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Two things every new mother and mother-to-be should know about:

Pre-Natal Breastfeeding Class
For expectant women and their families, to learn about getting breastfeeding off to a good start, and to introduce the benefits and beauty of the breastfeeding relationship.
Held at the Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center in Oak View
Monday, May 12, 7 - 9 p.m.
$25 per person/$40 couple*(*sliding scale available to those who meet financial requirements)
Facilitated by Renee Mandala, MA CD(DONA) CLC
RSVP 646-5685

The Ojai Breastfeeding Helpline
Staffed by lactation professionals, telephone counseling, information and referral are available FREE to our community.
Ojai Breastfeeding Helpline 805.646.5685

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Excitotoxin: a substance added to foods and beverages that literally stimulates neurons to death, causing brain damage of varying degrees. Con be found in such ingredients as monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame (Nutrasweet®), cysteine, hydrolyzed protein and aspartic acid.

An enlightening and frightening book by Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.

If you're into the “health food” movement, you probably try to avoid MSG. But you may not know that the other excitotoxins are equally as dangerous and damaging or that they are more dangerous and damaging in combination.

Continue reading "Excitotoxins" »

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This article / interview is from The News Target, by Mike Adams.
It can be found here: http://www.newstarget.com/021763.html
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With consumer demand for organic products continuing to grow, more large corporations are entering the organic market. To maximize profits, some of these companies don't follow organic standards but still label products as organic. For example, Horizon Organic and Aurora Organic, sold by Wal-Mart and other retailers, continue to produce “organic“ milk under factory-farm conditions that few reasonable people would consider truly organic.

Continue reading "Organic Milk (and more) That Isn't" »

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Saturday, October 27 1:30 - 4 pm, at the Mothers Guild in Ventura. $30couple/$20 person.
RSVP 667-2115 or 640-1417

Learn the skills you'll need to get breastfeeding off to a great start. Perfect for both parents -Dad's make the difference!. You'll learn how and when breast milk is made, how much your baby needs, the basics of latch and positioning, typical nursing patterns, when to get help, and recommendations for supplies and equipment.

Taught by Renee Mandala, M.A.,Certified Lactation Counselor, UCLA-trained Lactation Educator, DONA-certified doula,who runs a private practice in Ventura specializing in breastfeeding, birth & postpartum support.

Next class: Saturday, November 17 or December 15th.

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Even though this experiment has been going on for about 100 years, you may not have heard it. It doesn’t have an official name. It is certainly the longest and largest study ever conducted on the connection between diet, chemicals and health.

The subjects in this study don’t even realize that they are the unwitting participants in a ongoing experiment on the effects of specific foods and chemicals on living organisms.

Continue reading "The 100 Year Health Experiment" »

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When: Saturday October 13, 11:30 - 2:30

Where: Oak View Recreation and Resource Center, 555 Mahoney Drive in Oak View

What: Grand Opening Celebration of the Nan Tolbert
Nurturing Center and Ojai Valley Birth Resource and Family Support.
Join us for a day of celebration, live music by the Oak View Old Time
Fiddlers, food hot off the grill, tasty treats, children's play
activities, and a tour of this exciting new center.

Continue reading "Grand Opening of the Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center" »

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Birth Story Night: Stories to Inspire and Guide
Tuesday, June 26, 6:30 - 9pm New!
$15 couple / $10 person
RSVP welcomed 667-2115

Calling all expectant parents! Join us for an informative, exploratory, and fun evening listening to other parents talk about their real-life, positive birth experiences.

Continue reading "Birth Story Night: Stories to Inspire and Guide" »

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OjaiHealing.com is a healing blog, and companion site to OjaiHealers.com, which is a one-stop resource directory for alternative and traditional healing in Ojai and Ventura County, California.

Ojai is known as a healing community, from destinations such as the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa and The Oaks at Ojai to dozens of world-renowned healers in a dizzying array of modalities and expertise. We are bringing together a number of talented healers to share their knowledge and advice on a wide range of health and healing issues.

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