Latham Thomas - Mama Glow: A Hip Guide to Your Fabulous Abundant Pregnancy

Praise forMama Glow

This book is a gift to all mothers, but more importantly, a gift to all the children of our collective future. A womans body is the soil in which a new life grows and flourishes. Cleansing, nourishing, supporting, and healing that soil is what Mama Glow is all aboutbefore, during, and afterso that our next generation of children will be bright, focused, fit, and engaged. If you want to have a baby, or know anyone about to have a baby, this book will save two livesmother and baby!

Mark Hyman, M.D., author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Blood Sugar Solution

Mama Glow reveals the extraordinary power of natural, plant-based living during pregnancy. It is a must-have guide for healthy mothers and their babies.

Neal Barnard, M.D., best-selling author of Food for Life and Dr. Neal Barnards Program for Reversing Diabetes

In Mama Glow, Latham Thomas delivers an empowering promise of what women would actually like to expect while expecting: a glowing, energetic, and healthy experience that doesnt bring life to a screeching halt. Latham shows us how to feel great and look fantastic, all the while easing our wonky fears about motherhood.

Tara Stiles, founder of Strala Yoga, best-selling author of Yoga Cures and Slim Calm Sexy Yoga

Mama Glow takes the guesswork out of having a happy pregnancy. It offers a fantastic program for mothers to achieve vitality and ease. I highly recommend it!

Frank Lipman, M.D., founder and director of Eleven Eleven Wellness Center and author of Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again

I feel blessed to have Latham Thomas on my speed dial. The moment I get pregnant, Latham will be the first call I make. Her holistic approach to pregnancy guides women through the process with joy and confidence. Every woman deserves the miracle of Mama Glow.

Gabrielle Bernstein, author of May Cause Miracles

Latham is an incredible doula. She helped to guide me on the most important journey of my lifewelcoming my son into the world. She empowers you so that you are free to focus on welcoming your baby into the world. This book is Lathams gift to women who want to feel that natural glow power.

Rebecca Minkoff, fashion designer

Mama Glow is the essential handbook for expectant mothers who want to create a peaceful life for themselves and their babies. Lathams passion for helping women become mothers in the most holistic way possible is deeply inspiring.

Joshua Rosenthal, Founder and Director of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition

Latham Thomas is convinced that pregnancy is the time for a woman to shine more than ever. In Mama Glow, she shows every willing mom-to-be how to grow into her most luminous self, before the baby comes and forever after.

Victoria Moran, author of Main Street Vegan

In Mama Glow, Latham Thomas will show you how becoming a mother can be a catalyst for transformation, allowing you to look, feel, and be healthier and happier, and more integrated and whole than youve ever imagined. Look out, worldmotherhood just got a makeover!

Lissa Rankin, M.D., OB/GYN, author of Mind Over Medicine and The Fear Cure

Latham holds space for mamas to seek, shine, reach, love, and be loved. Its truly a new world for pregnancy and motherhood: where mamas are intelligent, listening, curious, conscious, loving, GLOWING beings, giving birth and raising incredible humans. May Mama Glow resonate to all women everywhere.

Elena Brower, founder of Virayoga and author of Art of Attention

Latham Thomas brings pregnancy books into the 21st century, providing modern moms-to-be and their partners with a holistic guide that is practical, thorough, and inspiring. Having read half a dozen books on pregnancy in preparation for my daughters birth, I have to say that Mama Glow is the most original and accessible guide for someone hoping to support his or her partner in maintaining a healthful pregnancy.

Bryant Terry, author of The Inspired Vegan

Latham is creating a new paradigm for the world of holistic maternal and prenatal care, and setting a standard for what a healthy, vibrant pregnancy really encompasses. Mama Glow is a prerequisite for anyone who is pregnant or planning on being pregnant.

Richard Ash, M.D., founder of the Ash Center for Comprehensive Medicine

Latham has translated her hands-on approach to helping women explore their best pregnancy and birth experience in this easy-to-read and witty book. Whether or not you achieve your ideal pregnancy and birth is not always in your control, but with Lathams guidance, you have a much better chance of success!

Gigi Lee Chang, CEO of Healthy Child Healthy World

Latham Thomas empowers women as strong mothers and vessels for change. Mama Glow is a must-have manual for women to discover their best care inside and out, to take charge of their health, and to celebrate the phenomenal gift of pregnancy.

Tonya Lewis Lee, author of Please, Baby, Please and Giant Steps to Change the World, and Founder of HealthyYouNow.com

Mama Glow is a book for a woman who truly wants to create the pregnancy, birth, and delivery she desires. I know Lathams work will inspire mothers to be healthy in the Mama Glow lifestyle. Heres to a healthy pregnancy for the thriving child!

Erica Reid, author of The Thriving Child

Latham Thomas is a true inspirationan abundant wealth of knowledge, encouragement, and energy. I am blessed to have Latham and her book, Mama Glow, in my life!

Pippa Vosper, Fashion Editor, Harpers Bazaar UK and founder of MaternallyChic.com

Copyright 2012 by Latham Thomas

Published in the United States by: Hay House, Inc.: www.hayhouse.com Published in Australia by: Hay House Australia Pty. Ltd.: www.hayhouse.com.au Published in the United Kingdom by: Hay House UK, Ltd.: www.hayhouse.co.uk Published in India by: Hay House Publishers India: www.hayhouse.co.in

Cover design: Christy Salinas
Interior design: Tricia Breidenthal
Interior photos/illustrations: Micaela Ezra
Indexer: Jay Kreider/Index It Now

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic, or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted, or otherwise be copied for public or private useother than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviewswithout prior written permission of the publisher.

The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical, emotional, or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions.

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