How to Take Care of Yourself When You Have a New Baby

Having a new baby is an amazing time that comes with lots of joy and love. However, it can also be a time of great stress and exhaustion. It’s important to take care of yourself during this time so you can be the best possible parent for your child. Here are some tips on how to take care of yourself when you have a new baby:

Relax with CBD oil

Self care When You Have a New BabyIf you’re looking for a natural way to reduce stress when you have a new baby, consider using CBD oil. CBD oil is derived from the cannabis plant and has been shown to be effective in reducing stress, but it contains no THC, so it has no psychoactive side-effects or addictive properties. It’s commonly available in many health shops and pharmacies, and anyone can use it. It’s also safe to use while breastfeeding, so cbd has benefits all round. However, you need to talk to your doctor before using CBD if you’re on any medication, as it can alter their effects. Continue reading

Fascinating Facts About Dreams

dreamsLarry Schwartz – There aren’t many things that fascinate, frighten, sadden, intrigue, confuse, or enlighten us more than dreams. While science seems stumped about dreams, artists are inspired, creating countless books, movies, poems, paintings, dances and plays about dreams in an effort to understand more about this mysterious unconscious existence we enter when we sleep.

More than 100 years after Freud wrote The Interpretation of Dreams, we still aren’t exactly sure what a dream really is. Science tells us that our sensory abilities (like vision, hearing, etc.) reside in various areas of the neocortex of our brains, and that during sleep these various areas fire randomly, producing illusions that seem disjointed and enigmatic. (In other words, dream-like.) Continue reading

What you do in your sleep…

sleepThe Angels – Your sleep is a rich and productive time. It is a time when the majority of your spirit leaves your physical body and visits the heavens. You can engage in a multitude of activities while your awareness is in these other dimensions.

Some of you have “planning meetings” with your angels. You examine your upcoming choices, creations, and the many possible pathways for your upcoming growth.

Many of you receive our love, nurturing, and encouragement. Earth is a tough school and often you just need love and support so you can move forward with renewed energy in your lessons here upon the earth. Continue reading

What effect does sleep have on productivity?

If you’re wondering about the actual impact of a good night’s sleep on productivity, or the amount of sleep needed for general health we’re gathered some research and published it below.

How much sleep do you really need per night?

sleepThe typical answer is 8 hours per night. However, according to an article in Psychology Today, there are no studies that prove 8 hours/night sleep is effective. In fact, it’s been discovered that most people without sleep disorders sleep an average of 6 to 7 hours per night.

Sleep disorders can consist of any of the following:

♦ Snoring

♦ Insomnia

♦ Sleep apnea

♦ Restless leg syndrome

♦ Chronic fatigue disorder

♦ Narcolepsy Continue reading

Essential Tips for Raising Happy, Healthy Kids

activityA parent’s primary responsibility is to support the physical and emotional development of their children. As the child grows and learns to communicate, think and socialize, parents both expand their supporting net while giving up a bit more control each day so the child can eventually grow into an independent adult individual.

The relationship you share with your child is one of the most important influences on his/her learning and development. Providing for your child’s physical needs (food, shelter, and clothing) is a fairly straightforward matter. Trying to provide for your child’s emotional needs can be more challenging.

So, how do you raise a happy and healthy child?  Experts, physicians, psychologists have different lists of things that are right and/or wrong when raising happy children. Those lists are long, but our research shows there are few things in common across the literature.

This article revisits the three most essential—and in our experience most useful—tips for raising happy and healthy kids. Continue reading