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In This Issue Page 4 | Abby's Magazine - www.AbbysMag.com Abby's Magazine www.AbbysMag.com EXECUTIVE EDITORS: Abby Sayler, Victor Karydis MANAGING EDITOR: Abbys Health Food Inc. DESIGN DIRECTOR: Angela Russo EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Stacy Kaye Karydis, Luis DeJesus, Deirdre Rowan, Lily Beahan WRITERS: Dr. Aviva Romm, Abby Sayler, Dr. Dan Durrieu, David Steinman, David Housefield, Dr. Marlene Siegel PHOTOGRAPHY & ILLUSTRATION: Subbotina, Elena Elisseeva, Monkey Business Images, Showface, Tyler Olson, Arne9001, © VGStudio, Pat Olson, Apatcha Muensaksorn, Marcin Okupniak, Flynt, Famveldman, Szefei , Piotr Marcinski, Martin Valigursky, Niguella, New Photo Service, Kurhan, Candybox Images, Retina2020, Karen R., Darya Petrenko, Mariusz Jurgielewicz, Christos Georghiou, Christin Lola, Fever Pitched, Leremy, Artem Furman, ibreakstock, Rafael Ben Ari, Scott Dumas, Dmitry Kalinovsky, Jbrown777, Paradoxfx, Paulus Rusyanto, Martin Novak, Nipon Temsakun, Madartists, Differentnata, Citalliance, Rene Jansa, Sebastian Kaulitzki, Greenland, Robert Brown, Kts, Designua, Dawn Hudson, Stratum, Steve Allen, Alys, Allnaturalbeth, Starast, Kaspars Grinvalds, Aleutie, Igor Mojzes, John Takai, Mita Stock Images, Olesia Bilkei, Sabri Hakim, Alexander Raths, Maksudkr, Iakov Filimonov, George T Sartsianidis, Julie N Gondin, Luna Marina, Tatiana Morozova, Mirage3, Greenland, Designer491, Kiosea39, Kasezo, Jean Paul Chassenet, Science Pics, Sky Pixel, Nipon Temsakun, Antonio Diaz, Nipon Temsakun, Joli Juli, Astroid, Carlo Amodeo, Andrey Zametalov, Gabriel Blaj, Gina Sanders, Gediminas Packevicius, Fabiana Ponzi, Ayeletk Eshet, Get4net, Maxri Esgo, Paulus Rusyanto, Preartiq, Wave Break Media Ltd, Gstock Studio1, Pojo Slaw, Konstantin Yuganov, Evgenya Tamanenko, Mashiki, Rocketclips, Inc., Waldemar Dabrowski, Ivonne Wierink, Golyak, Diego Vito Cervo, Marek Uliasz , Designua, Charlieaja, Lasse Behnke, Peter Hermes Furian, Photong, T.L.Furrer, Abdelmoumen Taoutaou, Natallia Areshka, Charlie Aja, Lana Toma, Elena Schweitzer, Hywit Dimyadi, Vera Stuchelova, Victoria Plisko, Katarzyna Bialasiewicz, Subbotina, Bryan Pollard, Piksel, Margo 555, Niloo138, Rolff Images, Sherry Young , Luca Santilli, Brooke Becker, Maria Yunira, Kakigori, Marish, Dragon Images, Susanne Neal, Marilyn Gould, Raw Pixel Images, Candy Box Images, glen- mccallum, jacinto, johannes-plenio DIGITAL EDITOR: Abbys Health Food Inc. WEB DESIGN & HOSTING: Infoswell Media ASSOCIATE DIGITAL EDITOR: Rob Thompson, Lauren Hopkins Publication: Volume 5 Issue 4 Abby's Mag is published six times a year (every other month) by Abby's Health and Nutrition: 14374 N. Dale Mabry • Tampa, FL 33618 P: (813) 444-3634 Via e-mail: Peter@AbbysMag.com To be notified about the latest issue of Abby's Magazine send an email to: Peter@AbbysMag.com We do not make our mailing list available to other companies. The health content in Abby's Mag is intended to inform, not prescribe or advise, and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice and care of a qualified health care and/or health nutrition professional. We appreciate your comments and feedback, send by email to: Peter@AbbysMag.com Mission Statement: Educate, empower and enable you to discover your personal path to preventative medicine and lifelong optimal health! TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 About Aviva Romm 7 New at Abby's 8 Ask Abby 10 Chiropractic will give you an Easier Pregnancy and Safer Birth 11 Joint Health – Gouch! and Gouch! Liquid 12 #1 Choice for Kids' Immune Protection 13 5 TIPS FOR BEING A HEALTHY MOM 16 From Our Cafe 17 10 THINGS I Wish all Pregnant Women to Know about Birth 21 MTHFR: What the Bleep is it? 26 Protect Your Baby's Health EVEN BEFORE BIRTH! 29 Is There Sex After Baby? 32 Why our children (and grandchildren) need to be outdoors 34 The Importance of a Pre-Pregnancy Detox 38 Home Birth 43 Labor Induction 48 Glucose Testing in Pregnancy 53 Healing Herb Baths For New Moms 55 Pet Vet 57 Group B Strep (GBS) in Pregnancy 62 Pregnant? Have Heartburn? This issue of Abby's Mag and the next are dedicated to Aviva Romm. Aviva Romm, a Yale trained physician, herbalist, midwife, advocate ecologist and mother of four grown children is internationally respected. Aviva's unique knowledge experience and credentials allow her to bring you inspiring and trustworthy perspectives on the many aspects of optimal women's health before, during and after pregnancy.