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Placenta Encapsulation Specialist®, Lori Dent, is now serving the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Area.   Lori has been active in the birth community for the past 13 years.  As the owner of Open to Creation Birth Services, she has been providing doula services to the women in her area for two years.  Lori believes […]

If a couple chooses to test for genetic defects in their unborn baby, they must go through a series of invasive procedures that can be potentially risky to the fetus and the mother.  Amniocentesis, which typically tests for Down’s Syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and spina bifida at around 20-weeks of pregnancy, tests the amniotic fluid around […]

There was a recent segment on NPR about our environment and its impact on our breast health.  Breast tissue, consisting of mostly fat, acts as a sponge absorbing all the elements of our surroundings.   When Florence Williams, author of Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History, read an article about toxins, she became curious about […]

38-year-old Victoria Beckham wants to keep her youthful glow and she’s turned to New Zealand sheep placenta to achieve just that.  The former Spice Girl pays between $500-$670 to have regular sheep placenta facials from Dr. Lancer, an Beverly Hills dermatologist. “The treatment provides instant results. Patients report decreased wrinkles and a glowing complexion.  The […]

When I was pregnant with my second son and my blood pressure became a concern, my midwife put me on an egg-eating regimen.  With a history of pre-eclampsia, we were on a mission to avoid that diagnosis at all costs.  I was advised to eat one egg and drink a half cup of milk every […]