Conscious Conception: Factors to Consider When Ready to Conceive

Your intentions of creating a baby:
Is the desire to conceive a baby born out of a place of love, loneliness, fear, or other?

Being honest with yourself as to the purpose of getting pregnant will bring forth clarity and the opportunity to move forward in your decision from a place of consciousness and empowerment.



Feelings about yourself and partner:
It is crucial to consider how you truly feel about yourself, your openness to give and receive love, and the role of motherhood.

What role does your partner play in the decision to get pregnant? Will he or she be present and fully involved in the journey? Will you choose single parenting? What resources would you like to assist you?



How’s the health of your womb?
Preparing the womb space to conceive is essential in ensuring a safe and healthy home for your baby to grow. If there are any health challenges, consider utilizing natural therapies, such as aromatherapy and herbs, as complementary and alternative approaches to address the issue. They are gentle and non-toxic on the body.



How’s your diet!
It is best to consume foods that strengthens, cleanses and nourishes the body; which include appropriate portion and food pairing, moderation and listening to your body when it signals a need for food.



How much and what kind of water do you drink?
It is best to drink ½ your body’s weight in ounces up to 100 ounces daily. For instance, if you weigh 150 pounds, 75 ounces of water is the minimum daily amount. Preferably distilled water – many of the impurities have been removed through distillation.


How clean is the air in the home and work place?
Realize that unless you are getting really clean/fresh air, as well as breathing deeply, you may also be having challenges with the proper oxygenation of your body.

Go for a walk outside and slowly take deep breaths to fill the lungs.



Are you getting the appropriate type of exercise?
Exercise has been known to repair and strengthen the body, improve moods and assists in reducing pregnancy discomforts.

Light, gentle stretches and brisk to medium paced walking are appropriate exercises that promote circulation throughout the entire body.



What are your stress levels and how do you deal with them?
This is a main source of depletion of the essential elements that sustain a person’s body health. Naturally, stress is involved in the life experience, how you deal and address it is key. Meditation and/or listening to soothing music have been known to help with stress reduction, along with an innate belief in trust.



Lifestyle Choices:
Refrain from smoking, alcohol consumption, and recreational drugs. The health ramifications can be quite extensive, including anemia, blood and heart challenges. Most drugs cross the placenta, so if you are already pregnant, this may cause a direct toxic effect on the fetus, including possible and drug dependency. After childbirth, drugs can be passed to the baby through breastfeeding.




Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC is a Certified Aromatherapist and Licensed Natural Health Care Practitioner and Educator, and owner of a holistic health practice. Nicole’s mission is to put pleasure back into pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and the family collective. She is available for private sessions, via telephone. 
 
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I Love My Work!

According to an article in the New York Post, women who suffer stress during pregnancy transmit their anxiety to their unborn child from as early as 17 weeks, research indicates. Stress levels in fetuses only four months rise and fall in line with those of their mothers.


The findings prompted calls for employers, family and friends to be aware of the risks. The research is published in the May edition of Clinical Endocrinology. One of the study’s authors, Professor Yvette Glover, has previously shown a link between stress in pregnancy and the baby’s IQ. (Times of London)

This truth serves as one of the reasons I conceived and gave birth to my practice. My goal is to guide mothers in remembering that they are a powerful part of the birthing journey, before, during, and after pregnancy, through their thoughts, conscious decision making skills, diet, and their perception about themselves and their pregnancy and, motherhood in general.

By assisting mothers in understanding the significance of demonstrating love in the womb, they will ultimately be able to transmit that energy to baby, increasing the chances of birthing a happy baby whose beginning foundation in this life is in joy and love. This foundation then continues to grow and build the essence of the individual, giving rise to a self-empowered, emotionally nurtured, conscious participant on the life journey who contributes his or her gifts to the world with love and care.

My unique approach to natural health care for pregnant women, new moms, newborns and childbirth all offer the support and assistance necessary to foster such a beginning and rapport. I invite you to explore these options and how I may be of service.


With Love,

Nicole

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Children’s Allergies: From Fear-filled to Healthy Immunity

Whether it is seasonal allergy and/or food allergy, these forms of hyper-sensitivities indicate an imbalance within your child’s body. Common allergic reactions include hay fever, hives, eczema, aversion to food, asthma attacks and to a growing number of medications, as antibiotics, penicillin, and aspirin.

On a physical level, an allergy is considered a disorder of the immune system and can be digestive and respiratory related. Your child experiences a hyper reaction to a foreign substance that is otherwise considered safe.

Allergies can be potentially dangerous, especially in children. It then becomes vital to address immediately with a safe and gentle protocol. Most allergies begin in-utero, so moms it is important to examine your own diet, emotional health and response to stress, especially if you are breastfeeding, as these potential factors may have contributed to your child's allergies.

Key areas to explore when implementing preventive measures and addressing your child’s allergy symptoms include:
Refrain from introducing too much food too soon to your child. His or her body needs time to develop a relationship with each food; too much may be too taxing on the body.

Proper mastication of food – teach your child to chew food, until it is soft and mushy. This prevents her stomach from attempting to break down big pieces of food, which may lead to indigestion.

Choose organic produce that is free of pesticides. Prolonged exposure to pesticides can cause a build up of toxins in the body, which in turn slows down the body’s ability to naturally process environmental and food elements.

Choose conscious eating – decrease and/or eliminate microwave, prepackaged, and high sugar food from your child’s diet as they too can increase toxic load within the body. The body innately gravitates to fresh foods, any preparation outside of that requires your child’s body to work extra hard to process. The food that is unprocessed or undigested stays in your child’s body as waste. Read labels/ask for ingredients when purchasing store bought food as most contains sugar, dairy, and nuts, which children tend to be sensitive to.

Teach your child to respond with a peaceful and a calm attitude when facing his life experiences and to openly and appropriately express his emotions. On an emotional level, an allergy may indicate fearful thoughts your child is holding onto about life and the world and he overreacts or becomes hypersensitive when he perceives an attack, hence the definition of an allergy.

Most, if not all conventional medicine products for allergies come with a list of potential adverse effects that are counterproductive to addressing the issue long-term and often creating new health challenges. Consider natural and alternative wellness options to strengthen your child’s immune and digestive system. The stomach rules every aspect of health and approximately 60% of the immune system is located within the stomach/gut. Incorporate the right digestive enzymes into your child’s conscious eating lifestyle, along with immune-boosting essential oils, and the appropriate amount of distilled water everyday. If your child weighs 50 pounds, 25 ounces of water everyday is the best fit for his body.

As soon as you notice a food or environmental intolerance in your child, respond right away. Your early response is the key to preventing the onset of life-altering allergies.

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Stomach Rules!!!

Whether you are experiencing food allergies, painful menstrual cycles, morning sickness, infertility, special needs challenges, one thing each person has in common is a challenge in the stomach. When the health of your stomach becomes compromised, all other systems of the body are affected as they all rely on what is first processed in the stomach. This could leave your body vulnerable to varying health issues.

Your stomach is responsible for processing EVERYTHING – your thoughts, emotions, life experiences, and food. The health of your stomach is affected by food nutrition, your response to stress, and your belief about ‘digesting’ your life experiences.

Common symptoms of stomach problems include:
• Gas
• Stiff shoulders/neck/joints
• Headaches/migraines
• Cold hands/feet
• Poor memory
• Insomnia
• Muscle aches and pains
• Abdominal cramping after eating
• Diarrhea/constipation
• Weight issues
• Fatigue
• Anxiety
• Loss of libido

You must address the health of your stomach in order to fully address any health challenge. First, examine your nutritional intake; remember good nutrition helps to heal and bad nutrition helps to deteriorate and foster dis-ease.

Other support for building a healthy stomach includes drinking the appropriate amount of water daily, taking the right enzymes, which help to repair and optimize functioning of your stomach and entire body; add essential oils to your daily lifestyle - they create gentle, positive changes in your stomach; choose a more relaxed and grounded response to stress and how you process your life experiences.

Cancer loves sugar - Dr. Christiane Northrop

My tips on different approaches to consider when creating a cancer-free health:

1. Eat an inflammatory-free diet.

2. Learn to think with your heart.

3. Experience a healthy response to your emotions and stress.

4. Breathe properly.

5. Listen to your bodies - aches and pains carry messages.

6. Natural and holistic approaches to health. (The Modalities)

7. Give and receive love, unconditionally and abundantly.

Consider consulting with a qualified healthcare professional to assist you.

Your Holistic Child: Back To School Guide

Your Holistic Child: Back To School Guide

~ When packing lunch, consider the appropriate food grouping for proper digestion and strengthening of the entire body (physical, emotional, mental, spiritual). Protein + Green Vegetables = Yes, Starch + Green Vegetables = Yes. Protein + Starch = No, Green Vegetables + Fruit = No.

~ If your child experiences a lack of appetite, add a piece of grapefruit to her lunch bag/box to eat or inhale the aroma. Essential oil of grapefruit provides appetite stimulant support.

~ Send her to school with her own essential oil (Aromatherapy) hand sanitizer. Containing all natural anti-bacterial, anti-toxic, and antiviral properties, she will like the aroma and the way it feels on her hands.

~ Gently encourage communication about your child's day at school. Find out who her friends are, if there are any challenges with other students and teachers, and so on. Start this process at an early age to increase your child's belief system about healthy self-expression, and communication.

~ Introduce and maintain a holistic lifestyle for your child. This approach to wellness, first, supports healthy living values and commitments for your child, as well as, minimizes sick days from school.

*this newsletter information also applies to home schooling environments.


To Your Best Health,

Nicole
www.NicoleAngelaTucker.com

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Make holistic living fun and empowering for your children

Holistic living means to actively and consciously participate and create life choices that support your healthiest physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual (belief system) health. Encouraging this option of living for children helps them to be healthy and grow into adults who consciously choose natural and safe resources to support their best health.

Holistic living options for your child(ren) can include:
- Send them to school with their own essential oil (Aromatherapy) hand sanitizer. Containing all natural anti-bacterial, anti-toxic, and antiviral properties, they will like the aroma and the way it feels on their hands.

- Schedule time together to clean toys. Get a bucket and mix water, clear vinegar, and essential oils of lemon, tea tree, and pine - a gentle, safe cleanser, while your child has fun playing in the solution and being responsible for the care of his toys.

- Camouflage spinach or other green leafy vegetables in cacao, dark chocolate, or carob smoothies (make sure that your child has no sensitivity to these options). Fruit smoothies work well too - s(he) may find the green color interesting and fun! Use a juicer. If your child is transitioning from drinking store/fast food bought beverages, save the container. When you make the smoothie, add it to the container, until he is comfortable with the full transition.

- Give him or her the opportunity to play in dirt, or better yet soil. Encourage your child to assist you to plant and pick herbs that you can use to cook with.


Nicole A. Tucker, Lic. LCC is a Licensed Health Care Practitioner and Educator, specializing in complementary and alternative medicine. Click here to learn more about the practice.

To Your Best Health,

Nicole
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