Category Archives: Natural Treatments

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How Much Water Should You Drink a Day (and is it all just a marketing ploy to sell bottled water)?

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About 6 weeks ago I was listening to the radio when I heard a news story that mentioned a study into the amount of water we should drink every day. The conclusion in the report was that we don’t need to drink 6 to 8 glasses of water a day, that it could in fact…

Freedom from PCOS Review: Overcome PCOS

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Recently a new PCOS program appeared on my radar called “Freedom from PCOS” written by Katie Humphrey, which promises “three proven steps to naturally overcome Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Insulin Resistance”. Obviously I was excited to discover it because (a) there isn’t a good digital online resource specifically aimed at PCOS sufferers that I can…

Agnus Castus and PCOS

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In my last post, I mentioned that I had been suffering with some pretty bad PMT due to a long delay in my period. In order to resolve the problem I turned back to a herbal medicine I have used in the past – Agnus Castus (also known as Vitex and Chaste Tree Berry). Agnus…

Natural Treatment for PCOS

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In this video I talk about my experiences of natural treatment for PCOS. In most cases, our doctors do a good job, but they tend to treat symptoms rather than the whole body. Alternative therapies are much more holistic and look at everything happening to the body, not just the symptoms. If you feel uncomfortable…

Benefits of Drinking Hot Water and Lemon

One of the aspects of the 30 Day Detox (and beyond the detox) is drink hot water with lemon and lime every day before eating or drinking anything else. In fact, this is a feature of many diets. So, what are the benefits of drinking hot water and lemon? You might imagine that lemon juice…

A Bit More on My Reasons for the 30 Day Detox

Some people have asked me to blog a bit more about my 30 Day Detox and why I am doing it. The best way to learn what I am doing here is to visit Trisha Stewart’s website for a greater explanation and buy her Healthy Tart book. This talks a lot about good nutrition and…

30 Day Detox: Day 2

My cold seems to be clearing fairly quickly, but I still haven’t been feeling too good today. I spent most of the morning sleeping and then had a serious need to replenish some fluids so have drunk a lot of water, as well as plenty of hot water with lemon, lime and ginger. I’ve also…

30 Day Detox: Day 1 – I Got a Cold!

Not the most auspicious  start to my 30 day detox. Yesterday I could feel myself coming down with a cold so when I woke up this morning I felt pretty ropey. My day has been filled with sleeping, and drinking lots of fluids – namely water, herbal teas and hot water infused with lemon, lime…

Why the 30 Day Detox?

This week I went for my first consultation with Trisha Stewart, a nutritionist and natural health practitioner, and author of the Healthy Tart series of books. I’ll be blogging more about what the consultation involved and the results (and you can learn more on her website), but one of the things Trisha recommends everyone do…

How to Find a Homeopathic Doctor

If you are trying to find a homeopathic doctor online to consult regarding your PCOS, here are some tips that may help you. Firstly, it is critical that you check sites where the doctors are licensed and accredited by an institution specializing in this field.  You may come across websites that claim they are the…

Probiotics and PCOS

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