Posts Tagged ‘healthy pregnancy’
How often should I exercise during Pregnancy ?
Is a question I am often asked. I think it is very important for women to know that everybody’s fitness levels are different and every day during pregnancy your energy levels can be different. Some day’s walking and light activity might be more than enough for some expecting mums. Where as some pregnant women are…
Read MoreAbdominal separation and how to prevent it.
Abdominal separation is a normal condition that occurs in pregnancy to allow for the growth of the baby and uterus. Most women will have some degree of separation or Diastasis Recti (DR) towards the end of a pregnancy. However it is the size and depth of the separation that can become problematic post birth if…
Read MoreLearn Core Breath – for Pregnancy, Birth and Core Training
It sounds simple, but breathing effectively is central to all the workouts I do with both my Pregnant and Post Natal clients. Every exercise has an ideal time to breathe in order to allow the abdominals, diaphragm, pelvic floor to work in synergy. There are both optimal and sub-optimal ways to breathe during workouts that…
Read MoreFabulous Essential Oils for Pregnancy
Essential oils are a fantastic natural alternative during and after pregnancy. Many oils are also are the key ingredients in aromatherapy treatments and natural beauty products, because of the strength of some essential oils, I am very cautious of over-using them and I always ensure that my family and Pre and Post Natal Clients use them…
Read MoreReduce your toxic load during pregnancy & postpartum
I was a National Marketing Manager for a major Perfume distributor and retailer. I loved my job and being surrounded by luxury products. However, during my first pregnancy I realized my body didn’t respond well to perfume. Many of my favourite perfumes increasingly made me sneeze, I had headaches when I wore them and sometimes…
Read MorePOP Awareness – Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Have you heard about POP ? This stands for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. POP occurs when the muscles fascia and ligaments holding your pelvic organs, including your bladder, uterus and bowel are weakened and stretched. When this happens the the pelvic organs drop. You then have a Prolapse and this can be a bladder, bowel, uterus…
Read MoreFoods to avoid during pregnancy and why?
There are some foods you should not eat when you’re pregnant because they might make you unwell or harm your baby. Make sure you know the important facts about which foods you should avoid due to the risk of listeria and toxoplasmosis. If in doubt, the best foods to eat are freshly cooked or freshly…
Read MorePregnancy and Post Natal Massage with Jodie Isles.
During my 3 pregnancies I struggled to find a massage therapist that was fully certified in Pre and Post Natal Massage. I always seemed to walk out of a treatment feeling a little disappointed, as I could never quite relax or feel I was in safe hands. Good news ! I have found a massage…
Read MoreFabulous Favourites – May
Here are a few fabulous things I discovered this month … BetterBump Bars are a low GI maternal and lactation bar, meaning that they have been specifically designed to meet the needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women. BetterBump Bars contain galactogogues which are nutrients that promote lactation and boost milk supply.BetterBump bars offer good, clean, healthy eating with extra…
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