Happy New Year! I hope you are all enjoying a great start to 2016. I thought I would kick off the new year with a fresh and oh-so-simple chia pudding recipe. Chia pudding was one of the first foods to get me hooked on this new healthy way of life. Being half asian, I was…
breakfast
Chia, Almond and Banana Porridge
Breakfast…They say it’s the most important meal of the day. You are essentially breaking the fast of sleeping at night. Doing so helps fuel you for the day ahead, helps with mental alertness, and it provides the body with essential vitamins and minerals. All of which sounds pretty good to me! However, where we could…
![[NEW BLOG POST] ☕ Last year, I experienced the vicious cycle of having very little sleep due to numerous night wakings with my little one, and relying on my mid morning latte to help keep me alert during the day. An all too common scenario in mum land! 🙈
All the while I was severely overworking my adrenal glands which only became apparent when I had some testing done with my naturopath for my digestive issues. It wasn't the coffee per se, but the daily caffeine hit definitely wasn't helping my stress levels. I was in a state of perpetual fight or flight 🤯
So with all the conflicting reports about the benefits of coffee, is it actually good or bad for YOU?? 🧐
Are there certain people who shouldn’t drink caffeinated coffee? Who are they?
Check out my latest post where I go over the metabolism and health impacts of this extremely popular drink. LINK IN PROFILE ☝🏼 I've also included a list of questions to ask yourself before your next cuppa 🤔
Comment below if you are a coffee lover ☕ or loather 🙅🏽♀️](http://scontent-sin6-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/6b534573e781456c5afaaf48095e7712/5C5F0D67/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/43116730_2143247342615711_8475907616238447657_n.jpg "[NEW BLOG POST] ☕ Last year, I experienced the vicious cycle of having very little sleep due to numerous night wakings with my little one, and relying on my mid morning latte to help keep me alert during the day. An all too common scenario in mum land! 🙈
All the while I was severely overworking my adrenal glands which only became apparent when I had some testing done with my naturopath for my digestive issues. It wasn't the coffee per se, but the daily caffeine hit definitely wasn't helping my stress levels. I was in a state of perpetual fight or flight 🤯
So with all the conflicting reports about the benefits of coffee, is it actually good or bad for YOU?? 🧐
Are there certain people who shouldn’t drink caffeinated coffee? Who are they?
Check out my latest post where I go over the metabolism and health impacts of this extremely popular drink. LINK IN PROFILE ☝🏼 I've also included a list of questions to ask yourself before your next cuppa 🤔
Comment below if you are a coffee lover ☕ or loather 🙅🏽♀️")
![So much wisdom in this. Thank you @droscarserrallach 💖💖💖
[REPOST] "There is an idea that was told to me by a TCM practitioner, that the first 42 days after birth will lay down the ground work for health for the next 42 years. This can be a sobering thought for many woman who have not been programmed or supported to take time out for deep rest and recovery after giving birth, but rather have been subject to our culture’s urgings to bounce back as quickly as possible.
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I love the idea of the 4th Trimester because it gives women a well recognised tangible framework to aim for. When you consider how much a woman's body changes through the 40 weeks of pregnancy, and the incredible feat of birthing, and the massive hormonal changes that comes through the placenta, it would seem that 40 days is the least amount of time a woman should take for her system to regulate again.
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For starters, there is an enormous amount of hormone rebalancing that needs to occur, it's not just about the uterus and birth canal retracting. Oxytocin is the hormone of breastfeeding and it is nature's design that a women and her baby should “bathe” in oxytocin for a prolonged amount of time.
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For many women, the idea of being confined for 40 days after having a baby, with no social interaction, no household work, being fed a HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS diet from extended family, seems extreme to say the least, because it is so unlike what we're accustomed to.
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In our culture of busyness, women receive a badge of honour for returning to work quickly, and the ultimate goal is to get your “pre-baby body” back.
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For a women returning to work, I would strongly encourage her to read up on the 4th Trimester, and see how she can incorporate the wisdom of her own unique situation. It doesn’t need to be all or nothing. For example there may be some dietary wisdom she can incorporate, or it may be that once she returns home at the end of the day, she can be supported in fully being present with her baby, and her partner or friends taking up some extra household duties."](http://scontent-sin6-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/6bb9b34f234f94922545e6b0563c01f1/5C417947/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/41336756_546128909160924_8937102017451925788_n.jpg "So much wisdom in this. Thank you @droscarserrallach 💖💖💖
[REPOST] \"There is an idea that was told to me by a TCM practitioner, that the first 42 days after birth will lay down the ground work for health for the next 42 years. This can be a sobering thought for many woman who have not been programmed or supported to take time out for deep rest and recovery after giving birth, but rather have been subject to our culture’s urgings to bounce back as quickly as possible.
.
I love the idea of the 4th Trimester because it gives women a well recognised tangible framework to aim for. When you consider how much a woman's body changes through the 40 weeks of pregnancy, and the incredible feat of birthing, and the massive hormonal changes that comes through the placenta, it would seem that 40 days is the least amount of time a woman should take for her system to regulate again.
.
For starters, there is an enormous amount of hormone rebalancing that needs to occur, it's not just about the uterus and birth canal retracting. Oxytocin is the hormone of breastfeeding and it is nature's design that a women and her baby should “bathe” in oxytocin for a prolonged amount of time.
.
For many women, the idea of being confined for 40 days after having a baby, with no social interaction, no household work, being fed a HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS diet from extended family, seems extreme to say the least, because it is so unlike what we're accustomed to.
.
In our culture of busyness, women receive a badge of honour for returning to work quickly, and the ultimate goal is to get your “pre-baby body” back.
.
For a women returning to work, I would strongly encourage her to read up on the 4th Trimester, and see how she can incorporate the wisdom of her own unique situation. It doesn’t need to be all or nothing. For example there may be some dietary wisdom she can incorporate, or it may be that once she returns home at the end of the day, she can be supported in fully being present with her baby, and her partner or friends taking up some extra household duties.\"")
