http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blogPulling Down the MoonenFri, 23 Jul 2010 14:42:53 PDTnoPulling Down the Moonhttp/pullingdownthemooncom/blog/feedrsshttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with PodnovaSubscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with ODEOSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotationhttp://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/07/23/from-gym-rat-to-mat-rat/by Rebecca Bossen, R.Y.T. and Chief Shady Grove Goddess True confession: I used to be a gym rat. At 5 AM, you could find me mixing a protein shake and listening to the clang of metal hitting metal as the morning weightlifters began their routines. It was 1999, I was twenty-two, and it seemed perfectly logical [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/07/22/rethink-your-drink/by Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN I’m sure you have heard the saying “You are what you eat” but have you ever heard the saying “you are what you drink?” Beverages are everywhere – especially when the temperature increases in the summer time! The average American adult consumes about 28 ounces of sugar-sweetened beverages per [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/25/acupuncture-and-miscarriage-prevention/by Pamela Policastro, L.Ac. Miscarriage is the result of many possible factors during pregnancy.  These include genetic factors, environmental factors, circulatory factors, and immunologic factors.  Many of these conditions are a result of subtle imbalance within a very delicate internal environment.  Since acupuncture is used to bring the body back to balance, it is able to [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/23/food-and-moon-coping-with-loss/By Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN Going through a loss can have a huge impact on our nutrition. We know that the mind and body are intertwined, with an even closer connection between the brain and the gut (otherwise known as the digestive system). Do you ever notice when you are nervous you feel it in [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/23/an-energetic-remedy-for-loss/Last Friday I was riding home from work with our wise-beyond-her-years Chicago admin/receptionist Jenny when our conversation turned to coping with loss.  This had not been an easy winter for Jenny, who had lost most of her earthly belongings in an apartment fire that left her homeless in February.  During the catastrophic event and the [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/10/electrifying-acupuncture-tools/by Pamela Policastro, L.Ac. It sounds a bit scarey, but there’s a good chance that at some point in your fertility acupuncture treatment your TCM practitioner will pull out “the electro-stim machine.” Basically, electroacupuncture is a substitute for time consuming hand manipulation.  Although you may not be aware of it, once the acupuncture needles have penetrated the [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/06/07/is-your-prenatal-nutritionist-a-specialist/By Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN We tend to think of our genetics as a hereditary “gift” from our parents – one that can keep on giving.  Depending on the cards dealt by nature, we may have a life-long relationship with Aunt Martha’s high blood pressure, Uncle Mike’s diabetes and even worry that one day we’ll [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/05/28/why-i-teach/I am very excited today because I just decided to teach a One Day Fertility Yoga Retreat  in our Chicago location on July 18.  It’s been a couple of months since I’ve taught a class, largely because we have such amazing teachers (like Jenliyn Francis, Sara Shelley and Jeni O’Keefe) in all our locations.  Yet, I wouldn’t miss [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/05/20/the-many-faces-of-pcos/by Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN An important aspect of PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is the fact that it is a syndrome, not a disease, meaning it’s a collection of symptoms.  Working in fertility nutrition, I’m constantly fascinated by the many faces of PCOS.  Gone are the days where the typical PCOS patient is overweight, has [...]http://pullingdownthemoon.com/blog/2010/05/20/get-the-dirt-on-fertility-nutrition/By Breea Johnson, MS RD LDN Recently, I had the opportunity to visit Growing Power’s Urban Agriculture Farm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Founder Will Allen is a national guru of local and sustainable food and grows food year round to supply many restaurants, farmers markets and schools in the Midwest.  So, what does this have to do [...]nonadult