Did you know that pregnancy gives around 10% of a mom’s mineral stores to her baby? This is one reason why moms are at higher risk for mineral depletion. Along with factors like a history of under-eating, chronic stress, lack of sleep, and more, moms are commonly deficient. Focusing on replenishing minerals can help to restore health and vitality in motherhood, especially with the right test to get a full picture of your body’s stores. Here’s how.
Read MoreWhen this client first came to me, she was 6 months postpartum and feeling really overwhelmed and out of control of her health. She was desperate for answers to her symptoms including increased irritability, fatigue, and feeling physically weak and depleted.
Within a few months of working with me, she feels like she’s thriving as a new mom. Here’s her story.
Read MoreYou want to lose weight to help you feel more like yourself again postpartum, and that’s okay. But society’s obsession with “bouncing back” after growing, birthing, and nourishing new life and making the top metric of success for new moms how quickly and easily they can fit into their pre-pregnancy jeans again? It’s nothing short of ridiculous and downright misinformed. In fact, the whole bouncing back after having a baby thing is a complete myth and here’s why.
Read MoreEspecially after we become moms, deciphering how to properly nourish and care for ourselves can be an even bigger challenge because the main message we get?…
“Be sure to lose that baby weight and “bounce back” as soon as possible!”
Not only is that really incorrect and super harmful advice that leads to food restriction during what’s actually a very nutrient-demanding period, the real life application of a lot of even the most well-intentioned nutrition advice we hear may seem outrageous, even laughable for motherhood.
Here’s what we actually need to know and focus on in order to best nourish ourselves as moms and thrive.
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