The modern world we live in today is quite literally a minefield of dangerous toxins and chemicals, none more so than for a pregnant mother. Fetuses, together with infants and other young children, are especially susceptible to such harmful substances, partly because they are still in a developmental phase, and partly because of their relatively lower body weight (which increases the impact of the chemicals).
Recent research has linked pregnant ladies’ exposure to hairspray to an increased risk of hypospadias, a common genital birth defect in boys. (more…)
Everywhere you look, there seems to be many overweight and obese people nowadays. And that applies even to teenagers and children.
The following article discusses research which suggested that women who put on too much weight during pregnancy may be increasing the probability of their kids turning out overweight in the future. (more…)
Asthma rates in children today have soared to very high levels. This trend mirrors the rates of many other health conditions and ailments which the young ones suffer from nowadays.
One of the causes is an environmentally more toxic and polluted world. And the following article suggests that traffic pollution could be one of the contributors. (more…)
We have been told for years that having fluoride in our drinking water is good for us, in particular our teeth. Without fluoride, we are told, our teeth will decay and fall out.
How true are these assertions? And what about the health dangers of fluoride? The authorities barely speak about that. If you wish to take responsibility for the purity of your drinking water supplies and the health of your family, read the following article on the potential negative effects of fluoride, in particular on fetuses and infants. (more…)
A Brazilian study has found that doing aquarobics during pregnancy helped reduced the amount of pain-killing drugs requested by the women during labor.
The study, which was published in the journal Reproductive Health, looked at 71 pregnant women. Half of the group went through three sessions of aquarobics each week during their pregnancy, with each session lasting 50 minutes. The other half was the control group. (more…)
Pregnant woman who smoke are increasing the risk of their children getting serious cancer later in life.
This was revealed in a study commissioned by the newspaper “The Australian” and carried out by the Cancer Institute in New South Wales. (more…)