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Top Natural Remedies That Actually Work | Barbara O'Neill

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Nov 25, 2025

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Barbara O'Neill

Barbara O'Neill, a natural health educator and author, shares her journey from traditional remedies to holistic healing. She reveals the underlying causes of hormonal imbalances in women, discussing the impact of contraceptive pills and environmental toxins. Practical strategies for rebalancing hormones using wild yam cream and dietary changes take center stage. O'Neill also emphasizes gut health, fasting for detox, and the importance of empowering families to embrace natural healing methods.

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ANECDOTE

Onion Poultice Stopped Earache

Barbara O'Neill cured her child's recurring earache with a steamed onion poultice instead of antibiotics.
That single success launched her lifelong pursuit of natural remedies and education for mothers.

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Reinstate Progesterone With Yam Cream

Reduce estrogen dominance by reinstating progesterone, for example with topical wild yam cream.
Apply the cream transdermally to stimulate the body's progesterone production and rebalance hormones.

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Simple Home Iodine Test

Test iodine status at home with Lugol's solution applied to the skin and observe how long the stain lasts.
If the stain disappears quickly, supplement iodine and monitor until the stain persists longer.

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Barbara's early shift to natural remedies

01:27 • 2min

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Why women's hormone issues are pervasive

03:30 • 31sec

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Role of the contraceptive pill and environmental estrogens

04:01 • 1min

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Practical steps to rebalance hormones

05:27 • 5min

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Iodine, mercury and thyroid health

10:11 • 2min

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Foods, yam cream, and restoring progesterone

12:32 • 2min

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Empowering families to self-care

14:24 • 3min

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Gut health: culture, prebiotics and fiber

17:45 • 3min

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Aloe, slippery elm and healing the gut lining

20:19 • 2min

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Biblical herbs and traditional remedies

22:39 • 4min

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Fasting and the body's healing response

26:37 • 2min

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Dangers of common pharmaceuticals

28:41 • 2min

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Home births and trusting women's bodies

30:50 • 11min

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Men's hormones and protecting fertility

41:51 • 5min

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Foods, lectins, and traditional preparation methods

46:41 • 5min

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Herbs and digestive bitters for absorption

51:53 • 12min

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Neurological health, sleep, and glymphatic cleaning

01:03:29 • 10min

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01:13:39 • 8min

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So many women struggle with hormone symptoms without ever understanding where the imbalance truly begins. In this episode with Barbara O’Neill, we map out the hormonal cascade, uncover the hidden drivers behind hypothyroidism and Hashimoto’s, and outline practical steps for restoring thyroid health.

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