Ovulaatioliman tunnistaminen! :)

Ovulaatiolima ja muita valkovuodon ihania/ällöjä olomuotoja

Miten valkovuotoa tarkkaillaan ovulaation tunnistamiseksi?

• Pyri tarkastelemaan valkovuotoa kolme kertaa päivässä: aamulla, päivällä ja illalla, sillä usein se saattaa vaihdella päivän aikana.
• Ehkäpä helpoiten tarkastelu käy vessassakäynnin yhteydessä, helpoiten juuri tätä ennen. 
• Kun aloitat tarkastelun, pese huolella kädet.
• Monet huomaavat valkovuotoa alushousuissaan. Usein se saattaa kuitenkin olla kuivaa, joten voi olla vaikeaa tunnistaa, minkä tyyppistä vuoto on. Valkovuodon tyyppi on erittäin tärkeä tunnistaa hedelmällisyyden määrittelemiseksi.
• Kokeile pyyhkiä wc-paperilla, josko alapäähän olisi jäänyt vuotoa.
• Itse en ikinä onnistu saamaan kunnon tuloksia pelkällä pyyhkimisellä, joten tarkastelen valkovuotoa sisäisesti. Paras menetelmä on seuraavanlainen: kun kädet on pessyt tosi huolella, työntää sisäänsä etu- ja keskisormen kyykkyasennossa. Tässä asennossa kohdunsuu on alimpana, mikä auttaa tarkastelussa. Tunnustele sisältä kohdunsuuta: kyseessä napukka, joka tuntuu vähän kuin nenänpäältä sormenpäihin. Pyyhi kahdella sormella kohdunsuun eri puolilta ja tuo kohdunsuusta irronnut valkovuoto ulos sormiesi välissä.
• Sisäisesti tutkiessa läsnä on aina hieman luonnollista kosteutta. Heiluta sormiasi pari kertaa - jos kaikki haihtuu, ei kyseessä ollut valkovuoto vaan luonnollinen kosteus.
• Kun olet saanut hieman valkovuotoa tutkittavaksi, tarkastele sen koostumusta, väriä, määrää ja sitkoisuutta. Määrittele tämän jälkeen alla olevien tyyppien mukaan, millaisesta valkovuodosta on kyse.

Alkuvaiheen valkovuoto: valkoista, vähäistä, tahmaista, kiinteää, ei veny jos yrität venyttää sormien välissä. Englanniksi usein "sticky".

Lisääntyvä valkovuoto: vähitellen vuoto muuttuu juoksevammaksi ja sen määrä lisääntyy. Väriltään valkoista, liimamaista, hieman elastisempaa kuin ennen. Usein muuttuu muistuttamaan käsivoidetta: voidemainen koostumus. Englanniksi usein "creamy".

Juoksevaksi muuttuva valkovuoto: vuoto valkoista mutta mahdollisesti läpinäkyviä osia, yhä enemmän valkovuotoa, vetisempää, joustavampaa. Tämä on hiljalleen hedelmälliseksi muuttuvaa valkovuotoa.

Ovulaatiolima / ovulaatiovalkovuoto: läpinäkyvää, hyvin venyvää, kanamunan valkuaista muistuttavaa liukasta, märkää, vuotoa. Tämä on erittäin hedelmällistä valkovuotoa ja siittiöt voivat elää siinä jopa 5 vuorokautta. Englanniksi "eggwhite".

Hedelmällistä valkovuotoa voi olla useana päivänä, mutta se usein päättyy äkillisesti, ja sitä seuraava kuiva kausi voi kestää seuraaviin kuukautisiin.
(Kuvat http://go28days.com/ oppaasta) 

Jokaisella naisella on omanlainen kiertonsa valkovuodon suhteen. Mitä vanhemmaksi tulee, sitä vähemmän erittäin hedelmällistä valkovuotoa on kuukaudessa. Joillakin naisilla taas ei ole lainkaan tätä hedelmällistä valkovuotoa. Tämä hedelmällinen valkovuoto on kuitenkin erittäin tärkeä komponentti raskauden onnistumisessa, joten on varsin hyödyllistä aloittaa valkovuodon tarkkailu ja tsekata, ovatko kaikki asiat sen puolesta kohdillaan.

Minulla meni pari kuukautta oppia tunnistamaan eri tyypiset valkovuodot. Mutta kärsivällisyydellä ja järjestelmällisyydellä menetelmän kyllä oppii!

Lähde: http://luomupimu.blogspot.fi/2011/11/ovulaatiolima-ja-muita-valkovuodon.html

Holistic treatment of conjunctivitis

 Silmän sidekalvontulehdus!

 



Pinkeye, also called conjunctivitis, is an extremely contagious bacterial or viral infection of the outermost layer of the eye and the inside surface of the eyelid. It is a common condition this time of year, when pollen counts are high, allergies are running rampant, and immunity for most people is very low from moderate to severe vitamin D deficiency (from being inside all winter out of the sun).
Symptoms of pinkeye include redness, itching, tearing, swelling, and/or mucous production that can firmly cement the eyelids together while sleeping. I remember getting pinkeye as a child and feeling a bit of panic upon waking in the morning and being unable to open one or both eyes! If this happens to you or a loved one in your home, a warm, wet washcloth compress gently applied to the infected eye (do not rub) quickly dissolves the mucous allowing the eyes to open.
Pinkeye can spread rapidly through a household, which is why action is needed immediately to stop the initial infection. Most folks will quickly run to the doctor’s office at the first sign of redness and irritation. A prescription for antibiotic eye drops or ointment is the usual remedy and relief is mercifully quick once the drops are applied. Before this wonderful relief can be experienced, however, the inconvenience of booking a doctor’s appointment, waiting to be examined, driving to the pharmacy, and getting the prescription filled must be endured. Additional hassles involve missing work and/or school for the parent and child. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to just fix this simple infection at home with none of the intervening steps?
You’ll be happy to know that pinkeye is one of the simplest and easiest infections to cure at home with no trip to the doctor required. Even better, what you need to fix the problem may already be sitting in your refrigerator. The remedy I’m speaking of harnesses the power of beneficial bacteria to eliminate the infection. While doctors prescribe ANTI-biotics to kill the pathogens, PRO-biotics work just as well for a minor infection such as pinkeye by crowding them out.

Harnessing the Power of Probiotics to Heal Pinkeye

What you need to remedy pinkeye is a probiotic laden, non-acidic liquid. For babies and children, the most effective liquid that fits this description is human breastmilk. If the Mom in your household happens to be breastfeeding, a drop or two of breastmilk expressed into a cup and then applied with a clean eyedropper (like this one) to the infected eye will rapidly and magically eliminate the infection.
Reapplication may be necessary every hour for a few hours, but in most every case, the infection will be gone well before you could have even gotten an appointment to see the doctor. This remedy works well for newborn babies also, so no need for the eyedrops that are used immediately after birth if you plan to breastfeed.
If there is no one breastfeeding in your home, the next best thing would be a few drops of raw cow or goat milk applied to each eye. I recommend treating both eyes even if only one is showing signs of infection, by the way. Pinkeye is so contagious, that treating only the infected eye will usually result in having to treat the other eye within a short time anyway, so might as well do both from the beginning.
Raw cow or goat milk is loaded with immunity boosting probiotics, just like human breastmilk. These beneficial bacteria work immediately on contact to crowd out and eliminate the pathogens at the source of the infection. Reapplication every hour or so should eliminate the infection quickly, perhaps not quite as fast as breastmilk, but still faster by a long shot than getting to the doctor and filling a prescription.
If you do not have access to raw milk in your community for whatever reason, the clear, liquid part of yogurt or kefir (whey) can also be used as a fast home remedy. Yogurt and kefir are cultured with beneficial bacterial strains and carefully dropping a few drops of this liquid whey into the eyes will produce the same “crowding out” effect of the pathogens.  Powdered whey mixed with water does NOT work as there are no live probiotics in such a heavily processed and denatured food.  Pasteurized milk also does not work for the same reason.

Getting Pinkeye A Lot?  You Need This Supplement

If you find that any members of your family are suffering from pinkeye on a frequent basis, consider adding a fermented cod liver oil supplement to your daily regimen.
Deficiency in vitamin A, one of the most critical vitamins for optimal eye health, can result in frequent pinkeye infections and other viral illnesses such as croup. Fermented cod liver oil has a healthy dose of natural vitamin A in it and is low heat processed, unlike other cod liver oils on the market where the natural vitamin A is destroyed by heat or chemical processing so synthetic vitamin A is added back in.  The same goes for multivitamins which have synthetic vitamin A – not the natural, true vitamin A in fermented cod liver oil.  Also note that beta carotene is not true vitamin A.  It is a precursor that the body must convert to true vitamin A and many people simply do not make this conversion very well especially if they have any sort of digestive problem.
I simply cannot remember the last time someone in my home had pinkeye since we incorporated fermented cod liver oil into our diet many years ago!
If for some reason the home remedy described in this article does not resolve the infection quickly (usually within 24 hours), the infection may be viral in nature or related to some other underlying condition and seeing a doctor is recommended.


Lähde:  http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/pinkeye-fast-and-easy-home-remedy/

Hammastahna!

 


Whether you’re cued in to the health hazards of commercial toothpastes, or just looking for some bi-weekly TLC to add to your dental discipline, brushing your pearly whites with some sea salt and/or baking soda is a safe and natural way to ensure strong teeth and gums, break down plaque buildup, and protect against bad breath. Either used alone or together, sea salt and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) are inexpensive, time-tested treatments for tooth care.

Let’s Talk Sea Salt

Calcium, magnesium, silicon, phosphorus, sodium, nickel, iron—just a few of many trace elements and minerals found in sea salt. These nutrients strengthen gums, protect against tarter and bad breath, and may even whiten your teeth over time. High in iodine, sea salt has antibacterial properties and helps neutralize acids in the mouth. Salt makes you salivate, and your saliva creates an antibacterial barrier that protects your enamel.

You can either dip a wet toothbrush into a half teaspoon of sea salt and brush your teeth as you regularly would…or you can rinse with a saltwater solution. Mix a half teaspoon of sea salt with four ounces of warm water. Let the salt dissolve, and then slosh the solution around in your mouth for 30 seconds. Be sure to spit and not swallow when done! A saltwater rinse helps allay swollen, inflamed gums and rinses away bacteria in the mouth.

  
Let’s Talk Baking Soda
 
Baking soda has long been praised as the natural way to whiten teeth. It’s gritty enough to clean your teeth of tarter and plaque without being so abrasive that it wears away your tooth enamel.

Sodium bicarbonate is highly alkaline, and as such counteracts acids in the mouth (acids cause tooth decay), kills bacteria and germs, and combats bad breath.

You can mix baking soda with water into a paste-like consistency to clean teeth. Or you can combine baking soda and salt to make your own homemade toothpaste. If you aren’t comfortable ditching your traditional toothpaste entirely, brush with sea salt and baking soda once or twice a week as supplemental dental care.

Are there any side effects to be wary of? According to Dr. Paul H. Keyes D.D.S., clinical investigator at the National Institute of Dental Research, NO! Keyes maintains, “Over the years when I was lecturing, I asked thousands of dentists and hygienists to raise their hands if they had ever seen destructive periodontal disease in person[s] who had regularly brushed with salt and/or [baking] soda. I have never seen a hand! And although I have not seen many such cases, the periodontal health in these patients has always been excellent.”

 Lähde:  http://www.realfarmacy.com/why-you-should-brush-with-sea-salt-and-baking-soda/

Deodorantti

Omatekoinen luomu Dödö !!! :)

Laitan kainaloon siis ensin hiukan kookosöljyä ja siihen päälle sitten hiukan ruokasoodaa. Sekoitus on varsin tehokas, toimiva, turvallinen, edullinen ja ekologinen! Voisiko sitä parempaa pakettia enää toivoa!

Ei kuivata, sillä kookosöljy kumoaa soodan kuivattavaa vaikutusta! :)



Lähde: http://luomulaakso.blogspot.fi/2009/08/deodorantti.html

Bad Breath

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You can brush your teeth twice daily or more, you can use mouthwash daily and you can floss but STILL you may suffer from bad breath. Bad breath is not a disease, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem. Causes for bad breath can be anything from decomposing food between the teeth, plaque buildup and/or the use of many substances such as alcohol, cigarettes and coffee. Sometimes bad breath is caused by other factors such as digestive issues or gum disease. In 85-90% of cases, bad breath is because of bacteria.

- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE

Bad Breath

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You can brush your teeth twice daily or more, you can use mouthwash daily and you can floss but STILL you may suffer from bad breath. Bad breath is not a disease, but rather a symptom of an underlying problem. Causes for bad breath can be anything from decomposing food between the teeth, plaque buildup and/or the use of many substances such as alcohol, cigarettes and coffee. Sometimes bad breath is caused by other factors such as digestive issues or gum disease. In 85-90% of cases, bad breath is because of bacteria.

- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE.dpuf

Bad Breath Due To Digestive Issues

Peppermint (2 drops)
Lemon (2 drops)

Bad Breath Due To Gum Disease

Tea tree (2 drops)
Thyme (2 drops)

General

Lavender (4 drops)

Suggested Ways to use oils

If you are not too sensitive to or the taste is not too strong to you simply add 1 – 2 drops of Peppermint or Wintergreen directly in the mouth.
If the root cause of bad breath is the digestive tract using 1 – 2 drops of the peppermint in water after each meal will aid the digestive system.
- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE.dpuf

If you are not too sensitive to or the taste is not too strong to you simply add 1 – 2 drops of Peppermint or Wintergreen directly in the mouth.
If the root cause of bad breath is the digestive tract using 1 – 2 drops of the peppermint in water after each meal will aid the digestive system.
- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE.dpuf

If you are not too sensitive to or the taste is not too strong to you simply add 1 – 2 drops of Peppermint or Wintergreen directly in the mouth.
If the root cause of bad breath is the digestive tract using 1 – 2 drops of the peppermint in water after each meal will aid the digestive system.
- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE.

If you are not too sensitive to or the taste is not too strong to you simply add 1 – 2 drops of Peppermint or Wintergreen directly in the mouth.
If the root cause of bad breath is the digestive tract using 1 – 2 drops of the peppermint in water after each meal will aid the digestive system.
- See more at: http://www.essentialoilspedia.com/bad-breath/#sthash.d15d8fRE.dpuf

Mänty Eteerinen Öljy (Pinus sylvestris)

MÄNTY:

Käyttötarkoitus

• Vahvistaa

• Yskään

• Lihaskipuihin

• Miehisyyden tueksi

Mänty on raikas metsäinen tuoksu, joka avaa ja vahvistaa hengitysteitä ja desinfioi huoneilmaa. Mänty Eteerinen Öljy poistaa nesteitä ja auttaa lihaskivuissa. Miehistä voimaa antavana ja virkistävänä männyn haihtuvaa öljyä käytetään miehisissä väsymystiloissa.

Eteeristen öljyjen käyttövaroitukset :

Eteeristä öljyä ei tule käyttää sisäisesti ilman ammattilaisen ohjausta.

Eteerisen öljyn joutumista silmiin on varottava.

Eteeristä öljyä EI suositella käytettäväksi raskauden aikana.

Eteerisiä öljyjä käytetään vauvojen, lasten, vakavasti sairaiden ja vanhuksien sairauksien hoitoon vain terapeutin ohjauksessa.

Jotkut eteeriset öljyt saattavat olla allergisoivia yliherkille ihmisille.

Eteeristä öljyä EI suositella käytettäväksi epilepsiasta tai astmasta kärsivillä henkilöillä.

Jotkut eteeriset öljyt ovat valolle herkistäviä - EI suositella iholle käyttöä ennen auringon ottoa / auringonvaloon menemistä.

Eteerinen öljy on laimennettava AINA ennen käyttöä iholle. Käytä perusöljynä aitoja kasvi-öljyjä ja jos mahdollista luomulaatuisia ja kylmäpuristettuja (Frantsilan hoito- ja hierontaöljyt).