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WAYS TO BOOST VITALITY AND FERTILITY
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regnancy  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  treasured  moments  in  a  woman’s  life.  But  it  is  also  an  experience  that  exerts  the  greatest  physical  transformation  on  the  female  body  and  it  can  take  its  toll  emotionally  and  physically.  That  is  why  is  makes  sense  to  embark  on  a  healthy  diet,  to  nourish  your  body  way  before  pregnancy,  to  give  you  the  optimum  health  and  strength  to  deal  with  the  challenges  of  birthing.      Eating  more  whole  grains,  fruits,  vegetables,  high-Âfat  dairy,  folic  acid,  lean  meats,  beans  and  Omega  3  are  all  essential  to  vitality  and  fertility.  We  have  picked  a  few  extra Â
tips  to  get  you  started  on  to  your  road  to  becoming  a  Yummy  Mummy.
FDXOLÀRZHU DQG RPHOHWWH WR your  weekly  menu.
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1.5  L,  of  the  recommended  amount  of  water  daily.  Fertility  experts  agree  that  when  you  drink  too  little  water,  your  FHUYLFDO ÀXLG FDQ EHFRPH less  effective  during  conception.  Cervical  Fluid  plays  a  critical  role  in  helping  the  sperm  target  the  egg.  The  same  advise  goes  for  the  man’s  HMDFXODWH ÀXLG 0DNH sure  your  man  drinks  plenty  of  water  too-  a  quick  spot  check  to  see  if  you  are  drinking  enough  water,  is  simply  checking  the  colour  of  your  urine,  which  should  be  light  in  yellow  colour.
    Weight  has  a  role  to  play  in  helping  achieve  pregnancy  and  remember  fertility  takes  two.  If  you  are  experiencing  a  slow  start  to  achieving  pregnancy,  or  are  thinking  about  starting  a  family,  it  is  important  to  involve  your  man  from  the  get  go.  Just  as  you  must  be  at  a  health  weight  to  encourage  conception  your  partner  must  equally  not  be  overweight.  Health  practioners  in  fertility  have  been  advising  couples  that  fertility  problems  are  sometimes  OLQNHG VSHFL¿FDOO\ WR WKH male  partners  weight  and  poor  diet.
   Keep  an  eye  on  botanical  teas  and  supplement  in  take,  as  some  teas  such  as  those  including:   ginseng,  St.  John’s  Wort,  sassafras  and  ephedra  should  really  be  avoided  while  pregnant  or  undertaking  fertility  treatment.
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food  choline  rich  food.  You  may  not  have  heard  of  choline  but  you  would  certainly  recognise  it  in  your  shopping  basket  or  on  the  shelves  of  your  local  supermarket  and  if  you  like  cup  cakes  or  a  good  old  fashion  Sunday  English  then  you  would Â
have  consumed  choline  and  enjoyed  every  bite.  Egg  yolk  is  high  in  FKROLQH DV LV FDXOLĂ€RZHU the  highest  choline- containing  vegetable.  One  FDXOLĂ€RZHU FRQWDLQV per  cent  of  choline  that  is  found  in  one  egg  yolk.     Why  is  choline  vital  for  women  planning  to  conceive?  Choline  is  a  vital  nutrient,  as  it  has  the  works  to  help  reduce  the  harmful  gene  effects  that  may  result  in  birth  defects  and  is  very  good  for  brain  function.  According  to  health  studies,  women  are  not  getting  enough  choline,  so  don’t  forget  to  add Â
   Make  sure  that  honey  is  consuming  food  that  contains  high  levels  of  vitamin  C  and  E,  along  with  zinc  and  folic  acid  to  improve  the  quality  and  health  of  the  sperm.  Sperm  need  to  be  pretty  swift  and  their  mobility  is  damaged  by:  smoking,  drinking  alcohol  including  beer.
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a  wake  up  zingy  green  Goddess  smoothie,  packed  with  avocado,  cucumber,  green  grapes,  a  dash  of  lime  and  green  apples.  High  caffeine  intake  meddles  with  the  chances  of  conception,  and  if  you  can  it  is  worth  considering  taking  caffeine  out  of  your  diet  altogether  to  support  boosting  fertility.  Decaf  coffee,  is  good  to  go,  but  if  you  really  can’t  do  with  out  caffeine,  then  fertility  experts  advise  no  PRUH WKDQ WZR ¿YH RXQFH cups  of  regular  coffee  a  day.   Once  pregnant  caffeine  is  said  to  impact  the  placenta  and  can  affect  the  fetus  and  in  some  cases  contribute  to  miscarriage.
ENJOY MORE VEGGIE PROTEINS,
fertility  boosting  diets  encourage  you  to  replace  animal  protein  such  as  beef,  pork  and  chicken  with  vegetable  sources  such  as  beans  and  nuts.  Ovulatory  infertility  drops  by  50  per  cent  when  5  per  cent  of  total  calories  eaten  come  from  a  vegetable  protein  instead  of  an  animal  based  protein. Â
For  more  information  on  fertility  V living-  recommends  you  visit  the  Barbados  )HUWLOLW\ &HQWUH VHH SDJH in  today’s  Voice.
Disclaimer: GV Media, provides this feature as information only to readers, and not as medical advice. This feature is not intended as a substitute for medical health care. GV media strongly encourages readers to speak with health care professionals about their particular health concerns.
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Intrepid Traveller FASCINATING FAST FACTS
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Things that you probably didn’t know about Dominica…
Dominica is known as the Nature ,VODQG ,W LV KRPH WR WKH &DULEEHDQ¶V ¿UVW long distance trail, the Waitukubuli National Trail, which passes through the Carib or Kalinago Territory, home to the indigenous people of the island.
Morne Trois Pitons National Park, is found in Dominica and includes the world’s second largest Boiling Lake.
Today, approximately 2,200 Caribs inhabit, Dominica’s Carib territory. Visitors to this region will catch a glimpse of the Kalinago’s ancestral roots over the centuries.
DISCOVER THE UNMATCHED BEAUTY OF KWÈYÓL
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very year the people of Dominica and St. Lucia celebrate ‘Kweyol’ or the traditional ‘Creole’ language and culture. The world Kweyol music festival takes place in Dominica on the 24-26 October annually. For one week in October, Islanders dress in Kweyol fashion, and on one day they speak only in ‘Kweyol’. The sounds of Kweyol are said to permeate the Islands and has become part of the popular consciousness of even those who are not primarily Kweyol speakers. St. Lucia’s Folk Research Centre (FRC), in a report, titled Status of the Kweyol Language in St. Lucia, observes that ’not only is the Kweyol language becoming more powerful, but the Kweyol culture is gaining momentum and a wider acceptance.’
Kweyol is alive and well in Dominica people are increasingly using the language to express themselves with a new IRXQG FRQ¿GHQFH Historically Kweyol, Creole, Patois or Patwa speakers were predominantly rural folk. During the commonwealth migration in the 1950s, and 1960s parents became anxious for their children to speak only in English, as it was seen as a means of social mobility and commonly discouraged the use of Kweyol.
idea of Kweyol classes as a subject to be offered in schools. The St. Lucian government amended the Standing Orders of the island’s Parliament to allow parliamentarians to debate issues in Kweyol. There are also moves to provide bilingual services
The Dominican government recently introduced the
Dominica: discover the beauty of Champagne Reef
‘The perfect retreat Kwéyòl Donmnik for Beginners’ M
wen ke toujou enmen’w simply means I will always love you in Kwéyòl. Sylvia Henderson Mitchell is the author of a brand new easy to read and to learn language book, titled: Kwéyòl Donmnik for Beginners. This extremely well researched Caribbean language book reads like the perfect retreat into an island that forgot
Both Dominica and St. Lucia are seeking the approval of their respective governments in sign-posting in Kweyol, as well as the use of Kweyol orthography to write names on maps.
Today in Dominica and in St. Lucia the language has gained much popularity, because of the attention it has attracted from mass media, attempts are now being made to have Kweyol taught in secondary schools.
travel book bites
By Jacqueline Asafu-Adjaye
in magisterial courts, particularly in the area of record keeping and note taking.
time, but never its history. Mitchell guides you through this wonderful and strange world of this ancient language. As you delve into this book, you quickly realise that this is far more than a language companion. Sylvia Henderson Mitchell is The Voice newspaper author of the week, of Dominican parentage she learned Kwéyòl from her mother, friends and relatives residing in Dominica, St. Lucia and
England. Mitchell’s passion for preserving the Kwéyòl language shines through like sunbeams chasing the early sea breeze. If you would like to learn Dominica’s Kwéyòl cultural heritage language from the beginning, or improve your current knowledge and understanding of the language, this book is an essential must have. ,Q WKH ¿UVW SDUW RI WKH book, Kwéyòl grammar is explained in very
straightforward terms. Each chapter contains examples and exercises whilst the second part of the book is packed with useful words and phrases and a quiz to test your knowledge. Kwéyòl Donmnik for beginners takes you step by step through extensive language exercises. Ensuring that you are able WR XWWHU ZLWK FRQ¿GHQFH Kwéyòl’s unique every day phrases, with its authentic diction and nuances that can be traced back to the language systems used by the indigenous Caribs, West African, French and English inhabitants. Certainly more than a language book, it contains within its pages an LQTXLVLWLYH ¿QG IRU ORYHUV of the Caribbean, and of course the intrepid traveller.
V living- recommends more book bites. See page 27.
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tips  to  get  you  started  on  to  your  road  to  becoming  a  Yummy  Mummy.
FDXOLÀRZHU DQG RPHOHWWH WR your  weekly  menu.
ASK HONEY TO EXERCISE‌
DRINK
1.5  L,  of  the  recommended  amount  of  water  daily.  Fertility  experts  agree  that  when  you  drink  too  little  water,  your  FHUYLFDO ÀXLG FDQ EHFRPH less  effective  during  conception.  Cervical  Fluid  plays  a  critical  role  in  helping  the  sperm  target  the  egg.  The  same  advise  goes  for  the  man’s  HMDFXODWH ÀXLG 0DNH sure  your  man  drinks  plenty  of  water  too-  a  quick  spot  check  to  see  if  you  are  drinking  enough  water,  is  simply  checking  the  colour  of  your  urine,  which  should  be  light  in  yellow  colour.
    Weight  has  a  role  to  play  in  helping  achieve  pregnancy  and  remember  fertility  takes  two.  If  you  are  experiencing  a  slow  start  to  achieving  pregnancy,  or  are  thinking  about  starting  a  family,  it  is  important  to  involve  your  man  from  the  get  go.  Just  as  you  must  be  at  a  health  weight  to  encourage  conception  your  partner  must  equally  not  be  overweight.  Health  practioners  in  fertility  have  been  advising  couples  that  fertility  problems  are  sometimes  OLQNHG VSHFL¿FDOO\ WR WKH male  partners  weight  and  poor  diet.
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intake  meddles  with  the  chances  of  conception,  and  if  you  can  it  is  worth  considering  taking  caffeine  out  of  your  diet  altogether  to  support  boosting  fertility.  Decaf  coffee,  is  good  to  go,  but  if  you  really  can’t  do  with  out  caffeine,  then  fertility  experts  advise  no  PRUH WKDQ WZR ¿YH RXQFH cups  of  regular  coffee  a  day.   Once  pregnant  caffeine  is  said  to  impact  the  placenta  and  can  affect  the  fetus  and  in  some  cases  contribute  to  miscarriage.
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TA:   No  way!   Where  is  it?  Tell  me  !  Tell  me  !    Keep  an  eye  on Â
botanical  teas  and  JAA:  I  can’t  tell  you  we  are  supplement  in  take,  as  in  the  middle  of  the  Men  some  teas  such  as  those  United  V  Prostate  Cancer  including:   ginseng,  St.  UK  test  -  I  can  say  you  lost  John’s  Wort,  sassafras  a  point  just  now.  Wow  look  and  ephedra  should  at  what’s  happening  to  our  black  men  when  it  comes  really  be  avoided  while  down  to  it  we  don’t  know  pregnant  or  undertaking  where  things  are! fertility  treatment. JAA:   Ashley  I  am  not  going  to  let  you  off  like  that.  This  food  choline  rich  is  one  of  the  most  important  food.  You  may  not  have  areas  of  your  body  as  a  heard  of  choline  but  you  man.  So  take  a  second  would  certainly  recognise  guess?  You  should  know  where  your  prostate  is  –  it  in  your  shopping  basket  come  on  ! or  on  the  shelves  of  your Â
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