PMS

By Susy Goins

One would think that after (muffled sounds) years of being fertile and menstruating, I would have a clue about PMS. Actually, it usually takes an unbiased and heavily armored observer — namely, my husband — to point out that I may be just a tad over the top. He usually uses code words like, “Isn’t it time to take a few ‘vitamins,’ dear?” as he lies prostrate at my feet holding a 50-pound block of extra dark chocolate. (more…)

By David Leonhardt

Vitamin E is an absolutely vital nutrient in your body, but it probably can’t do half the things you heard it can. (more…)

By Susun Weed

For thousands of years, knowledge of herbs and wild plants that could increase fertility were the secrets of the village wise women. But after the holocaust against European wise women (the “burning times”) and the virtual extermination of Native American medicine women, this knowledge virtually disappeared. In fact, many people erroneously believe that “primitive people” had no means of controlling the likelihood of pregnancy. Nothing could be further from the truth. (more…)

By Susun Weed

NOTE: Article for menopausal AND non-menopausal women using minerals to improve health. (more…)

Question: I keep hearing about cloth menstrual pads, and it sounds like a great idea – I think! What’s the scoop?
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By Susie Cortright

Contemporary healers, therapists and marketing gurus are grabbing hold of a phenomenon that insects and animals instinctively understand: the power of aroma. (more…)

By Susun Weed

“Everyone ought to have a little mother around the house,” grandmother Edith would frequently say. The mother she meant is motherwort, a common weed and a treasured ally to women stressed by menopausal (and other) problems. (more…)