A matriarch nourishing her people with ancestral European sustenance to combat weakness
Many have asked me about foods to eat to become pregnant or during pregnancy. You see, the key is to eat nourishing foods all days of your life and not specifically make exceptions for various stages of it. But obviously not everyone has had the opportunity to know about a nourishing diet that would not… Continue reading FOODS TO EAT BEFORE PREGNANCY
Your choice of food will not only “satisfy your belly”, but will trigger signals, turning your body on and off, starting hormonal production, making changes in your name and provoking reactions you cannot even imagine. The impact of this cocktail of responses to what you eat at each and every meal, the choices you make,… Continue reading NUTRITION AND EPIGENETICS
Most research done by medical professionals in the field of infertility has concluded that the causes of this condition still remains greatly ‘’unknown’’. But if we have a look on how historically speaking a woman’s lifestyle has turned and twisted around, there are some components that we can point out. Now more than ever, women… Continue reading WHY IT’S HARDER TO FALL PREGNANT
Pregnancy and planning around it used to be a very big concern in our past. Ideally, pregnancy would be planned allowing both men and women adjusting to new routines that would focus on boosting their fertility for when the time of conception comes (as planned). Both men and women would create rituals around this special… Continue reading NUTRITION FOR OPTIMAL FERTILITY
Please know that no matter what you are being told, neither beauty nor positive mental health are achieved by plastic surgery. If your genes were not curated enough until you conceive and you don’t enjoy (unfortunately) a basket of inherited good-looks (based on the proper nutrition of your ancestors), you will simply need to work… Continue reading BEAUTY, FOOD AND EPIGENETICS
This post will mainly focus on the gravity of iodine deficiency as seen on women, especially pregnant women, following a modern Western diet, particularly plant-based. We will start with a quick introduction to iodine and its functions and we will navigate through the meaning of a iodine deficiency while pregnant or not, leaving you with… Continue reading IODINE DEFICIENCY IN MODERN TRENDY DIETS
I received a lot of questions and messages asking for a strength training workout example for women while pregnant and not being able to attend the gym (mostly personal preferences and logistic reasons), so I decided to dedicate these 60 minutes without my sweet baby girl (she's on a Monday walk with her pappa) to… Continue reading STRENGTH TRAINING HOME WORKOUT FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Pregnancy is well known to take a toll over your mid-section area, not only the weight added to that part of your body but also the hormonal changes. Working towards a stronger pelvic floor will result in much less stress avoiding urinary incontinence (Sangsawang B, Sangsawang N., 2016). We are not only talking about static pelvic… Continue reading CORE, BACK, PELVIS EXERCISING DURING PREGNANCY
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