Pregnant or Breastfeeding?
If you're pregnant or breastfeeding, chances are you won't have a lot of choices when it comes to supplements, because most are out of reach for you!
Here's a list from our courses 445 Orthomolecular Approaches and 353 Phytoenergetics - a non-exhaustive list of all contra-indicated products in case you're breastfeeding or pregnant. What a wonderful way to review our course content!
Weight-Loss Products
- CLA - Conjugates linoleic acid - indicated in cases of muscle training. It inscreases the muscle mass and decreases body fat.
- HCA - Hydroxycitrate - prevents fat cells from storing fat from food sugars. Decreases appetite.
- Red Rice Extract - red yeast rice: by inhibiting the reductase enzyme, it reduces cholesterol production (LDL) and increases the good cholesterol (HDL).
- Chorella: alga with a lot of proteins and fibers - detoxifying qualities, and also immune system stimulant. used in cases of anemia as well and treat intoxication by heavy metals.
Bone and Joint Health
- Glucosamine stimules the synthesis of collagen (cartilage) surrounding the joints. Relieves pain from inflammation, arthrosis and arthrisis.
- Chondroitin also contributes to the formation and maintenance of cartilage tissue. Also not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
- MSM: Methyl Sulfonyl methane - indicated in cases of arthrosis.
- Horsetail: plant with classic indications such as osteoporosis, fracture consolidation and osteoarthritis.
- Turmeric: in joint disorders with inflammatory component.
In Case of Vascular Problems
- Vinpocetin: Increases blood flow to the brain. More efficient than ginkgo biloba. Indicated for short-term memory.
- Horse Chestnut: traditionally used in cases of venous insufficiency disorders
Other Product Not Recommended for Pregnant or Nursing Women:
- Beta-1,3-glucan: renowned for its ability to stimulate the immune system.
- Evening primrose oil: its phytosterols have a restorative, healing and anti-inflammatory action.
- Borage oil: for the beauty of the skin, eczema and rheumatoid arthritis.
Aromatherapy You Can't Have
Here's a non-exhaustive (!) list:
- Abies alba
- Achillea ligustica et A. millefolium
- Agathosma betulina
- Anethum graveolens
- Artemisia : les variétés et leurs chémotypes contiennent toutes des cétones neurotoxiques, sauf Artemisia dracunculus (l'estragon) qui n'en contient pas.
- Calamintha nepeta et Calamintha officinalis
- Carum carvi
- Cedrus atlantica, C. deodora
- Cinnamomum camphora
- Cupressus lawsonia, Cupressus lusitania
- Curcuma longa
- Cyperus rotundus
- Eucalyptus globulus, E. camadulensis, E. polybractea, E. dives piperitoliferum
- Geranium macrorrhizum
- Illicium verum
- Iris florentina, Iris pallida
- Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum stoechas
- Hyssopus officinalis
- Lantana camara davanonifera
- Lavandula stoechas, L. latifolia camphoriferum
- Lippia asperifolia
- Mentha x piperita, M. arvensis piperascens, M. spicata, M. longifolia carvonifera
- Myrica gale
- Ocimum canum camphoriferum
- Rosmarinus officinalis camphoriferum, Rosmarinus officinalis verbenoniferum
- Ruta graveolens, Ruta sp.
- Salvia officinalis
- Santolina chamaecyparisus
- Tagetes glandulifera
- Thuja occidentalis
- Vetiveria zizanoides
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