HESC 321 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Sea Salt, Arnica
There is absolutely no evidence that steaming provides any benefit to the νagina, never mind any other
reprodwwwwwwwwwwuctive organ in the female body,” Malik told Yahoo Lifestyle. “Nor indeed does
the concept follow any scientific theory. Thwwwwwwwwwwwe female
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwνagina is a self-cleaning organ with a delicately balanced
population of bacteria to keep it heawwwwwwwwlthy at all stages of a woman’s reproductive life.
Steaming can at best be relaxing, just as a warm bath might be, and at worst, be frankly dangerous —
espewwwwwwwwwwwcially if tried at home. Also, overheating can promote an overgrowth of
unhealthy bugs and yeast infections.
“The νagina undergoes profound changes in pregnancy to prepare for birth and also to help it heal
aftewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwrwards,” she added. “Steaming wonwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww’t
chanwwwwwwwwge that and in no way can the steam get to your uterus or other pelvic organs!”
But Mwwwwwwwwwwwwwalik does have an all-natural alternative that might help new moms.
“After birth, I ask my patients to sit in a warm bath twice a day with a handful of sea salt and a few drops
of tea twwwwwwwwwwwwwwree oil, and also to take arnica tablets to promote healing,” she shared.
“It works very well most of the time.”
Malik also cautioned that celebrities should be more careful about road-testing treatments that have
been debunked by medical experts.
“Role models promoting such treatments might inadvertently be feeding into the notion that somehow
the νagina is an unclean organ that needs puri
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Document Summary
There is absolutely no evidence that steaming provides any benefit to the agina, never mind any other reprodwwwwwwwwwwuctive organ in the female body, malik told yahoo lifestyle. Nor indeed does the concept follow any scientific theory. Thwwwwwwwwwwwe female wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww agina is a self-cleaning organ with a delicately balanced population of bacteria to keep it heawwwwwwwwlthy at all stages of a woman"s reproductive life. Steaming can at best be relaxing, just as a warm bath might be, and at worst, be frankly dangerous espewwwwwwwwwwwcially if tried at home. Also, overheating can promote an overgrowth of unhealthy bugs and yeast infections. The agina undergoes profound changes in pregnancy to prepare for birth and also to help it heal aftewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwrwards, she added. Steaming wonwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww"t chanwwwwwwwwge that and in no way can the steam get to your uterus or other pelvic organs! . But mwwwwwwwwwwwwwalik does have an all-natural alternative that might help new moms. It works very well most of the time.
