Time For A Spring Cleanse

How "In Tune" are you- with your own body?  Do you know how food affects you?  Do you feel a little more sluggish then normal, fatigued, foggy, need a nap, joints achy, nerves burning, skin breaking out, loose bowels, constipated, trouble sleeping, are you taking prescription medications, just finish a round or two of antibiotics, extra stressed, or you just don't feel like you have the energy that you did 5-7 years ago?  If you are consuming certain types of food on a regular basis: dairy, grains and processed foods, are just a few, you may not realize how they are affecting you.  Stress greatly affects the totality of our health as well.  We are entering the second week of Spring.  Now is the ideal time to do a cleanse, a detox to remove impurities and toxins from the body.  Planning on conceiving?  Cleansing the body and improving dietary and exercise habits 6-12 months prior to conception will greatly improve your odds of conception, as well as a healthy pregnancy, mommy and baby.  Pregnant, or nursing, children, older, or younger... with variation, everyone can make changes to improve their overall health.  Let's work together to achieve optimal wellness!

Food Sensitivities In Children

Is your baby allergic, or does he/she have an intolerance to food proteins in your breast milk? Do you notice your baby hi-cupping in utero? This may be a sign that your baby is sensitive to food proteins that you are ingesting (dairy, eggs, nuts, soy and garlic are the biggest culprits). You may also notice that after birth the baby continues to have hiccups when those same foods are consumed (via breast milk, or formula for instance). Does your baby spit up? Both my children rarely spit up once I removed all forms of dairy from my diet. Does your baby have a hard time falling asleep, or staying asleep? They may be uncomfortable. A lot of children outgrow these sensitivities by age 5, or so. Breast milk is best for the first 12+ months, with no solids, as an infants digestive system is not capable of digesting all foods until they are around 18 months old. A child's immune system is not fully developed until they are around 12 and 70-80% of the immune system is gut related. Once solids are introduced, rotating foods and varying the diet (especially rotating foods that you notice that they are sensitive to desensitize the child) may prevent leaky gut syndrome and enhance immune strength and overall health. Let me know if you have more questions!