Dr. Melanie Beingessner

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Dr. Melanie Beingessner

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Main Areas
Chiropractic, breastfeeding, infant massage, ADD/ADHD
Career Focus
Chiropractor, Author
Affiliation
Canadian College of Chiropractors, Alberta College of Chiropractors

Dr. Melanie Beingessner graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College of Toronto, Ontario, in 1997. Since then, she has become a breastfeeding counsellor and a certified infant massage instructor of the International Association of Infant Massage.

Dr. Beingessner is the author of The Calm Baby Cookbook, and Getting Ready for Baby: a practical five step guide to help you prepare for labour, birth and for life as a family.

She is the co-founder of the Becoming Parents Prenatal program, that helps women and their partners learn that they can birth their babies and what to do with them after they are born. She is currently writing a book based on the principles of the Becoming Parents Prenatal Program

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If you or your child have been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), there are many alte atives to Ritalin or other mind-altering drugs for you and your family to choose. Mind-altering drugs should always be the last resort, as our ...

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Backpacks are extremely helpful when it comes to transferring schoolbooks, supplies and lunches from home to school and back again. However, the type and size of your child’s backpack could cause your child to experience headaches or back pain. Scientific research has shown that more than 50% ...

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“The next century will be dominated by the conce s of the elderly” affirms Ken Minaker, MD., Chief of Geriatric Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor at Harvard Medical School. By the year 2050, our average life expectancy is projected to be 82.6 ...

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Chiropractic care facilitates a more comfortable transition from early to late term pregnancy and through to postpartum recovery. No one has said that pregnant women should silently endure the aches and pains of pregnancy. The good news is that pregnant women do not have to suffer these pains ...

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Here’s a tasty recipe that is easy to make and is simply delicious! It contains none of the foods that irritate a newborn’s digestive system, so as a breastfeeding mom, you can enjoy the food now and have a calm, happy baby afterwards. Throughout time, many breastfeeding mothers have noticed ...

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This past month, I have had quite a few frantic calls from stressed out moms who have fussy babies and are hoping that The Calm Baby Cookbook could help. After a short conversation, their problem was easily diagnosed over the phone. These women were experiencing problems with breastfeeding ...

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When babies cry for hours on end, their parents (especially first-time parents) can be driven to distraction. It is quite clear that something is bothering the baby. What is not obvious is how to relieve the baby's pain. The result is that someone walks with the crying, fretful baby for hours ...

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Many people simply do not know how much of difference Chiropractic adjustments can make to an infant or child’s health because infants and toddlers are usually unable say that their necks or low backs are hurting. When a child is old enough to tell an adult about his or her neck or back ...

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Exercising regularly during pregnancy can improve your health and the health of your baby. There are many benefits for both the mother and the baby when women exercise during pregnancy. Benefits for the mother-to-be include: • Improved cardiovascular fitnessn • Less weight gain during ...

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Learning to Breastfeed Can Be Such A Vulnerable Time Learning to breastfeed can be a difficult and frustrating timefor first-time mothers and their babies. Under the bestcircumstances, most of us have patience and determination tolea a new skill. However, after the physically ...

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Breastfeeding Is More Than Just Food While the breastfeeding process exists to nourish a newbo and to provide everything that it needs to grow, breastfeeding is much more than food for a baby. The entire breastfeeding process provides significant benefits for both the baby and the ...

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Fussy, crying, colicky babies are usually distressed because they arereacting to foods that their mothers are eating! Indeed, everything abreastfeeding mother eats or drinks ends up in her breastmilk and smallparticles of foods in the breastmilk itself can cause a baby pain anddiscomfort. ...

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Memorial Square Chiropractic

8, 5268 Memorial Drive NE

Calgary, AB

Canada

T2A 2R1

(403) 248-9819

www.drmelaniebee.org

www.heartlightspublishing.com