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How to use Herbs for Emotional PMS Relief female reproductive system pms women's health

Whatever PMS symptoms I’m feeling, emotionally and physically, can usually directly be tied back to how my month went.

Little to no PMS symptoms means I took really good care of myself the...

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Vitex: Not (always) the New Pill for Womenā€™s Ills, Part III female reproductive system hormonal imbalance vitex women's health

 

I know, I know! I’ve said before how much I love Vitex-- a beautiful, potent medicinal plant. And yet. 

Similarly to how Western medicine recommends “the pill” for all...

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red raspberry leaf for uterine health
Red Raspberry Leaf: Female Reproductive Tonic as a Delicious Sweet Tea! [Recipe inside] female reproductive system herbal tea uterine tonic women's health

Red Raspberry Leaf and nectarine iced tea in the making! 

Raspberry Leaf (Rubus idaeus) tastes gently sweet and earthy, and is a uterine and pelvic tonic. The way I’ve made it here...

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Veronica Ricksen

FAE, RH (AHG)

Veronica began using the SymptoThermal Method in 2015 after 10 years of being on hormonal birth control. Her work is now dedicated to teaching others how to confidently use fertility awareness to meet their reproductive goals and herbs for women's health.