Pregnancy is not all sunshine and glowing skin as the media portrays it. That "glow" usually comes from sweat beads forming around abounding waves of nausea. As miraculous as the process is, the experience itself is, at times, utterly disagreeable for many women. Not a lot of medications are safe to take during pregnancy to ease common complaints. Yet, herbal medications, when ... Continue Reading
Many Benefits of Lavender
Lavender is more than just a marvelous fragrance. It is more than just something that helps you relax and calm down; lavender has long been prized for its many curative powers. Lavender essential oil can be applied a number of different ways. It can be massaged onto the skin, placed in diffusers for inhalation, added to baths, added to vaporizers, and mixed with water or ... Continue Reading
Iron in early pregnancy linked to birthweight
NEW YORK (Reuters Heath) - Expectant moms who get a lot of iron in their first trimester tend to have heavier, although still healthy-weight, babies, English researchers say. They did not find the opposite trend - that insufficient iron intake in early pregnancy led to lower birthweights, however. Specifically, the more daily iron women got from food or supplements, the bigger ... Continue Reading