The new year has hit, and here comes the post-holiday letdown. I tend to slide into a funk in January, as many of us do. Winter transitions from being quaint and festive to simply being cold and dark. And way too long. To fight the winter blues, I’m going to share the tips and […]
Health
Postnatal Yoga DVD
Yoga is wonderful exercise for the new mama. I have only heard about prenatal yoga, but here is a video for postnatal yoga. What a find! I wanted to share it, for those of you who want to get into shape after having your baby.
No Coffee While Pregnant??
This is a bit of a bummer for the gestating coffee fiends out there. “Women who are pregnant and consume caffeine, even as little as one cup of coffee a day, are at a higher risk of delivering an underweight baby.” “There are also more serious complications that can arise with caffeine such as the […]
Traveling
I am flying out to MN to be with my family. I am going to be online and as accessible as possible, but please forgive any delays in communication over the next few weeks. Thanks to wonderful friends who have rallied to help during my (physical) absence, PBi will continue to run like a […]
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
This has nothing to do with placenta, but it is definitely a women’s health issue. Please take a few minutes to watch this video, even if you have heard of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, or IBC. It has pictures of what you can look for, since this aggressive form of cancer does not have the “lumps” […]
Antidepressant medication may not help
There was an interesting British study highlighted on MSNBC today. This study found that antidepressant medication, the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US, do not help much more than placebos in all but the most severely depressed patients. Most people can probably be helped by alternative therapies or non-medical interventions. “There is little […]
