Postnatal Exercise. Is your body Ready? The Risks Of Over-Exercising
It seems like it has been a while since I’ve posted anything. I had great plans
Welcome To The World Baby #4
It was Wednesday morning December 21st 2011 after several weeks of non stop prodromal labor when I was comfortably sleeping through active labor.
SQUATTING, The Key For A Smooth-Easier Pregnancy And Delivery
I heard horrible stories from my mother about pregnancy and childbirth, mainly because she had bad pregnancies due to her lack of knowledge in nutrition and fitness.
Pregnancies’ Picture Compilation – Before And After
The purpose of this compilation of pictures is to show my progress and transformation throughout my 4 pregnancies in the last 4 years. I hope they help encouraging women to incorporate healthy eating habits and regular exercise in their life before and after pregnancy.
Fresh Bone Broths: How To
If you haven’t heard of homemade broths and stocks and there wonderful healing and nourishing properties read Homemade Stocks and Beautiful Broth
Homemade Chicken Soup
Now that you’ve read the magic behind a beautiful broth to make this effortless and delicious soup you will need a big deep pot or a crock pot.
A word of caution: if you are going to cook this in a pot or on the stove be aware of your surroundings. This calls for a long cooking time and a hot burner can cause expensive remodeling costs. So unless you live in a cave I highly recommend a crock pot.
Your Child’s Health Starts In The Gut (French Version translated by Sylvain)
Many thanks to Sylvain for translating my article in French, excellent work!. If you haven’t read the english version or the spanish version don’t forget to check them out.
And pass the word around to your french community, family and friends! we want everybody to benefit from the wonderful things about keeping a healthy gut for an overall better health.
Pregnant? My Experience As A Crossfit Mom
As a mother of three children (and expecting),I highly encourage women to give serious thought to exercising and nutrition before, during and after pregnancy. Believe it or not flexibility and strength play a big roll in everyday activities especially while carrying the baby during the 9 months of growth and birthing.
Top Ten Reasons To Birth At Home And An “Extra” I Added Myself To The List
- You don’t have to leave the nest to add to it.
- You have control over your labor and birth.
- The father is intimately involved rather than a passive observer on the sidelines.
- Your birth will be surrounded by love, not strangers and equipment.
- No one ridicules you, hurries you or coaxes you to take drugs.
- You are more apt to have a safer birth.
- You are more likely to experience a pleasurable birth.
- No one will treat the baby as an object (poking, weighing, measuring, taken away for testing and experimentation).
- Less postpartum depression.
- You will experience tremendous awe and reverence for life. There is a greater likelihood of achieving the highest level of human fulfillment on Earth(1)
Eating right during pregnancy and breastfeeding. “Why is it so important?”
I highly encourage new mothers to nurse their babies. I think that nursing is the surest way to feed your baby, taking advantages of the hundreds of thousands of years our bodies have been figuring out
THE STORY
Growing up in Mexico I took for granted that nutrition was passed down mother to daughter, and that products like corn and beans were staples of any healthy diet.
When I came to the U.S. in 2007 I found myself separated from family and my long time family doctor. My husband on deployment in the middle- east
