This is a guest post by Brea of Beneath The Surface. If you would like to write an article for our blog, read our guest posting guidelines. “Food can either be the safest & most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison.”– Ann Wigmore In school, I was the girl that ate …
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Understanding the Perineum The perineum refers to the area between the anus and genitals. Perineal pain & itching can affect people of both sexes. In males, the perineum sits just behind the scrotum and extends to the anus. In females, the perineum begins at the front of the vulva and extends to the anus. This …
Excessive clutter is often a symptom and a cause of stress and can affect every facet of your life: from the time it takes you to do things to your finances and your overall enjoyment of life. Clutter can distract you, weigh you down and in general, it invites chaos into your life. Tackling the clutter can …
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Did you ever visit a restaurant where it seems like you could spend hours lingering over a meal, chatting with friends? Compare that to a casual fast food place. The differences in lighting, furniture and even music can encourage us to relax and stay a while, or eat quickly and get moving. But our surroundings …
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We all know (or should know by now!) that what we eat affects our overall health. And our overall health affects our fertility, for both men and women. So why do so many of us (I am guilty as well) continue to rely so much on the junk food options as our nutrition sources??? For …
When it comes to health and wellness, it’s the smallest and consistent effort that brings the best results. Sadly, too many of us are taking our well-being very lightly. If you wish to lead a happy and healthy life, it’s high time that you start giving your well-being the importance it deserves. Thomas Edison summed …
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by Rebecca S on July 19, 2020 in Healthy Living, Pregnancy My husband and I don’t use birth control. In a world where hormonal birth control and other contraceptives are a hot topic, I always feel a little vulnerable in telling people that. What? You don’t use contraception? Like at all? And when I go on to tell them we use Natural Family …
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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Stress is part of everyday living. In fact, a stress-free life would be boring! Life is enjoyable when we have ample resources to experience and overcome the stresses we face. Not all stress is bad. A 20-minute workout for a fit and trim 55-year old is good stress. The same …
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I’m sure you’ve heard or read about the benefits of having a morning meditation routine. Maybe you're a bit hesitant to start because you find the whole concept of meditating too daunting or you think that you need a lot of time to practice meditation. Or maybe, you tried it a few times but it …
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Written by: Kalli on Life Balance on June 08, 2020 There's so many things we can do to try balance our hormones and obviously seeking professional help is the optimal priority when it comes to diagnostic health. But during my second round of IVF, transferring a frozen embryo, I googled frantically to find ways to …
If you haven’t already done so, I highly encourage you to search the hashtag “#TTC” on Instagram right now. Go ahead, I’ll wait. There are THOUSANDS of other women just like you on Instagram! Sharing their successes and failures, trials and tribulations, fear and frustrations. There’s a beautiful, thriving, pineapple-filled community! In fact, many women …
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Hormonal contraceptives (HC) are known to be extremely effective at preventing pregnancy and no one is disputing that. But have you ever stopped to wonder what makes them work so well? All HCs prevent pregnancy in essentially the same way, by combining the following three actions: They interfere with ovulationThey interfere with implantationThey prevent your …
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Written by Alice Rose on August 10, 2019 Its a fascinating and slightly weird experience, walking into a clinic which holds such profoundly moving memories and acting in a totally different capacity. There we were in this room where I had spent so many appointments. This room where I had sat, nervously waiting to hear how my …
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When a couple is struggling to conceive, many women (and more than likely many men) are quick to put the blame on the female half of the duo. She is obviously the problem, because she is the one that has the egg that needs to be fertilized, the uterus in which the fertilized egg implants …
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