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Recipes for healing – Beet Fennel and Carrot Borscht

Recipe to build blood – pregnancy and postpartum This Borscht-style Soup is delicious, soothing on the stomach and a very healthy way to eat plenty of beets. Beets help with building blood during pregnancy and postpartum and are very nourishing. Ingredients: 4 Medium beets peeled and cubed 2 Medium carrots peeled and sliced 1 fennel…

Traditional Postpartum Series – Recipes

Lactation Snacks and Foods – Gondh Laddu A popular snack for lactating mothers in India, especially in winter is “Gondh Laddu”. Gondh Laddus are energy orbs made with “Gondh”(edible gum) roasted and powdered nuts, dried fruit, roasted grains, warming spices, ghee and jaggery/whole sugar. Gondh or edible gum is widely used in many nutritionally loaded preparations.…

How to cope with heartburn in the second and third

The 3 Pillars of Postpartum Traditional Care

Entering motherhood is a transition like no other. Getting to the point where you are physically, emotionally, and mentally whole again after the tremendous task of giving birth is quite a process. The three pillars of postpartum care for mother and baby are: diet, herbs and therapies and oleation. In the early postpartum the key…