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Splenda – toxic carcinogenic sweetener you should avoid

Splenda – toxic carcinogenic sweetener you should avoid

Non-nutritive sweeteners such as Splenda have become an important part of everyday life and are increasingly used nowadays in a variety of dietary and medicinal products. They provide fewer calories and more intense sweetness than sugar-containing products. Common artificial sweeteners… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Environment, Food, Food, Health, Health, Medicine, News, Nutrition, Water
New Data Reveals ‘Bisphenol A’ Chemical Found in Packaging of 16,000 Foods and Beverages

New Data Reveals ‘Bisphenol A’ Chemical Found in Packaging of 16,000 Foods and Beverages

For years, bisphenol A (BPA) has sparked controversy about its impact on human health and development. Last month, the Grocery Manufacturers Association created a database of food and beverage products with packaging that could expose people to this controversial chemical.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Child Care, Food, Health, Health, Home, Lifestyle, News, Recipes
10 Herbs & Foods To Increase Breast Milk Naturally; Alternative To GMO Baby Formulas

10 Herbs & Foods To Increase Breast Milk Naturally; Alternative To GMO Baby Formulas

The nursing phase is one when a mother requires a lot of attention with regards to her food and health. It’s quite normal to worry about your milk supply when you start breastfeeding your baby. Making milk from your baby… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Lifestyle, Nutrition, Personal Care, Water
Breastfeeding Is Good For Mothers, Not Just Babies, Studies Says

Breastfeeding Is Good For Mothers, Not Just Babies, Studies Says

Mothers, and not just babies, may have much to gain from breastfeeding. Breast milk is considered an ideal source of nourishment for an infant, but two recent studies suggest it protects women from a particularly vicious type of breast cancer.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
5 Things You Should Know About Breastfeeding Twins

5 Things You Should Know About Breastfeeding Twins

Having a baby is both exciting and terrifying! You are blessed with a beautiful gift of life to treasure and nurture, and you worry yourself sick as you vow to protect him. Now, if you are having twins, the happiness,… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Food, Nutrition
The Wonders of Breast Milk

The Wonders of Breast Milk

I have always had a fairly healthy relationship with my boobs, which is surprising because I got them at a young age and my last name rhymed with “Hooters” (kids can be so cruel!). When I got pregnant people would… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care
The Great White Hype

The Great White Hype

Milk is as pure as fresh fallen snow and as familiar as a mother’s warm touch. Common sense once led me to believe that if a single food, milk, could sustain a baby as the sole source of nutrients, then… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health
Manganese in Soy Infant Formulas Linked to Brain Damage

Manganese in Soy Infant Formulas Linked to Brain Damage

While there is growing acceptance in the medical community that breast milk best provides infants with their nutritional needs, there is also a contingent of evidence that alternatives like soy formula are not only nutritionally inferior, but harmful as well.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Child Care, Environment, Food, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Home, Hospitals & Surgery, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine
Nursing Woes from a Mother Who Was Nearly Committed for Being Committed

Nursing Woes from a Mother Who Was Nearly Committed for Being Committed

Evidently, being large-chested bears no correlation to how much breast-milk a mother will produce or to nursing easily and comfortably. Not only did I have a hard time producing milk, I also had no clue how to maneuver my newly… 0 Shares | | Posted in Child Care, Health, Lifestyle