I don’t know if I would drink this juice right after giving birth… but once you are back on your feet and certainly while you are pregnant, I think you just can’t get enough green in your life. I am reading a great book by Victoria Boutenko called, Green for Life, which actually spells out some pretty tasty ways to introduce more greens into your life. By the way, I have not found my child is…

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I love the Sears family (Willian Sears M.D. and Marth Sears R.N.). They make you feel OK about what you are doing, they have tons of family experience plus a healthy approach to medicine. The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby from Birth to Age Two (Revised and Updated Edition) or as they like to call it, the “Baby Bible” is a mine of information. All of their books are….

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I fell upon this really wonderful book, Energetic Pregnancy: A Guide to Achieving Balance, Vitality, & Wellbeing from Conception to Birth & Beyond, by Elizabeth Davis. She is a renowned expert on women’s issues and also the author of Women’s Intuition (a subject that needs so much more attention) and the classic Heart & Hands: a Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth. She describes labor vividly and accurately and then helps you figure out your personality profile (physical, mental or…

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Janet Balaskas in Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition teaches mothers to develop all of their bodily resources for giving birth, to follow their own instincts and to take full control of the childbirth experience. She is the founder and director of the Active Birth Centre in North London, U.K. where she currently works. She pioneered the use of yoga in pregnancy as preparation for birth and promotes the…

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Ng Siong Miu in The Chinese Pregnancy & Confinement Cookbook shares the wisdom of Chinese dietrary principles and the recipes of the nutritional foods essential for expectant and new mothers.

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I thought Debra Waterhouse’s Outsmarting the Female Fat Cell After Pregnancy: Every Woman’s Guide to Shaping Up, Slimming Down, and Staying Sane After the Baby was quite helpful in making me realize after my second pregnancy that:

- I should forget about trying to lose weight in the first 6 weeks

- I need to change the portion sizes after 6 weeks

- Start moving

There is also lots of other interesting information that explains what’s going on with your…

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 Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements … A-To-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies) by nutritionist Phyllis A. Balch and James F. Balch, M.D., has long been considered one of the most trusted, comprehensive sources on the mind-boggling array of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other dietary supplements now available. I can’t tell you how many time I have referred to their bible for endless…

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You might be wondering why I have included Superimmunity for Kids : What to Feed Your Children to Keep Them Healthy Now, and Prevent Disease in Their Future in a website that is dedicated to pregnant and postpartum mothers? Well I think Dr. Leo Galland is making such an important point and he provides so much useful information (too much milk ie. calcium can actually cancel out all the other great nutrients you might be giving…

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Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth is a really inspirational book. Ina May Gaskin and the midwives in her practice on a Summertown, Tenn. commune known as “The Farm,” have attended over 2,200 natural births. Gaskin, who learned the rudiments of her gentle birthing technique from the Mayans in Guatemala, has helped bring attention to the method’s remarkably low rate of morbidity and medical intervention. Couples considering natural childbirth will get inspirational coaxing from more than a dozen first-person…

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In the West there are a few misconceptions that need to be dispelled. The first is that your body does not need to go downhill after pregnancy. The second is that the postpartum period is a genuine time for recovery and should not be neglected. A Natural Guide to Pregnancy and Postpartum Health is so helpful. It really lays out a comprehensive and clear outline for your nutritional and supplemental needs during pregnancy and postpartum. The…

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