If you’ve just learned that you’re pregnant, congratulations! It’s a time of excitement, anticipation, ‘dreams come true’ feelings mixed with lots of questions about what to expect, what foods to eat, lifestyle choices and exercise. Many women need support to navigate their way through the nine months of pregnancy. Each trimester brings with it changes…
Category: Pregnancy
Why Magnesium In Pregnancy Is So Important
In my last few blogs, I’ve talked about magnesium in pregnancy and it’s importance in preventing gestational diabetes, pre-term labour, cramps, headaches and high blood pressure. In this article, I share more information on the power of magnesium and how to increase your magnesium intake. Magnesium in Pregnancy:Not All Supplements Are Created Equal The absorption…
Preventing Gestational Diabetes & Pre-Term Labour
Preventing Gestational Diabetes Magnesium during pregnancy plays a very important role in blood glucose control and metabolism. It helps to transport glucose out of the blood and into the cell via insulin. It is in the cell that glucose does its best work by providing an essential energy source. Magnesium helps to improve and prevent…
Preventing Cramps, Headaches & High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
Magnesium is our powerhouse mineral. It’s at the heart of every cell in the body, helping us to produce vital energy. Pregnancy is a risk factor for magnesium deficiency, making supplementation of this essential mineral essential.
Pregnancy and Constipation
Not a very glamorous topic but an important one, as 3 out of 4 pregnant women experience either constipation or some digestive disturbance
Boosting Your Family's Immunity: How Naturopathy Can Help
An immune system is like an army. It needs to be exposed to the enemy to learn how to defend, fight and become strong. The natural therapist can provide the immune system with the weapons and tools it needs to be able to protect you from harm. A naturopath should encourage the body’s defences to…
A Mother's Journey
The journey of motherhood is like the changing seasons – it blossoms, is fun and joyful, it can be colourful, and it can also be fraught with darkness. Take a closer look at the stages of motherhood and the changes we experience throughout our life journey.
Gestational Diabetes: Are You At Risk?
Gestational diabetes is typically a form a diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. There are a few risk factors that can increase your chance of developing diabetes in pregnancy. In this article I share more insights into what gestational diabetes is, risk factors, how to minimise them, and how to naturally manage your symptoms during gestational…
Pregnancy: The Third Trimester, Almost There!
During the final trimester of your pregnancy, your body prepares itself for labour and your baby continues to grow and mature. In this article, I share information about the vital nutrients needed, dealing with indigestion, and why fibre and fluids are especially important in the third trimester.
Pregnancy: Staying Healthy in the Second Trimester
The second trimester in pregnancy is a critical time that can have a huge impact on the quality of your pregnancy and the health of your child.
