I’ve had severe morning sickness (a.k.a. hyperemesis gravidarum, HG) a total of three times. During those times, no one was able to cook in the kitchen because the smell made me vomit. We ate take-out or processed food. I could only eat food that was fresh and made somewhere else. I couldn’t eat anything unless […]
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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 … […]

Castor oil is both gentle and potent and has the ability to absorb into your skin and various other organs to relieve pain, increase circulation, decrease inflammation, and bring healing to specific parts of the body. One easy way to get all these benefits is with a ‘castor pack’. My first time doing a pack […]
Eat My What? (newspaper article in The Bridge) Tara Carpenter, PES. Serving new mothers in Vermont and New Hampshire with an FDA-approved traditional Chinese medicine method since 2011. Written by The Bridge on February 7, 2013, News & Features on Tara Carpenter, Placenta Encapsulation Specialist (PES). Tara Carpenter is a Placenta Encapsulation Specialist trained with […]
Chocolate Torte Recipe for Body Ecology Diet Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant helping people regain natural microbiome after yeast, bacteria, and viral infections Originally published on December 29, 2016. Many people healing on Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) ask me how they can eat this cake because of the oranges and chocolate; my answer is this […]
Toasty Coconut Truffles for Body Ecology Diet (B.E.D.) Tara Carpenter, NC. Nutrition Consultant for people regaining natural gut microbiome after yeast, bacterial, viral infections with Body Ecology Diet. Originally published on December 17, 2016. I ground some shredded coconut I had gently toasted in the oven. My aim was to get a fine powder to sprinkle […]
As a PBi-Certified Placenta Encapsulator I get to witness how much a new mother benefits from taking her placenta capsules made with a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) method. Why would a woman eat her placenta? Because during pregnancy, this is the organ that regulates and stores hormones. Once it is expelled after a baby’s birth, we […]