What are the problems encountered in pregnancy

If a pregnant mother follows all the healthy tips that is given in this web site, the chances of getting the following conditions would be very rare.

Those who do not take any pre-cautions in pregnancy,  might  have complications in pregnancy and in delivery. These tips are to help mothers who did not have prior information about these health information.

Positional sleep therapy during pregnancy may promote maternal and fetal health

 Lower abdomen pain during pregnancy or bleeding or spotting: : Kurunthoti ver kashayam. Break the kurunthoti ver into pieces, make kashayam along with Saranaver and sukku.Starting from seventh month onwards - weekly twice, eightth month weekly thrice and nineth month every alternate days.in case of inavailablity of the above herbs,  Roast 1/4 teaspoon of organic jeeragam and add to half glass of water. Do this for 3-4 days and stop  

Exercise and Lymphatic circulation

2. Skin itching: In the seventh month the body starts itching, the intensity is sometimes so severe that the skin of the stomach tears off if scratched. This occurs because of toxic accumulation in the body. This mostly occurs with women who eat a lot of salt and drink very little water.  Plenty of water should be drunk to flush out these toxins.

For temporary relief,

1. Apply castor oil for 15 minutes before shower.

2. Apply  a decoction of sandal wood and lotus  or

3. A concoction of oil made from the skin of Acacia Speciosa (siras, shirish, girishamu)  along with mustard and licorice.

Apply any one of these on the breasts and the stomach-abdomen regions.

Apply Ayurvedic oils given in the Ayurvedic section.

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4. Hyper-tension

Like diabetes, women who do not walk regularly in diabetes also prone to get hypertension. Walking relaxes the mind and the body and hence keeps pressure under control. Intake of salt should be kept to the minimum. Eating chips high in salt, pickles, highly spice foods with more salt should be avoided. Relaxation is very very important. Please also refer Sakthi-clinic section for more details.

5. Edema- swelling in legs

All women who do not do walking may not end up in diabetes and hypertension, because there are many factors precipitating in these conditions. It is toxins in the body that would appear as diseases in different forms. To put in other words, edema occurs when toxins accumulate and prevent less blood circulation in the legs.

Walking is the best means to overcome this problem. For temporary relief, boil a piece of ginger (chop it finely)  in sesame oil or coconut oil for few minutes. Store this oil in a bottle. Apply this oil over the legs which will improve blood circulation and remove edema.

Over weight gain

Over weight  occurs when the mother eats lots of processed foods. To maintain healthy weight eat more unrefined foods.

10. Under weight

To increase weight healthy and quick eat more and eat protein rich foods. We see advertisements encouraging people to take protein rich drinks or other supplementing processed foods.  But be aware of the fact they bring quick results but may not be healthy. Unbalanced protein intake can damage organs like kidneys. They can increase acidic conditions  in the body and favor growth of cancer cells. Cancer is on the rise in countries that eat unbalancing proportions of proteins and making the body acidic. Read more about this aspect in the Earth (diet) section.

Pregnant women should maintain their body in alkaline state to allow healthy growth of the baby. To increase weight in a healthy way eat soaked and cooked grains and seed varieties like chick peas, garbanzo, green mung , adzuki bean,
pinto beans, brown lentils, pigeon peas, blue beans etc. If these are soaked and cooked with ginger and garlic then do not produce gas. Eat one type of bean  everyday.

Everyday soak 20 or less almonds with 3 to5 dates and next day blend in a blender  to a juice like consistency with milk or without milk. This helps to 
increase weight.

Increase healthy weight in pregnancy

		To increase weight by vegetarian  means
		Every day eat different types of lentils, beans, dals etc.  You can see that within 10 days you can increase like 10 to 20 pounds. However this weight gain is healthy because its not fatty weight but protein weight. Eat chick peas, green lentils, peas, brown lentils, kidney beans, navy beans, black eye peas, cow peas, horse gram, pigeon peas, masoor dal, thur dal, etc. All these are rich in different proteins and are balancing to the body. The truth is that vegetarian proteins are more healthy and nutritious and balancing to the body. It's a wrong concept that only by eating animal proteins one can increase body weight.  The best is to soak them and partly germinate them and eat. When seeds germinate, they fats are broken down to sugars and so they are healthy and nourishing. One could also use soy milk in milk shakes and use tofu also to meet extra protein needs.

		WEAKNESS DURING PREGNANCY
		Drink every hour or two fresh fruit juices with honey. Drink grape juice, orange, grape fruit, apple, apricots, strawberry etc. This would nourish the body with all vitamins and supplements that the body needs. This will also help to overcome weakness. Soak 5 or 10 almonds overnight. Next day wash with fresh water and put them in a blender with dates  and water and blend well. This is excellent drink because it supplies calcium, copper and other nutrients for the mother. For snacks keep munching dates, dried figs, prunes, raisins which would cure weakness. These dry fruits are better than processed foods and junk foods.

		BREAKFAST & LUNCH
		Breakfast Eat whole grains like oats, barley, wheat, rice and millet flakes with fruits (details in general  recipes section). Have one fresh fruit juice. Between breakfast and lunch munch dry fruits or nuts  (see recipes for details).  Lunch Have different types of lentils and beans in a rotation. They give balanced proteins. Eat three raw spinach leaves, one small cabbage leaf, one small piece of carrot and if possible other green leaves except parsley. If raw taste does not suit you, dip the leaves in yogurt or curd and eat. Or you can eat with slice of raw tomato. Raw spinach supplies folic acids and other vitamins. Folic acid prevents birth defects. After lunch drink Lassi . Lassi To blender add one cup of yogurt or curd and one cup water, a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoonful of sugar. A tiny bit of orange peel (for flavor). Mix well and if needed the fat layer on top of the drink can be removed before drinking.  For more medicinal valued Lassi add one peanut size of ginger piece, and one or two curry leaves with the above Lassi and mix. Ginger is good in enhancing digestion preventing nausea and vomiting. Curry leaves are excellent source of calcium and minerals and they have chemicals which can build strong bones.

		DINNER
		Evening Munch dry fruits and nut mixes. Steamed corn, steamed potatoes with a spoon of butter and salt are tasty and healthy snacks. Avoid too much of cookies and other confectionery products. Dinner Eat wheat roti's tortillos, chappathies etc. Drinking rice gruel with chutneys are also good. Vegetable soups or lentil soups are good too. While going to bed drink a cup of milk boiled with a pinch of safflower is good for the nerves. Use cumin seeds till morning sickness goes away.

		General Instructions
		Avoid refined foods and processed foods. They are devoid of fibers, nutrients and loaded with preservatives , chemicals that are flavoring, coloring and stabilizing agents. Eat as much natural foods possible. Eating more fruits vegetables and nuts can help even to avoid artificial vitamins and mineral supplements which are just chemicals. Instead supply everything naturally through your diet. Drink 2 to 3 liters of water throughout the day to flush toxins out. Do not use too much of diary products and if possible its healthy to be vegetarian. Use whole grains when using carbohydrates so that you will be at high risk of getting diabetes during pregnancy. Use whole wheat and whole rice (partially polished or atleast parboiled rice). Use sprouted grains and also use grouted beans and legumes. Minimize intake of tea, coffee, colas and salt - instead drink herbal and fruit teas, grain coffees or dandelion coffee and diluted fruit juices, use more herbs instead of salt. Avoid alcohol, sugar, processed food, food additives (especially food dyes, monosodium glutamate, aspartame), environmental pollutants, saturated and hydrogenated fat, soft cheeses, common food allergens (wheat in bread, cow's milk, citrus), and trans-fatty acids. · Organic fruits and vegetable are the best to be taken during pregnancy hence toxicity to the growing child can be avoided. Organic milk is especially good because the cows are given different kinds of drugs like antibiotics, steroids etc. They all get concentrated in milk. · Also genetically modified foods are made by in the genetic material through the help of virus genes and bacterial genes. These genes may have a chance to go the body of the mother and child. Hence organic foods are safe . All fruits are good except raw pineapple and raw papaya which might induce abortion.

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