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Date: | Wed, 30 Sep 1998 09:45:41 +0000 |
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There ARE problems with regulating herbals. I would never buy herbals
OTC in a supermarket or from a health food store. Just like I wouldn't
go to a non-qualified health practitioner, I wouldn't dream of trusting
clerks who have little or no training. I work with a number of
homeopathic/herbal pharmacies where the pharmacists ARE well trained.
They either make their own preparations or sell ones they know are safe.
Another bet would be to work with a certified herbalist. The HP who
commented that he thinks this is all a fad is dead wrong. The field is
growing, growing, growing... Even hospitals and health funds are
participating.
BTW, a number of you have written to me with the question about
pregnant/lactating and children fasting on Yom Kippur. There are no
clear answers because Jews belong to different branches ranging from
the most liberal Reform to Haredi or ultra-Orthodox. It is generally
accepted that young children and those who have medical conditions
are exempt from fasting. One thing I've learned from living in Israel -
you ask two Jews, you get 3 opinions...
Susan Nachman-Srebrnik, IBCLC
Ranana, Israel
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