Maternal Depression Affect Baby and Mom  Maternal depression encompasses several conditions that may affect females anytime during their pregnancy and persist up to a year after giving birth. Postpartum Depression (PPD) is one type mothers and loved ones should look out for. Being depressed common and everyone feels at one point or period in their life. However, when these feelings last beyond a couple of days, it can interfere with the daily lives of the mother as well as the baby and result in weakened bonds.  Moms feel less willing to be active with their child and often do not...

When Our Chakra is Disrupted We all have a busy and hectic lifestyle than can make us forget to do one of the important things: to take care of ourselves. While most people may think about improving things such as what they eat or becoming more active, many forget about keeping clearing the mind and body from within. There are seven main centers of our body composed of energy known as chakras that correlate to our physical and emotional ability or disability. When we do go through issues, it can weaken our emotional reaction to doing, thinking, or handling things....

Living with Endometriosis Endometriosis is a condition that affects women who are of child-bearing age. The female anatomy is comprised of a uterus, which exists to carry eggs and when these eggs are fertilized, carry the baby. The reproductive system may not always function in this manner as it should and complicates the process due to an abnormal growth of endometrial cells located outside the uterus or other unusual locations when it should be inside the uterus. Between 10-15% of women are diagnosed with the condition that is described as extremely painful. Over time, scar tissue is created within the...

 The Throbbing Pain from Headaches and Migraines There are certain things in life that can become quite the headache that sneaks on us when we least expect it. Sometimes, it’s a wonder how we get headaches because they can strike out of nowhere and appear as soon as we wake up. Resting a hand on the throbbing temples and popping another migraine relief pill does not always make the pain go away for some. Even when it does, these medications are made to make our brains think the pain is not there when it is rather than addressing the pain...

Who Develops Stress?  It can seem as if adults are the only one's to carry a multitude of the problems in the world when it comes to dealing with stress, but, whether we think about it or not, kids can be in the same boat. Honestly speaking, the thought of a child having or knowing what "stress" is may be laughable to some who believe kids do not fully understand what the term means whereas adults -- who have the more developed minds --do. Nonetheless, toddlers, babies and kids of different ages also do go through times in which they too deal with...

Baltic amber has been used for centuries for its beauty and for its amazing healing properties. Historically, Baltic amber has been used to alleviate many types of pain -- from dental pain, arthritic joint pain to swelling, and inflammation. It also aids in immune support! Baltic Amber is not officially gemstone regardless of the fact it is often though of as one. It is a fossilized resin from the sap of ancient pine trees.  These days, baltic amber is becoming quite rare and is only found near the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. This article outlines the various ways that you can use...