Lactogenic Food and Herbs: Mother Food
The Kindle version of Mother Food is now $.99. I hope it will make lactation during these difficult times of the corona virus easier for breastfeeding and lactating parents. I’ll be posting more about things you can do at home to increase your supply so keep coming here and checking …
It is very tempting to add healthy, popular foods to a list of lactogenic foods and believe it’s okay. But what if it’s not? What if not all healthy foods are actually lactogenic? One likely candidate (healthy but not lactogenic) is the avocado. Though a wonderful food, delicious, nutrient-rich and …
Below are some testimonials. I recommend that my clients do not sign their name to preserve their anonymity. What it comes down to is – if you feel stuck in the feelings of loss and failure after breastfeeding struggles, feel free to give me a call. Leave a voice or …
This November I had a thought: why not try eating the way mothers do in traditional postpartum diets – soup, soup, and more soup, every day, day after day, more soup. Let’s just do it and see what happens. To my surprise, what happened was my getting incredibly filled with …
As we grow up and become adults, we think we are arriving at a place where we are in control of our lives – like at a station or a platform where we can confidently gauge and react to what’s going on. But then we have children, and slowly it …
It’s the end of May, and I’m letting weeds grow out so I can identify what grows here and learn how to use them: wild mustard, wild lettuce, horsetail, sow’s thistle and more. I put together this little film as a first try – if the summer fires allow, I’ll …
Join my little shopping spree for lactogenic plant starters at the very start of spring.
SPRING is upon us! Tme for seeds and starting plants. Galactagogue plants include leafy greens, lettuces, herbs weeds, flowers and trees. They support a breastfeeding mom’s milk supply, and provide important nutrients. I’ve written a book on these easy-grow plants, and this spring I’ll document the growth of my own …
Please take a moment to fill out this survey. I am writing a book on colic, looking at how women in different parts of the world deal with colic, and also at modern studies that explore various causes and solutions. Your responses and personal accounts will be very helpful …
I am pregnant, as it were, with ideas for many books. If you are a Mother Food Fan, I hope you will help me prioritize my work flow. Which of my books-in-progress should I concentrate on finishing first? Here (click this link) is a survey with anonymity assured. I list nine book …