A friend reached out about acne, hormonal balance & the fallout from a miscarriage last year.
Here's my suggestions to her and anyone looking to balance hormones, cleanse the body and prepare for pregnancy after miscarriage. Please email me at desiree@modernhippie for more information for you specifically. Everyone is different and needs individual programs and considerations before beginning a regiment.
Disclaimer: These suggestions below are JUST suggestions. If you need emergency assistance go to the hospital or seek healthcare from your doctor.
Here's my message to her:
"I'm so sorry to hear about the miscarriage and the chemical pregnancy too. It must be a roller-coaster of emotion and I'd like to suggest beginning to take a Bach Flower remedy for this which is Rescue Remedy daily. It is for emotions only. Stress, anger, fear, trauma, shock and other extreme emotions. This is WONDERFUL stuff!
How to use it & why I like it:
- 1 drop in your water, on the tongue or even on the skin if you don't like the taste.
- This will help your body energetically deal with these traumatic events so that you can normalize faster.
- I LOVE rescue remedy.
- I used it a ton when my brother died in a car accident almost 5 years ago (it was so helpful)
- I use it for stress management when needed.
- Completely safe and side-effect free.
I know all this stuff is going to seem really overwhelming, but the more you do of it the closer you can be to hormonal balance and cleansing the skin. Obviously something is going on and you need nutritional and herbal support. I made a list (bullet pointed) of everything and then I explain it in detail and offer places to pick these things up. You may be doing some of these already and if so then GREAT!
Without seeing you, muscle testing you and knowing more about diet, history and symptoms these are educated guesses but I think they are sound. Acne and hormonal balance is hard to handle BUT, if you stick with it- IT WILL GET BETTER:)
Top thing to do immediately:
Make sure you are having at least 1 BM everyday- If you aren't please reach out so I can suggest ways to get movingt! (haha) What is helpful is drinking HALF your body weight in ounces of clear purified water each day. You'll need fiber, veggies, fruit, raw nuts & oils to get it going. If the channels of elimination are not open, the toxins start to exit the skin instead.
Here's my skin health & hormonal balance checklist: All the detailed information on what it is, what it does, and where to buy it are below in the paragraphs following.
- water- half your weight in ounces per day
- oils- 6 tablespoons per day of flax, fish, borage, hemp for 2 weeks
- after two weeks cut back oils to 3 tablespoons
- burdock root tincture/detoxifier (60 drops 2 times daily for 2 weeks in water)
- after 2 weeks do 30 drops per day indefinitely
- chaste berry formula/hormonal balancer (60 drops 2 times daily for 2 weeks in water)
- after 2 weeks do 30 drops per day indefinitely
- Spirulina 1-2 tablespoons per day in smoothie
- Chia Seed 1-2 tablespoons per day in smoothie (Excellent recipe here)
- Lymphatic massage (professional and or self massage in shower)
- Colon Hydrotherapy (cleansing to the bowels, liver, blood and skin)
- Vitamin C/ free radical scavenger, lowers inflammation, immune system health
- Magnesium Citrate Powder at night before bed/ helps sleep, stress, absorption of nutrients and promotes regular bowel movements:)
There are a few things that come to mind. First of all soda addition. I know this is hard but try trading one addition for another. There are wonderful herbal teas (obviously I'm a fan). It's about finding one that you like the taste of. If you just gotta have something carbonated opt for something healthier. There is info in this blog post about kicking the diet soda/soda addiction. Hansen's soda actually makes some yummy natural soda's too. They are obviously more expensive but it's worth it to not get the crap in regular soda or diet soda:) Check it out:)
If you guys are still trying to get pregnant and in light of what's been happening lately, my suggestion would be to consider putting that on hold for just 6 months to focus on you, your health and getting your body ready for another great pregnancy. You have plenty of time! Your body is speaking to you in the only language it knows- symptoms:) Listen to your body, the state of your body is crucial to a fit pregnancy so take a little extra time if you can:)
As far as your hormonal balance and skin: The Devil's in the Details:
A LOT of healthy fats- borage oil is an excellent one for female hormone balancing- it's just a bit on the expensive side. So you could do a little of this to ration it and do alot of fish flax or hemp oil. I'm a fan of fish and hemp. Shoot for a combination of around 6 tablespoons per day for 2 weeks. I know this sounds like alot but it can't hurt you and this will expedite the saturation of your cells with healthy fats. If cells are well lubricated they receive nutrients better and they excrete wastes better.
I promise the fish oil tastes good- seriously.
The others hemp and borage would be great on steamed veggies, drizzled over salads, put in smoothies or any other way you can think to ingest it. Take 1-2 tablespoons of fish oil and the rest in hemp, borage and flax. You wont have to do this forever. Just a few weeks then cut this amount in half. Here's a yummy homemade dressing recipe that I just did earlier this week-
Combine the following...
- 1 part Apple Cider Vinegar by Braggs
- 3 part Hemp Oil by Nutiva
- Add 1-2 tbsp Sesame Oil
- Dried Thyme
- Dried Oregano
- Celtic Sea Salt (begin with 1/2 tsp & increase to taste:)
- 5-6 slices of Organic Ginger
- 2-3 tbsp Organic Sugar
Vitamin C- not just for immune health, vitamin c lowers inflammation, scavenges for free radicals causing acne and can help balance your pH which is off when your body is dealing with something like this. - Plus it will keep you from getting sick too:) Take 3 of these per day. 2 in the AM, 1 in the PM.
The bowels MUST be open to accomplish skin cleansing. If you aren't pooping at least once a day, this is the FIRST thing I would do above anything else. The oils will definitely lube the tube and help with more regular BM's. However if your like me and you are inconsistent in this department, I would recommend doing Chia seed daily 2 tbsp daily (soak them first for 1-2 hours) OR over night if this is easier. They can be soaked over night in the fridge in water (about 2 cups or whatever you'll use in a smoothie). This softens them- makes them excellent smoothie material and the WILL make you poo like a champion.
Magesium Citrate Powder: For healthy bowel movements, stress management and absorption of other nutrients. - AND it will help you get better sleep:) 1 scoop each night in hot water before bed.
Spirulina is helpful in this area also, blood cleansing, high in vegetarian protein, high in almost every amino acid...This is my favorite brand:)
This will help cleanse the blood, organs, AND skin! Very important to do this daily (about 1 heaping tablespoon of spirulina is good. It's great for energy too id this is lacking.
Hmmm...let's see. Lymphatic massage would be good. Doing lymphatic massage in the shower is really good. It must be done daily. Massage up the arms towards arm pits with soap. Massage the breasts, massage up the thighs towards the pubic area. All the lymphatic drainage points are there waiting patiently for wastes to eliminate. The lymphatic system has NO pump- so we must do the pumping with exercise and manipulation.
HERBALS FOR SKIN & HORMONAL BALANCE:
- Chaste Berry Formula: Hormonal balancer for women. Balances estrogen and progesterone, supports entire endocrine (glandular) system, cleanse uterus, good for PMS, helps with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Burdock: Blood cleanser, used for acne and boils, helps to metabolize fat as it balances appetite.
Good Herbs is an herbal company in Troy Michigan and they are exceptionally good. If you are in the neighborhood, you can call them, order and pick up from them to avoid shipping. The shipping is $10 up to $150 so my suggestion is to get a 4oz bottle as you will need to use it for 3 months or more to make the hormonal changes necessary and do the blood cleansing necessary.
All in all we are talking about $150+ or so for everything I suggested which is alot but this amount will last you several months to give the regiment a solid try. I hope your able to do some of it. If nothing else do the oils, hormone balancers and drink alot of water. The bowels, liver and blood must be cleansed and balance restored to the endocrine system to regulate what is happening. This regiment will help set you up for a great pregnancy too so it's a win-win. "
Please email me at desiree@modernhippie.org. If the focus is PURELY for avoidance of future miscarriages. There is another formula I'd like to recommend by Good Herbs called Female Formula M-H. Do this instead of the Chasteberry Formula.