This photo was taken after a client of mine gave birth via c-section. Before surgery, this mom requested that her doctor insert a piece of gauze into her vagina. This same gauze was used seconds after she gave
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Milk Kefir Recipe for The Body Ecology Diet Tara Carpenter, NC. Originally published on October 12, 2018. This traditional form of milk kefir has 2 ingredients; milk and starter, straight up, simple stuff. I was introduced to kefir on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D) to heal my systemic yeast overgrowth. This kefir reduced my cravings, cleared […]
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 […]
I began Transcendental Meditation (TM) in January of 2018. I first heard about this meditation technique when a friend mentioned it might help prevent the panic attacks I was prone to. At that time I was willing to try anything … except take more medication.
Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutritional support for people on Body Ecology Diet. Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D) is a system of health and healing designed by Donna Gates to address yeast, bacterial, and viral overgrowth in body. The purpose of this diet is to boost immunity by alkalizing blood and restoring inner ecosystem […]
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 Girl Tara Carpenter, NC., CPES I wrote the poem below in 2006 while in the hospital recovering from a sepsis infection I got moments after losing my baby girl. You can read more in detail about that loss here, please know there are photos that may be disturbing […]