Mother & Child – Recovering While Nursing
Mother & Child provides higher potencies of vitamins and minerals than Two ‘n’ Only, because the child is now separated from the mother, and gets only minute amounts of these nutrients from the milk. More importantly, it provides the green foods to energize the body as a whole, and a wondrous combination of Superior Tonic Herbs to help restore the “Essence” spent during pregnancy and delivery. A great deal of “Essence” is also passed through the milk, so that renewing it in the mother helps deliver it to the child.
While Superior Tonics are called “herbs,” they are, again, really the world’s most profound foods. By providing hundreds of anti-oxidants and other phyto-nutrients, they repair damage done to cells throughout the body, and strengthen all the organ systems and the blood. By strengthening the Spleen System, they help the mother digest and assimilate nutrients, so that she can more easily incorporate them in milk for her child. By strengthening Kidney “Essence” as no common foods or nutrients can, they help the new mother recover more quickly and completely from the birthing trauma than she ever could on her own. This, of course, helps make both mothers and children healthier, happier, and stronger.
Mother & Child also stands alone in providing 162 mg. of lactose free colostrum in each day’s use, to help confer dynamic, immune enhancing properties to the child, and an equal amount of L-Taurine, an amino acid that is extremely important to the development of the child’s central nervous system and vision.
Vital Factors for Brains and Bones
Mother & Child is also better for your child’s brain and bone development than other formulas. For example, each IU of their vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol) is balanced with a full milligram of gamma tocopherol, and with a full spectrum of tocotrienols. This is because gamma tocopherol protects brain cells just as alpha tocopherol protects the heart. Studies show that equal levels of alpha and gamma tocopherol produce greater brain development than alpha tocopherol alone. In today’s world, nothing is more important to a child’s future than the way in which his or her brain develops, and there is no better nutrient for this development than gamma tocopherol.
In addition, our natal products provide calcium and magnesium not in the standard, 10:4 ratio, but in roughly equal amounts, because, when calcium exceeds magnesium in the diet, both bone and cardiovascular health may suffer. Magnesium is the nutrient in which Americans are by far the most deficient. If mothers lack magnesium, their fetus or nursing child will, as well. If we don’t get at least 600 mg. of magnesium per day, we may be setting ourselves—and our children—up for countless health problems.
Superior Tonic Herbs for New & Expectant Mothers
Mother FOR OVER 4000 YEARS, the peoples of Asia have benefited from the most holistic, natural health systems on Earth. Superior Tonic Herbs are the foundation on which these systems are built. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, every cell in the body belongs to one of five major organ systems (Heart, Lung, Spleen, Kidney, and Liver) or the blood. When energy flows freely between these systems, each system works efficiently, and health is abundant. When energy flow is disturbed, however, imbalances occur. If not corrected, these imbalances become impediments to efficient metabolism, and lead to disease.
Throughout the centuries in which Chinese Medicine has flourished, over 15,000 herbs have been used as medicines. Yet, in all that time, only 22 have been classified as true Superior Tonics, and about 30 more as tonic helpers.
To qualify as a Superior Tonic, an herb must strengthen, invigorate or restore normal function to at least one of the body’s major organ systems, build at least one of the three major types of energy, and be safe for regular, daily consumption. Superior Tonic Herbs are used daily by over one billion Asians as dietary supplements that generate energy, enhance immunity, promote mental clarity, maximize longevity, and so on.
Superior Tonic Herbs bestow such profound health benefits by providing hundreds of phyto-nutrients that exist in no other plants on Earth. Many of these nutrients are anti-oxidants that protect cells from free radical oxidation. Because the anti-oxidants in each herb are different, and protect cells in different organ systems, the right combination of Superior Tonic Herbs can help protect every cell in the body.
Expectant and nursing mothers channel huge amounts of energy to the developing fetus and newborn child. In Chinese terminology, this energy is called “jing,” or “essence,” and resides deep within the Kidney System. Because this is the energy that we pass on at birth, and that we need to see us through illness or injury, it is vital to keep this energy abundant both during and after pregnancy. Superior Tonic Herbs are the only known supplements in the world that directly rebuild this energy. For this reason, they should, along with nutrient dense green foods, form the foundation of every nutritional regimen.
Following is a brief description of how the foods and tonic herbs in our natal formulas help support optimal health.
Spirulina: Provides Nature’s most perfect protein. Rich in pre-made glycogen (to provide nearly instant energy). Loaded with phycocyanin (a profoundly important anti-oxidant) and naturally occurring vitamins.
Barley Grass Juice Powder: Rich in chlorophyll and SOD, (an anti-oxidant that is thought to slow the aging process). Great sources of vitamins and minerals.
Reishi mushroom: The true master tonic. Supports all five organ systems, the Blood, and all three energies. Is used in Asia for enormously wide range of medical treatments, but is not a medicine. It is used because it balances the body so that the body can then heal itself.
Lycii fruit: Tonic to Liver, Kidney, Lung Systems, and Blood. Among the most prized of all longevity tonics. Often used to help prevent morning sickness. Also a primary sexual tonic, meaning that it strengthens the reproductive process.
Codonopsis root: A ginseng replacement where the “heat” of ginseng is not desired. Tonic to Spleen and Lung Systems, and to the Blood. Rich in immune building factors.
Astragalus: Tonic to Spleen and Lungs. Highly treasured immune tonic. Supports digestion, eliminative functions.
Ophiopogon root: Tonic to Lung, Heart Systems, and stomach. Promotes mental and emotional clarity.
Gynostemma leaf: Tonic to Spleen, Lungs, Kidneys, Liver, and Heart Systems, and to all three major energy treasures. Regarded as a virtual “cure-all” in Japan.
Eucommia bark: Tonic to Kidney and Liver Systems. Highly prized for helping to rebuild the “Essence” that women lose so much of during pregnancy and childbirth.
Asparagus root: Tonic to Lung, Kidney, and Heart System, and important in rebuilding “Essence.” Highly prized as tonic to Kidney “Yin,” which is vital to the production of fluids that rebuild sexual interest and ability after childbirth.
Achyranthis herb: Directs energy of other herbs toward the reproductive tract, so that their energies reach the Kidney System and work toward rebuilding “Essence.”
Prepared Rehmannia root: Tonic to Kidney, Liver, and Heart Systems. Called “Kidney’s Own Food,” and considered strongly rejuvenative and life-lengthening. Used in nearly every reproductive tonic in China because it supports Kidney “Essence.”
White Peony: A marvelous Liver and Spleen Tonic. Cleanses, builds, and nourishes the Blood. Harmonizes the actions of other herbs.
Cornus fruit: Works with “Essence” and “Yin” tonics as astringent, meaning that it helps preserve the vital moisture essential to healthful feminine function.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 6 Tablets
Tablets per Container: 180 tablets
Suggested Use: Two tablets with each meal, or three with breakfast and lunch. May be used on empty stomach.
| Ingredient |
Amount Per Serving |
% DV~ |
| Vitamin A (100% as beta carotene) |
10,000 IU |
125 |
| Vitamin D3 (as cholelciferol) |
1,000 IU |
250 |
| Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl succinate) |
300 IU |
1000 |
| Vitamin C (from Ca and Mn ascorbate) |
500 mg |
833 |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1 – from mononitrate) |
30 mg |
1765 |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) |
34 mg |
1700 |
| Niacin (as niacin and inositol hexanicotinate) |
100 mg |
500 |
| Vitamin B-6 (from pyridoxine HCI) |
40 mg |
1600 |
| Folate |
800 mcg |
100 |
| Vitamin B-12 (as methylcobalamin) |
120 mcg |
1500 |
| Biotin |
300 mcg |
100 |
| Pantothenic Acid (as Ca d-pantothenate) |
100 mg |
1000 |
| Calcium (from Ca citrate & ascorbate) |
500 mg |
38 |
| Iron (from Fe bis-glycinate) |
12 mg |
67 |
| Iodine (from kelp) |
150 mcg |
100 |
| Magnesium (from Mc citrate/malate & oxide) |
600 mg |
133 |
| Zinc (from Zn methionate & glycinate) |
15 mg |
100 |
| Selenium (as l-selenomethionine) |
70 mcg |
* |
| Copper (from Cu sebecate) |
500 mcg |
25 |
| Manganese (from Mn ascorbate) |
2 mg |
* |
| Chromium (from Cr polynicotinate) |
120 mcg |
* |
| Molybdenum (from Moglycinate) |
60 mcg |
* |
| Potassium (as K citrate & succinate) |
50 mg |
** |
| Mixed tocopherols |
150 mg |
* |
| Hesperiden complex |
120 mg |
* |
| Colostrum (lactose-free) |
162 mg |
* |
| L-Taurine |
162 mg |
* |
| Phosphatidylcholine |
120 mg |
* |
| Phycocyanin (from spirulina) |
88 mg |
* |
| Inositol |
30 mg |
* |
| Rutin |
30 mg |
* |
| Silica (from bamboo leaf) |
10.5 mg |
* |
| Chlorophyll (from spirulina) |
7 mg |
* |
| Tocotrienols (Tocomin®) |
5 mg |
* |
| Mixed carotenoids |
2.8 mg |
* |
| Boron (from B glycinate) |
1 mg |
* |
| Xanthophylls |
1 mg |
* |
| Vanadium (from V citrate) |
30 mcg |
* |
Proprietary Whole Food Blend:
Organic spirulina platensis, organic barley/oat grass juice concentrate (40:1), high ORAC blend of six berries, organic spinach, organic broccoli, organic kale, and phasophyta/rhodophyta kelp. |
936 mg |
* |
Proprietary Full Spectrum Herbal Blend:
Burdock root (4:1), stinging nettle leaves (4:1), dandelion leaves (4:1), ginger root. |
108 mg |
* |
Proprietary Enzyme Blend:
Protease, amylase, cellulase, lactase, lipase, and invertase. |
25 mg |
* |
Proprietary Fatty Acid Blend:
Myristic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, gamma linolenic acid, and stearic acid. |
35 mg |
* |
~% Daily Value for Pregnant & Lactating Women.
* Daily Value not established.
** Daily Value <2% |
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Other Ingredients: Silicon dioxide, croscarmellose sodium, cellulose, essential oil of lemon.
Storage: Keep tightly closed in dry place; avoid extreme heat. Caution: Please keep all supplements out of children's reach.
Warning: Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6. Keep this product out of reach of children. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control center immediately.
Tocomin® is a registered trademark of Carotech, Inc. and protected by US Patent No. 5,157,132.
Manufactured by Pure Essence Labs.
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