How many times have you heard it: “meat is bad for the planet”? On PETA’s (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) website (1) is the following statement: “When land is used to raise animals instead of crops, precious water and soil are lost, trees are cut down to make land for grazing or factory-farm […]
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99% of American women who deliver babies in the US are doing so in a hospital setting (1), typically under the care of an OB/GYN; as such, after baby is born, assuming you haven’t had any major complications, once you leave the hospital, the next time your own health will be assessed will be at […]
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The journey I embarked upon nearly one year ago when becoming pregnant still continues. Not just for my own research and learning, but from an observational standpoint of what’s normal, expected and acceptable. Now well into my fourth trimester, I’m discovering anecdotally just how unusual it is to be nearing the shape of my pre-pregnancy […]
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When I meet a new client and the first words out of their mouth is, “I have SIBO”, I know immediately that they’ve likely struggled with what they may classify as mysterious gut issues for a long while. Why? Because to this day, some physicians still do not recognize it as a legitimate health concern, […]
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If you’re a breastfeeding mama…. or a mama who’s not breastfeeding, chances are you’ve heard of lactation cookies. If you’re not, chances are they might sound like some sort of gimmick and admittedly, that is exactly what I thought they were the first time someone asked me about them, before I was pregnant myself. Once […]
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Here we are on Yves’ 3 week ‘birthday’, getting some fresh air during our long morning walk, feeling stronger each and every day! In my last post, I shared what I referred to as Part I of our home birth story. I left off just about the time contractions had begun, although I didn’t […]
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Hello from Babyland, or as our midwife and doula have referred to the area we’ve been spending much of our time these past two weeks… Bed Island. On May 9, 2019, at 10:25pm, our son, Yves Blake Stephenson was born safely at home after a three hour labor. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 oz and […]
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Today is Birth Day… perhaps! It’s my official due date and while being incredibly excited not only to welcome our son, I feel at the same time, an incredible calm. I’ve felt this way throughout the entire duration of the pregnancy and without a doubt, this is largely due to having incorporated a meditation practice […]
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It wasn’t that long ago that it was tricky to find organic food. Not only was it not easy to find, once you did find it, options were quite limited. Limited, that is, in the US Marketplace, and that’s what this post will focus on. Other countries continue to grow and source locally […]
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Hang on, no, this one’s not ours! We have another four weeks until our due date, but isn’t he just gorgeous? This little guy was probably born a very short time frame before this shot was taken; I’ve been attempting to memorize what babies look like at every stage from our extensive research above and […]
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