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Nourish Your Cycle & Reduce PMS
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Nourish Your Cycle & Reduce PMS

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Just like the cycles of the moon, a woman's cycle is experienced in four divisible phases. During this cyclical transition every month, a menstruating woman is given the opportunity to shed, release and reflect. As women we should honor our moon cycle, an outward reminder of our ability to create life. The focus during menstruation should be on nourishing your body with respect and gratitude.

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I'm Pregnant & Why I Decided To Share The News Early
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I'm Pregnant & Why I Decided To Share The News Early

It’s the social norm to wait 12 weeks, or about 3 months, to announce the news of your pregnancy. This is when the first trimester is over and the risk of suffering a miscarriage is greatly reduced. I followed this unwritten rule with my first pregnancy. With the exception of my immediate family, I kept the news from even my very best friends. I’m terrible at keeping secrets and I really hated every minute of having to keep that one.

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Pineapple for Conception & Brazil Nuts for Implantation
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Pineapple for Conception & Brazil Nuts for Implantation

In some trying-to-conceive circles, the foods to eat and foods to avoid can start to sound like folklore. It’s hard to know what might actually boost your chances and what’s a wild rumor. Pineapple and brazil nuts are often suggested foods to aid conception and implantation, but an explanation as to why they might help rarely accompanies the recommendation.

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Planning Another Baby? Why Your Fertility Nutrition Matters
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Planning Another Baby? Why Your Fertility Nutrition Matters

Women often consider using nutrition to prepare their bodies before becoming pregnant for the first time, but it's rarely considered for a second or third (or fourth or fifth) pregnancy. Once a woman has had a child, especially if she conceived with relative ease, she considers herself sufficiently fertile and probably doesn't think she needs nutrition to boost her fertility.

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Maca Fertility Fudge
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Maca Fertility Fudge

Every ingredient in this maca fertility fudge has been added for its fertility boosting properties. These tasty treats are stored in the freezer and help to balance blood sugar, stabilize energy, and provide lasting satiation.

These fudge squares are little bombs of healthy saturated and monounsaturated fat to nourish and support fertility. With the fat-free fad thankfully mostly behind us, many people are starting to embrace the fact that we really need healthy fat to function optimally. Nothing else that we eat (or don’t eat) has a bigger impact on our reproductive capabilities, but unfortunately, there’s still some confusion around what fats are good for us. I’d like to write a long post about this subject soon, but for now, I’ll try to simplify things as much as possible.

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