Many pregnancy discomforts can be relieved with good diet, hydration, gentle exercise, and rest. The recommended suggestions are a good starting point for improvement. If these suggestions don’t provide relief, then looking into additional therapies may be helpful. The herbs suggested are safe during pregnancy, although talk to your care provider for any additional questions or concerns.

PICA

Cravings during pregnancy are often a sign from the body that you are in need of some nutrition. For example, craving orange juice and meat could be the way your body is asking for more iron. Pica is the craving for nonnutritive foods such as sand, clay, cornstarch, and ice. This could mean that you need more protein, iron, calcium, or another mineral.

Recommended: Floridix iron supplement- the liquid supplement has been shown to increase iron levels quickly and effectively without increasing constipation; molasses is another super food that can help increase iron levels; seaweed; cooking in a cast-iron pot

Herbal: Yellow dock, dandelion root

Additional therapies: Homeopathy