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Recovering Post-Cesarean Delivery: A Guide for the First 8 Weeks
by Maja Degen, PT Recovering Post-Cesarean Delivery: A Guide for the First 8 Weeks Recovering from a cesarean delivery (C-section) requires patience, self-care, and gradual progression. Created by pelvic floor physiotherapist Maja Degen, this guide is intended...
Recovering Post-Cesarean Delivery: A Guide for the First 8 Weeks
by Maja Degen, PT Recovering Post-Cesarean Delivery: A Guide for the First 8 Weeks Recovering from a cesarean delivery (C-section) requires patience, self-care, and gradual progression. Created by pelvic floor physiotherapist Maja Degen, this guide is intended for someone who’s just had a cesarean delivery to help them get through the early phases of the post-partum period. By following...
Watermelon and Mint Salad – Nature’s Air Conditioner!
Ingredients 1 medium whole watermelon (should work out to about 10 cups of cubed fruit) 1/4 cup olive oil 3 whole limes, juiced 1 1/2 tsp flaked salt 3/4 tsp black pepper 1 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled Instructions Cut rind from the...
Re-opening, re-building and moving forward
By Kristen Mark ND This year has brought a wave of challenges in every area of life – every person, business, and community has been affected. Fatigue, frustration and anger are common and normal reactions to the upheavals we’ve experienced over these past few months....
Life Beyond Busy
No one does well when being pushed to DO all the time. We’ve been so afraid to rest for so long now. Be it consuming information, working, fixing, tidying or just listening to our whirling thoughts. We rob ourselves of our nourishment, our care and so much of our...
Cleansing, miraculous watercress
Cooling, pungent and bitter- sweet, watercress is a natural diuretic helping to clear excess fluid from the body. It impacts the lungs, stomach, bladder and kidney systems in TCM and strengthens the Qi (or vital energy) in the body. It also is helpful in not only...
Spring Foods and Cleansing
Spring is a season full of powerful, forceful and creative energy. Just like that little seed that pushes through all the resistance of the surrounding earth after the dormant winter, we too have seeds of inspiration, hopes, dreams or plans that also want to grow and...
Resilience in the time of Corona
During this time where everything in the world seems uncertain, we are being faced with a huge challenge. The challenge of innovating a brave new dawn, and taking a hard stop to pause in stillness. As emotions like fear and anxiety ensue after such an upheaval and...
Essential Care for Caregivers
Care For The Caregivers Strength, calm and resiliency tools for front line workers If your anxiety and fear peaks at the end of the day after you’ve cared for everyone else and you’re left not being able to sleep or manage simple day to day self-care tasks, this is...
Building a Healthy Immune System
Health and Wellness Education with Dr Kristen Mark ND Supporting healthy immune function is always an important topic, but it has taken on new significance in 2020. This 4-part course will explain how the immune system works, what factors affect its ability to...
Thieves Blend
This is a recipe that’s been around for centuries. Its name came about as many of the grave robbers would apply this to their hands before robbing the graves of those who died from the plague, some how seeming to keep themselves healthy and plague free. I can’t...
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