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Dear Millennials, I see you.
*This post, prompted by events last weekend, has been brewing for a long time. Dear Millennials, I work with you as you build your families, doing the hardest work a woman could ever do – giving birth to a baby. I see you. I see you as you make decisions that are best for your baby. Mama, I see you. I see you learning all you can to give your baby holistic health. I see you during the morning sickness, the aches, the heavy days, and watch you give your baby what it needs before birth. I see you as you struggle to nourish your baby breastfeeding. I see you…
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Healing C-Section Adhesions – GuaSha Massage
We are very excited to have a special guest writing the post today on the topic healing c-section adhesions. Dr. Joe Linza is a Chiropractic Physician and a Fellow of the International Academy of Medical Acupuncture. I met Dr. Linza, his lovely wife, and some members of his staff at an event on Ft. Campbell. We were sharing the same table. We began discussing his services, and I asked about massage to break -up adhesions from c-section. After supporting a client with severe adhesions from previous c-sections, I had embarked on a mission to learn about ways to help with this problem before labor begins. Through research, I learned of…
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Labor Hormones: Your body’s incredible pain relievers
The wonders of your body’s pain relieving orchestra of labor hormones. Labor may bring the thought of intense physiological endurance with perhaps little to ease the discomfort of laboring and pushing a tiny human out of your body. This picture of labor doesn’t have to be your reality. Your body is equipped with an amazing orchestra of hormones designed specifically to relieve and energize your body during labor. Knowing how to harness these natural pain relievers could be the difference between being overwhelmed during labor and being empowered to run this incredible marathon. What hormones is your body producing during labor? Great question! Estrogen – This hormone tones your uterus preparing…
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