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Simple Diet Tricks to Manage PCOS
The guest blog linked below is a collaboration of diet tricks you can use to successfully manage the symptoms of PCOS, and even reduce the severity of problems associated with it. PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) can affect fertility, skin, energy and weight, with many PCOS sufferers struggling to keep their weight down and difficulty […]
Continue reading5 Effective Ways To Reduce Stretch Marks
Dealing with stretch marks is an issue that many women deal with. These scars are a side effect of weight fluctuations and growth. Many people with stretch marks are continuously struggling to diminish their appearance and frustrated when they don’t get results. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do at home to […]
Continue readingPregnancy Workout – How To Stay Fit When You’re Expecting
There’s a right and wrong way to to a pregnancy workout so today I’ll show you how to make sure you’re exercising safely and effectively when you’re expecting. If you’re reading this because you’re a mum-to-be, congratulations! In this article we’ll be giving you tips to help you to stay fit and healthy and sharing how […]
Continue readingWhat’s up with your body?! A female hormone test could tell you
PCOS, irregular periods, terrible mood swings or struggling to conceive? Women’s bodies are confusing at the best of times, but a female hormone test could give you some insights as to what’s happening month to month in your body. I had anorexia when I was younger so missed out on years of periods from […]
Continue readingDaft Things We Do as First Time Parents (that never made life easier)
Having a baby is a massive decision for anyone, but for first time parents? THE biggest overhaul life will ever take. With constant pressure to keep up with those parents who are breezing through it getting everything perfectly right, combined with Mother Nature’s blessing in disguise that makes us mothers settle for no less […]
Continue readingPregnancy Book Review; Your No Guilt Pregnancy Plan
It’s a right of passage to read a pregnancy book from cover to cover for every first time Mum. There’s no huger life and body change than becoming a mother and naturally we want to be as prepared as possible. Aurora was born in 2009 and of course I read not 1 but three […]
Continue readingPregnancy Diet Advice, and more for Mother & Baby Magazine
Pregnancy diet advice is pretty basic and it doesn’t require advanced knowledge of nutrition to stay well while you’re expecting. But occasionally, due to the extra demands on your body, a Mum-to-be may have additional needs that basic healthy eating isn’t addressing, and in these cases a supplement can be helpful. I was […]
Continue readingFix Diastasis Recti & Pelvic Floor in 8 Weeks.
Diastasis Recti after pregnancy is where the tummy muscles of the mother have not closed correctly, leaving a gap running from belly button to around where your underwear elastic sits. It’s very common and totally treatable, and in some cases corrects itself over time, but sometimes requires gentle treatment to close the gap and […]
Continue readingBest Ab Exercises for Diastasis Recti
These alternative tummy exercises for Diastasis Recti are a must watch if your tummy muscles didn’t close properly after having a baby. If you have Diastasis Recti (see image) then you need to be careful what abdominal exercises you do, as traditional ‘ab’ exercises and crunches don’t help, and may actually make it worse from straining […]
Continue readingAre You Making You Diastasis Recti worse?
Diastasis Recti can occur after pregnancy and is very common. Diastasis Recti is when the abdominal muscle don’t close completely following having a baby, leaving a vertical gap where the linea nigra was during pregnancy, along the mid-line of the tummy. It can be corrected with gentle exercises done frequently, that engage the stomach […]
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