Women are not spared, especially those that are pregnant. Health experts say heavy drinking during pregnancy for women can lead to spontaneous abortions or a range of disabilities know as foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, of which foetal alcohol syndrome is the most severe. Paediatricians and child...
When to call the doctor Although Braxton Hicks contractions and round ligament pain aren't anything to worry about,belly crampingor pain can sometimes signal a problem such aspreterm labor,preeclampsia,orplacental abruption. If you're more than 37 weeks pregnant, expect increasing tightness and disc...
Psychogenic polydipsia, a mental condition that causes you to want to drink water even when your body doesn’t need it Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) Excessive Thirst in Pregnancy Excessive thirst is a common symptom in many pregnant people and is usually not a cause for concern. You migh...
As the old saying goes, “knowledge is power”, and the more you have, the more motivation you’ll have to stay vegan. You can’t unknow what you’ve been exposed to. You became vegan for the wrong reasons Progress is progress—but if you became vegan because Miley Cyrus was vegan, ...
When I was writing, I never felt alone or lonely. Delve into something you love and you will be fulfilled and happy. 3.Try new things: I can’t resist talking about a dear friend of mine who after 27 years of marriage found herself separated, and her ex madly in love with the wom...
It's helpful to understand what exactly causes that cramping pain during your period to get a sense of why it can also happen during exercise. Video of the Day Every month, your uterus builds up a blood-rich lining where a fertilized egg would implant. If you don't get pregnant, your ...
Green poop after eating these foods doesn’t mean there’s something wrong. Dark green, leafy vegetables and green fruits are rich inchlorophyll—the pigment that gives plants their color. Any of these plant foods can cause green poop if you eat enough of them.2 ...
If you’re healthy, not pregnant, and get a pass from your doctor, the first thing to think about is what form of IF can you stick with. You have to make it a part of your lifestyle to get the benefits. I went through a time when I would completely fast (just sipping medicinal ...
Can’t digest lactose (you’re lactose intolerant) Eat or drink a lot ofproteinor sodium, which can cause your body to lose more calcium Have thin, weak bones (osteoporosis) Take long-term corticosteroid treatments Have bowel or digestive diseases and can’t absorb calcium well ...
Society Frowns upon Pregnant Women Who Drink Alcohol. Why? Concern for the Foetus or a Desire to Control the Behaviour of Mothers Beforetheir Babies Are Even Born? in the Second Part of Our Exclusive Serialisation of Her Book on Motherhood, Aminatta Forna Looks at How a Health Scare Became ...