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Healthy Pregnancy: Optimal Nutrition
6 October 2012
Optimal nutrition during pregnancy will ensure that you keep your energy levels up and experience full well-being to support the increasing requirements placed on you physically and emotionally over the months to come. So many complications experienced in pregnancy, birth and beyond are due to inadequate nutrition. Beginning motherhood or welcoming a second, third…child into more…
Healthy Pregnancy: Balancing Emotions
31 August 2012
The emotions that you experience from the first moment of conception teach your baby how to view the world. Whether you experience a calm, happy pregnancy with oxytocin flowing freely, or stress and anxiety with cortisol flooding your body will affect which parts of your baby’s brain are programed for growth. Is more growth going more…
10 Everyday Uses For Apple Cider Vinegar
24 June 2012
If Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) isn’t a staple in your house, it will be once you realise just how many benefits it has (other than to make a delicious vinaigrette). ACV is one of my favourite ingredients to use in the kitchen, bathroom and around the house. ACV has been used for hundreds of years more…
Fertility Friday: EFT For Fertility (guest post)
12 January 2012
By Guest Blogger on Friday 13th, 2012 The 4 S’s for Pregnancy Success! Number 1: STRESS OK, so you may think that stress isn’t really a key to pregnancy success. You’re right – stress in its many forms can often be harmful to our overall health and well-being, including of course your reproductive health and more…
‘Detox’ Is Not A Dirty Word
10 January 2012
de·tox·i·fi·ca·tion /diˌtɒksəfɪˈkeɪʃən/ [dee-tok-suh-fi-key-shuhn] noun 1. Biochemistry. the metabolic process by which toxins are changed into less toxic or more readily excrete-able substances. 2. the act of detoxifying. 3. the state of being detoxified. 4. a period of medical treatment, usually including counseling, during which a person is helped to overcome physical and psychological dependence on more…
Fertility Friday: Increasing Male Fertility
8 December 2011
Infertility is generally looked upon as a woman’s issue, even though up to 40% of infertility cases are due to male factor infertility or sub-fertility. Even in cases where infertility has specifically been diagnosed due to female fertility issues, it is important to remember that it takes two to, er, tango and that preserving and more…
Fertility Friday: Bach Flower Remedies For Conception & Emotional Well-being
1 December 2011
Are negative emotions impacting your fertility? Statistics show that 1 in 7 couples have difficulties conceiving. There are multiple factors when considering fertility so it is important to look after every facet of both physical and emotional health. Often, the problems leading to difficulties conceiving are due to emotional blocks and stressors, many of which more…
Fertility Friday: A Place for Integrated Approaches, Including Homeopathy? (guest post)
11 November 2011
By Guest Blogger on November 11th, 2011 I recently attended a fertility expo in London, where there were far more stands dedicated to conventional fertility treatments than complementary therapies. The complementary therapists I met were passionate and professional; flying the flag for different ways of approaching health and promoting trying first the complementary before resorting more…
10 Natural Remedies to Relieve Headaches & Migraines
8 November 2011
Treating the underlying cause of frequent or even occasional headaches and migraines is always the first port of call and is something that can often be managed by ensuring that you are getting enough sleep, are sufficiently hydrated, that you reduce and manage stress & tension in your life and by addressing any food intolerances or allergies
Natural Remedies for Blocked & Sniffly Noses
26 October 2011
Autumn is well and truly here and along with it, the sniffles, colds, sore throats and flus. We all know that prevention is better than cure, right? And we all know that a healthy diet and appropriate lifestyle choices build optimal health and immunity. And we’ve all read a heap of articles about immune boosting more…
