In a society that expects mothers to immediately return to their pre-baby lives, a sleep-deprived co-sleeping, breastfeeding mother has to face some uncomfortable choices to make for her health, family and career.
Read MoreIn today's episode I'm talking about the importance of a morning routine for getting a good night's sleep. It sounds counter-intuitive but how you start your day has a huge impact on your night - and it's all biological!
Read MoreThis is the last episode for this season of Raising Health Mothers and today I am taking the issues around exhaustion and fatigue a step further than what you can do on a day-to-day level. Because when I work with clients with symptoms of stress, exhaustion and fatigue, one of the first things I do is recommend some basic blood tests. So today I'm covering the 6 basic blood tests almost all of my clients start with when they start working with me.
Read MoreWhy do we feel so exhausted as mums? It's a bit of a cliche that mums are tired and while for the most part we are simply expected to do way too much in a way that we never would for most of our history, there are lifestyle and diet factors that further affect our overall feeling of exhaustion.
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