Recent Articles
Mind + Body, September 2011
Pregnant pause: Reasons to keep your weight gain in check Weight gain during pregnancy is crucial, but gaining too much can put women at risk for harmful weight gain later in life, according to a study published in the June 2011 issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The study’s author
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Mind + Body, August 2011
A new wrinkle study shows possible link between facial lines and osteoporosis That deep furrow between your eyebrows could indicate something more serious than a lifetime of squinting in the sun. WebMD reports that a study from the Yale School of Medicine has linked the deepness of a woman’s facial
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Mind + Body, July 2011
Red alert News about pain and periods Add this to the “Can’t Catch a Break” file. If you experience pain during your period, you may be more susceptible to pain during the rest of the month, too. In the journal Pain, researchers at Oxford University reported that the brains of women with painful p
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How taking time away from your kids will make you a better parent
Did you know that taking time away from your kids to participate in a relaxing activity can actually have a positive impact on your parenting? In fact, with hectic schedules and an abundance of activities kids and families participate in these days, it’s never been more vital that parents take ca
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Mind + Body, June 2011
Diet distress File this under “things that make sense, given how hard it is to get ‘me time’ when you have a baby.” Women may monitor their diets during pregnancy, but a new study published in Pediatrics reports that mothers of young kids don’t eat as well as women without youngsters — consuming mo
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Mind + Body, May 2011
Toxic relationship The chemicals called PFCs (perfluorocarbons) are everywhere. They’ve been used in household goods for a long time, and have been found in soil, water, plants — and people. PFCs are set to be phased out of use in this country by 2015, but in the meantime, a new study out of the We
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The Breastfeeding Laws of Supply and Demand
Breastfeeding is a supply-and-demand system. The more demand on the system through breastfeeding the baby, the more milk the body makes. Occasionally, nature’s system is imperfect. Sometimes the body takes a day or two to catch up to a baby’s increased breastfeeding demand during a growth spurt. A
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Living under (cyber) cover: How technology is shaping our relationships
It all started with an “aha” moment of insight, between ordering a baby gift on potterybarnkids.com and downloading Taylor Swift on iTunes. The thinking went like this: Moms, endlessly in front of their laptops, smart phones or iPads, must be experiencing some sort of existential crisis. They’ve got
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