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Childbirth and Delivery

Vaginal Birth

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Third Trimester

Third Trimester of Pregnancy

Weeks 25- 28 (7th Month)

Weeks 29- 32 (8th Month)

Weeks 33- 36 (9th Month)

Second Trimester

Second Trimester of Pregnancy

Weeks 13-16 (4th Month)

Weeks 17- 20 (5th Month)

Weeks 21- 24 (6th Month)

First Trimester

First Trimester of Pregnancy

Weeks 1- 4 (1st Month)

Weeks 5-8 (2nd Month)

Weeks 9-12 (3rd Month)

Build up your Lower Body

Recipe to fight the common cold

Strawberries and kiwi are full of vitamin C and very healthy to fight off the flu and cold symptoms. Fresh lemon will help to clear the liver of toxins. This recipe is all natural and very easy to make. If you have a banana that’s a little old and starting to turn black, you can put this in your freezer and use it the next time you make a smoothie. Older bananas taste better in a smoothie.

Yummy Smoothie

½ cup frozen strawberries

½ cup frozen kiwis

2 tbsp lemon juice

½ cup orange juice

½ banana

Place all the ingredients in a blender and mix well. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy the smoothie. It is yummy and the kids would love this too.

Diabetic Recipe

If you have diabetes you are just like everyone else who should be eating a healthy diet. The only difference between you and someone without diabetes is that you shouldn’t skip meals or snacks.  The meals and snacks you eat should include fruit and vegetables, protein and healthy carbohydrates.

Tuna mid-day delight

½ cup tuna (canned in water packed)

1 celery stalk, diced

1 squirt of lemon juice

¼ cup Low fat yoghurt

¼ red onion, diced

A few baby spinach leaves

½ whole grain bagel or slice of whole wheat toast or similar

Mix the tuna, celery, low fat yoghurt, squirt of lemon juice and red onion together with a fork. If you can do without butter on your bagel or toast, then that is great. Place spinach leaves on top of toasted bagel and top with the tuna mixture.

This lunch is delightful served with tomato juice and a lemon wedge.

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Eyes

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Eyes
This easy recipe is made with all fresh ingredients. Spinach is high in Vitamin A and very good for eyesight.

Spinach Delight
Fresh noodles (any kind)
1/2 onion
garlic 1 clove
leftover meat you have in the fridge
chopped olives (approx. 10)
diced tomatoes (1/2 cup)
fresh basil chopped (a handful)
fresh spinach chopped (one or two handfuls)
pepper and salt (you may want to be careful with the salt because the olives are already quite salty)
fresh parmesan  

Boil a pot of water and cook fresh noodles for 3 minutes. While they are cooking you will fry the onions and garlic in olive oil until brown.
Add the rest of the ingredients and cook until they’re ready (a few minutes).
Toss over the noodles. Add fresh parmesan. Serve immediately.

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Bones

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Bones
This healthy recipe is delicious and even your young children will love it.  The broccoli and cheese are rich in calcium and good for your bones.

Delicious Brie Pasta
Ingredients:
 2 packages of linguine
 Half of a full stalk of Broccoli
1 Yellow pepper
1 Green pepper
1 red pepper
2 or 3 full size carrots
Two packages of creamy Brie cheese..
Olive oil as needed
Half of full garlic
Garlic salt

Directions: 
Julienne the peppers and carrots and cut up the broccoli.
Press the garlic.
Pour oil in deep frying pan.
The garlic and the olive oil are going to be your sauce.
Start with 3/4 cup of olive oil. You want to have enough to cover the pasta.
Heat the oil with the garlic on high long enough for the garlic to start to brown and then turn the heat down. Keep stirring the oil and garlic.
Add the carrots. When they start to soften, add the broccoli, and then add the peppers.
Start boiling the water for the linguine. You have to time the pasta so that it is ready one or two minutes before the veggies are done to preference.
Once all the veggies are in the garlic olive oil sauce you will add garlic salt to taste. Keep stirring the veggies till the veggies are ready.
While the veggies are simmering, start cutting up the brie cheese into small pieces.
When the pasta is ready put the pasta on dinner plates. While the pasta is still hot put the brie cheese into the pasta so that it starts melting.
When you are done putting the brie cheese into the pasta pour the veggies and olive oil sauce over the pasta so it further melts the brie cheese. Mix well.
You can serve with baguette.

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Heart

Recipe Which Is Good For Your Heart
Salmon contains Omega 3 fatty acids which are excellent for improving your heart health. If you crush the salmon bones and include them in this paste your bones will also benefit from the added calcium. This makes an excellent healthy snack because it is low in calories and fat.

Salmon delight
Ingredients:
1 can salmon
1/3 cup capers
1/3 cup finely chopped celery
2 tbsp low-fat yogurt
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Optional-add fresh dill instead of parsley

Directions:
Combine salmon and well-mashed bones in a small bowl. Add capers, finely chopped celery, low-fat yogurt, and lemon juice. Mix well with a fork. Spoon onto crackers or toast and sprinkle with parsley. Enjoy your light-hearted snack or lunch!