Healing Postpartum Infections with The Body Ecology Diet Nutrition Consultant for people regaining microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections and healing with The Body Ecology Diet. Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on March 22, 2024. Birth can invite a host of changes for the new mother; my sister here in the above photograph (my older […]
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My Red Yoga Mat
My Red Yoga Mat Tara Carpenter, NC, PES. Originally published on July 15, 2015. Like a loved teddy bear, my red yoga mat has been with me through thick ‘n thin since I was 20 and taught myself how to do each yoga posture with a little book written by Richard Hittleman. This was before […]
Channel 3 MiVT: Placenta Encapsulation in Vermont Tara Carpenter, CPES. Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist for mothers in Vermont. Originally published in 2013. By Gina Bullard STOWE, VT. At first glance it’s hard to tell if Tara Carpenter is a chef or a medical examiner. She’s actually a certified placenta encapsulation specialist. Carpenter turns a woman’s […]
Can a Group B Strep positive (GBS+) mom use placenta capsules? In short, it depends on the type of preparation method used. NOT ALL ENCAPSULATIONISTS USE THE SAME SAFETY STANDARDS I am trained to prepare placenta in capsule form using a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method that is on file with the FDA; a method […]
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Avoid Group B Strep+ During Pregnancy
Avoid Group B Strep+ During Pregnancy Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with The Body Ecology Diet. Most pregnant women, myself included, aren’t prepared for a group B strep diagnosis. I know I wasn’t when my test came back positive at 38 weeks and I did […]
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (Morning Sickness X’s 100) Tara Carpenter, NC, CPES. Nutrition Consultant for people on Body Ecology Diet & Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist for new mothers in Vermont. Originally published on February 24, 2017. Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a rare, serious condition affecting 0.5–2.0% of pregnant women and when broken down means hyper=over-excessive/severe, emesis=vomiting, gravidarum=pregnancy; […]
There is no one way to prevent hyperemesis gravidarum, a.k.a. HG or morning sickness x 1,000. At least, not that I know of and I have looked high ‘n low to end this horrible misery. I have read books on the topic and spoke to women who have survived this debilitating nausea and vomiting … […]