Preparing Your Body for Labour – How Exercise, Rest and Acupuncture Help . . . As a patient of mine put it, there's a reason it’s called ‘labour’ and not a ‘walk in the park’. While it may be the shortest phase in the pregnancy, labour is often an overwhelming experience for a pregnant woman. Nonetheless, it is entirely possible [...]
The Benefits of Raspberry Leaf Tea for Pregnancy and Before Many of my clients at New Leaf Acupuncture Clinic, Dublin, are pregnant or are looking to conceive soon. I wanted to post something about the interesting benefits of raspberry leaf tea and how it helps women before and during this journey. Because raspberry leaf tea is naturally high in magnesium, [...]
Fertility, Weight & Exercise Even though weight is the variable about which least is known, it is worth mentioning that having regular workouts is believed to help fertility. A study in Obstetrics & Gynecology concluded that women who exercised 30 minutes or more daily had a reduced risk of infertility due to ovulation disorders. On the other hand, some data links too much [...]
