Added May 16, 2013, Under: Pregnancy, Technology, Women's Health
Lipstick has been getting a lot of bad press lately. But if you are a woman who enjoys wearing make up and feels more attractive and confident when doing so, giving up lipstick may not be an easy step to take.
What is the problem with commercial lipsticks?
Basically, heavy metals.
Many well known commercial lipsticks and lip glosses contain lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals according to a very recently published study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Earlier studies, ...
Added March 24, 2013, Under: Headaches & Migraines, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy
This stalky, grassy plant with its lemony scent grows in many tropical or temperate climates, especially in Southeast-Asia, and is aptly named Lemon Grass. You can grow it elsewhere too – we had a prolific plant in our street garden in Cape Town and it grew so well, providing good cover and habitat for birds and chameleons, that we had to cut it back from time to time when it started to dwarf everything else in the garden.
A common ingredient ...
Added March 10, 2013, Under: Babies, New Moms, Pregnancy
Whenever pregnancy comes up in books, films or TV programs, it nearly always goes hand in hand with the mother-to-be having crazy cravings. These can cover the full spectrum from bizarre to downright ridiculous – I worked with a pregnant colleague once who would chew on kitchen sponges (those ones with a rough texture on one side for cleaning pots and pans) and I never really understood why.
What are the reasons behind these cravings?
Although no one can really pin point ...
Added January 23, 2013, Under: Children's Health, New Moms, Pregnancy, Vitamin D
In the winter months of the northern hemisphere, it becomes more important than ever to determine your child's vitamin D level. It is not known as the “feel good” hormone for nothing. If he or she were already deficient before the start of the colder months, then such levels could so easily be much worse now.
Children need vitamin D (yes,the feel good hormone) to fight the colds, flu and other viruses or bacteria that they are going to come into ...
Added October 29, 2012, Under: Babies, New Moms, Pregnancy
Modern moms-to-be are usually aware of the importance of folic acid, iron, calcium and vitamins in those months leading up to the birth of their baby. But just as important but perhaps less well known is a water-soluble nutrient in the B vitamin stable.
Recent research has put choline right up there with the others at the top of the nutrients status.
Choline is a critical nutrient. It is a key molecule in your brain (a neurotransmitter) and it’s crucial in your ...
Added June 11, 2012, Under: Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy
The very best time to eat dates is when they are fresh, in season and bursting with natural juices. But if that is not possible, indulge in raw dried dates packed snugly together in their box – more concentrated but still full of goodness.
Dates have been cultivated since ancient times, providing a staple for the diet of countries in the Middle East. According to archeologists, the date palm was first cultivated in the eastern Arab region before spreading to northern ...
Added February 19, 2012, Under: Babies, Children's Health, Exercise, New Moms, Pregnancy
The rocking chair is that timeless piece of furniture found in so many homes in the USA and elsewhere. While rocking chairs will usually conjure up an image of a couple of elderly people rocking gently on their porch or a young mother rocking her baby to sleep, you might not be aware of the tremendous health benefits gained from rocking.
This post concentrates on those benefits for the new mother and her child. Rocking is very healthy for both:
- We ...
Added February 10, 2012, Under: Exercise, Health, Pregnancy, Top 10
Competitive swimmers are always in fantastic shape but even those who just swim for leisure and for pleasure know that they not only look great on the outside but feel just as good on the inside. The health benefits of swimming are almost unmatched by just about any other sport or exercise. I have enjoyed swimming all my life - whenever and wherever I can.
Swimming is a great workout because you need to move your whole body against the resistance of ...
Added February 2, 2012, Under: Exercise, Pregnancy, Women's Health
Many women start to notice that telltale dimpled skin and orange peel effect of cellulite from quite a young age and very few escape altogether because some 95% of all women will suffer from this skin condition to some extent.
Easy to spot with its orange peel, puckered appearance of the skin, cellulite is usually found on those areas where fat gathers – namely the thighs, buttocks and abdomen. For some it is in the genes and then they follow the ...
Added January 12, 2012, Under: Babies, Children's Health, New Moms, Pregnancy
If you are planning a nursery for your new baby, then top of the list is always the crib or cot. But which one to choose? I have discovered a great convertible nursery bed that is four-beds-in-one so that in spite of a more costly outlay at the beginning, you save money in the long run on this nursery bed that can be used indefinitely.
With add-ons, the nursery cot just keeps on growing and giving
Stokke AS is a Norwegian company ...
