Best Baby Wraps and Slings for a Bad Back

I want to say a few words about my question for the best baby wraps and slings for a bad back. Holding my newborn in arms is one of the most precious moments in recent memory. There’s nothing to compare to the closeness of skin against skin…no gear needed. But life involves more than sentimental moments and my back problems got me started searching for the best baby carriers for a bad back....

GIVING BIRTH in a CAR

Nobody in their right mind would think that giving birth in a car is a sporty idea and my heart goes out to Amanda McBride, the 29-year-old mother-to-be who gave birth to her baby boy in a Chevy Cobalt while driving down a Minnesota highway at a speedy 70 miles an hour. I can only imagine how frightened she must have been for herself and her baby. For what it’s worth, this is why every mom...

Travel with Toddlers and Babies

Travel with toddlers and babies is not for the faint of heart by any far stretch of the imagination.  Seeing as hubby wants to take a road trip/vacation before it gets too hot to get out and actually do any sightseeing, I’m making a list of travel tips for myself so that our mini-vacation with the kids is not a total diaster. This will be the first time we will be taking our little ones...

How to Avoid Baby Nursery Decorating Mistakes

I recently took part in a discussion that was on the subject of what is a healthy diet for breastfeeding mothers. There is no one easy answer to this question but let me go on the record as saying that it is crucial to both mother and baby’s health for the mom to be very aware that she is eating for two! Moms who planning to breastfeed should take some time to make an assessment of her diet...

How to Avoid Baby Nursery Decorating Mistakes

Very few people become experts in nursery decor or how to avoid baby nursery decorating mistakes. and some of the baby nursery decorating mistakes that I’ve seen in my career would fill the pages of a large book. You see, most people only decorate a couple of nurseries in a lifetime. And even if you have more than a few babies are that there will be several years (or at least nine months!)...

How to Safely Put Your Baby to Sleep

Sorry folks, you don’t just have to get your newborn to sleep, you have to know how to SAFELY put your baby to sleep. After hearing some horrendously dangerous methods that moms have used to get babies to sleep in the not nearly distant enough past. It’s good to know that modern moms appreciate that the goal is not only to get their infant on a regular sleep schedule so that they can catch...

AM I PREGNANT

I wish I had a nickle for every time I wondered “Am I Pregnant”! You know what I mean…when you have those not so long ago memories of the time that your birth control failed that have caused you to obsessively search for symptoms that mean you might be knocked up. Being the careless person I am who doesn’t really mind being pregnant every now and again, my use of birth control has been sloppy...

HAIR FALLING OUT AFTER PREGNANCY

Lots of mothers to be find out that they have to deal with hair falling out after pregnancy in addition to many other surprises that our bodies spring on us post partum. Yes, so many of us have seen the results in the mirror when we were brushing our teeth but more likely we will see evidence clogging the shower drain and in our hairbrushes before we notice that our hairdo doesn’t have the...

Quinoa: The New Superfood?

Quinoa: The New Superfood? Quinoa is healthy and delicious. Up until now, I’ve only enjoyed it as a side dish at fancy restaurants, usually paired with duck, lamb, or veal. But it turns out that quinoa may actually be the next “superfood.” It may also be quite effective for losing weight (more details below). But first, here’s a quick video on how to prepare quinoa at home: Now, if you’re...

The Health Blog

A Healthy Diet Increases Fertilityby Ryan on March 16, 2010Lots of women want to get pregnant fast. They rely heavily on knowing their ovulation period through charting their period, knowing their daily basal body temperature, testing with ovulation predictor kits and so on, but they often forget one of the most basic factors for getting pregnant. That is, having a healthy diet. Diet is...

Managing Food Intolerances

  In this day and age, it is very common for people to have food intolerances. Weak digestion, unbalanced bowel flora, hypersensitive immune function, stress and poor dietary habits can all play a role in contributing to the symptoms of intolerance. It is very common in clinical practice to see clients showing symptoms related to an inability to properly digest and assimilate certain...

Controlling Mold with Common Sense and Common Cleanliness

  There are over 1000 species of mold that are common in the United States, and most of them can have serious consequences for both your house and your health. The United States Center for Disease Control says that mold spores are a major irritant for children and adults with asthma – which is growing at an alarming rate around the country. In addition, since mold’s job in nature...

Overuse Of Antibiotics

  OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS We are overusing antibiotics so that bacterial resistance is becoming a significant threat. The CDC has estimated that treatment of infections due to resistant bacteria costs more than $4 billion annually. There are many factors associated with increasing resistance. • Increased antimicrobial use in the community and hospital – Increase in empiric antibiotics –...

How to Relief with Allergies?

  What are Allergies? An allergies is an abnormal reaction to ordinarily harmless substance or substances. These sensitizing substances, called allergens, may be inhaled, swallowed or come into contact with the skin.Substances that cause allergic reactions, such as certain foods, dust, plant pollen, or medicines, are known as allergens. What are the Symptoms of Allergies ? An allergy...

Alternative Options for Treating Allergic Rhinitis

  Here in northern California, allergies are a significant health problem leading to fatigue, sick days from work and school, and secondary infections.  Allergic rhinitis is a reaction to seasonal airborne allergens.  It affects about 7 percent of the population of North America and is a risk factor for 88 percent of asthma patients.   We have some excellent prescription...

10 Great Hair Care Tips

  If you watch the tabloids, you know that even the stars have bad hair days. It just seems that when the professional stylists are out of the picture, it is inherently human to have a less than glamorous mane. But you can do your part to stay ahead of the battle by following these great tips for hair care. 1. Use a professional conditioner that is formulated for your specific hair type....

48% Of Women Have Thinning Hair!

  How your hair grows Your hair is made of keratin (KER-uh-tin), the same protein that makes up your nails and the outer layer of your skin. The part you see and style is called the hair shaft. It’s actually dead tissue made by your hair follicles tiny bulb-like structures beneath your scalp’s surface.We have all heard of someone who has thinning hair problem, but do we really know how...

What is Migraine ?

Migraine, neurological, gastrointestinal and autonomic changes associated with various forms of primary episodic (part), a headache disorder. Neurological examinations, imaging and laboratory investigations are usually normal, and they benefit more frightening to exclude other causes of clinical disease. A) Definition of migraine attacks, Migraine attack, headache occurring hours...

Top Five Tips for Healthy Weight Management

Losing weight is something that many people want to do. Everyone has their own goals when it comes to achieving a specific weight and some are able to get to this target in a healthier way than others. Shedding the pounds is usually the easy bit. There is a big difference between a quick, temporary loss of weight, and a steady, longer-term weight loss program. Taking shortcuts when trying to lose...

Sleepless nights

One of the common problems faced by the people is, sleepless nights. We usually hear from aged people, that they couldn’t sleep during the night time. This has some scientific reasons. Sometimes even young people will find it difficult to sleep. If your mind is filled with emotional thoughts or negative thinking, you won’t be able to sleep. In order to overcome this, you need to fill...

Healthy Smile

To have a healthy smile, we should have healthy teeth. It is very important that we maintain our teeth properly to avoid bad breath, tooth decay etc. Most of the people in this world don’t care much about the maintenance of their teeth and also don’t know the proper method to clean their teeth. We should consult with a dentist at least once in 6 months to have a general check up and...

Love your life

There are many theories that insist on the end of the world in 2012. Is this really true? It is better not to think about it in a religious sense. Let’s take a step forward and think about it scientifically. There are various factors that have affected the globe. Pollution, the green house effect, increased surface temperature, rise in the sea levels and so on. And I have seen lots of my friends...

Work and Travel, Neck and Back Pain

On one of my recent flights into the US, I sat by a gentleman who was struggling just to sit still in his seat.  He squirmed so much I thought he might have to maybe go “relieve himself.”  He explained that he was experiencing a lot of neck and back pain, and as a result of those conditions he was finding it difficult to relax and sit quietly in the confining aircraft seat. These conditions...

Are You His Grandpa? Stress Aged Me

This is a classic. Every now and then I get comments from readers that make me laugh, but know that I am laughing WITH you, not AT you. This man’s story is so familiar, though. And if you have not experienced this, consider yourself lucky. He described having received the dreadful grocery store question, “And is this your grandson?” The thing that makes this as bad as “When are you due?” when...

Could I Be A Snake Oil Salesman?

Once in a while I get an email from somewhat angry readers who have “loosely” checked out some of our natural health suggestions. And often without even trying them out, are outraged that I even suggest anything other than traditional medicine can cure diseases. And on more than one occasion I get the “insulting” comment: “You’re nothing but a snake oil salesman!” Well, first of all to take...

Is it Hot in Here? Naturally Exterminating the Menopause Bug

    I was milling around the office the other day and a staff member seemed to be quietly suffering from …well I wasn’t really sure until I saw her flushed face, breathless condition, and sopping wet forehead. It was apparently a hot flash that was bugging her incessantly. My poor friend (and employee) was miserable.  She was in the throes of surgical menopause. ...