by thebirthcenter | Jul 3, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Women's Health and Wellness
by Anna Marie Trotmann, Nutrition Consultant Now that summer is here it’s important to make sure you and your family stay hydrated. The importance of drinking enough fluids each day is crucial for many reasons: to regulate body temperature, flush out toxins, prevent...
by thebirthcenter | May 16, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Women's Health and Wellness
by Anna Marie Trotman The last eight weeks have challenged us in more ways than we can possibly count. Despite the fear, uncertainty, and loss we have undoubtedly experienced, we are learning how resilient we all can be. For many of us at home right now, not only are...
by thebirthcenter | Apr 18, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Women's Health and Wellness
by Gretchen Anderton, LCSW, PhD A few days ago I heard someone say “March 2020 was the longest year of my life.” Using humor is one of the ways people are finding to cope with the changes that have happened over the last month— maybe we abruptly transitioned to...
by thebirthcenter | Mar 14, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Women's Health and Wellness
by Anna Marie Trotman, Integrative Nutrition Coach March is National Nutrition Month, sponsored annually by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and...
by thebirthcenter | Feb 29, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Women's Health and Wellness
by Tricia Kramer, L.Ac. I was in coffee shop when I overheard a conversation from the table next to me. I looked over to see two young women -the one loudly said to her friend, “I want to look like Michael Phelps. You know, with red and purple spots all over my...
by thebirthcenter | Feb 13, 2020 | Complimentary Practitioners, Pregnancy, Birth, Postpartum, and Motherhood
by Christopher Largent Many Native societies used to produce remarkably healthy children – mentally, emotionally, and physically. How did they do it? According to accounts of Native elders, they raised them as human beings – small but real...
