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Lactation, Breastmilk, Donated Milk, Induced Lactation, and Homemade Formula!

There is NO SUCH THING as a conscientiously formulated breastmilk substance or alternative that can be COMMERCIALLY produced!

Commercial formula is NOT the answer!

Unless a baby is galactosemic, if there are lactation issues or an adoptive mom has not yet, or was not able to, lactate, then donated human breastmilk from local moms [...]

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Upcoming October Events at Nourishing Origins

Baby-Led Feeding Events

Baby-Led Feeding Class – Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at 11 AM

Nourishing Origins’ Baby-Led Feeding class covers all the basics and philosophy of a natural baby feeding approach. Class will be held at the Sunflower Shoppe in Colleyville, TX. Upstairs [...]

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March is National Nutrition Month! – Free Offer!

In honor of National Nutrition Month I would like to offer a free nutritional consultation and coaching session for women trying-to-conceive; pregnant, postpartum, and nursing women; and children in the North Texas area.

This offer will expire on March 31, 2010!

To register for and schedule your free nutritional consultation and coaching session please email me at LeighAnne@DuCheneNaturalHealth.com [...]

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Day 2 & 3 - DuChene Nutrition and Wellness Upgrade

Photo by: Zsuzsanna Kilian; http://www.sxc.hu/profile/nkzs

Day 2 – Monday, March 15th

Breakfast:

Salt water

Grapefruit Juice

Supplements

Morning snack: basic smoothie

Lunch: blueberry Smoothie

Afternoon snack: Carrot/spinach/celery/parsley juice

Evening snack: carrot/beet/cucumber juice

Dinner: vegetable fajita lettuce wraps with homemade guacamole

Bedtime snack: 1 fuji apple

Day 3 – Tuesday, March 16th

Breakfast:

salt water

strawberry smoothie

supplements

morning snack: 2 bananas

Lunch: ground beef burrito with chili con queso, rice, refried beans, chips [...]

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The DuChene Nutrition and Wellness Upgrade

Photo by: Zsuzsanna Kilian; http://www.sxc.hu/profile/nkzs

The DuChene Nutrition and Wellness Upgrade takes you from your current dietary and wellness style and upgrades you to a more nutritious and healthful dietary and wellness style.

I have implemented my self-designed program with myself and am documenting my daily plan and activities with The DuChene Nutrition and Wellness Upgrade here [...]

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Stem Cells in Breast Milk Help a Child “Fulfill Its Genetic Destiny”

Stem cells could be the secret reason why breast is best

Scientist says mother’s milk may play vital role in helping children ‘fulfil their genetic destiny’

By Susie Mesure

From: The Independent

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Breast milk, long revered for the nutritional advantages it gives a newborn, could be just as vital in terms of infant development, a leading scientist [...]

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Iron Issues in Babies Starting Solids

Some babies can become iron deficient. It is important that if this baby is still being breastfed that mom take whole food supplements and foods necessary to increase iron content in her breastmilk.

If baby is eating solids some great foods to help increase iron are, baked sweet potato, fortified with Brewer’s Yeast and/or blackstrap molasses. This [...]

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The Optimal Diet Guidelines for Preconception, Pregnant, Postpartum, Nursing Mothers

NOTE: The guidelines below are NOT vegan or vegetarian friendly. However, both personally and professionally, I am well experienced with vegetarian, vegan, and raw vegan diets and their application in maternal and pediatric nutrition. These guidelines below are for OPTIMAL nutrition. Meaning everything that we, as humans, need for optimal wellness via nutrition. I do not [...]

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