Folic Acid and Prenatal Health

Before you dig into this post about folic acid, I want you all to know that my auto correct tried to correct folic to FROLIC.  I am pretty sure none of us wants anything to do with frolicking through acid, so my apologies in advance if there are any FROLIC acid typos that I missed.  … Continue reading »

Quirks and All

Reblogged from Live. Breathe. Grow.: Guest Post from new INspiration Nation Blogger Taraleigh Weathers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If You Are Brave Enough to Be Your True Authentic Self (Quirks and All) People Will Still Like You (Quirks and All) …and if they don’t, they never really liked you Hey ladies!  I’m Taraleigh from Hot Healthy Love and … Continue reading »

Eating for Fertility: Part II

In Eating for Fertility Part I, I explored the connection between aphrodisiacs and fertility. Now lets really dig into fertility health. What you put in your mouth before conception is just as important as after! Preconception health awareness should start 6 months to one year before conception. And this should include both parents. That’s right … Continue reading »

Do You Want to Be a Popular Yoga Teacher?

Wonderful insight on being a good yoga teacher and/or a popular yoga teacher from my online blogger yogini friend, Nikki Wong. Do You Want to Be a Popular Yoga Teacher?. It’s definitely thought provoking.  I personally gave up the popularity contests some time around my junior year in high school (then re-learned that less yet … Continue reading »

All I want is Food and Creative Love

All I want is Food and Creative Love

 Eating for Fertility Part I in celebration of National Pregnancy Month! Pardon the Rusted Root reference (all I want is food and creative love) but considering food and love have been bedfellows for centuries, I thought it was appropriate. Food and love, sounds like a fresh new relationship, doesn’t it? You know, the blissful ones, … Continue reading »

Getting Your Body Ready

Last week I told you guys the month of May is National Pregnancy Awareness Month. Since I am fully aware that I am NOT in fact pregnant. I thought I would dust off some Sprouting Wellness tips and talk about getting pregnant.  It’s funny, as women we tend to spend the majority of our early … Continue reading »

Pregnancy Awareness Month

You guys know I’m a Doula, right? You know prior to Live. Breathe. Grow. I used to work directly with women.  Women wanting to get healthy for baby making, women with buns in the oven, and postpartum mommies wanting to get back into shape.  I taught natural family planning and fertility awareness in my Fertility … Continue reading »

Fashionably late to the WIAW blog party….

Fashionably late to the WIAW blog party….

You would think someone so obsessed with taking pictures of her food (have you seen my FB mobile uploads???) would know about a blog party that features what you eat. I don’t know why I wasn’t invited earlier! hahaha Actually, I stumbled upon the WIAW blog party from my friend Rebecca at Blueberry Smiles (I’ve been … Continue reading »

Glamorous Hydration

Glamorous Hydration

There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it…you need to drink water to stay fit and healthy. It’s estimated that up to 70% of our body is made up of water! Our blood is mostly water and our muscles and brains contain lots of water. We need water to assimilate vitamins and nutrients into our … Continue reading »