The advice to avoid fish during pregnancy is a little fishy
Women eating lots of fish during pregnancy, may pick up more mercury, but their kids are not at…
Get your “probiotics” by GOING WILD in the concrete jungle
To cultivate your microflora - you can swallow a probiotic pill or you can re-wild your gut, with…
Using a milk substitute ? Odds are you’re missing more than calcium
Among the nutrients in milk is iodine. If you are using a milk substitute, you’re getting pretty close…
The nutrient Mother Nature considers critical for pregnancy
It is vitally important to eat a balanced diet, during pregnancy and lactation. But, not all nutrients are…
Don’t blame depression on pregnancy hormones – it’s a light problem
Pregnancy is about hormones, so blaming hormones for pregnancy depression makes sense, but the hormone contributing to the…
Expectant fathers are undergoing hormonal changes too
Your hormones are swinging…………… leaving you a little unpredictable and moody. Take comfort, your hormones are not the…
Why your weight matters in pregnancy
It is not so much about the extra kilograms, which make it embarassing to wear a bikini in…
Make sure your baby’s placenta is not on fire
Inflammed placentas put baby’s at risk, because the feeding line is compromised. During pregnancy, fighting this fire, is…
If the prospect of motherhood has left you weepy……go fish
A daily dose of fish oil, is able to perk up the mood of mildly depressed pregnant women,…
Be warned, placentas can’t hold their liquor
Drinking alcohol is frowned upon in pregnancy, because exposure to alcohol in the womb, can have long lasting…