by Barbara Horsley | Nov 17, 2014 | Happy Uterus |
Menorrhagia: Heavy menstrual bleeding. Excessive bleeding, either in a number of days or in the amount of blood, or both. In this article, I explain how to determine if you have heavy menstrual bleeding and 18 causes of heaving menstrual bleeding.
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by Barbara Horsley | Oct 13, 2014 | Happy Belly, Happy Uterus, ovaries
Mittelschmertz is a pain in the lower abdomen which occurs at or around the time of ovulation. The pain may last a few minutes to a couple of days. Sometimes it happens just on the ovulating side or may be felt throughout the pelvis. For me, it would happen only... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | Oct 11, 2014 | Happy Belly, Happy Uterus |
The purpose of this post is to examine the external application of Castor Oil Packs (COP). The following information is for educational information only and is not intended to be medical advice. What is Castor Oil? Castor oil is derived from the seed of the Ricinus... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | Aug 3, 2014 | abdominal adhesions, abdominal massage, fertility, Happy Belly, Happy Uterus, ovaries, visceral manipulation |
Is your ovary pain digestive-related? Have you been told you have fallopian tube restrictions? Because of the proximity to the cecum and appendix, problems with the right ovary could have a digestive root cause. A right ovary may become inflamed if there are problems with the cecum (poor diet, or adhesions from surgery or infection).
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by Barbara Horsley | Jul 29, 2014 | Happy Belly, Happy Uterus
Fetal ovaries contain about 20 million eggs! The majority die before birth; at birth, only 1 million eggs survive. By the time a girl reaches puberty less than 1% of the eggs survive (about 40,000). Of those 40,000 only about 400 will be released during ovulation in her lifetime. That means you were one of those 20 million eggs that were inside your mom’s ovaries when she was inside your grandma’s womb! Don’t you feel special? You should!
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by Barbara Horsley | Jun 27, 2014 | Happy Uterus |
I was fortunate enough to be a women’s health contributor for the book A New Cycle: Your Guide to a Better Period, Naturally. This lovely book was manifested by Glad Rags, a company who has empowered women to make healthier, sustainable choices by providing... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | Jun 14, 2014 | abdominal massage, Happy Uterus, menstruation |
When I first started my period I was responsible for buying my own pads. Since I wasn’t old enough to drive I’d walk to a local liquor store called Super Stop, which happens to also sell “sanitary napkins.” My heart sank when I noticed two men hanging my... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | May 13, 2014 | Happy Uterus
Vitex, (Vitex agnus-castus), also known as Chaste Berry, is one of the most popular herbs used as menstrual cycle regulator. Indications supported by clinical trials [1]: PMS, especially premenstrual mastalgia and fluid retention amenorrhea, especially related to... READ MORE
by Barbara Horsley | May 5, 2014 | Alignment, Happy Uterus |
Imagine sitting in one position ALL. Day. Long. …never moving out of that one position. The seat of the chair pressing against the back of the legs would compress blood vessels and result in pain and numbness. If you stayed in that one position long enough,... READ MORE
