Cover of Mother Food: A Breastfeeding Diet Guide with Lactogenic Foods and Herbs - Build Milk Supply, Boost Immunity, Lift Depression, Detox, Lose Weight, Optimize a Baby's IQ, and Reduce Colic and Allergies

Mother Food: A Breastfeeding Diet Guide with Lactogenic Foods and Herbs - Build Milk Supply, Boost Immunity, Lift Depression, Detox, Lose Weight, Optimize a Baby's IQ, and Reduce Colic and Allergies

This guide combines health advice, herbal knowledge and recipes for mothers who are nursing. Drawing on food and herbal traditions from many parts of the world, it looks at pregnancy and the weeks after birth.

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Its central interest is in which foods and herbs are believed to help milk production, ease low mood after childbirth, raise energy levels and support gentle weight loss and cleansing. The book is written for women who want practical, kitchen-based ways to care for themselves and their babies.

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