Children's Nutrition
Party Bags and E- Numbers
One of the boys had a friend’s birthday party the other day and, as to be expected, when I collected him his hands were loaded with a piece of cake and a bag of lollies.
June 2, 2008
articles
General Wellness
Grumpy Child Syndrome
We went to the beach over the weekend with some of our relatives and after three days of sharing a house, there was anarchy amongst the children. This is probably fairly predictable behavior for all
June 2, 2008
Breastfeeding
Breast Milk and Milk Banks
I was chatting with a girlfriend recently who is a midwife, and we were discussing the challenges some women have with breastfeeding. She shared with me her experience of working with a woman in hospital
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Our Children’s “Nutritional Whims” and Supermarket Wobblies
Most days I feel a level of inspiration and intestinal fortitude that enables me to gracefully handle any ‘nutritional whim’ my children may throw at me. By nutritional whims, I mean the requests or demands
June 2, 2008
Holistic Parenting
Mummy’s Little Afternoon Helper
Last week when I was at our office I ran into an old patient and she asked if I was writing another book. She continued by adding, that it would be nice to read or
June 2, 2008
Children's Nutrition
The Benefits of Wholesome Foods
As a mother I am completely aware of how exhausting it can be to keep a handle on ‘good nutrition’ for a family. Information changes on a daily basis regarding what’s good for us and
June 2, 2008
Birthing
Preparing for a Home Birth
Knowing that we are soon approaching 39 weeks, I find most of my thoughts gravitate to the birth. Any other thoughts that I have seem to focus on making sure my house is ready for
May 21, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Obesity
I had a funny experience last night. I was talking to one of my sister’s on the phone, whilst trying to carry a washing basket full of clothes up two flights of stairs. With my
May 21, 2008
Birthing
Diary – Baby Arlo
A week has passed since our birth and I have a brief moment to share with you all the arrival of our newborn – ‘baby Arlo’. He is ever so divine, with his mass of
May 21, 2008
Pregnancy
Diary Update
My sincerest apologies for my lack of enthusiasm recently to write regular health blogs. With only 5 or 6 weeks to go, I feel like my brain is starting to go a little spongy and
April 10, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Maintaining Energy through Autumn
The other day a girlfriend was asking me how it’s possible that she could have increased her exercise regime again and yet felt much more tired and sluggish than normal. There may be a few
April 10, 2008
General Wellness
Finding Balance
As always, life is full of learning and sweet reminders. Over the last few weeks I have realised that I have started to let myself feel very squeezed by life. That I have let myself
March 20, 2008
Pregnancy
Diary Update: Pushing myself too hard
As I started to explain in the blog “Balance”… I have recently been rather out of balance… Pushing myself too hard and with being pregnant for the fifth time in 7 ½ years, my body
March 20, 2008
Children's Nutrition
Easter again!
Goodness me, Easter has surely snuck up on our family this year. So much so that relatives have been ringing to say “I hope it’s alright but we bought the boys some chocolate eggs and
March 20, 2008
General Wellness
Which personal care products should I choose?
As we discussed in the previous blog “Toxins in Baby Products”, there are many nasty chemicals to watch out for when choosing personal care products for our families. In addition to the quick list of
March 4, 2008
