How Midwives Can Help Mothers To Understand That Working and Breastfeeding Can Be Combined Many new moms contemplating their return to employment believe that their choices are either to stay at home and breastfeed, or to give an artificial milk to their babies if they need to go to [...]
Oral Health for Moms (to be) and Babies In this episode, Dr. Margreet Barnardt is joined by Dr. Farah Seedat, a highly qualified Paediatric Dentist, and Naseema Osman, an oral hygienist and mom of two. Naseema's personal experience with airway struggles has fueled her passion for educating [...]
Bring Balance Back To Your Body With Tissue Salts Tissue salts are a natural way to help bring balance to the body and keep you in optimum health – they empower your cells to unlock vitality. Tissue Salts were developed to help restore wellness from the inside [...]
Let's Talk About It series: Women Living with HIV and Motherhood In this episode, healthcare professional Zanele Cekiso shares valuable insights into living with HIV, focusing particularly on pregnancy and the complexities that can arise. Zanele's extensive experience in the field provides a unique perspective, offering guidance to [...]
Probiotics, Why Are They So Important? Experiences From A New Mom Cristina Torralbas is a first time mother and shares about her journey into motherhood. The first time her baby was sick, she was very disheartened. In her journey, she discovered the importance of a healthy microbiome [...]
Bacterial War In an age when it’s not size that counts as far as the cause of disease goes, we should all wise-up about anti- and probiotics. Humans are teeming with bacteria, most of which are good. Beneficial bacteria control how many nutrients you get, develop the body’s [...]
Pre- and Postnatal Exercise with Lisa from Inspired Movements Welcome and thank you for listening! In this episode, Dr Margreet Wibbelink talks with Lisa Came, a passionate Pilates Instructor and mom of two, about Pre- and Postnatal Exercise. We all know the importance of movement and exercise [...]
Supplements In Pregnancy During pregnancy a woman’s body has an increased need for certain vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and iron. The ideal way to achieve micro-nutritional status is through eating healthy food, including a wide variety of fruit, vegetables, and legumes. Unfortunately, the value [...]
Self-Care 101 Finding balance while being a midwife, a partner, mother, friend is not easy; that’s why we asked writer and very busy professional Marjorie Arnold to share her self-care thoughts with readers. To start off, we need to understand what self-care is, what it entails and how [...]
The Importance Of A Woman Befriending Her Hormones A woman’s hormones are intimately connected to her emotional and physical well-being. Here are a few thoughts on how to live easily alongside these often maligned natural chemicals. Hormones are chemical substances produced in organs and glands of the human [...]
