Health Intuition

Headaches during pregnancy are very challenging as over the counter pain killers are not recommended. Read on to see what you can do to relieve the pain from your headaches during pregnancy.

First of all let’s address why some pregnant women suffer from headaches during pregnancy. Within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy the surging hormones play a part in the development of pregnancy headaches. The 40% increase in blood volume that occurs during pregnancy increases pressure within the blood vessels and this itself can cause pregnancy headaches. Headaches during the last month of pregnancy may also be caused by a condition called preeclampsia, which is associated with high blood pressure, swelling and protein in the urine.



It is normal to have headaches during pregnancy because of the above reasons plus the following:



Stress

Lack of sleep

Vomiting

Low blood sugar

Dehydration

Caffeine withdrawal

Nicotine withdrawal

Poor posture

Pregnancy related vision changes



What you can do to ease your pregnancy headaches:



Reduce stress.

Get more sleep.

Treat your early morning sickness.

Eat regularly to avoid low blood sugar levels.

Drink adequate amounts of high quality water.

Get chiropractic adjustments and advice to correct your posture.

Avoid over the counter medication especially during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Consult a homeopath or an acupuncturist for treatments to relieve your pain.

Pregnancy headaches are sometimes relieved with either hot or cold compress around your forehead and on the back of your neck.

Have someone massage your shoulders and neck during acute pregnancy headaches.

Rest in a dark room and practice deep relaxation breathing.

Relaxing in a warm bath or shower sometimes reduces the stress and tension.

The fruit mangosteen is well known to support every system in the body. It is all natural and can relieve and prevent pregnancy headaches.



You tried all the above and you still have a pregnancy headache:



At this point it would be appropriate to call your doctor or midwife for advice.

Have your eyesight checked as you may need glasses or a change in glasses.

 If you experience any of these symptoms below with a headache call your physician or midwife immediately as these are signs of a severe pregnancy complication called pre-eclampsia:

Blurred vision

Right sided abdomen pain

Swollen hands and face

Sudden weight gain

Feeling very agitated or restless

 Pregnancy headaches can be very painful and very frustrating, as it is not recommended that you use over the counter medication during pregnancy. I have assisted pregnant women in the past to make their headaches a little more manageable or made them go away with a one on one coaching-healing phone sessions.

Many of my pregnant clients have experienced improvement of their pregnancy headaches by taking mangosteen juice. Mangosteen is present in different quantities in different products. For a high quality mangosteen and information on my one on one coaching-healing session visit http://www.VemmaMidwife.com

You may also be very interested in an amazing message that was telepathically dictated to me for humanity from my son when he was seven-weeks old. Yes you read correctly! I have the ability to communicate with baby’s emotions from inside and outside the womb. Down load this AMAZING MESSAGE FREE at http://www.PregnancySuccessCoach.com/Message_For_Humanity.html

If you wish to ask me a personal question about your pregnancy or an issue in your life then visit http://www.PregnancySuccessCoach.com/Ask_Hannah_Section.html

Hannah Bajor. C.N.M.,M.S.N.

Certified Nurse Midwife

Pregnancy Success Coach

I have been pondering on the questions and concerns that many clients ask me in my life skill coaching work. Spirit guided me toward sharing information about Foundations. At one point I created a diagram that depicting the different levels in relationships. By using the analogy of the foundation of a building or a house as a comparison to the spiritual aspect of relationships, we know that without a foundation the house has nothing to stand on. Without a Spiritual foundation a relationship has nothing to stand on.

Without a Spiritual Foundation our lives have nothing to stand on.There is nothing to hold us together when we don’t build from the inside out. We just float around like a boat that is lost in the ocean. Everything that is built on the physical plane has some kind of a base to build from. A car has to have an engine to run. The frame could be great to look at, but without the motor there is no way that the car is going to move. That works the same way on every aspect of the material plane.

What makes us think that we can live our lives and not make Spirituality our first priority? Nothing works from the outside in. Everything is based on building from the inside out. Sometimes in life skill coaching I ask clients’ what their Spiritual base is, when it is apparent they are struggling with life issues that need deeper attention. In order to support them I ask that question to be able to direct them to the right resources that best resonate with what they are focused on. Many clients are practicing Christians, many are Christian by birth, but are not currently studying anything in their faith. Other client’s are interested in Spiritual and Metaphysical tools, but have no idea which would best fit their needs.

One thing that I must mention is that tools are just that, they do not give us a base to stand on. Foundations are created with tools, but the tools are not the Source of the Power. The power of an engine or the foundation of a house is built on a tried and true method that have specifications and guidelines. When people tell me that Tarot cards, Astrology, Numerology, Psychic Readings, is what they building their foundation on, I have to correct them. Those are tools that can amplify and fine tunes a structure that is strong and solid. They are not the foundation……In life skill coaching I teach that the only foundation we can live by is one that is based on God’s word, the principles of God’s truth and any writing or teaching that is based on those principles.

Tools are our helpers. Music and Nature are magnificent support systems for our healing and alignment with Source. All other tools can be a roadmap to help us to design a firmer foundation. An analogy could be that we have bodies. They are the foundation for our physical selves. They are what we move around with on the Earth Plane. We have many tools to take advantage of regarding our bodies’ health and adornment, but our bodies are the foundation. We have freedom of choice as to how we want to make that body look, but the base of the body, shape and structure are designed by a Power greater than our own.

That is the same with our Foundation. We must keep our focus on the designer of that Power that is within us. Our lives and direction are dependent on that force. The Law of Attraction can only work when we know who we truly are. What we are made of, and where we come from. In our life skill coaching work we can take that small child within us to God. That child needs a rock solid foundation. If we didn’t get that from our parent’s we will need to reframe our thinking and programming until there is no doubt left in our hearts that God and I are One. That is our foundation……forever and ever…..and ever.

Ive been a strength and coniditioning coach for over 10 years now working with athletes and fitness enthusiasts of all levels. Over those ten years Ive used just about every new type of training and exercise under the sun.

With this type of expirience you really start to understand what works and what doesn’t.

Ufornutantley, many of the exercises that really don’t work are the very same ones that the health and fitness magazines are promoting and making popular. This ends up sending many eager exercises down the wrong path

The other isssue is that many less expirenced fitness instructors are also following the magazines and using these same un-effective exercises on a regular basis with clients who are spending their hard on money on something that they hoped  they couldn’t get on their own.

My goal with this article is to show you why one f the most poplar exercise specialy amoungst women, the kneeling push, is pretty much a watse of time.

In addition, I will provide you with a much better alternative push up exercsise fro those who cant do regular push ups. This alternative is mouch more effective at building muscle definition and strength while burning more calories.

No More Kneeling Push Ups

My issue with the kneeling push up has nothing to do with mechanics or safety, in that respect the movement is okay. My issue is one of progression, or in this case, a lack there of.

In the past, I have used the kneeling push up as a regression strategy.  I did this in the hopes that it had some progression potential and would eventually lead into normal push-ups  

Unfortunately, I have found little to no carry over from the kneeling push –up to the regular push-up.

I can’t tell you why the kneeling push-up doesn’t carryover, it could be lever arm length, it could the angle difference, I really don’t know, it just doesn’t. 

What I can tell you is that I have seen 100’s of people who could bang out endless reps of kneeling push-ups but still couldn’t even come close to performing a single regular push-up. 

The kneeling push up is what I call a “dead end” exercise. Keep doing them and you will go nowhere!

Luckily, we have found a much better regression / progression strategy.

Incline push-ups

An incline push up is performed basically like the traditional style push up except you hold onto a object like a racked barbbell in the gym or the side of your bed if your at home.

The concept here is pretty simple, because you are at an incline there’s less force on the moving muscles and torso stabilizers. Which intern makes the push-up easier?

The best place to do this is on a smith machine because it’s easy to adjust and keep track of the bar depth from session to session.

Once someone can perform 20 quality reps at one height, we simply lower the bar one or two pegs.  The lower the bar gets the harder the push up becomes.

As I said earlier, just because someone can easily perform kneeling push-ups doesn’t necessarily mean that they can do any real push-ups. 

However, I can promise you from years of experience that if someone can perform 20 reps at a low bar setting; they can definitely bang out a few good reps from the floor.

In the end, this means that your getting stronger. If you’re stronger than you have more muscle. Because muscle is the shape of your body, you will most definitely look better.