Health
Mental and physical health are both important components to wellness and whole body health. Better health is a goal to work towards over the course of a lifetime. This section of Thrifty Mommas Tips explores issues such as child poverty, infertility and disability. With a heavy focus on women's and children's health issues, you will find content about rare eye disease, infertility and invisible brain injuries. Health care advocacy is also discussed in this section. Learn how to advocate effectively for your child or parent within the health care and education systems. Caregiving is exhausting and rewarding work. I have several tools for supporting your child at camp, home, school and in after school activities. There's nothing simple about achieving or maintaining wellness. But knowledge is the key to making smart choices. Knowledge aids in building better health for you and your family. As a child diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disorder, Crohn's disease, I have over 30 years of experience navigating systems and experts. All of that experience comes into play here as I share how I have learned to live with a chronic illness and chronic pain. In this health section of Thrifty Mommas Tips, there is heavy concentration of topics like anxiety disorder, Crohn's disease, infertility, in vitro fertilization and FASD (fetal alcohol spectrum disorder). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder also crops up from time to time. Use this section to increase your knowledge and arm yourself with tools to feel better and live with intention.
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Caesarian Sections Linked to Chronic Pain
Could a C section give you chronic pain? New research indicates Caesarian sections can carry a host of long term side effects that you might not be aware of. C-section scars have the potential to negatively impact women’s health and quality of life long after giving birth. C-sections occur for various reasons. Sometimes C-sections are medically necessary. Perhaps, a mother cannot deliver her baby due to a small birth canal. If vaginal birth is deemed to be too risky to the baby, a C-section might be scheduled to remove baby quickly. Scheduled elective C-sections sometimes also take place. What many women don’t know is that caesarian sections can actually lead to chronic…
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Four Surefire Signs of Spring With Printable
This post is sponsored by Bayer. To make sure these products are right for you, always read and follow the label. Once the snow clears it’s pretty easy to identify signs of spring at my house. One child gets spring fever and starts behaving a little off the wall. And at least two of us start sniffling and sneezing. That’s what happened this year when we had that rainy period of time in February. Not a fan of an early thaw for a few reasons. Chief among those – spring allergies. Most of us can identify the subtle signs of spring – birds chirping, longer days and blooming flowers. The…
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What are the Powerful Health Benefits of Vitamin C?
Health benefits of vitamin C extend beyond keeping colds at bay, although this powerhouse vitamin does that too. When cold and flu season rolls around, most of us boost our vitamin C intake. Then, when the season is over, we figure we’re out of the woods, and we go back to our normal routine. However, the health benefits of vitamin C make it a supplement we should be taking year round, not just when the cold and flu season hits. Year Round Health Benefits of Vitamin C Vitamin C plays an incredibly important role in the body. Most people don’t realize it, but this vitamin is required for the growth,…
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Is A Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart Health?
Did you know approximately 75 million adults, or 1 in 3, have high blood pressure? Of those, about 7 out of 10 are taking at least one prescription medication to treat the condition? What if you could tackle heart health head on with diet? What would that diet look like? Dr. Stacy Mitchell Doyle is a Los Angeles-based physician, graduate of UCLA Medical School and the founder of FoodTherapyMD. This month, she is launching a consultation service called “Second Opinion.” The service is geared to help people develop a personalized, whole food plant based, prescription diet to combat chronic disorders like hypertension. Recently Dr. Stacy answered a few questions for…
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American Heart Month – Give a Piece of Your Heart
This post was written by me through an activation with HireInfluence on behalf of BIOLIFE4D. Although I received compensation for participating in the campaign, all thoughts and opinions are my own. The human heart is a miraculous and precious thing. It is the engine that sets the rhythm for your day. At roughly the size of a fist, it’s much smaller than you might have imagined. It is often a cartoon caricature this time of year and frequently it is the subject of so many love songs. Your heart also demands care and attention, like a high end sports car. It keeps your blood flowing and faithfully helps your body…
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My Word of The Year Checkup – February
January was a hot mess. Actually maybe not even a HOT mess. Just a mess. But back at the start of January I wrote a post about my word of the year. My word this year is MOVE. So I thought it worthwhile to do a quick word of the year checkup to keep myself accountable to all of you. So here that is – my word of the year checkup. Month one. I am generally good about keeping personal goals. 2017 and mindfulness was the exception to that one. And if you know me at all then you know that I work out a lot and I am pretty…
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A Guide to Sick Day Workouts
This post is sponsored by Bayer. To make sure these products are right for you, always read and follow the label. Guide to Sick Day Workouts One of the worst parts of being sick for me is the interruption to your fitness routine. Sometimes it’s ok (or even better for you!) to maintain your workouts even when you’re not feeling your best. For me, working out is not negotiable. I feel better and have more energy when I work out regularly, even when feeling under the weather. How do you know if it’s ok to workout? Generally speaking, if you have enough energy to get moving and your symptoms are…
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Tips for Beating the Winter Blahs #ad
This post is sponsored by Bayer. To make sure these products are right for you, always read and follow the label. Beating the Winter Blahs this time of year can take a bit of extra work. After the excitement and buzz of the holiday and New Year’s celebrations, it’s easy to start feeling the blahs. Short days and dreadful cold weather can really zap your energy. Everyone has their own way of uplifting themselves. Here are some things I do: Tips For Beating the Winter Blahs: Don’t forget the importance of nutrition. Staying healthy is so important to staying well. It is hard to stay energized if your body is not…
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Stomach Cramps – Understand Them to Treat Them Properly #TargetStomachCramps #Buscopan
Stomach cramps can be incredibly painful. As a person with chronic GI issues, I can say without hesitation that one of the most painful things a person can experience is GI tract discomfort including a cramping stomach. I honestly don’t love to talk about the stomach cramping I have here, because it can be that brutal. Often I’d rather deal with the pain and then forget about it. But if we don’t talk about the issue and the causes of stomach cramps, then how does anyone know how to treat stomach cramps? Oh yeah, I am talking about that intense, harsh cramping that makes your stomach feel like a vice…
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What to Expect When You’re Turning 50
Turning 50 is a huge milestone birthday. These days it seems like a lot of my friends are turning 50, or getting close. I’m not far off from 50 myself, and this year I have started recognizing this means physical changes. Nothing surprised me so much as when my metabolism changed dramatically at 40. So, since I’m interested in what’s going to start happening to me and what I should do, I figure a lot of other soon-to-be-50 ladies will be interested, as well. What to Expect When You’re Expecting the Big 5-Oh As women age, we experience changes in our bodies. These changes can lead to everything from a…