How My Family Eats Liver Holistic nutrition for digestion; specialized in yeast overgrowth. Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on May 15, 2018. The above is tiny cut up homemade raw beef “liver pills” that I made. Beef liver has multiple benefits, especially for women. I myself was raised in an oceanside fishing village south of […]
Category: Home Remedies
Most pregnant women are not prepared for a group B strep diagnosis. I know that I wasn’t when my test came back positive at 38 weeks. At that point, I did not have time to reverse the condition and opted for i.v. antibiotics during labor. See here if unborn baby is at risk for GBS+.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Morning Sickness X’s 100) Tara Carpenter, NC., CPES. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a rare condition affecting 0.5–2.0% of pregnant women. Yes! A weird and hard-to-spell name that I think better called ‘living hell’. The word broken down … “hyper” = over excessive, severe, “emesis” = medical lingo for vomiting and “gravidarum” = pregnancy. […]
There is no one way to prevent hyperemesis gravidarum, a.k.a. HG or morning sickness x 1,000. At least, not that I know of and I have looked high ‘n low to end this horrible misery. I have read every book on the topic and spoke to women who have survived this debilitating nausea and vomiting […]
Castor oil is both gentle and potent and has the ability to absorb into your skin and various other organs to relieve pain, increase circulation, decrease inflammation, and bring healing to specific parts of the body. One easy way to get all these benefits is with a ‘castor pack’. My first time doing a pack […]
I don’t struggle so much anymore with digestive issues (i.e. gas, constipation, brain fog) but I did a few years ago when I had a yeast overgrowth issue (systemic candida). After years of cleansing with Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) and making big lifestyle and diet changes I feel a lot better now. One thing I did during […]
Placenta: Hormonal-Rich Remedy for New Mothers Tara Carpenter, CPES. Bringing hormonal support to new mothers in Vermont since 2011. Placenta is recognized by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as having strong Qi (life force energy), scientific research also shows placenta to be incredibly nutritious, containing iron, B12 and protein. Placenta also contains a mother’s own set […]