Where Body And Soul Meet Diets and exercise plans are so yesterday! And yet, good nutrition and physical activity are the fundamentals that shape mind and body health. Contrary to popular opinion, it can be easy to eat well and be fit as a fiddle. There are a number of innovative [...]
Period Problems – Solved! Menstruation – the one week a month we love to hate, and yet, something we have to come to grips with … Read up more on what it is, how to combat PMS and some common menstruation problems. The menstrual cycle is about more than just your [...]
Endometriosis - What Women Need To Know This is one of those lifestyle-related conditions that plague many women. Often, women themselves hold the key to alleviation. Endometriosis is a condition that occurs when the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus, known as the endometrium, grows outside of [...]
Bladder Infections - The Nitty Gritty Details Did you know that at least 56% of women will have a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime, and for many these often recur? The most common UTI is an infection of the bladder. Although urine itself is sterile, the proximity [...]
Shaken Baby Syndrome Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse that occurs when a baby's brain or eyes are injured because he was shaken to such an extent that his brain bounced back and forth against his skull. SBS usually occurs in babies younger than two [...]
Away With Postnatal Emotional Problems It’s normal to experience a bit of emotional upheaval when a baby is born. Most women get ‘baby blues’ or ‘third day blues’ a few days after giving birth and have a week or two of increased anxiety and emotionality before things return to [...]
Calcium Really Counts Did you know that women absorb calcium better during pregnancy than when not pregnant? Even outside of pregnancy, calcium is one of the body’s most important and abundant minerals, forming 2% of a person’s body weight. Although mostly associated with promoting healthy bones, calcium is used [...]
When Crying Is Colic And When It Is Not Colic is often the first suspect when newborns cry a lot, and nothing seems to help. But, not every cramp and cry is colic – often Baby just has digestive discomfort which can be solved if you think out of [...]
Caring For Your Baby’s Skin In The Early Days Everyone loves a baby with smooth, healthy skin, but you need to know a bit about this important organ to know how to keep it that way. As for adults, a baby’s skin is the largest organ of the body, [...]
The Significance Of Sleep ‘Incompatibility’ Between Parents And Babies Research into both baby and adult sleep is plentiful. Although it isn’t essential to understand the sometimes complicated science of sleep, it does help those who find it difficult to simply ‘feel’ what might be right, or to leave it up to [...]
