Folic Acid on Shine

Baby mama must-haves

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Here’s something nobody seems to warn you about when you embark on motherhood: those humongous horse pill prenatal vitamins you’re expected to swallow throughout pregnancy and while you’re nursing. You gag, you cough, slap your chest silly and still the darn thing is stuck in your throat. And when you do get it down, morning sickness kicks in, and you wonder what vital nutrient you might have missed out on today.

6 Pregnancy Questions You Need to Ask

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Questions every mother-to-be may not be asking, but should!

-Susan Crandell, BettyConfidential.com Every woman has questions about her…

Is Oral Sex Good for Your Fetus?

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Teresa Strasser: If you're thinking about conceiving, or certainly if you are already pregnant, there is some pretty convincing evidence that instead of just swallowing, say, folic…

The Key Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrients You Need for Young-looking, Glowing Skin - Part 1

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In keeping with my recent articles on anti-aging and skin care basics, I realized it was also important to talk about which vitamins, minerals and nutrients you can take for great skin. What's really terrific is when your skin is healthy, it's likely that the rest of you will be, too. In…

They Say: Prenatal Folic Acid Not So Good After All

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Posted by Jeanne Sager

What You Eat = Your Baby's Future

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Good or bad, prenatal nutrition affects your child well into adulthood.

You are what you eat....

formaldehyde, aspartame, and migraines, the first case series, Sharon E Jacob-Soo, Sarah A Stechschulte, UCSD, Dermatitis 2008 May: Rich Murray 2008.07.18

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Aspartame is a widely used artificial sweetener that has been linked to pediatric and adolescent migraines. Upon ingestion, aspartame is broken, converted, and oxidized into formaldehyde in various tissues. We present the first case series of aspartame-associated migraines related to clinically relevant positive reactions to formaldehyde on patch testing. PMID: 18627677

Health Q&A: I Get Bruises Easily, and Sometimes One Pops Up in a Place I Don't Remember Injuring. What Could Make Me So Prone?

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There are a number of possible explanations. Bruises occur when a small vessel near the skin's surface leaks blood into the surrounding tissue after a trauma. Regularly taking certain medications, such as ibuprofen or aspirin, that thin the blood and make it less likely to clot, can make you...