A Happy, Healthy Mom - Jan Hanson, Ricki Pollycove

In your child's early years, airplane oxygen mask logic applies: Do not forget to take care of your needs first. But for far too many exhausted and overwhelmed moms, that often feels downright impossible. From experts Rick Hanson, PhD, a clinical psychologist, Jan Hanson, Lac, a specialist in nutrition, and Ricki Pollycove, MD, a gynecologist-obstetrician, A Happy, Healthy Mom offers an easy-to-follow and comprehensive plan to help moms get the rest, nutrition, help, and comfort they need. This book's unique evidence-based approach includes physical, psychological, and interpersonal methods of care for mothers during their child's most challenging years: infancy through kindergarten. In a voice that's both authoritative and compassionate, A Happy, Healthy Mom explains how moms can stay happy, healthy, and energetic by: Tuning into their own bodies and needs with zero judgement or self-blame; Solving common hormonal, mood, or gastrointestinal problems; Protecting themselves from stress and stopping irritability before it starts; Restoring important minerals drained by pregnancy and breastfeeding; Increasing teamwork and emotional intimacy with their partners; Returning to a normal sleep cycle after their child is sleeping through the night; Eating healthy meals that take only minutes to prepare; Requesting the right medical tests at the right time. Far too many mothers are physically, mentally, and emotionally depleted, which not only impacts physical health, but overshadows t
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