Getting Rid of Bacterial Vaginosis

BV stands for bacterial vaginosis which is one of the most irritating condition known to women and of course if you have PMS, menustrating or just given birth you are probably suffering from it.
When most people first hear that herbal and natural remedies are available to treat B. V., they are pretty skeptical. The first thing they think is that there is no way a folk remedy can get them out of pain and that it is just an outrageous idea.
This is because we have been trained to believe.that herbs or home remedies can take forever to become active in our systems.
I have what is called a 3 Step Attack Plan for getting you out of immediate pain.
This 3 Step Attack Plan that battles the evils of bacterial vaginosis consists of –
STEP 1 – Rinsing out the vagina daily with a hydrogen peroxide douche
STEP 2 – Taking at least 1000 mcg of Folic Acid a day
STEP 3 – Taking vaginal acidophilus supplements
I guarantee you that if you follow this three step plan you will experience immediate relief from itching, discharge and pain.
Most of us already have 3% antiseptic hydrogen peroxide in our cupboards. We use it to treat cuts and scrapes and prevent infection.
The recipe douche that is going to immediately help relieve the itchiness, wetness and fishy smell is —
• 1/4 cup of 3% antiseptic hydrogen peroxide
• two cups distilled water
Why use distilled water? There is theory that ordinary tap water can encourage the growth of anaerobic organisms so distilled water is best. It's been boiled; it's pure and is devoid of microorganism.

Douche once daily with this mixture until your symptoms disappear. For extra effectiveness douche twice. Keep douching after the symptoms appear for extra effectiveness.
Don't like the idea of douching with hydrogen peroxide. There is a substitute douche that works just as well but it is slightly more expensive than the hydrogen peroxide douche.
A daily vaginal douche with a 0.4% solution of tea tree oil in on quart of water can also be effective.
The recipe is
• 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil
• 2 cups of water
Douche daily until symptoms are completely gone.
The recipe is
• 1 teaspoon of tea tree oil
• 2 cups of water
Douche daily until symptoms are completely gone.
When you treat these infections you end up taking a lot of antibiotics too.
Antibiotic use depletes your body of vitamins and in some cases actually retards your digestive system's ability to absorb nutrients.
The solution is to fortify with folic acid. Folic acid is a form of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food and folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. We don't retain it in our body so it is easily destroyed by medications. In food it is foundin cereals, okra, asparagus, fruits, vegetables, yeast, mushrooms, tomato juice and oranges.

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Healthy Sugar Substitute

My kids have sweet tooths and so do I and my husband. Still we all know how sugar is supposed to be bad for you.
The first thing that you have to do is cut the level of refined sugar that you take on board every day. This means that you must cut right back on sugar rich foods such as cakes, cookies, candies, chocolate, jellies and the like and if you currently ladle sugar all over your breakfast cereal in the morning, stop doing it right now.
In addition, if you take sugar with your tea or coffee, try to wean yourself off sweetening your drinks or if this is something that you cannot imagine doing, try a natural sweetener like stevia or sucanat as alternative.
The first of these natural sweeteners is somewhat controversial in that it is approved by the FDA as a dietary supplement but not as a sweetener. Nevertheless, even though it is a little expensive, the extreme sweetness of stevia means that a little goes an awful long way, so the cost per cup of tea or coffee is probably no different to cost of the sugar you are currently buying.
On the other hand, sucanat is a one-for-one direct replacement for processed sugar and as always, there are plenty of places on the net where you can obtain both of these substances.
The point about having too much sugar in your diet is that not only does all of that instant energy tend to get piled on as fat if it is not used, processed sugar is bad for your immune system and particularly for your skin. Consequently, if you consume too much processed sugar or products made from sugar, it is pretty much a given that you are going to suffer boils and other skin problems.
Of course, this does not necessarily mean that you have to cut all sweet foods from your diet, but what you should do is replace the sweets that you used to use with natural sweet substances wherever possible. For example, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is an essential of any well-balanced diet, and if you want to boost your immune system, then you can replace some of the sweetness that you have lost with the sweetness of fruit.
Furthermore, there are lots of other entirely natural sweet substances that you can use to satisfy your sweet tooth. The sweet syrup that is commercially extracted from Agave comes in three different variations, ranging from a ‘light version' that has little traceable taste of the plant (just sweetness) to the version that carries a noticeable taste of the plant itself.
You then have reliable old standbys like maple syrup as well as less known but entirely natural sweeteners such as barley malt, date sugar, fruit juice concentrate and sorghum syrup.
There is also honey with some varieties such as manuka honey from New Zealand having acknowledged antibacterial qualities as well as being stunningly sweet as well. Indeed, as you can read on the website, the antibacterial qualities of this particular honey are so pronounced that you can even apply it to wounds for its antibacterial qualities!

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