The 6 Habits That Lead To Happiness By Peter James Field So often we count what is missing from our lives, focusing on what is not there. In doing this, we create a form of “negative hallucination,” a state of mind that blinds us to so much of what is actually there …
Top 3 Dangerous Medicines for Children By Phil Smulian Aside from the odd case of Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS), no parent intentionally gives their child medicine that does more harm than good. Unfortunately, even the best of intentions can go awry and medicines which we assume to be safe turn out …
New Moms – Five Powerful Tips to Getting Back in Shape After Your Baby Arrives By Salena Kulkarni Pregnancy and child birth puts an enormous strain on a woman’s body. Healing is of the utmost importance naturally, but for many getting back the body they once had is also important. Luckily, there are …
How Breastfeeding Benefits Mothers By Shen-Li Lee With numerous guidelines being written on the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, more and more mothers are becoming aware of how beneficial it is to nurse their babies. However, it seems that the benefits of breastfeeding to a mother isn’t as well publicised, for many …
Financial incentives could help one in five women quit smoking during pregnancy, according to new research published in the journal Addiction. The study, led by researchers at the University of Cambridge and King’s College London, found that only a small number of women ‘gamed’ the system to receive the incentives whilst continuing to smoke. …
Despite recent dramatic reductions in cot death rates in the UK, and the development of sophisticated screening for Down’s syndrome, preventing stillbirth is proving tougher to tackle. Now, a major study under way at Cambridge could change all that. In the UK, one in every 200 women reaching their 24th week of pregnancy will …
The University of Cambridge study found obese mothers who developed gestational diabetes are more likely to give birth to children who develop obesity and diabetes during their lives. The babies of obese women who develop gestational diabetes are five times as likely to be excessively large by six months of pregnancy, according to …
3 Ways Childhood Obesity Can Affect Learning By J Russell Hart A study out of the Medical University of South Carolina found a link between adolescent obesity and decreased learning. And because adolescents are still in the developing stage, losing weight may be able to at least stop the trend and even possibly …
You may be surprised to learn that there is arsenic in rice. In fact, rice is not the only food or beverage that contains arsenic. It’s also found in vegetables, fruits, and many other foods. The FDA has been monitoring the presence of arsenic in food as part of its ongoing oversight of the …
7 Things Happy People Do Every Day By Tracy Wills Being happy is not genetic; it is a state of mind. Abraham Lincoln said, “Most people are as happy as they make up their mind to be.” With that being said, it is evident that many of us have a hard time deciding …
