, although medicine has anti-fungals that effectively kill the yeast unless you alter the conditions that that resulted in the overgrowth it will usually come straight back.

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5 Step System for curing Candida

The “Yeast Infection No More” book is quite extensive (150 pages of rock solid content) which focuses on 100% natural yeast infection treatment. That means there aren’t recommendations for harsh prescription drugs with nasty side effects. In “Yeast Infection No More” core formula section (The 5 step system) – nothing is held back.

In this section, Linda gives a detailed overview of each step, and then dives into the specifics in a perfect chronological order. There are also outstanding charts and checklists which make it very easy to know where you are at in the program and follow it.

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A new major study confirms that women who use hormone replacement therapy for symptoms of the menopause have a higher risk of cancer long after they stop the treatment. Three years after they have stopped using the hormones the risk of breast cancer is still 27% higher compared to the women who have never taken it.

The original US study which hit the headlines in 2002 caused millions of women to stop taking ERT (HRT). Many turned to natural health remedies to try to ease their symptoms. Some women have quite severe symptoms coming up to and after the menopause.

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