If you are lucky, you will go through a 3-6 week postpartum period with either a baby or a breast pump attached to your newly voluptuous chest at all hours of the day. Breastfeeding is the most natural option when it comes to feeding your new baby, but that doesn't mean it comes naturally to [...]
Mama Lounge, located in San Francisco, specializes in all natural medicine helping expecting moms choose effective herbal remedies, and aim for a natural birth. The owner, Amy's, goal is to empower women in the San Francisco area with the tools to have a safe, low-stress, low-intervention and natural labor. Amy is a mama herself and has [...]
Imagine someone gave a you a magical seed and told you that if you nurtured it gently, and protected it from harm it would grow into the love of your life in 10 months. Knowing this would you take the seed jogging? Would you take it to a full day at the office and [...]
My life changed in the most unimaginable ways when I became a mom, and my internal dialogue went something like this: Who am I now? What's happened to my life? My time? My body? I'm so bad at this! I'm overwhelmed. How are all these fabulous San Francisco women juggling it all? I need help!!! This is when [...]
Aaah sweet people, we’ve made it through another summer in San Francisco. As the fog sneaks back out to sea, and the light shifts in the evenings making for stunning sunsets, I get a little spark of gratitude inside. Something in me slows down a notch, starts to take inventory of my surroundings, and realizes [...]
Happy foggy summer everyone. In an effort to brighten things up a bit around here, I uncovered this delicious looking recipe for homemade lotion bars from Radiant Life, a great supplement resource up in Santa Rosa, Ca. Ingredients 1/2 cup Cold-Pressed Coconut Oil 1/2 cup Shea, Mango or Cocoa Butter (or a mix thereof) 2/3 cup Beeswax (shaved or in [...]
This dish was delivered to my door by one of my colleagues after I had my baby, and my husband and I both voted it number one. Shockingly because it's so simple, but so unbelievably nourishing. Jook (sometimes called congee) is one of the greatest things to ever come out of China in my humble [...]
Ah, springtime is here. The days are longer, the cherry blossoms are blowing in the wind, things are starting to heat up, and at the back of many a young fertile female’s mind is the consistent nagging thought, How Do I Keep From Getting Pregnant? Chinese Medical theory does not support oral contraceptives (OCP's) and [...]
What do the needles do? They reduce inflammation. They release the body’s natural painkillers: endorphins, norepinephrine and enkephalin. Some of these substances are 10-200 times more potent than morphine! They increase blood flow to an area, and they sedate the sympathetic nervous system allowing for healing and homeostasis. Why are you putting a needle in [...]
My husband and I gave birth to our first child last year safely, comfortably and quickly at home. We dozed in our bed between contractions, he caught the baby on the way out, and we spent the first few hours of our son’s life nestled in a cozy heap in front of the fireplace while [...]
