Healthy Pregnancy
CategoryGetting Pregnant is great for women, but for a Healthy Pregnancy you need to maintain a very quantified Diet.
“Big” Babies and Small Hips: Should Mamas Be Concerned?
Fat SQUISHES For this small-framed mama with a healthy appetite, those are perhaps the most comforting words one can hear in childbirth class. You see, during my first pregnancy I wore a sign around my neck that said “Tell me every possible terrifying birth scenario you can think of, then tell me I’m going to ... Continue Reading
The Benefits of Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Delivery
Despite ever-improving access to medical care, cesarean deliveries carry a far higher risk of morbidity for both mom and baby than vaginal births. Morbidity rates for women attempting vaginal births following cesarean, rather than going with elective repeat cesareans is nearly half. In other words, in terms of safety, vaginal births are the safest, vaginal ... Continue Reading
Children’s Language Problems Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency
A longitudinal study on the association between maternal serum 25 (OH)-vitamin D concentrations during a critical window of fetal neurodevelopment and behavioral, emotional, and language outcomes of offspring recently published in the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics links low serum vitamin D levels of women during pregnancy with learning disabilities in their ... Continue Reading
Why Natural Free-Range Meat & Poultry May Harm Your Health
If you’re into a healthy lifestyle, you probably already know that in order for meat and poultry to be labeled as certified organic, the animal feed must actually be certified organic. This means that small farms that don’t feed their animals unnecessary antibiotics or inject their cattle with recombinant bovine growth hormone, but cannot afford ... Continue Reading
Is a Low-Fat Vegan Diet a Healthy Choice for Mamas and Babies?
With so much information available to us these days via blogs, magazines, TV, books, ebooks, online news sites, online forums, newsletters, and various “experts” doling out nutritional advice at yoga studios, health foods stores, community gathering centers, bookstores, etc., it can be confusing to sort through all the conflicting information about what a mama ought ... Continue Reading
Tax Dollars Pay for War on Health Food: Dairy Farm Shut Down by Feds
The FDA has been working for two years at the War on Health Food to shut down an Amish dairy farmer who was selling fresh raw milk to health-conscious individuals in the Washington, D.C. area. This month a judge banned Daniel Allgyer from selling his milk across state lines; customers were informed that the Amish ... Continue Reading
Incapacitate your Indigestion with 4 Wellness Tips
We live in a world that moves quickly; few people have the time or luxury to slow down and to truly enjoy each day. This is especially true at meal times. There used to be an institution in this country called dinner, where you and your family would sit down at the table and eat ... Continue Reading
Oil Pulling for Oral Health
The dentist’s chair. It’s a piece of furniture that sparks feelings of dread in many people. Generally speaking, many people do not look forward to going to the dentist. But what if I told you that your teeth are an indicator of your body’s health? Fortunately for you, today we will be discussing a simple ... Continue Reading
Reduce Pregnancy Cravings with these Simple Diet Changes
Pregnancy cravings can drive a woman crazy, making her feel as if she will go to any extreme to get what she wants, even if it’s the middle of the night. And you know who ends up going to get it for her, right? How can you reduce the food cravings experienced during pregnancy and ... Continue Reading
Pregnant Again? How One Woman Solved Postpartum Depression
When Mary Rowlings was pregnant, she looked forward to the day when her baby would be born. She imagined how much fun it would be to look into her child’s eyes, make him laugh and smile, and couldn’t wait for the big day when he’d reach for her and say, “Mommy!” Her labor and delivery ... Continue Reading