TEMPERING POSTPARTUM (GAVE BIRTH WITHIN LAST 3 MONTHS) (from Ayurveda & Greek Medicine)

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Common conditions after giving birth include:

• Low agni (poor digestion)
• Blood deficiency from blood loss during labor
• Vaginal tearing (See sitz bath), Hemorrhoids
• Hormone fluctuation & Thyroid irregularities
• Clotting (especially in superficial varicose veins - ask your provider about taking a baby aspirin)

A postpartum diet should be oily & sweet (for healing and the demands of nursing), grounding (to help mom with hormone fluctuations), spicy (for low agni), and iron rich (to rebuild blood).

For excessive blood loss, consider:

• Nursing to stimulate uterine contraction, which stops bleeding
• Bed rest, & avoid lifting anything over 5 lbs
• Iron-rich foods for anemia (such as beef liver pills, red meat, tahini, kale, etc)

For low energy generally, consider tonics such as:

• Oatmeal, flower (bee) pollen, stinging nettles
• Seaweed building blood and supports the thyroid

For low milk supply, consider:

• Oatmeal, oat straw, fenugreek, fennel
• A relaxing environment where you can be affectionate with your baby, free from distractions
• Wait for the infant to unlatch (infant-led unlatching)
• Avoid peppermint

For poor digestion, consider spices and stool softeners such as:

• Black pepper, ginger
• Beets, Magnesium

For after-birth pain, consider tying the tummy gently with a wrap. Do not overtighten, which can cause prolapse.

The post pregnancy hormone shift peaks on day 3, which may causing depression, anxiety, or other emotions. These tips can reduce post-partum depression:

• Love, affection, care and quality time to provide reassurance
• Minimize blood loss so mom feels strong
• Keep mom fed and tended to
• Encourage prayer with spiritually relaxing music
• Tie a wrap around the belly, which will soothe emotions and reduce feelings of emptiness

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Disclaimer: 'Postpartum (gave birth within last 3 months)' could be serious and should be checked by a medical doctor.

Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Postpartum (gave birth within last 3 months)'. Individual results vary depending the cause of your imbalance and by constitution. Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine. Please check with your medical doctor before making any changes to your health & wellness routine, and for the proper use of these products.

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DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care. Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.

Everything you eat has an effect on your body, which Personalized Medicine Systems (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine) categorize in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics. Biocharacteristics are vital qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the metabolic effect a food or herb has on your body. Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism. Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism. For 'Postpartum (gave birth within last 3 months)', consider foods with the following biocharacteristics. Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.

Digestion:

Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Bowel Health:

Stool Softener

STOOL-SOFTENER

Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.

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Energy Vitality:

Nutritive

NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

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Heart & Circulation:

Blood Tonic

BLOOD-TONIC

An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency.

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Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

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Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

SEE ALL 'STYPTIC' FOODS / HERBS

Reproductive Health:

Galactagogue

GALACTAGOGUE

Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.

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Oxytocic

OXYTOCIC

Oxytocin stimulates uterine contractions, and prepares the uterus for labor. It has a vasoconstricting effect. Emotionally, it is tribal.

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Strength, Muscle Health:

Ojas

OJAS

Ojas is the essence of healthy tissue, immunity, stable energy and happiness. Substances that improve ojas are recommended after long-term illness, debility, emotional and physical trauma, and even sadness.

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Constituents:

Iron

IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

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AVOID ACCUMULATION IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0

POSTPARTUM (GAVE BIRTH WITHIN LAST 3 MONTHS) IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0 - POTENTIAL CAUSE

Potential causes increase and disturb your imbalanced doshas and biocharacteristics, causing them to accumulate and spiral out of control. For example, if you're overheated and eat a chili pepper, heat may become excessive and cause disease. As a dosha or biocharacteristic accumulates in your body according to your dietary and lifestyle habits, it is more and more likely to cause disease. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or biocharacteristic in two ways, by removing, or lessening the frequency of aggravating causes from your diet and lifestyle, as well as by favoring balancing diet and lifestyle practices. For example, try eating something as cool as a cucumber when you're overheated, instead of a chili pepper. (See all disease stages on JB)

GET MY FREE AYURVEDA BODY MAP 'Postpartum (gave birth within last 3 months)' is likely to aggravate the following doshas and biocharacteristics. If you have a systemic imbalance of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics, Ayurveda would generally recommend removing, substitute or lessen the frequency of 'Postpartum (gave birth within last 3 months)'.

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