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Herbal And Naturopathic Reccomendations

Nutritional Supplements -
If changing your diet alone doesn't work, try adding the following supplements which are recommended by many practitioners:

Vitamin B6, as a muscle relaxant (to reduce cramps), and as a diuretic (to reduce fluid retention, swelling, and breast tenderness). It's also suggested that a B-complex be taken along with the B6. Note that the more B6 you take, the more magnesium you need. Magnesium calms the nervous system and relieves anxiety, depression, irritability, nervousness, and insomnia. It also helps alleviate cramps and back pain.
Gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). A good source can be found in evening primrose oil, borage oil (most concentrated source; it contains 24 percent GLA), and black currant oil. You need to give evening primrose oil about six to eight weeks to act before you can expect to see any changes.
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). This is found in fish oil and flax seed oil and helps to alleviate breast tenderness.

Herbal Recommendations:

EVENING PRIMROSE
(oenothera biennis)

Other Names: Primrose Oil

General Description: Common in North America where it can be seen growing along road sides. It's a biennial herb.

Parts Used: Leaves, stem, flowers and especially the seed oil.

Active Ingredients: ( GLA ) Gammalinolenic acid and Linoleic acid

Traditional Uses: Evening Primrose seeds were gathered by Native Americans for food.

Current Status: The seed oil is a good source of GLA, an essential fatty acid. An essential fatty acid is a nutrient that the body can't make but is essential to good health. Evening Primrose Oil has been used for premenstrual syndrome ( PMS ) and mastalgia ( sore breasts ) Studies to date have been conflicting, some show a significant reduction in breast pain, while others fail to confirm this.

Precautions: No known contraindications or drug interactions reported.

FLAX SEED OIL
( Linum usitatissimum)

Other Names: Linseed oil.

General Description: A perennial herb growing to 3 ft. with oily brown seeds, native to Europe and Asia.

Parts Used: Seeds and seed oil.

Active Ingredients: fatty acids, Palmitic, Steric, Oleic, Linoleic and Linolenic.

Traditional Uses: In the Middle East Flax has been cultivated for at least 7,000 years. "What department is there to be found in active life in which linseed is not employed? Pliny ( A.D. 23-79 ).

Current Status: Flax seed oil is a good source of essential fatty acids. Essential fatty acids must be taken in the diet as the body can not make them. Flax seed oil is rich in ( GLA ) gamma Linolenic acid used by many for PMS and breast tenderness.

Precautions: No reports of toxicity, when used at recommended doses.

Vitamin E
(d-alpha tocopherol)

Food Sources: Polyunsaturated vegetable oil, seeds and nuts.

Adult Female ( RDA ): 12 International Units (IU).

Types Available: In natural vitamin E the small d in d-alpha tocopherol signifies a natural source which is preferable to synthetic vitamin E signified by the dl in dl-alpha tocopherol. Mixed tocopherols contain d-alpha, beta, delta and gamma tocopherols. Mixed tocopherols offer the greatest benefit. Look for natural mixed tocopherols.

Beneficial Effects: Vitamin E is an antioxidant. Can it prevent hot flashes? There were studies done in the late 1940's showing it to relieve hot flashes and postmenopausal vaginal dryness. More recent studies are lacking. There are other benefits. We know from the Nurses Health Study that women who took vitamin E over a two-year period reduced their risk of fatal heart attacks by 40%. Vitamin E is also being studied for its effect on Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Combining vitamin E with other anti oxidants such as selenium, chromium, beta-carotene, and vitamin C may offer a synergistic effect. That means they work better together than separate. Dosage: 400-1200 IU a day.

Precautions: Vitamin E potentiate (cause a greater effect) of anticoagulant drugs such as Coumadin or aspirin. If you are on either of these drugs consult your doctor before starting vitamin E.

Vitamin B6
(pyridoxine)

Food Sources: whole grains, bananas, potatoes, nuts and seeds, cauliflower.

Adult Female ( RDA ): 1.6mg.

Types Available: pyridoxine hydrochloride.

Beneficial Effects: Pyridoxine is involved in the production of brain hormones (neurotransmitters). More than 50 chemical processes in the body are dependent on pyridoxine. Vitamin B6 levels can be low in depression or in women taking estrogen, in the form of birth control pills or hormone replacement therapy. Pyridoxine, folic acid and vitamin B6 deficiencies have been associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. At least 10 studies have been done on the use of pyridoxine for PMS. Most studies have shown improvement of PMS symptoms with pyridoxine supplementation. Vitamin B₆ has now been associated with a decrease in the incidence of heart disease in women.

Precautions: safe when taken in recommended doses.

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Definitions
premenstrual syndrome
n. Abbr. PMS
A varied group of physical and psychological symptoms, including abdominal bloating, breast tenderness, headache, fatigue, irritability, anxiety, and depression, that occur from 2 to 7 days before the onset of menstruation and cease shortly after menses begins.
premenstrual syndrome
n : a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation [syn: PMS]
men·o·pause
n : the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends [syn: climacteric, change of life]
[New Latin mnopausis : meno- + Greek pausis, pause; see pause.]
\Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. ? month + ? to cause to cease. See Menses.] (Med.) The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See Change of life.

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