It turns out that neither drinking caffeine beverages (not just coffee) nor intermittent fasting are safe for female hormones during reproductive years, especially for those who already suffer with hormonal imbalances.
Caffeine disrupts female hormones, including insulin, cortisol, estrogen and progesterone and can lead to many health issues.
Read MoreI have been asking this question for a while now. Freya is 21 months old and I am still carrying some baby weight especially around my waist. It looks like it takes a while if you’re trying to stay healthy and energised at the same time.
Restorative nutrition and rest are the main elements for a new mum to focus on for as long as possible, especially for as long as you’re breastfeeding.
Hormones are the key to everything.
Read MoreDespite what Mr. Google says you should never start your postnatal recovery with any of these exercises: hip bridge, tricep dip, modified side plank, bird dog or plie squat.
They sound safe, and they will be after a few months, but before you start performing them, you have to first rebuild your muscle-mind connection and strength in your deep abdominal muscles.
If we start exercising before we restore our abdominal muscle-mind connection and rebuild our strength, we risk destabilising the back and the whole body. The risk is even higher after a c-section or pelvic floor injury during birth.
Read MoreNursing, lifting a growing baby, carrying them around, cooking, working, not sleeping, it all puts a lot of stress on mum’s body. Therefore, to be able to keep doing all that, we need to exercise every day.
The thing is that most mums don’t have either time or energy to work out. I totally get that. But when I say exercising, I don’t mean long workouts. As little as 5 minutes will make you feel much better. All you need is a couple smart exercise to strengthen your core (abs, back and glutes) and neck as well as a few stretches.
Read MoreLosing weight is always a challenge. It doesn’t matter if we are in our 20s, 30s, 40s, or we are new mums, somehow it is always a struggle (it shouldn’t be but that is a story for another day). Changing what to eat and starting to exercise requires a lot of effort and self-discipline. There is a simple way to make the fat loss easy and healthy. Let me tell you more about it.
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