A lot of moms fantasize about having a natural birth, but depictions of childbirth in the media give women an unrealistic expectation of what to expect. They go in to the hospital or birthing center and try to do the things they have seen other women do, and are surprised when childbirth is a lot harder than they anticipated! A natural childbirth class or reading some natural childbirthing books … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons of Eating Your Placenta
Talk to any natural birth advocate, and the subject of whether or not you will consume your placenta will likely come up. Although gross sounding at first, many women claim consuming their placenta has had tremendous health effects for them. Consumption varies by woman. Some eat it raw, some freeze it and place it into a morning smoothie, some fry it up and some have it dried and made into … [Read more...]
Solid Gold Cat Food Review
Pick up a bag of cat food at a 'normal' grocery store, and you are likely to see a long list of ingredients, with the first ingredients often being things corn gluten, soybean meal, chicken by-product meal, or beef tallow. None of which sounds healthy - or even appetizing. Yet this is what a majority of people are feeding to their pets - pets which are 'part of the family'. Cats are considered … [Read more...]
4 Exercises to Start Now for an Easier Delivery
Childbirth was not designed to be difficult. Watch any live birthing animal undisturbed and it is clear how much instinct kicks in and relaxed the animal is. This is in stark contrast to the portrayal of the human animal in labor... tense, in pain and often screaming obscenities! So, what's the difference? Modern humans have made a lot of technological advances (chairs, amirite?) that go … [Read more...]
5 Natural Alternatives to Dryer Sheets
The following article contains affiliate links. For more information, see my full disclosure policy. Dryer sheets are something I never thought to question for a long time. I grew up watching my family stick in a new one every cycle, and continued the habit when I reached adulthood and managed my own household. It wasn't until I ran out of dryer sheets one day and did a load of laundry (I … [Read more...]
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