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Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Mother and Child

Do yoga with Wailana Yoga... prenatal care.. it'll help you keep toned during pregnancy, and lose weight afterwards.

Exercise During Pregnancy Benefits Mother and Child

One of the best ways to give children a good start at long-term heart health may be exercise during pregnancy, according to a study conducted by researchers from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and presented at the 121st annual meeting of the American Physiological Society.

"When the mom exercises during pregnancy, the unborn baby gets the same type of training effect that you would see in an adult," said researcher Linda E. May, "so you see the lower heart rate and also improved heart rate variability, which is evidence of improvements in the nervous system of the heart. Maternal exercise may be the earliest intervention to improve the heart of children and possibly the best."

Researchers used magnetocardiography, which is a magnetic, noninvasive version of the more well known electrocardiogram (ECG), to measure the heart rates and heart rate variability of fetuses between every four weeks between the 24th and 36th weeks of pregnancy. Half of the mothers studied were instructed to do 30 minutes of moderately intense aerobic exercise three times per week, while the other half were given no exercise instructions.

At every measurement between 28 and 36 weeks, the fetuses of women who exercised had lower heart rates than the fetuses of more sedentary women. At 32 weeks, these same fetuses had higher heart rate variability. The difference remained at 36 weeks, although it had lowered.

Both a lower heart rate and a higher heart rate variability are important indicators of a healthy heart.

While prior studies have conclusively demonstrated that exercise during pregnancy is important for the health of the mother, this study is one of the first to show that benefits beyond healthy birth weight may also be transmitted to the unborn child.

"This study suggests that a mother who exercises may not only be imparting health benefits to her own heart, but to her developing baby's heart as well," May said.

The researchers are planning to test their hypothesis again on a larger group of women.

Source for this story include: www.reuters.com.

Ancient Beauty Secret: Do Yoga

It's amazing to see how beautiful Wai Lana is. It's as if she never ages. I'm starting to wonder if all her videos were like.. filmed from ages ago, but obviously they aren't. Here's her secret:

Ancient Yoga Secrets for Radiant Natural Beauty
Anna Montage, Health and Wellness Editor

We all want to look and feel our best—it’s only natural. The secret of yoga is this: You don’t have to spend a lot of time and money or undergo painful cosmetic procedures to exude radiant natural beauty. Here are some well-kept secrets for how to enjoy health and beauty.

Secret One: Fresh juices nourish your body from the inside out, giving you that healthy natural glow.

No beauty product can give you the natural radiance that comes from nourishing your body on the cellular level. Freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices are a powerful source of nutrition for each and every cell in your body, providing them with enzymes, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. If you juice regularly, you will experience a noticeable improvement in the texture and quality of your skin. Your energy will increase and you will begin to crave nourishing, wholesome foods. Drinking fresh juice is one of the most powerful ways to jumpstart your personal natural beauty program. Don’t be intimidated by the prospect of adding fresh juicing to your daily life; it is actually quite easy (and so delicious). Check out Wai Lana’s Favorite Juices for a tantalizing array of fresh juice recipes.

Secret Two: Yoga nourishes every gland and organ in your body, giving you youthful energy and vitality.

Yoga is a powerful exercise for enhancing your personal beauty and youthfulness in so many ways:

• Yoga balances the delicate hormones that control nearly every function in your body, enhancing the health of your skin and hair
• Yoga rejuvenates tired internal organs by improving circulation
• Inverted poses bring fresh blood to your head and face, improving skin and muscle tone
• Yoga firms and tones your muscles and helps to keep them supple and flexible
• Yoga improves your coordination and balance, leading to graceful posture and gait

Wai Lana offers a variety of yoga videos for every level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

Secret Three: A plant-based diet is a must for any natural beauty program.

The powers of plant nutrients are proclaimed on nearly every skin and hair product, and for good reason: Plants are full of wonderful rejuvenating properties that will enhance your natural beauty and longevity. However, rather than just focusing on the power of plants from the outside, why not nourish your whole body from the inside? A plant-based diet will help keep you feeling young and beautiful for many years to come. Whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, and nuts and seeds, as well as a moderate amount of dairy products, provide all the nutrition you need for radiant natural beauty—without weighing you down. The ancient science of yoga also teaches that a vegetarian diet is more compassionate, allowing you to care for other living beings while you care for yourself.

Secret Four: Relaxation and meditation give you that inner peace that is so attractive.

A sweet smile is so alluring, whether it’s coming from a young person or an old person, a tall person or a short person—it doesn’t matter. But too much stress makes it difficult to feel relaxed and peaceful, and stress is hard to avoid in our society. Take a little time every day to cultivate your ability to relax and experience the inner peace that will help you to transcend the stress and strain of everyday life. Yoga meditation is a powerful method for inducing inner peace and relaxation. Wai Lana’s CDs—Rest and Relax, Yoga Sound and Yoga Music of the Heart—all contain the soothing sound vibrations that will make it easier for you to relax and smile every day.

Secret Five: Simple, all-natural beauty products bring the final touch to your natural beauty program.

Thankfully, there are many bath and beauty products available that contain all-natural, cruelty-free ingredients. These products are better for you and better for the environment. Many common beauty products contain chemical ingredients that are not good for you—they may even be toxic over the long term or cause allergic reactions. Read labels and stick with the brands that emphasize natural purity and safety.


Thankfully, there are many bath and beauty products available that contain all-natural, cruelty-free ingredients. These products are better for you and better for the environment. Many common beauty products contain chemical ingredients that are not good for you—they may even be toxic over the long term or cause allergic reactions. Read labels and stick with the brands that emphasize natural purity and safety.

Wai Lana's News Letter

Wai lana's Soup Book

I just received my Wai Lana's Favorite Soups book, and I am floored by the beautiful pictures and equally delicious sounding recipes. I have yet to try the recipes yet, but it's just great. I love all the tips and extra tidbits in it- i.e., extra juice recipes and what not. It's definitely a GREAT buy.

Quit smoking, do yoga

It is always difficult for people to quit smoking. Many of my relatives and friends smoke, and just a few weeks ago, one of them died from lung cancer. It's always a heart breaking thing to go through. Let yoga help you get rid of the habit.

Kick Nicotine with Yoga
People often ask me whether yoga can help them quit smoking. It can. Practice the asanas in fresh air, focusing on the breath. Pay special attention to pranayama, yoga’s breathing techniques. After all, for some, smoking is just the urge to breathe deeply, and you will with yoga!

The more yoga you do, the more you’ll become aware of your lungs and how yoga makes you feel overall. You see, yoga enhances your lung capacity, oxygenates your cells, and increases circulation, energizing your entire body. Smoking does the opposite. If you practice regularly, one day you just might find that breathing fresh, clean air feels and tastes so good that you won’t want to inhale harmful smoke into your lungs anymore. In addition, the discipline you get from yoga and meditation can help you find the strength to kick the nicotine habit.

Wai Lana's Weekly Message

The news about the dangers of cell phones is incredible already, and well- for smokers, this will be a good way to reflect on why you smoke.

Miracles of Fasting

Here's a nice little article to explain the wonders of fasting:

The Miracle of Fasting (Part 4) - Advanced Tissue Cleansing

After a 36 hour fast one becomes more comfortable with the fasting process, having experienced the benefits of certain herbs and detoxifying baths. By that point you will likely become more curious about additional beneficial herbs and methods of cleansing. Certain herbs such as Yellow Dock and Sarsparilla help make the other common fasting herbs like Burdock more effective, while enemas can accelerate the cleansing process. Those topics are discussed in this article.

Colon Cleansing

During a fast, it is surprising to learn that headaches and other pains seemingly unrelated to your lower body are often relieved after a bowel movement. According to Dr. Bernard Jensen, there exist "neural arc reflexes" where the sections of the bowel correspond to different parts of the body. When these areas become congested different parts of the body are affected.

But instead of doing enemas, it is much better to cleanse your body from inside out. Whenever I fast, I drink the different juices from Wailana's Juice Book because more than any other type of fasting, I have felt the huge difference in how her juices make me feel and clean out my body of toxins!

Happy fasting! :)

Best Wishes for 2009!

I hope for all the best this year.

I have set many goals for myself this year, and one of them is to try to get strong enough to do Wai Lana's Fun Challenge Series, which I have yet to even embark on!

Patience, patience... it's one of those virtues that has always seemed to escape me quite often, but for the past year since I have been practicing yoga quite regularly, (and loving the meditation and relaxation!) I feel that it has made me a much, much better person.

I love yoga! And not just any yoga, but Wai Lana Yoga!