It is not necessary for you to follow any special dietary regime during pregnancy. But you do need to take an adequate, well-balanced, varied diet consisting of food items belonging to each of the different food groups so as to provide proper nutrition to you as well as to your baby. The diet should contain [...]
If you sweat more during pregnancy and/ or have slight vaginal discharge, then you should bathe more frequently. Increased sweating and vaginal discharge during pregnancy is normally due to the hormonal changes in the body. Frequent bathing can also reduce the risk of vaginal infections. There are however some precautions you need to take while [...]
It is natural that this question will pose itself before mothers. There is no single unequivocal answer to this question, as there are many factors inter-related with breast-feeding. The health of the mother, the rate of production of milk, the health and growth of the baby, the nutritive quality of the milk: all these factors [...]
The medicinal use of herbs is probably as old as mankind itself. Almost every culture has its own version of herbal medicine, and in some countries these natural remedies are still used to treat many health problems. According to the World Health Organization, herbalism is three to four times more commonly practiced throughout the world [...]
The prime object of natural healing is to give the principle of life, the line of least resistance that it may enable man the most abundant health. Fresh fruit juices are the cleansers of the human system. Vegetable juices are the regenerators and builders of the body. Grown in healthy soil, they contain all the [...]
Compare your hair to a cashmere sweater. How long would that sweater last if you constantly were to wash, shampoo, comb, brush, color, tint, bleach, tease, straighten, curl, roll, pull, twist, and twirl it? What if you constantly exposed it to the sun, wind, rain, snow, and sleet and to extremes of heat and cold? [...]
To prevent hair breakage and maintain a healthier-looking head of hair, avoid excessive manipulation and physical injury to the hair shaft as much as possible. Hair normally “wears out,” and increased manipulation, in whatever form, speeds up the process.
Here are some specific tips:
Brush and comb less often. (The so-called 100-strokes-a-day brushing or combing is not [...]
Structure of Herpes Virus
Genital herpes, or cold sores of the genital area, is considered a venereal disease because it is usually transmitted by sexual contact. Affecting more than 500,000 Americans each year, genital herpes is reportedly the most prevalent venereal disease among young Americans today, its incidence being greater than both gonorrhea and syphilis.
The threat [...]
Although there is no specific treatment for controlling eczema, here are some general rules and measures to follow:
* Never use soap! Soap removes the natural oils from your already overdry skin. Use a soap less cleanser, such as Cetaphil Lotion, or a soap substitute, such as Lowila Cake.
* Take baths and showers in lukewarm-not hot-water. [...]
Newborn babies respond well to touch, but they probably won’t enjoy a proper massage. Massaging a new baby begins with caressing and fondling. After getting to know your baby in the early days you may then wish to use a few simple massage movements.
Sit on the floor with your legs stretched out in front of [...]