Comments on: On tea

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:04:31 +0000

Right, then. No tea for me.

By: Missie the Blogless

Missie the Blogless — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:03:05 +0000

Herbalists seem to enjoy contradicting each other. I’ve read one woman who says garlic is great for cats and dogs because it keeps fleas away, while other sources say garlic is poisonous to pets. (Though I guess fleas will stay away if they are dead.)

By: elf

elf — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:38:48 +0000

Oh yes. I didn’t get into it in this post, but there is also some disagreement about when you should take raspberry leaf. Many people recommend against it until the pregnancy is farther along from a concern about miscarriage. Then, some, but not all, recommend against it at the very end of pregnancy from a concern about premature labor. As you might expect, in many cases they end up completely contradicting each other.

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:01:48 +0000

Umm..aren’t you close enough to term that they need to lay off already? I got out of the nutrition debate because I went to the diabetes nutritionist last time, so I just tell them, “Oh yes, I know my recommended carb counts,” blah blah blah. I just agree with whatever they tell me, then do what I’m going to do. I decided to not drink the pregnancy tea this time, or at least not until I get closer to term. I’m nervous enough without having to question whether an herb is helpful or not.