How about a little explanation for the pain associated with childbirth? As Byron discusses in his article about Postpartum nutrition, Substance P is the primary pain-modulating neuropeptide and simply put, it inundates your body during stressful situations and has a hard time getting cleared away if your body is worn down or nutritionally deficient. Too much residual substance P results in poor mood, anxiety, and “raw” nerves.
Is it any wonder that women experience feelings of depression following their deliveries if the basic coping mechanisms for stress can’t reset themselves? So, now that we know why those feelings come up and hang on what can you do about them?
1. Breast feeding helps you recover your cope by releasing endorphins and having an overall calming effect on your central nervous system. It’s also produces a feeling of connection between you and your baby. Not to mention you’ll drop whatever baby weight you gained through the process of nursing.
2. Eat high quality protein at every meal and your highest fat meal in the evening. It’s beneficial to your mood and overall nerve health as well as helping your baby to sleep better after his/her final nursing of the day.
3. Take supplements designed to support your mood. From our product line we recommend: Daily Protein Plus, Daily Energy Multi-Vitamin, Iosol Iodine, RelaxaMag, Quercetin, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Calcium AEP, Stress Helper, Thyroid Helper
