Author: ShrutiB

Barley – The Wonder Grain

Barley is one of the most economical cereal grains that has been around since ancient times, and is a boon in curing diseases and maintaining good health. Its core molecule is beta-glucan, which is also found in oat bran, and is an insoluble fibre. It is a good source of manganese, copper, selenium, and phosphorus. I, for one, have experienced its benefits immensely during my pregnancy, when I drank barley water almost daily, to relieve me of gastritis, constipation, and swelling of the feet due to water retention. The second time that I was extremely grateful to boiled and...

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Post Partum Care: Take Care of Your Body

The greatest inexplicable happiness in a woman’s life is the experience of holding your very own bluish, covered in placenta, and crying, bundle of joy after a very exhaustive childbirth process. Well, once you get over the exhilarating experience, the next one year will be another phase of breastfeeding, late nights, irregular sleep patterns, how-to-lose-that-pregnancy weight, slight hair fall, etc.  Its time you took care of yourself, even as you spent every exhausted hour looking after your baby. Breast Feeding If you are breast feeding, well, take good care of your nipples and breasts.  Wear a good-fitting and comfortable...

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Post Partum Blues: Take Care of Your Mental Health

Motherhood is an extremely challenging phase in a woman’s life. You can choose to let it break you into a clinically depressive individual, or make you into a strong, beautiful, inspiring mother. Postpartum Depression – How to Manage It Postpartum depression may be moderate or severe and may develop within three months of childbirth. Common symptoms are feeling worthless/used, irritated, negative feeling towards baby, weight issues, ‘burdened’ with social and work responsibilities, loss of energy, feeling isolated etc. The reasons for the condition could be  unplanned pregnancy or having mixed feelings of getting pregnant, anxiety related to added responsibilities,...

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