Hi, I’m Kristy Manners, a passionate Accredited Practicing Dietitian who loves to help mothers and their children through my business Growth Spectrum. Why choose me to be your dedicated health care provider? Because I know wholeheartedly that I will be able to make a difference. I...
During pregnancy, while maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is important, supplementation may be necessary due to: an increased demand; difficulty to obtain key nutrients in sufficient amounts from the diet; or losses of nutrients obtained from the diet due to morning sickness. Prenatal or antenatal supplements...
The microbiome is a popular topic within health communities, it’s benefits and contribution to a range of processes in the body are seen in emerging research. So far, it’s known to play a large role in the metabolism of our nutrients and is currently being...
The pregnancy and postpartum period represent a stage in a woman’s life of substantial change for the new mum, these changes are not only physical, but psychological as well. Postpartum depression (PPD) is a depressive disorder of significant mortality and morbidity, affecting 10 – 15% of...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasingly common worldwide. According to statistics, between 12% and 14% of pregnant women will develop GDM and this usually occurs around the 24th to 28th week of pregnancy. Reports from Australia show that between 2000–01 and 2016–17, the rate of...
Many new moms, whether they are breastfeeding or not, do their best to lose the fat gained during those months of pregnancy. It's essential to comprehend that your postpartum weight was not gained all of a sudden, so it won't disappear in a fortnight! In general,...
After childbirth, new mums begin a new stage in their lives: the postpartum period or what we sometimes call “the fourth trimester”. This is a period that is important not only to establish the breastfeeding process and bond with our babies, but also because it...
Like most mums, I spent my first pregnancy alternating between visions of snuggling my newborn, and battling anxiety over how difficult – and painful! – childbirth could really be. Not once did I consider the recovery process–not even when other women described it as “the fourth...
After giving birth, there’s one thing that worries and is one of the biggest concerns for almost all new mums: how to lose weight and get rid of those kilos we gained during the previous nine months! The truth is that seeing so many changes in...
Weight loss is not only about calories in and calories out; we wish it could be that simple! The truth is that weight loss and keeping our weight under control is also deeply connected to our psychology, our emotions, and our beliefs. Psychology and behavior play...
