Dr. Janet Zand offered many solutions to address hormonal chaos, be it after you deliver a baby, while you are major stressed, and when you are going through “the change.” Here is what I call her Mid-Life Moms First Aid Kit:
– Siberian Ginseng (standardized) – herb
- Maca (herb)
- Holy Basil (herb)
- Turkey/Chicken broth made from boiled bonees and cooked vegetables: “Dr. Zand’s Adrenal Recovery Soup”
- Add miso paste and dried seaweed to any soup
- Water, drink lots of it
- Green tea, herbal teas – if drink coffee do so only in the am
- Lots of fresh food – not processed
- Turkey, yogurt and other foods with L-tryptophan
- Vitamin D, check for deficiency
- Exercise, even if short walks count – everyday
- Hot Shower, bath with lavendar!
- SLEEP – at least 7 hours a night (dark room, 3 hours after eat a medium to light meal)

SHORT CUTS:
- Calms, a homeopathic remedy
- Chamomile Tea
- Calcium Magnesium before you go to bed unless allergic to ragweed or taking a blood thinner
- Mid day short naps – even 10 minutes helps
- 10 deep breaths at a time (yawning counts!)

Google Adaptogenic Herbs for more information and be sure to consult your doctor about combining them with prescription drugs.

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… for the health of your family,
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