Added September 12, 2011, Under: Diets, Health, Pregnancy
Do you ever suffer from heartburn? It can be particularly troublesome during pregnancy. Heartburn starts with a burning sensation in the chest but sometimes emanates from the upper abdomen and spreads into the neck area. It may back up in the form of stomach acid into the oesophagus to leave a sour taste in the mouth, particularly if you are lying down.
While occasional bouts of heartburn are common, if you have repeated heartburn or find you are ...
Added May 18, 2011, Under: Diseases, Environment, Health, Pregnancy
It is that time of the year again when sneezing and hay fever can really spoil your enjoyment of life especially when you want to be out in the great outdoors and enjoying the warmer weather and the wonderful health benefits of sunlight. The good news is that you can turn to natural remedies – you don't have to take those pharmaceutical drugs that just fill you with toxins and make you drowsy too.
Here are some 8 different ways ...
Added March 7, 2011, Under: Headaches & Migraines, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy
In the UK, some public health experts are now advising pregnant women to avoid foods and beverages that contain aspartame because of the risks to both themselves and their unborn children.
Here is why:
1. Just drinking 1 diet soda daily increases the risk of going into labor before the 37th week by as much as 38% while drinking 4 or more diet sodas daily increases the risk of premature birth by a massive 78%.
2. There is a major concern about pregnant ...
Added January 30, 2011, Under: Children's Health, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Iron deficiency is much more common in women while children of all ages have rapid growth spurts making them susceptible to iron deficiency and anemia. Even lead poisoning can be a cause in children. Strict vegetarians are more prone to iron deficiency because iron may well be lacking in their diet while people who have lost their teeth have difficulty in eating a balanced diet and may be absorbing too little iron. Pregnant women need extra iron to nourish their ...
Added January 29, 2011, Under: Diseases, Health, Pregnancy
We all need folic acid every day to help our bodies make new cells - new cells for our skin, our hair, our nails and of of course all the other parties of our body. Folic acid is a type of vitamin B – it is very essential to us all to lead a healthy life.
Most people become aware of the benefits of folic acid only when a woman in their family is pregnant because folic acid and a healthy ...
Added January 17, 2011, Under: Babies, Environment, Parents, Pregnancy
These days, we all worry about the excess of chemicals in our every day lives and of course in the environment itself. We worry even more about anything that adversely affects a mom-to-be and her unborn child. Now a recent report in a new study from the University of California in San Francisco has revealed that 100 percent of expectant mothers are exposed to multiple chemicals.
The study appears in http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info:doi/10.1289/ehp.1002727
The Health Ranger in his NaturalNewsletter has written even more about ...
Added September 29, 2010, Under: New Moms, Pregnancy, Women's Health
I went for a lovely walk along the beach today and I passed a woman who was heavily tattooed including some tattoos up and down her legs... And it got me thinking.
What a novel way to cover up varicose veins!
You and the tattoo artist could be very innovative in designing tattoos especially for that purpose depending on where the varicose veins were situated and how much they showed up in the first place. There could be a serpent or a ...
Added September 20, 2010, Under: Pregnancy, Women's Health
While most of us have heard of the hormone progesterone, we might not know that it is arguably the most important, and usually most overlooked, substance in the human body. The bad news may be that you are not producing enough progesterone but the good news is there are natural progesterone creams you can use to boost your levels.
Progesterone is the material from which all other hormones are made. Primarily produced by the ovaries, it is also ...
Added July 28, 2010, Under: Babies, New Moms, Nutrition, Pregnancy
What you eat during your pregnancy can be incredibly important both to you and you baby in so many ways.
From your point of view, good nutrition is essential for normal organ development and functioning; normal reproduction growth and maintenance; for optimum activity level and working efficiency; to fight infection and disease; and for the repair of any damage or injury to the body. To this end you need essential nutrients (with carbohydrates, fats, protein, vitamins, minerals and ...
Added July 20, 2010, Under: Children's Health, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy
Have you noticed when watching a major tennis tournament such as Wimbledon, how many players eat a banana during their breaks? Well I have been checking out the benefits of the humble banana and there are many!
Firstly, bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre so that instantly a banana will give you a sustained and substantial boost of energy. And two bananas are even better than one as studies have shown that they provide ...
