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What can acupuncture do to help a woman who is pregnant?

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What can acupuncture do to help a woman who is pregnant?  Treatments during pregnancy can help handle the nausea/morning sickness and the discomfort of pregnancy. The goal of pregnancy acupuncture is to continue miscarriage prevention but to also help the mother continue with the best state of health while the baby is growing.  The goal is also to have an easier birth and a healthy mother and baby after the birth.

A recent pubmed study showed some positive results with acupuncture for pregnant women: The summarized findings indicated a small but growing body of acupuncture research, with some evidence suggesting a benefit from acupuncture to treat nausea in pregnancy. Findings from the review also highlighted promising evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture to manage back and pelvic pain, acupuncture-type interventions to induce change in breech presentation, and pain relief in labor. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19747272/

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Sneaking in Kale into Family Meals

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Sneaking in kale: A little weekend cooking inspiration! If your family is tired of egg muffins or boiled eggs, these are great alternatives and they allow you to sneak some kale into your family’s diet.

Spraying olive oil into a muffin tin, take 5 boiled and shredded potatoes, combine w 2 eggs and salt, pepper and garlic (or buy frozen hash browns in the store to do a faster version) and mold them like mini pie crusts into each muffin tin. Bake at 350 until brown. Broil at low heat until middle and tops are brown. Spray a plain pan w olive oil. Then take them out using a spoon and put on pan. Fill w goat cheese and top with kale mixture (kale is made by lightly sautéing kale greens, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper). Bake again at 350, being sure that kale doesn’t get burnt.

Viola! It makes a nice breakfast or you could serve one warmed up with salad greens for dinner.115803156_2053616324768603_2230894881724629668_o (1)