The hot topic these days is foods that do more than just nourish your body. Antioxidants, prebiotics, probiotics- all are in the news. Through the ages, certain foods and herbs have been promoted to new mothers to increase their milk supplies. These foods and herbs, called galactogogues, likely increase milk production by increasing prolactin or oxytocin to initiate the breastmilk letdown reflex and aid in breastmilk ejection. Pharmacist Frank Nice and his wife, Myung Hee, have pulled together over 200 recipes featuring major and minor galactogogues in this cookbook. Dr. Nice includes dosage, uses, and cautions about each of the galactogogues. They have included many old family favorites passed down from their Polish and Korean ancestors. Some recipes include unusual ingredients - Stinging Nettle Pesto with Ravioli, Corn Bread with Red Clover Blossoms, Hot Chocolate Mousse with Marshmallow Root Fluff. Others have ingredients that are quite common - Pineapple Raisin Oat Bran Muffin, Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Garlic and Olive Oil, Avocado Shrimp Salad, Chicken Tacos. All have been taste-tested and confirmed to be delicious! If you are a new mom struggling with milk supply or if you just want to insure that your milk supply stays strong, try some of these recipes. Even if you aren't breastfeeding, the recipes in this cookbook are worth trying!

I want to breastfeed my baby, but will I be able to? Every mom wants to produce enough nutritious milk for her tiny one—but many worry about low milk supply and other potential hurdles. In Boost Your Breast Milk, you’ll find the most up-to-date practices that support a healthy milk supply for baby and a healthy mom. Clear, calm advice on breastfeeding—preparing to nurse, latching techniques, when to feed, and more How to spot and manage the causes of low supply and milk slumps—from mastitis to your baby’s natural growth spurts What to eat when you’re nursing—from superfoods like avocado to naturally lactogenic (milk-boosting) foods like oats and papaya Plus, 75 recipes packed with goodness that the whole family can enjoy! A healthy beginning starts now!

Normal, healthy skin is a beautiful sight, but aging means that many of us need a little help to keep our skin looking & feeling great. There are many simple actions and preventatives you can implement to help improve the look & feel of your skin. You can minimize sun exposure, detoxify your diet, get enough exercise, reduce environmental pollutants like smoking, and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! A healthy lifestyle can have a dramatic and nearly instant effect on the health of your skin. Correct skin care can combat the hyper-pigmentation, collagen loss, roughness, thickening, fine lines, deep crevices and other common aging symptoms that occur on our skin because of external factors. The recipes in this book are designed to treat a variety of issues associated with aging including darkening, roughness, uneven tone, and wrinkles ranging from fine lines to deep crevices. Starting a good skin care regimen, whether it is early or late in your life, is critical to how you look & feel every single day. The recipes in this book help to treat the symptoms of external aging. Each recipe attempts to provide the most effective ingredients. Remember, each person will have a slightly different situation including environment, skin type, personal needs, and history. You should experiment to find the perfect solution for you! Natural care is about more than just using nature to solve a problem. Natural care is about CUSTOMIZING nature to solve your personal problem!

Acne is a common skin condition that causes whiteheads, blackheads, cystitis, or seborrhea. Acne is most common in people during the pubescent years but it can happen to anyone, at any age. The most common cause of acne appears to be genetic, but some environmental factors and life choices can also aggravate acne. Acne can appear in different ways on different people. Common acne can appear as red, scaly skin known as seborrhea, as black or white-headed pustules, and as inflamed, red bumps that may produce scarring. There are many natural treatments & preventatives you can try to help reduce or even stop your acne outbreaks. Acne is very specific to each individual so you should start by considering your lifestyle and potential acne triggers. Each person may have one or more triggers that must be corrected before the acne outbreaks will stop. You may be able to combat the severity of acne outbreaks by making some simple lifestyle changes. Once you have located the potential triggers of outbreaks for your personal situation, you will have a better idea of how to treat and even prevent future outbreaks. Remember, each person will have a slightly different situation including triggers, skin type, environment, and genetic history. You should experiment to find the perfect combination of lifestyle change and treatments for you! Natural care is about more than just using nature to solve a problem. Natural care is about CUSTOMIZING nature to solve your personal problem!

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. “Every drop of your milk is precious. Even small amounts have a unique mix of ingredients and immunities that continue to bolster your baby’s health in a way that no formula can ever match.” Worried about making enough milk for your baby? Get the help you need with this practical guide from two lactation experts. Since publication of this “low milk supply bible” a decade ago, new insights and better ways to maximize milk production have emerged, making this updated and expanded edition a must-have for anyone struggling with supply issues. Endorsed by La Leche League International and written by leading lactation consultants, Making More Milk offers effective strategies for both time-honored and innovative ways to make more milk, including new chapters on pregnancy and birth issues, foods and nutrition, and alternative therapies. Cutting-edge discoveries will help you learn: • How your body makes milk • If your supply is actually low • If your baby is getting enough milk • The underlying cause of your low milk supply • How to make more milk with effective methods targeted to the cause of poor supply • How to make more milk when returning to work or school, exclusively pumping, and in other special situations

Sleep is Kerry Bajaj's superpower. Her daughters Leela, 5, and Rumi, 3, have slept at 7 pm since they were 7 months old. After moving to India with her husband Karan, Kerry's been bombarded with questions about their perfect sleep regimen.Find all her answers in Sleep, Baby, Sleep: A Bedtime Routine from 8 to 8. Kerry, who has studied infant and child sleep in the US, shows you how a little discipline and a lot of patience can help inculcate good sleep habits for a lifetime.Well-reasoned, intensively researched and tailored for Indian parents, Sleep, Baby, Sleep will transform the process of putting a child to bed.

Ibn Zuhr (or Avenzoar) of twelfth-century Seville was the most important physician of Muslim Spain. His family boasted six generations of physicians, and also included midwives, jurists, poets, and viziers. His Kitab al-taysir, a compendium of therapeutics, was translated into Latin and Hebrew; its Latin version, Liber Teisir, served as a companion book to the Colliget, the Latin translation of Kitab al-kulliyat, a largely theoretical book of the philosopher-physician Ibn Rushd (Averroes). The rabbi-physician Maimonides quoted extensively from Ibn Zuhr and considered him "unique in his age and one of the great sages." But Ibn Zuhr was not just a keen observer of patients and a dispenser of remedies: buried within his generally dry narrative are candid recollections and views on a variety of subjects and of his society. And his medical recipes could be compared to current forms of alternative medicine. Together, his holistic approach to medicine and his spontaneous vignettes make him one of the most refreshing physicians of any age. This account of the life and legacy of Ibn Zuhr, the first of its kind, reveals the man and his world, his importance in his own times, and his relevance to our world today. Against a modern culture of often impersonal, bureaucratized, and costly health care, Ibn Zuhr's embodiment of the wisdom of the ages and his role as healer-priest can be an inspiration.

A collection of short stories, fables, and fairy tales emphasizing non-sexist, multi-racial, multi-cultural themes.

Jeanne Rose, affectionatley known as the Grand Dame of aromatherapy to those in the field, has compiled over the years a wealth of practical and researched information about aromatherapy. With her charming humor she weaves the history of aromatherapy. In this book you will find almost anything you would want to know about aromatherapy including recipes, her own and others, from skin care to pet care. She even covers the unusual aspects of aromatherapy such as the musical and chakra qualities of essential oils. An excellent book for beginners or beyond. It is a wonderful book for looking up particular essential oils, finding their properties, cautions etc. for both the beginner and advanced aromatherapy student. The aromatherapy reference charts listed in the book are indispensable and there is even a Chakra and Color chart as well.

The use of nonprescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medications by breastfeeding mothers is even more common than the use of prescription drugs. The sale and use of these products is a multi-billion dollar industry. Because they are available for common and not-so-common maladies, there is an overwhelming and bewildering variety of nonprescription products available to consumers. Thus, there is always the possibility that a breastfed infant could receive these medications through breast milk, just as with prescription drugs.