RE: Digest Number 200

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Thanks for the info Martha, Unfortunately I am under the weather at the

moment and unable to care for her I can only make recommendations over the

phone. I think I have bronchitis. I know it will not get done until I am

with her again. She is taking the probiotics milk based. She was pretty

sweaty when milk came in for a couple of days and is restless having trouble

sleeping and now is getting a sore throat hopefully mot because of me. So I

would say she has some pitta influence going on but not overly. She has

some thieves' spray I recommended for her spray on throat. I made her a hot

milk tonics with lots of ginger clove some cinnamon cardamom I told her to

put nutmeg in for sleep. She has been having FF tea sometimes only when I

have made it.

The sesame oil is way to heating for her skin she has very blotchy red pitta

skin that reacts easily to anything.

 

We had a great turn out for Prana Mamas new people who discovered us by our

postcards we passed out around town and acquaintances of Susan and Kalavati.

Those people included a midwife, birth doula, pancha karma therapist,

Ayurvedic esthetician. We talked about strategies for an Ayurvedic

lifestyle and how to stick to them. I can't do it justice today I really

have low energy I am sure Kalavati will have something eloquent to say about

it.

 

The Daily Camera interview and pics went alright I was a little disappointed

with the way it turned out for the pics I thought they were going to

photograph the food I made and they really didn't want that so they took

some pictures and showed how I packed it to take to clients and then I

pretended I had another client to work for and made another dish for them to

photograph in the process a 2-3 week dish of pasta and ricotta sauce with

veggies and spinach. What can I do I worked hard and did my best now if I

could stop criticizing myself!

 

Well I hope I get over this cough soon I am going to do turmeric licorice

ginger and honey today. the past couple or days its been lots of thieves and

chyvanprash. But what's killing me is that I can't sleep because of the

coughing so I am completely exhausted.

 

By the way her son just settled down on his own she said he just needed to

adjust to the all of the new things going on in the house.

Take care, Sonya

Sonya Bastow

MettaDoula

sonya

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Saturday, December 10, 2005 11:30 AM

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Digest Number 200

 

 

There is 1 message in this issue.

 

Topics in this digest:

 

1. postpartum yeast after antibiotics - dietary adjustments and?

" Martha Oakes " <martha

 

 

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" Martha Oakes " <martha

postpartum yeast after antibiotics - dietary adjustments and?

 

Hi Sonya;

Sorry I missed the party - you'll have to fill us in on all the

details, if Kalavati doesn't get to it first

Here's some of what I'd do with her ar this point, and see how she

handles it.

In her milk tonic, I'd use generous turmeric, and some pippali and a

little nutmeg or musta (make shure she doesn't constipate, but with a

teaspoon of ghee per cup of milk it should be fine. Also the Other

sweet spices. Minimize the sweet there, it will still taste great..

some licorice will help with that. A little agave maybe ... The first

4 herbs and garlic have anti-yeast effect. Also see how she takes to

the garlic milk formula for evening use.

 

What would you say is her vikruti now? Is she feeling chilled these

days easily, or hot from her pitta? It IS cold there too, right? As

you know, whatever a postpartum woman's constitution, she will end up

easily chilled after the first few days and the milk fever, usually,

with the across the board high vata context of birthing. But for her

I might favor the gentle chamomile oil with a few drops of thieves or

oregano or thyme added only per cap, 3X daily with meals, altho with

the chamomile dominant it is likely to be fine and more effective

between meals. If you feel her ama is high and or agni particularly

low, then the Thieves blend or oregano/thyme by all means. They would

normally be rather heating for pitta, great for kapha, and still best

softened for vata with some chamomile. For starters the lemon won't

hurt while she orders her own other supply. I don't know how

effective it is with yeast - anyone? I've had great results with the

chamomile oil on myself. (organic only of course). What I don't know

is how long it should ideally be taken, if there is a standard.

Doesn't sound like it is systemic for her, rather just in the gut from

the antibiotic use recently.

 

Plain kefir or real buttermilk lassi, with salt/pinch toasted cumin

and ginger instead of sweet lassi. Extra probiotics, of course, milk

based not vegan (those don't implant).

 

For sweets whileyou are supporting reduction in symptoms, I'd reduce

the more intense sugars and favor yes stevia in tea, some agave and

jaggery if you can find it, succanat a little. Favor more the stewed

fruits with 4 buds of clove speared into 4 apple quarters, a cinnamon

stick and whatever else.

 

Bay leaf, ajwan, anise, fennel, all the spices comfortably ample in

her food as you can. And extra laxation influence. Some glossy

(maybe thickened herbed and lemon sauce) bright red beets on the plate

would really do the color in that meal, next time you are getting it

photographed. Very cleansing for the bowel sweet root vegetable. Use

the anise and other spices instead of so many sweets. I would also

sometimes toast the grains - roasted rice or barley or oats, in a long

term yeast client, but not needed here.

 

Am assuming you are using the fennel/fenugreek tea, can vary with some

of Sarita's recipes in your cookbook, herbs as above. How is she

handling the sesame oil massage? I had a couple clients with yeast in

the summer time have difficulty with the amount of oil usually used.

Watch for the ama and low agni that so often also goes along with

yeast. She will also probably have bloating/gas? If you have the

ditone oil blend, this or fennel oil is very helpful topically. Well,

yes the thieves is used in this case also topical. I'd see how she

handles the warming influences. And if possible favor Ample fresh not

dried ginger for her due to her pitta, but again, long pepper (that's

pippali, not chilis), clove, nutmeg, cinnamon.

 

Can she handle unbleached wheat in flour or cous cous or cream of

wheat cereal/dishes? It is warming, grounding, nice for winter, has

sweet taste. Someone recently served me a sort of flattened piece of

cream of wheat dough, steamed with the vegetables. Like a dumpling,

it was VERY satisfying. Nothing but salt in that one, and she can

have the fats and seasonings. Sweet rice, puddings with stronger

spices and lighter sweetening, how about arborio rice seasoned with

postpartum substitutes for the italian dish.

 

I wouldn't take all sweets away, for sure, but I'd lean away from the

stronger ones and yes, I'd be using the essential oils in capsules.

 

If you get a chance to share what worked for this woman's son, please do?

Love,

Martha

 

> The person I am working with has a yeast infection. Her

constitution is primarily pitta and a tiny bit of kapha. She was

taking probiotics up until a few days ago. I really don't want to

take her off of sweet foods because I feel she really needs them for

their grounding qualities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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