pregnancy

LEARN HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS FOR YOUR PREGNANCY AND BEYOND

April 17, 2012

  Have you ever wondered if you could use aromatherapy as part of your pregnancy healthcare, well read on and find out how you can?   Aromatherapy during pregnancy is a powerful tool and there are many benefits to be gained from the use of essential oils at this special time. It is a truly [...]

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IS YOUR GROWING BUMP MAKING YOU FEEL ACHY?

January 4, 2012

Muscular aches and pains can be a tiresome side effect of pregnancy. Your body will be producing the hormone Relaxin to soften the muscles and ligaments to assist with labour. This can mean that various joints become achy and overstretched. Particular areas affected are quite often the back and hips.

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AROMATHERAPY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

November 15, 2011

I am proud to say that today I became a recognised published author, The 4th Edition of Aromatherapy for Health Professionals arrived on my door mat and I am the contributing writer to chapter 12 – Pregnancy and Childbirth. It is a great accolade to be asked to contribute to something that is a recognised valuable text written [...]

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AROMATHERAPY TO AID CONCEPTION

November 1, 2011

On average for a normal healthy couple trying to conceive it can take anything up to 18 months to get a result and your GP won’t see you if their is no medical history before you have been trying for a year! In our modern western world fertility is on the decline, this is due [...]

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CARE FOR YOUR SKIN THROUGH PREGNANCY WITH AROMATHERAPY

May 19, 2011

Many changes occur physically during pregnancy due to the change in levels of hormones. Moles, freckles or birth marks may change shape or colour. Some people experience a change to their usual skin type, i.e. someone who has very oily skin may notice their skin becoming dryer and someone with dry skin may notice a [...]

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Therapy Thursday – what is it and why are we doing it?

April 21, 2011

Therapy Thursday is our chance to interact with all you lovely people about the things we are passionate about. It could be focussing on tips to help you relax, advice on how to use essential oils through your pregnancy,  oils that lift your mood or even  ideas on how to help your child sleep. It’s [...]

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SPRING CLEAN – HOW ESSENTIAL OILS CAN PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP

March 4, 2011

from the seed offers massage to everyone, you don’t need to have a bump to come and have a massage. Spring is definitely in the air and you may be feeling a little sluggish still from all those winter carbs and heavy layers of clothes. As the daffodils and crocus’s push their way through injecting some [...]

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HEALTHY HAPPY MUMS MAKE HEALTHY HAPPY BABIES

January 20, 2011

Did you know that if you are 25 weeks + pregnant you are entitled to a one off payment from the government of £190.00?  It’s called the health in pregnancy grant and the idea behind is that you use it for you and your babies health. It’s not means tested and the only stipulation is that you are [...]

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