Woman-Wise Cure: Niacin is the best way to deal with B-deficiency. Precise directions for taking niacin are in your copy of The Women’s Pharmacy.

Mothers milk for cold, flu: I learned about the amazing healing powers of colostrum—the immune-boosting “first milk�?women produce just after birth—when my new born daughter, Rebecca, showed signs of not thriving. Today, 20 years later, Rebecca is fine and bovine colostrum is widely available. I give bottles of it to my women-friends who suffer
from allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, or who are just running out of steam.