Flint Public Library (Middleton)

The postnatal depletion cure, a complete guide to rebuilding your health and reclaiming your energy for mothers of newborns, toddlers, and young children, Dr. Oscar Serrallach

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

The postnatal depletion cure

bibliography

1005601217

Dr. Oscar Serrallach

a complete guide to rebuilding your health and reclaiming your energy for mothers of newborns, toddlers, and young children

"While postpartum depression has become a recognizable condition, THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE is the first book to treat the nutrient depletion, sleep loss, and emotional shifts that afflict women up to a decade after giving birth. Most mothers have experienced exhaustion, pain, forgetfulness, indecision, low energy levels, moodiness, or some form of baby brain. And it's no wonder: The process of growing a baby depletes a mother's body in substantial ways--on average, a mother's brain shrinks 5% during pregnancy, and the placenta saps her of essential nutrients that she needs to be healthy and contented. But with postnatal care ending after 6 weeks, most women never learn how to rebuild their strength and care for their bodies after childbirth. As a result, they can suffer from the effects of depletion for many years, without knowing what's wrong as well as getting the support and treatments that they need. Any woman who has read What to Expect When You're Expecting needs a copy of THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE. Filled with trustworthy advice, protocols for successful recovery, and written by a compassionate expert in women's health, THE POSTNATAL DEPLETION CURE will help every mother restore her energy, replenish her body, and reclaim her sense of self."--, Provided by publisher

Part I. Defining postnatal depletion -- What is postnatal depletion? -- Physical symptoms and why they worsen -- Emotional symptoms and why they worsen -- Part II. One hundred days of repletion: rebuilding physical wellness -- Rebuilding micronutrients -- Rebuilding macronutrients -- Rebuilding hormones -- Rebuilding energy -- Rebuilding sleep -- Part III. The second and third trimesters: completing physical recovery -- The optimal energy food plan -- The optimal exercise plan -- Part IV. Recovering your life -- Recovering and rebuilding emotional well-being -- Recovering your self-love -- Recovering your relationship with your partner and with your libido