The majority of women who have been on birth control pills, who have been pregnant, or who have been through menopause have had to contend with some degree of hair loss. Understanding Hair Hair is not alive, it is actually made up of dead cells. However, the...
Hormonal Harmony Hormone imbalance is best understood by knowing how a normal menstrual cycle works. A menstrual cycle is the result of a hormonal dance between the pituitary gland in the brain and the ovaries. Every month the female sex hormones prepare the body to support...
During pregnancy, a woman is likely to gain more weight if she is having a boy. The full article from the NYTimes can be viewed here: https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/weight-gain-during-pregnancy-is-especially-good-for-boys/?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1409232722000&bicmet=1419773522000&_r=1 The less weight a woman gains during pregnancy, the less likely she is to have a boy, an analysis of...
Babies whose mothers take probiotics while pregnant and those who are given the so-called “good bacteria” supplements early in life may be at lower risk for allergies but not asthma than other kids, according to a new analysis of past studies. Doctors don’t typically recommend for...
Maintaining healthy blood pressure levels — defined as less than 120/80 — is an important part of a healthy pregnancy. Yet some expectant moms experience unhealthy increases in blood pressure, especially during the last weeks of pregnancy. Magnesium, an inexpensive mineral supplement, may help pregnant...