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I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #12 reprinted from the article follows.

12. Finally, and not at all the least important, consider the possibility of obtaining professional help. The field of psychopharmacology has advanced so much over the last 15 years that seeing a therapist no longer automatically involves years of once a week visits to talk about your feelings. Although such “talk therapy” can be helpful, there are now many medications that are safe for pregnant women to take. These medicines have very few side effects yet can transform how you feel. Depressed moods are often caused by changes in the biochemistry of the brain. There are medicines that can safely adjust the levels of brain chemicals. These medicines, just like the insulin the diabetic takes, can correct abnormal biochemistry and make you feel better and happier. If you and your health are provider decide that such medications would be useful for you, by all means try them. They will not cause a miscarriage or harm your baby.

It’s proven that tracking goals is the best way to achieve them. If better nutrition is one of your goals, there are tons of on-line resources to help you out. I recently came across FitDay.com. It has tons of information to help you track nutrition, exercise, and other health goals.

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #11 follows.

11. Test the origins of your emotions for validity. This process is called “cognitive restructuring”. All of us get feedback and messages from those with whom we deal in the world. Often we make negative assumptions about ourselves based on this feedback and thus feel badly about interactions we have had and about ourselves. This process of negative thinking occurs spontaneously and can often be overwhelming. But if you can begin to identify these repetitive negative thoughts and write them down to make sure you have a clear understanding of them, you can then begin the process of seeing what triggers them and determine whether your thought or the emotion it evokes is reasonable. Whenever you get one of these thoughts look to see what caused it. Ask yourself if what happened-a comment, a cool look, etc– deserves the negative response you have given it. By so doing you can start to break the cycle of automatic negative feelings sparked by common events in your life.

Do you ever wonder what’s in the food you eat? I know I do. And the government wants to tell you. Visit the Nutrition.gov web site to find out what’s really in your food.

We strive to help women feel good during pregnancy. While we can certainly aid some of the discomfort during pregnancy, there is a lot you can do on your own. Fit Pregnancy is a great resource for helping you stay happy and healthy during your pregnancy. The magazine comes in both on-line and print editions. We recommend it!

We love providing the best therapeutic massage in the area, and we really love being recognized for it. Every year, the Washingtonian rates the top spas in the area, and this year we made the cut. You can see the whole review on-line by clicking here. If you want to come in and see for yourself why we were selected Best Massage, click here to make an appointment!

The internet is so great. One of the things that makes it great is the access it provides to classes, tools…whatever you need!

I know a lot of people that want to take yoga, but they don’t have the time or money to go to a studio and take classes and they think they’ll get bored with DVDs. Well, I discoverd a compromise solution: yoga online.

I found MyYogaOnline.com, which is a membership site that offers tons of yoga classes for $9.95/month. It’s great. So get moving!

I came across a great article on About.com about how to minimize stress during pregnancy. The article was written by Henry Lerner, M.D., OB/GYN, for About.com. The article is 12 Tips for Coping With Stress During Pregnancy: How to Gain Control of Your Life. Tip #10 follows.

10. Talk to yourself—and write it down. The process of specifically identifying thoughts and feelings and putting them into written form is an excellent way both to come to grips with what you are experiencing and to help resolve any of these feelings that are troublesome. Doing so will give you better insight into yourself and will often relieve the pain of previously disturbing thoughts or feelings.

April 15 isn’t just tax day, it’s also officially one of the most stressful days of the year. Hmmm, I wonder if there is a connection.

I came across a great article with tips on relaxation practices to reduce stress at Helpguide.org. Try these things at home…they’ll help!

If you live Northern Virginia and want a great place for yoga, we recommend Beloved Yoga in Reston. Beloved Yoga is most well-known for their pregnancy yoga classes, but all of their classes get rave reviews. And the owners are wonderful! Click here to learn more.