tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56327438108748835562024-03-13T14:15:41.957-07:00Herbal Gardens Wellness, NPOWe are a 501c3 non profit organization which accepts donations for caregiver services, holistic health and wellness preventative care, and private nursing services. It is our mission to offer compassion, love, and support through our client’s journey.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-25532391077285108682017-10-12T13:25:00.001-07:002017-10-12T13:25:10.560-07:00Our Medicine Way<p style="margin-top: 1em; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;">The Earth is Unci Maka<br>Our Sacred Grandmother<br>All of our bodies are made<br>from the nourishing foods<br>from her<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br>All of our blood connected<br>from the rivers<br>and lakes<br>from her<br>We must treat her always in a sacred manner<br>Walk Upon her with Gratitude & Prayer</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 12px;"><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: inherit;">We must honor each other as we honor <br>Unci Maka and Mni Wiconi<br>We must see each other in a sacred manner<br>so that all the Universe might heal.</p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: inherit;">These are the teachings of our Ancestors<br>The Lakota Way and the White Mountain Way of the <br>White Buffalo People given to us<br>in our Traditions of Healing</p><p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-family: inherit;">-Clark Rae</p></div><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/964fd3_df2afb64d8564d0ba7f615e2d3748a94~mv2_d_3840_2160_s_2.jpg">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-67541695831362063772017-10-12T13:23:00.001-07:002017-10-12T13:23:24.536-07:00Ba'Cho of the Apache<p style="margin-bottom: 6px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);">Ba'Cho of the Apache <br>Friend and Family<br>The teacher of the hunt<br>The teacher of the pack<br>I hear your howls as<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;"><br>I rise for my prayers<br>in the beauty<br>where night<br>meets the light<br>of the sun<br>rising in Grandfather Sky <br>Above Grandmother Earth <br>Amongst the Star Beings<br>My Ancestors<br>They watch over us<br>here<br>humbled<br>and in prayer<br>as our smudge<br>rises<br>and carries our gratitude<br>to all beings connected<br>Ba'Cho of the Apache <br>Hear my howl with yours<br>our Rising Prayers <br>of the People<br>United<br>as<br>One.</span></p><div class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(29, 33, 41);"><p style="margin-bottom: 6px; font-family: inherit;">-<a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/monkeysee20145?fref=mentions" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001230218157&extragetparams=%7B%22fref%22%3A%22mentions%22%7D" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" style="color: rgb(54, 88, 153); cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;">Clark Rae</a></p></div><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/964fd3_1ef1d5804e5d437dba44e8885e4f71ed~mv2.jpg">Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-19763483148438895232016-07-23T13:33:00.001-07:002016-07-23T13:33:20.654-07:00What is Stress and How do Modern Societalists Cause their own Stress Responses?<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05pt;
margin-left:36.5pt"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stress is manifested through perceptions, knowledge or lack
thereof, and external environmental causes in Modern Society.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05pt;
margin-left:36.5pt"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Written by N. Rae Clark, Community Healthcare Educator</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.05pt;
margin-left:36.5pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Prior to modernization
acculturation shifts stressors in comparison were ones of encountering
predators, contagious diseases, and hunger. Specifically, the stress mechanisms
were designed to adjust our physiology to respond to the stressor or as the
author refers to this way as a response to a “short-term crisis” (Sapolsky,
2004) (pgs. 2, 6).<span style="line-height: 1.7em;">The time-frame and ability to project thought into
anticipation of the future events in the human contrasts with the
stress-response of the Zebra to go from one moment of homeostasis to the
awareness of the need to generate a hormonal sequence of events to generate
movement to safety (Sapolsky, 2004) (pgs. 6, 7).</span><span style="line-height: 1.7em;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sapolsky states that the “stress-related disease emerges” as
a result that the human activates a physiological response in their systems
that originated as a response mechanism to protect continuity of the life force
within the human due to an acute or crisis situation (Sapolsky, 2004)(pg. 6).
Thus the repetitive behavior of the Modern Societalist triggers the hormone
cascade at the manifestation of the human being’s “worry” or overwhelming focus
and generates a chronic response presenting itself as dis-ease and can
eventually lead to system failures as a result of their internal thought
process. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.7pt">Homeostatic balance is defined
as an optimal level of the varying mechanisms within the body and their
responses to keep an ideal operating system to maintain the life force
(Sapolsky, 2004) (pg. 6). <span style="line-height: 1.7em;">A stressor is defined as any
external influence that causes an imbalance of the beings homeostatic (optimal
balance) maintenance (Sapolsky, 2004) (pg 6). The stress response is the
mechanism by which the body works to return to a state of balance (homeostasis)
(Sapolsky, 2004) (pg 6).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:4.7pt"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The projection of expectation known as anticipation is
related to stress. This is what is experienced by Modern Societalists when they
“overthink.” In other words, when someone believes a stressful outcome might
exist they dwell (spend their time in contemplation) sending the energy of
their projected negative response into their physiology, the human body
responds to the negative surge of hormones released from the endocrine organs
such as the adrenals (cortisol, endorphins) as though the situation was
occurring in that present moment (Sapolsky, 2004)(pg. 9). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The body adapts to an acute stressor by redirecting the
energy of the homeostatic bodily processes through the endocrine system, and
halts or inhibits the immune system (Sapolsky, 2004)(pg. 8). <span style="line-height: 1.7em;">Sapolsky states on page 13 of
“Why Don’t Zebra’s Get Ulcers?” that the stress-response is more damaging than
the stressor itself (Sapolsky, 2004).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:2.55pt"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>To learn how to relax and restore the body breathing practices (pranayama, ni, ni'lchi) and yoga (body movements) are important in addition to a spiritual practice of prayer and meditation.</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br></o:p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-2793920070538318622016-07-23T13:19:00.001-07:002016-07-23T13:19:54.942-07:00Procrastination by Unity<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
"Helvetica",sans-serif">Procrastination</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:
"Helvetica",sans-serif">Written by Unity </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Procrastination is resistance to something that one has to
do. Procrastination is self-defeating
and can be a result/cause of low self-efficacy and self-esteem. When someone is in a consistent state of
procrastination they are in a state of resistance to life. Procrastination leads to unnecessary
stress. When we procrastinate, we are
putting more pressure on ourselves. Life
can catch up with you pretty quick and soon enough you are having to
procrastinate on the next thing that comes your way before completing last
week's procrastination. The habit and
thought pattern of procrastination is a direct manifestation of following and
becoming a slave to egoic desires. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> When we procrastinate, we are toeing the line of respect
and character. Setting ourself up for
failure. The quality of work is poor
because it is completed from a place of stress.
It is not given the proper amount of time necessary to do with
integrity. Procrastination is playing
with fire; linear man made time. It is
binds you and makes you a slave to deadlines and the clock. A farmer who procrastinates is not a good
farmer. He is putting himself before the
food he is depended upon to produce.
When you are depended upon by your family and community you cannot
procrastinate. You lose respect. You
lose character. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> When you take things as they come you free yourself from
the self-inflicted wounds that are a result of procrastinating. By dealing with your life and what arises
directly and promptly you are showing that you are response-able. This is mindfulness. Being totally in the present moment,
accepting what is happening and dealing with it. You are able to respond to what comes your
way. Thoughts, emotions, desires,
responsibilities. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> Through acceptance of what we need to do, whether
pleasant or not, we can overcome the habit of procrastination. There is always a choice in how we respond to
our responsibilities. Our attitude
towards what we are doing (or procrastinating doing) and the environment. We can approach it with resistance and fear
or we can approach it with acceptance and love.
Love lies in our actions. Love is
expressing yourself when needed.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:107%;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";
mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> By practicing mindfulness you are
showing up to your precious life and your community. Responsibility, discipline, honesty are ways
of showing respect to the community you live in and the world around you. Without them there is no respect for life
including your own. Procrastination can
be overcome by being proactive with your life.
Not waiting for things to come to you or deadlines, but rather seeing
things before they come and choosing to deal with them with acceptance. Taking action when it needs to be done as
opposed to when it absolutely has to be done.
Understanding who you are and who you aspire to be helps to organize and
prioritize your life to the point where procrastination does not exist. This is freedom and a deep joy comes from
action instead of stress. We can calmly
deal with what arises because we are freed from the stress of procrastination. Training yourself into a consistent,
responsible, proactive person shows love and respect for your community. Life on Earth is facing a major crisis. Life needs our attention. We do not have time to procr</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-62151793161552579062016-06-24T11:22:00.003-07:002016-06-24T11:36:23.440-07:00Servitude-Volunteering for the Lakota Healing Way Center's Father's Day Fundraiser<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Respect. Service. Gratitude. All beings deserve to be loved and
served. To love and serve others is to
love and serve Creator; God. Elders,
teachers, and children deserve special respect.
An elder's spirit and a child's joyful dance are profound teachings. It is an honor to be in the presence of an
elder. It is a blessing to listen to
their heart and wisdom. My body and mind
are healthy. It is my responsibility to
care for elders and those who not in perfect health. I am committed to putting the needs of others
before my own. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am blessed to have been introduced to
Native ways and wisdom. I do not take
this lightly. I feel a deep
responsibility to the land and the people of this land. I am humbled by this space and sense of
place. I have much to learn and much to
give. I come in respect, in service, and
in gratitude. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Unity</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal;mso-pagination:none;tab-stops:.5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Unity is a member of the Sferrazza family and has an older sister who teaches yoga.</span></p><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">A Sophomore at MSU Denver, he has chosen a journey to discover his own unique </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">ability to help others. </span><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"><br></span></p><img src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/964fd3_09d5fe2a3cd544edb23dce4a5100fa67~mv2.jpg"><p>http://www.lakotawayhealingcenter.org</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-11955852231300074602014-01-12T17:47:00.000-08:002014-01-12T17:57:28.152-08:00Yoga During Pregnancy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div class="s2"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Yoga can be very beneficial for pregnant women — it helps you breathe and relax, which in turn can help you adjust to the physical demands of pregnancy, labor, birth, and motherhood. It calms both mind and body, providing the physical and emotional stress relief your body needs throughout the experience of pregnancy. Taking a prenatal yoga class is also a great way to meet other moms-to-be and embark on this journey together.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">You do need to take a few precautions, though:</span><span class="s2"> check with your midwife before you begin any program.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* If you're attending a regular yoga class (one not specifically geared to pregnant women), be sure to tell the instructor you're pregnant, and which trimester you're in.</span><span class="s2"> There are specific poses pregnant women should avoid, and they need to be aware so they can modify poses for you.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* Don't do any </span><span class="s2">asanas</span><span class="s2"> (poses) on your back after the first trimester — it can reduce blood flow to the uterus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* Avoid poses that stretch the abdominals</span><span class="s2"> too much</span><span class="s2">. </span><span class="s2"></span><span class="s2">You're more at risk for strains, pulls, and other injuries right now because the pregnancy hormone </span><span class="s2">relaxin</span><span class="s2">, which allows the uterus to expand,</span><span class="s2"> also softens connective tissue. Also, round ligament pain is more frequent during the second trimester. Y</span><span class="s2">ou may begin to feel pain in your side as the ligament that goes from the top of the ute</span><span class="s2">rus down to the groin stretches, this happens when the uterus tilts and pulls on the muscle. Side lying stretches can help alleviate this. </span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">* From the second trimester on — when your center of gravity really starts to shift — do any standing poses with your heel to the wall or use a chair for support, to avoid losing your balance and risking injury to yourself or your baby.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">* When bending forward, hinge from the hips, leading with the breastbone and extending the spine from the crown of the head down to the tailbone. This allows more space for the ribs to move, which makes breathing easier.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* Keep the pelvis in a neutral position during poses by engaging the abdominals and slightly tucking the tailbone down and in. This helps relax the muscles of your buttocks (your </span><span class="s2">gluteus</span><span class="s2">) and the hip flexors, which can help reduce or prevent sciatic pain down the back of the leg, a common side effect of pregnancy. It also helps prevent injury to the connective tissue that stabilizes your pelvis.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">* If you're bending forward while seated, place a towel or yoga strap behind your feet and hold both ends. Bend from the hips and lift the chest, to avoid compressing your abdomen. If your belly is too big for this movement, try placing a rolled-up towel under your buttocks to elevate the body, and open the legs about hip-width apart, to give your belly more room to come forward.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* When practicing twisting poses, twist more from the shoulders and back than from the waist, to avoid putting any pressure on your abdomen. </span><span class="s2"></span><span class="s2">Go only so far in the twist as feels comfortable — deep twists are not advisable in pregnancy.</span><span class="s2"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">* Listen carefully to your body. If you feel any discomfort, stop. You will probably need to modify each pose as your body changes.</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s2">A good instructor can help you customize your yoga to suit the stage of pregnancy you're in.</span></span></div><div class="s2"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"><br></span></span></div><div class="s2"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Written by Ashley Turner Morrow</span></span></div><div class="s2"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"><br></span></span></div><div class="s2"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S24Rpyh8M-AkABMEBLr5QsTseWZE4rG7iAyso0_GVdVPcqTAwJ00d7yVDMQJbFg-icQ6RVMgCV1-d-Kgnojwsk6Ugr17ggJjl07msWGQkVv5aanFM9aRwzL9cg4dV_9uuhX_WYUwteY/s640/blogger-image--218405235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7S24Rpyh8M-AkABMEBLr5QsTseWZE4rG7iAyso0_GVdVPcqTAwJ00d7yVDMQJbFg-icQ6RVMgCV1-d-Kgnojwsk6Ugr17ggJjl07msWGQkVv5aanFM9aRwzL9cg4dV_9uuhX_WYUwteY/s640/blogger-image--218405235.jpg"></a></div> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are many school aged children in the
United States that are currently diagnosed with Attention
Deficit/Hyper-Activity Disorder with governmental and educational reports
stating that “5 out of 100 children” in the classroom exhibit various signs including
“excessive” movement <w:sdt citation="t" id="1174531042"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Nat04 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">((NIHCHY), 2004)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>(p. 1). We are sharing this information
so that the public will have the opportunity to research martial arts, yoga,
and other forms of disciplined exercise programs. We have researched the
following studies and have included the reference information as a basis of
further understanding the alternatives to Ritalin and other amphetamine type
drugs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was interesting to learn from
Chris Streeter M.D.’s scientific findings that yoga practitioners will increase
the natural and internal GABA production in the body by 27% naturally by
training the body for one hour of yoga practice using asana (held poses) and
pranayama (practiced rhythmic breathing) <w:sdt citation="t" id="144862728"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Str \l 1033 <span style='mso-element:
field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Streeter,
2010)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>
(p.1145). This is a demonstration that the body on its own through routine
practice of breathing and focused concentration is able to produce the
necessary hormones to assist the ADHD patient. The effects of Yoga are a longer
lasting and less intrusive treatment to the child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The patient with ADHD is then able to help
themselves during times where they begin to experience the symptomology of
hyperactivity or attention deficit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Parents will be assured with our confident recommendation to provide their
children the opportunity to learn the practice of yoga, martial arts, and
cycling exercises on a weekly basis with a recommendation that yoga is a
practice completed daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The studies
listed below document how the internal chemistry within the body will begin to
function with stability as a result of yoga practice. We have also included
studies that further document that pharmaceutical amphetamines are not a
guarantee of behavior modification<w:sdt citation="t" id="349311375"><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-begin'></span> CITATION Jen04 \l 1033 <span
style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Jensen, 2004)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt>(p. 205) and <w:sdt citation="t" id="1942103623"><!--[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:
field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>CITATION Mad \l
1033 <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(Maddigan, 2003)</span><!--[if supportFields]><span
style='mso-element:field-end'></span><![endif]--></w:sdt> (p. 40). Yoga
practice as a recommended CAM intervention will benefit the child as a
treatment plan that is effective and long lasting that truly assists them in a
healthy and balanced wellness plan. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We also
recommend the practice of yoga for anxiety and stress relief. The body
internally builds core strength through the daily routine of asanas and
pranayama in addition to the ability to produce an increase of GABA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please contact us for further information
regarding this article.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Disclosure:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Integrative Therapeutic Medicine is a
recommended practice in addition to the advice given to you by your traditional
western medical physician. We encourage our clients to research their
prescribed medications and require that you speak with your individual western
trained health practitioner about any complementary and alternative medical
practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We encourage you to practice
your own research and independent thinking as we believe that our clients know
their health needs and are their own best advocate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>BIBLIOGRAPHY <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif]--><span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">(NIHCHY), N. D. (2004). <i>Attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder fact sheet. [On-line].</i> Retrieved from
NIHCHY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NIHCHY),
(2004). Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder fact sheet. Retrieved from ID
Online:
http://www.idonline.org/article/Attention_Deficit/Hyperativity_Disorder_Fact_Sheet?theme=print<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Bluebelly. (2013). <i>Amphetamines.</i> Retrieved from
Bluebelly : http://www.bluebelly.org.au/howtheywork/articlebabb.html?aid=156..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Colorado University at Denver, Regents of the School
of Medicine (2013, April 23). <i>School of Medicine MD Degree curriculum
overview</i>. Retrieved from CU School of Medicine: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/eduction/degree/MDProgram/Pages/default.aspx<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Jensen, P. K. (2004). The effects of yoga on the
attention and behavior of boys with Attention-Deficit/hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD). <i>Journal of Attention Disorders</i>, 7, 205-216.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Kirk, M. B. (2006). <i>Hatha Yoga, Illustrated.</i>
Champaign: Human Kinetics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Maddigan, B. H.-B. (2003). The effects of massage
therapy & exercise therapy on children/adolescents with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder. <i>The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review</i>,
40-43.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Roach, M. (2004). <i>The Tibetan Book of Yoga.</i>
United States, United States: Doubleday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Silver, L. M. (2010). <i>Why are there so many
different medications to treat ADHD?</i> Retrieved from LD Online:
http://www.ldonline.org/article/Why_are_there_so_many_different_medications_to_treat_ADHD%3F_?theme=print<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">Streeter, C. M. (2010). Effects of yoga versus walking
on mood, anxiety, and brain GABA levels; A randomized controlled MRS study. <i>The
journal of alternative and complementary medicine</i>, 1145-1152.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">U.S. Department of Human Services, N. I. (2011, July).
CAM Basics. USA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When
you’re pregnant, you have to be aware of everything you eat or drink, including
medications and herbal supplements, both prescription and over-the-counter.
There are very few things that won’t cross across the placenta and affect your
baby, so it’s important to understand what you’re taking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">It’s
especially important that you avoid any medications that aren’t absolutely
essentially during the first 8 to 10 weeks of your pregnancy. This is the time
when your baby's brain, heart, and lungs are developing – medication
interactions could lead to defects in these areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Before
prescribing any medicine, your doctor or nurse-midwife will look at whether the
risk of taking medicine is higher than the risk of not treating your illness.
If you or your baby would face worse problems without treatment, then your
doctor or nurse-midwife will prescribe medicine or recommend an
over-the-counter one. He or she will also look at which medicine to give you.
For example, some antibiotics are safe for pregnant women, and some are not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">And
while there are no medications which are 100 percent safe for every person,
there are certain people for whom the benefits of a particular medication
outweigh any possible side effects. For example, a type I diabetic needs to
take synthetic insulin during pregnancy, regardless of what interactions you do
need medication while pregnant, you want to take the smallest dose for the
least possible time to still be effective. Follow all dosing directions
provided by your doctor – for example, some medications should be taken with
food, others on an empty stomach. Take each medication with a full glass of
water – if you take a sip of water before taking your medication, it may be
easier to swallow. Make sure your doctor knows you’re pregnant, and if you have
any questions about a medication's safety, talk with your obstetrician or
pharmacist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Among the medicines that increase the chances of birth
defects are</span></u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The acne
medicine isotretinoin (such as Amnesteem and Claravis). This medicine is very
likely to cause birth defects. It should not be taken by women who are pregnant
or who may become pregnant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">ACE
inhibitors, such as benazepril and lisinopril, which lower blood pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Medicines
to control seizures, such as valproic acid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Some
antibiotics, such as tetracycline and doxycycline.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Warfarin
(such as Coumadin), which helps prevent blood clots.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lithium,
which is used to treat bipolar depression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Alprazolam
(such as Xanax), diazepam (such as Valium), and some other medicines used to
treat anxiety.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paroxetine (such as Paxil), which is used to
treat depression and other conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Natural Ways to Help With Pregnancy Discomforts<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">While
most women will get a backache during pregnancy there some things you can do to
prevent one from even starting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>•Gain the proper amount of weight to keep
pressure off the ligaments and joints in your back. Speak to your care provider
about proper weight gain during pregnancy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>•Avoid high heels after your first trimester.
High heels cause the back arch which can cause backaches. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">•Bend at
the knees to lift objects. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">•Avoid
standing for long periods. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have
no choice about how much you stand, try standing with one foot on a low stool.
Switch feet every so often.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>•Alleviate stress. Stress is a huge culprit of
backaches, with or without pregnancy. Talk to your partner or care provider
about stress release options. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Heat is
probably one of the best ways to relieve backache during pregnancy. A warm bath
or a warm shower can ease tense muscles. If possible, take a chair (sit
backwards in it) or a birthing ball into the shower with you so you can aim the
water at the exact spot that hurts and sit down at the same time. However, you
should make sure you take warm, not hot showers. Raising the body temperature
too high can harm the baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Heating pads
set on a low setting are usually safe as well, with the approval of your care
provider. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Take a Pregnancy Yoga
Class<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pregnancy
yoga stretches and strengthens muscles, which for many women alleviates
backaches. It also may help prevent backaches from even starting. In addition,
pregnancy or prenatal yoga prepares your body for labor and birth. Speak to
your gym or your care provider for a recommendation to a pregnancy yoga class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Sit on a Ball<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sitting
on a birthing or exercise ball during pregnancy can help with backaches too.
Sitting on a birthing ball takes pressure off the lower back muscles. It also
aligns the torso forcing users to sit up straighter. If you're having back
problems during your pregnancy, consider making the birthing ball your primary
chair both at work and at home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Get a Pregnancy
Massage<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A simple
massage every two weeks may help to prevent or alleviate backaches during
pregnancy. Most massage therapists are trained to give massages to pregnant
women and many have special tables built for a pregnant woman's belly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always let your masseuse know you're pregnant
before you beginning a pregnancy massage as some massage/essential oils should
not be used on pregnant women and some massage techniques can actually trigger
labor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Do a Pelvic Tilt<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A pelvic
tilt helps with spine alignment. It also helps to strengthen abdominal muscles
and is very helpful if you have back labor during birth. To do a pelvic tilt,
get into a hands and knees position. Keep your back straight and don't let it
sag or arch. Take a deep breath, tuck your head under and tighten your
abdominal muscles. If you've lost your abdominal muscles, try tucking your
buttocks inward while tightening your stomach muscles. If you do this exercise
correctly, your upper back should round.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Use a Full-Body Pillow<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A full
body pillow is a super long pillow that pregnant women can use to support their
back, place between their legs to keep their hips in alignment and even support
their belly, all at the same time. This support can help prevent backaches from
starting when you're asleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Wear a Maternity
Support Belt<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">A
maternity support belt goes around the middle to support a pregnant belly. With
proper use, many women find the support belt takes away all backache. Talk to
your care provider about which brand they recommend you use.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: #76923c; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-themecolor: accent3; mso-themeshade: 191;">Disclaimer</span></u><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><u><em><span style="color: red;"><strong>The
information in this article should not be considered medical advice. The
information in this article is not meant to treat, diagnose, prescribe or cure
any ailment. Always check with your physician before taking any products or
following any advice you have read on the internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Always consult your doctor before you start,
stop or change anything that has been previously prescribed. Certain herbs and
holistic remedies are unsuitable to take if you are pregnant or nursing.<o:p></o:p></strong></span></em></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.pregnancy-period.com/medicinestoavoidwhilepregnant.html"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.pregnancy-period.com/medicinestoavoidwhilepregnant.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.webmd.com/baby/tc/medicines-during-pregnancy-overview"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.webmd.com/baby/tc/medicines-during-pregnancy-overview</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.healthguideinfo.com/pregnancy/p20808/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.healthguideinfo.com/pregnancy/p20808/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #9bbb59; mso-themecolor: accent3;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="color: #38761d;">Wellness
Checkups<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s important to maintain a good relationship with your
body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Make sure that you are getting
routine physicals, pap smears, dental and eye exams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember that other problems in the body can
correlate with issues somewhere else in the body.<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Correlation is not always
causation though.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BMI (Body Mass Index) measures body fat based on height and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">BMI can be used to indicate if you are overweight, obese,
underweight or normal. A healthy BMI score is between 20 and 25. A score below
20 indicates that you may be underweight; a value above 25 indicates that you
may be overweight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best BMI for
maintaining gestation is 18.5-25.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What are your habits?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Look closely at your daily routine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Make sure that you eliminate things from your life that are
stressful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try and get enough sleep, 8
hours a night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eliminate things from
your environment that are harmful, start with chemicals in your cleaning
products, and personal care products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Start an exercise regimen if you do not have one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Drink plenty of water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You should drink half your weight in ounces a day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are 140 lbs., you should consume 70
oz. of water daily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also try
adding or infusing some fresh lemon, lime or other fruit with the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, increasing the consumption of green tea
(decaffeinated) has been shown to increase overall health. Body health is
essentially the aim of increasing fertility. The healthier the female body, the
better the chances of conceiving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The quality of carbohydrates directly correlates with
dietary glycemic load, ovulation and fertility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you consume grains, eat whole grains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Make sure that you are getting fruits and vegetables from
every color of the rainbow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each color
has a specific health benefit that can help improve your health and thereby
your fertility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You should try to eat at
least two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables in a variety of colors
every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the green category try
kale, spinach, cucumbers, kiwi, and green peppers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To get your daily dose of red try strawberries,
apples, and red peppers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the blue
and purple hues eat blueberries, plums, black berries, and eggplant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For your dose of yellow and orange eat
squash, bananas, oranges, nectarines, and lemons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Iron is necessary to improve fertility as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some good sources of iron are grass fed
(pastured) meats, beans, and asparagus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Adequate amounts of iron will also be important once you are pregnant
because of the increased volume of blood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is important to have adequate amounts of Omega 3 in your
diet if you want to improve fertility and the best source for this is found in
fish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To limit your exposure to the
mercury eat only fish that have little or no mercury present such as catfish,
salmon, and shrimp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Omega 3 fatty acids can be found naturally in walnuts, flax
seed, flax seed oil and whole grains. Increasing omega 3 fatty acids can also
be achieved by taking an over the counter omega 3 supplement. Fish oil
supplements will often contain a blend of Omega 3, Omega 6 and Omega 9 fatty
acids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any good fat will help your body
absorb these, such as grass fed butter, cheese and (pastured) eggs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Try not to add stress to the situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Find a support group of other women and
couples who are experiencing the same thing you are (http://infertility.supportgroups.com/).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You need people who will understand your
point of view and have “been there”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You
are not alone, it’s important to remember that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<a href="http://www.babymed.com/food-and-nutrition/carbohydrates-and-infertility"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.babymed.com/food-and-nutrition/carbohydrates-and-infertility</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.babymed.com/foods-to-improve-fertility"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.babymed.com/foods-to-improve-fertility</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A very important aspect of the birth of your little one is choosing a competent care provider. Today we are going to go over the difference in care providers to help you in your decision making process. (Arranged in alphabetical order – of no significance of importance)</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Certified Midwife (CM)</span></div>
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<span class="s6" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A Certified Midwife (CM) is an individual educated in the discipline of midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">Certified Midwife (CM) is also used in certain states as a designation of certification by the state or midwifery organization. </span><span class="s6"> </span></span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">International Definition of a Midwife</span></div>
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<span class="s7" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Adopted by the International Confederation of Midwives 19 July 2005</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">A midwife is a person who, having been regularly admitted to a midwifery educational program, duly recogni</span><span class="s2">z</span><span class="s2">ed in the country in which it is located, has successfully completed the prescribed course of studies in midwifery and has acquired the requisite qualifications to be registered and/or legally licensed to practice midwifery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">The midwife is recogniz</span><span class="s2">ed as a responsible and accountable professional who works in partnership with women to give the necessary support, care an</span><span class="s2">d advice during pregnancy, labo</span><span class="s2">r and the postpartum period, to conduct births on the midwife’s own responsibility and to provide care for the newborn and the infant. This care includes preventive measures, the promotion of normal birth, the detection of complications in mother and child, the accessing of medical or other appropriate assistance and the carrying out of emergency measures.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">The midwife has an </span><span class="s2">important task in health counse</span><span class="s2">ling and education, not only for the woman, but also within the family and community. This work should involve antenatal education and preparation for parenthood and may extend to women’s health, sexual or reproductive health and childcare.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A midwife may practice in any setting including in the home, the community, hospitals, clinics or health units.</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">What is the Midwives Model of Care?</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Midwives Model of Care is based on the fact that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes.</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Midwives Model of Care includes:</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">•Monitoring the physical, psychological, and social well-being of the mother throughout the childbearing cycle</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">•Providing the mother with individualized education, counseling, and prenatal care, continuous hands-on assistance during labor and delivery, and postpartum support</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">•Minimizing technological interventions</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">•Identifying and referring women who require obstetrical attention</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The application of this woman-centered model of care has been proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and cesarean section.</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">A Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM) is an individual educated in the two disciplines of nursing and midwifery, who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Nurse-Midwives.</span><span class="s6"> CNMs generally deliver wit</span><span class="s6">hin hospitals, birth centers and homebirths.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s6" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Look here to find a CNM near you </span></div>
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<span class="s6" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://midwife.org/rp/find.cfm</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The mission of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) is to promote the health and well-being of women and infants within their families and communities through the development and support of the profession of midwifery as practiced by certified nurse-midwives and certified midwives. The philosophy inherent in the profession states that nurse-midwives believe every individual has the right to safe, satisfying health care with respect for human dignity and cultural variations.</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The American Midwifery Certification Board (AMCB), formerly ACC is the national certifying body for Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNMs) and Certified Midwives (CMs).</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Certified Professional Midwife (CPM)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">A Certified Professional Midwife is a knowledgeable, skilled and professional independent midwifery practitioner who has met the standards for certification set by the North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) and is qualified to provide the midwifery model of care. The CPM is the only international credential that requires knowledge about and experience in out-of-hospital settings.</span><span class="s6"> </span><span class="s6">CPMs generally deliver in homes of their clients or free standing birth centers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">Look here to find</span><span class="s6"> CPM</span><span class="s6"> State-by-State Legal Status</span></span></div>
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<span class="s6" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://mana.org/statechart.html</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">North American Registry of Midwives (NARM)</span></div>
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<span class="s2" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) is an international certification agency whose mission is to establish and administer certification for the credential "Certified Professional Midwife" (CPM). CPM certification validates entry-level knowledge, skills, and experience vital to responsible midwifery practice. This international certification process encompasses multiple educational routes of entry including apprenticeship, self-study, private midwifery schools, college- and university-based midwifery programs and nurse-midwifery. Created in 1987 by the Midwives Alliance of North America (MANA), NARM is committed to identifying standards and practices that reflect the excellence and diversity of the independent midwifery community in order to set the standard for North American midwifery.</span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Direct Entry Midwife (DEM)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">A direct-entry midwife is an independent practitioner educated in the discipline of midwifery through self-study, a midwifery school, or a college- or university-based program distinct from the discipline of nursing. </span><span class="s6">Most often they learn in an apprentice/preceptor relationship spanning several years. </span><span class="s6">A direct-entry midwife is trained to provide the Midwives Model of Care to healthy women and newborns </span><span class="s6">throughout the childbearing cycle primarily in out-of-hospital settings.</span><span class="s6"> D</span><span class="s6">EMs deliver in a home</span><span class="s6">birth setting.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s5">Family </span><span class="s5">Practitioner</span><span class="s5"> (FP)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">FPs graduate from medical school, but are not specialized in</span><span class="s6">birth</span><span class="s6">. </span><span class="s6">Some FPs do 50-100 births a year, some do much less. </span><span class="s6">They refer to OB/GYNs and residents at the hospital where they have privileges. They generally take a more natural outlook on the birth process than OB/GYNs. </span><span class="s6">Their philosophies often straddle the line between OB and Midwife. However,</span><span class="s6"> </span><span class="s6">that </span><span class="s6">is a generalization and you need to take it upon yourself to inquire about their perspectives and routine procedural </span><span class="s6">care as well as hospital protocol.</span><span class="s6"> FPs only deliver in the hospital (in the US, in other parts of the world they often do homebirths).</span></span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lay Midwife (LM)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">The term "Lay Midwife" has been used to designate an uncertified or unlicensed midwife who was educated through informal routes such as self-study or apprenticeship </span><span class="s6">with a preceptor, </span><span class="s6">rather than through a formal program. This term does not necessarily mean a low level of education, just that the midwife either chose not to become certified or licensed, or there was no certification available for her type of education (as was the fact before the Certified Professional Midwife credential was available). Other similar terms to describe uncertified or unlicensed midwives are traditional midwife, traditional birth attendant, granny midwife and independent midwife.</span><span class="s6"> </span><span class="s6">LMs deliver in a home</span><span class="s6">birth setting</span><span class="s6">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="s5" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Preceptor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">A person, </span><span class="s2">who instructs, supervises and/or assesses the clinical skills and knowledge of a student throughout the process of meeting the specific knowledge, skills and experience goals required to fulfill professional standards. Preceptor-based education offers the student one-on-one instruction, close supervision of clinical experience and on-the-spot evaluation.</span><span class="s2"></span><span class="s2">States, Provinces or organizations may have specific requirements to qualify as a preceptor.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s5">Obstetrics and gyne</span><span class="s5">cology (</span><span class="s5">OB/GYN)</span><span class="s5"></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6">T</span><span class="s6">wo surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty an</span><span class="s6">d postgraduate training program</span><span class="s6">. This combined training prepares the practicing OB/GYN to be adept at the surgical management of the entire scope of clinical pathology involving female reproductive organs, and to provide care for both pregnant and non-pregnant patients. </span><span class="s6">They are intended to manage high risk pregnancies and surgery on the fetus, referred to as perinatology. In the US, four years in residency are required. </span><span class="s6">A bachelor</span><span class="s6">’</span><span class="s6">s degree is the minimum formal education required.</span><span class="s6"> They are accredited </span><span class="s6">by the Accredited Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG).</span><span class="s6"> </span><span class="s6">To be recognized as a board-certified subspecialist by the American Board of </span><span class="s6">Obstetrics and Gynecology or the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a practitioner must have completed an ACGME or AOA-accredited residency and obtained a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) which requires an additi</span><span class="s6">onal standardized examination.</span><span class="s6"> OB/GYN only </span><span class="s6">delivers</span><span class="s6"> in a hospital setting.</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632743810874883556.post-29608930943589619752013-03-26T15:45:00.006-07:002013-03-26T16:20:59.607-07:00Research and Reading, Motherhood's First Steps<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So you’re having a baby! .....What’s next?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Between creating gift registries, attending
baby showers, readying a nursery, exercising, maintaining relationships with
our partner, baby moons, doctor appointments, dealing with our blossoming
bodies and midnight cravings, COULD YOU SQUEEZE MORE INTO NINE MONTHS?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say yes! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What could you be missing, RESEARCH!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When women find out they are pregnant, one of the first
steps they take is to make an appointment with an OBGYN (obstetrician/
gynecologist) generally recommended via word of mouth by a friend or family
member.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But why do ‘we’ do this?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did you know there are other options besides
this one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This article isn’t about
hospital vs. homebirth or epidural vs. natural, it’s about stressing the importance
of taking a proactive role in your own care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This doesn’t mean that you know better than a care provider who has gone
through medical school/training, BUT that you know you can ask questions, can
make INFORMED decisions, and can participate in conversations about your
OPTIONS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After all we are consumers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are choosing a provider albeit a hospital/birth center/midwife and
they are performing a service for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hospitals give tours and OBs and Midwives do
free of charge interviews for first time clients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They want our business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And we want the best!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ask yourself this, how long did you research the phone you
bought?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How about your house?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many houses did your realtor show you
before you decided on one?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many cars
did you test drive?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How many different
tiles did you look at for your bathroom?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The point is, we spend a lot of time researching THINGS but do not
necessarily put as much effort into researching health choices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The obvious reason for this is, we
trust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We trust that the doctor knows
best.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With any profession there are less and more
experienced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are people who are
called to a profession that have a talent for it, and those that do a job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The great thing about being a consumer is
that YOU GET TO CHOOSE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take advantage
of that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Childbirth is one aspect of a woman’s life that she will
remember forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There have been
several studies done where women are assessed immediately after birth, and many
years later, recalling her experiences exactly; down to the smell and
temperature of her room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I inspire you
to make the time to learn about your options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>You want to have a fantastic memory if it’s going to be with you
forever!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is a list I have compiled for suggested reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are purposely chosen to show a variety
of options and information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The great
thing about books is that there is not only one author.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For every one subject there are a dozen
points of views, opinions and “experts”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our job is to read through it all and discern what is important to
us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take the time, you deserve it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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