Menopause, Migraines, Weight Loss Women

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July/August 2007
By Randy Peyser 
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Of course, that is not the only reason for a migraine. One of the difficulties about answering a question about a specific disease is that in the Wise Woman Tradition, we don’t actually treat diseases, because diseases don’t exist without beings. Each woman is different. Drugs are very effective at eliminating problems and dealing with diseases, while herbs, in my estimation, are better at nourishing wholeness.

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In order to nourish wholeness, I need to focus on what it is that I can nourish within the woman as a whole—within her body/mind/spirit—so that I don’t just eliminate her pain by the clever use of herbs. Herbs might eliminate the migraine, but I really want to speak to her as a whole person and find the hidden gift of her problem.

R.P.: Nourishing wholeness seems like a worthy goal.

S.W.: The Wise Woman Tradition goes back to our very distant past, where it was understood that being a woman meant that we had a powerful kind of energy. This was an energy that nourished wholeness, that looked deeply into the beingness of another and understood where things were missing. Then those missing parts could be nourished. This was an energy that helped others to come to bud, to blossom. All manner of different medicines were used, but they were all used to nourish. It’s not that we have to eliminate white sugar or white flour from anyone’s diet. We simply want to introduce nourishing herbal infusions. When we bring splendid nourishment into the person, everything begins to shift and change. •

Randy Peyser edits books and helps authors find agents and publishers. Visit her website at www.RandyPeyser.com.

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