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Posted in Breastfeeding, General, Pregnancy on Nov 30th, 2020
I read two studies recently that I think are important to pass on to others. In the first study, investigators performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of 77 studies including more than 8000 pregnant women with COVID-19. There were also many studies that also included non-pregnant women. In routine testing done on the pregnant women […]
Posted in Botanicals, Breastfeeding, General, Nutrition, Turmeric on Apr 15th, 2019
Health care providers, governments and private organizations are supportive of the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding to promote health and optimal development of newborns. The World Health Organization recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. Not all women around the world are able to accomplish this due to education, […]
Posted in Breastfeeding, Endometriosis, Nutrition, Prevention on Nov 28th, 2017
Endometriosis is a common cause of chronic pelvic pain and menstrual cramps, and affects about 10% of women in the U.S. The researchers conducting this study analyzed data from 72,394 women in the Nurses’ Health Study II that began in 1989, who gave birth one or more times. Endometriosis that was confirmed by laparoscopic surgery, […]
Posted in Breast Cancer Prevention, Breastfeeding, Cancer Prevention, Nutrition, Prevention, Probiotics on Jul 31st, 2017
Breast feeding exclusively decreases overall estrogen secretion and this mechanism is one that may contribute to the lowered risk of ovarian and breast cancer. This relationship may also link to lowering the risk of endometrial cancer. To investigate this, researchers pooled data from 17 studies (3 cohort and 14 case-controlled), that totaled 8981 parous […]
Posted in Botanicals, Breastfeeding, General, Nutrition on Sep 19th, 2016
Fenugreek seed has a long tradition of being used as an agent to increase the production of breast milk (“galactagogue”). There is general agreement among health care advisory organizations, including the World Health Organization, breast feeding is recommended for at least 6 months, due to its short and long term health benefits to the recipient. […]
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