by Jessica | Jul 6, 2019 | Blog, diet, men's health, pain, postpartum, pregnancy, recipes, self care, women's health
What is blood tonification and why would I do it? Tonify is another way to say supplement, support, or nourish. Blood loss can be obvious, like from an injury, surgery, or giving birth, or more subtle, like from menstruation, or simply having a constitution that tends...
by Jessica | May 2, 2014 | Blog, chidren's health, postpartum, pregnancy, research, self care, women's health
Pregnancy 101 New to childbearing? Here are some quick tips and advice to help guide you on your journey. Breast pumps: invest in a good pump if you plan on doing this with any frequency. Older pumps can have a different “sucking” motion that isn’t...
by Jessica | May 2, 2014 | Blog, chidren's health, postpartum, research, self care, women's health
I pumped! What now? What are the LLLI (La Leche League International) guidelines for storing my pumped milk? Your milk is a living substance so precious some call it “white blood.” It is essential to store your expressed (pumped) milk properly to maximize...
by Jessica | May 2, 2012 | Blog, postpartum, women's health
Happy Mother’s Day, from all of your children! It turns out our babies are always with us, in more ways than you might have imagined. We used to think that fetal and maternal circulation didn’t mix. Then it was thought that this could occur following a...