Tonic Ayurvedic Care for Mother and Baby

THis question was posted on Facebook, Twitter and the PerinatalAyurdoula forum at yahoo. Some initial responses are coming in:

Ysha Oakes Its a heavy thought with hopeful enquiry. I"ve been asked if ayurveda has any magic to reverse the cell damage from mercury? So far Rich Winkel shared a study by James showing causative links to low glutathione. http://preview.tinyurl.com/nooghe . How fast should nerve shrivel be addressed may be big part of the q.

Henno Van A. at 7:30pm June 29

Beautiful opportunities - YOu can take the summer intensive individually by day at $125/day or full intensive. The Postpartum Care is in two intensives, back to back over that time.

Rocky Mountain Institute of Yoga and Ayurveda is pleased to present:
Summer Ayurvedic Medicine
Family Health Intensive July 14-26
and Postpartum Care intensive October 16-30

Thanks for offering to chat about this. My sister was on the phone the other day saying if she had access to marijuana she'd cook it up in brownies to calm her stomach and nerves. Yes she is on medications for depression. I tried so hard to get her to eat right and she fought it...so finally we put her on Prestiq just to be able to live with her. Also takes Rosarum for sleep. Has plavix. Takes tramadol for pain occassionally. Prilosec for upset stomach and antihistomines.

Very interesting realizations have been coming for several years from the scientific/research community, showing how nurture/enviromental factors effect genetic expression or masking. Have you heard people talk about how, because "cancer runs in my family" or "low birth weight" or "hemmoraging during birth", or "constipation" etc - so the person states i t indicates "genetic" predisposition to the problem?