Seeding a Caesarean Tara Carpenter, CPES. Certified Placenta Encapsulation Specialist for new mothers in Vermont. The mother in this photo was a client of mine and gave birth via c-section. Before surgery, this mom requested her doctor insert a piece of gauze into her vagina. This same gauze was used seconds after she gave
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Traditional Milk Kefir Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with The Body Ecology Diet. Originally published on October 12, 2018. This traditional milk kefir has only two ingredients; milk and starter, straight up, simple stuff. I was introduced to kefir on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) to […]
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 […]
Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with The Body Ecology Diet. Originally published on December 31, 2017. Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D) is a foundational system of health and healing designed by Donna Gates to address yeast, bacterial, and viral overgrowth in the […]
The mom in this photo tested positive with group B strep* infection (GBS+) in her final trimester and received I.V. antibiotics during labor. Group b strep are a pathogenic bacterium that sporadically live in the rectum, intestines, urinary tract, and genital area of all pregnant and non-pregnant healthy people. These bacteria don’t typically cause problems […]
Now You Are Still …. Losing My Baby Tara Carpenter, NC, CPES. Originally published on July 30th 2006 I wrote this while in the hospital recovering from a sepsis infection that resulted in losing my baby. More about her loss here with photos that may disturb some. In the palm of my hand, you are […]
One way to decrease the chance of group B strep infection (GBS+) during pregnancy is to build up your birth canal with good bacteria that naturally discourage excess GBS overgrowth. The best way to do this is to eat foods that do not ‘feed’ the bacteria and naturally prevent them from growing too large in […]