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Articles These are articles that I have written over the years on topics which have particularly interested me (about us), and which I hope will also be of interest to you. New articles are added every few months.
Pregnancy & Birth • Blessingway • Blessingway • Home birth - American style • Home Birth - is it Safe? - New • In my own bed... • Midwifery care and women's health in New Zealand • Sarah's homebirth as told by 'big' sister Anna • The benefits of home birth • The birth of a little princess • Women encouraged to wait between babies Health & Nutrition • Make your own natural cosmetics • Mooncups • Menstrual cups - they don't cost the earth • Natural alternatives to commercial household products • Nutrition at conception • Tai Chi Chuan - the physical health benefits • Tai Chi or Yoga? ... or both? • Unseen alternative • Water fluoridation & children's health • Water fluoridation could affect your child's developing brain • Zinc and reproductive health
Book Reviews, etc. • Ava Helen Pauling 1903-1981 • Fresh Milk - the secret life of breasts • Ina May Gaskin's Guide to Childbirth • Oh Baby • Parenting for a Peaceful World • The Happiest Baby • The Homework Myth - New • The no-cry sleep solution Editorials • Birthplace - July/Aug 2004 - vol 45 • Birthplace - May/June 2004 - vol 44 • Birthplace - March/April 2004 - vol 43 • Birthplace - Jan/Feb 2004 - vol 42 • Birthplace - Nov/Dec 2003 - vol 41 • Birthplace - July 2003 - vol 39
Natural Parenting • Babies of divorced parents • Birth & esoteric astrology • Indigo children • Music for mothers and babies • Nature sleep • Nature sleep • Teach your baby sign language • Teach your baby sign language • The benefits of sleeping with your baby • The benefits of wearing your baby • The Canterbury Home Birth Association joins EPOCH NZ • Why let your baby be used as a guinea pig for the experimental meningococcal B (MeNZB) vaccine? Herbal Medicine • Lavender - a great first aid remedy • Tea trees and their therapeutic properties • Therapeutic properties of New Zealand and Australian tea trees • The Herbs - Anthelmintic herbs • The Herbs - Alterative herbs • The Herbs - Antiseptic herbs • The Herbs - Astringent herbs • The Herbs - Cathartic herbs • The Herbs - Emmenagogue herbs • The Herbs - Demulcent herbs • The Herbs - Diaphoretic herbs • The Herbs - Diuretic herbs • The Herbs - Expectorant herbs • The Herbs - Hepatic herbs • The Herbs - Tonic herbs • The Herbs - Nervine & Antispasmodic herbs • The Herbs - Stimulant herbs Alternative • Tai Chi - the hidden aspects • The anatomy & physiology of the human energy field • The anatomy and physiology of the human energy field: the Chinese (Tai Chi) System vs Indian (Yoga) System
