Fetal Development Month by Month

March 10th, 2010
Month 1: Your first month of pregnancy your baby will accomplish many things, first and foremost, conception, fertilization, and implantation. After a woman ovulates, the egg is normally fertilized within 24-48 hours. The single fertilized cell begins to rapidly divide and at this point in time is called a zygote. Many amazing things happen at fertilization. Your baby's entire physical attributes are determined including gender, hair color, and eye color. Between days 7-10 from fertilization ...
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Is Moderate Drinking Good For You, Part 1

March 9th, 2010
For me this is going back 40 or so years, to my Aunt and Uncle. Aunty had a bad ticker and, on her doctor's advice, took a shot of scotch every evening. Uncle Bud didn't have any problem with 'a shot' every night. Where Uncle Bud drew the line was her insistence on having 2 or even 3 'shots' every night. And Aunty's 'shots' were more like 'ponys' than shots'.an ounce and a half to two ounces rather than just one ounce! This is back in the early 1960's. But'.she did live an extra 10-12 years ...
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Lumbar Puncture

March 7th, 2010
I couldn't resist the title's corny riff on the name of the rock band and their movie, but the kind of spinal tap featured in this article was a spinal tap before Spinal Tap was Spinal Tap. (Does that make any sense?) Known more formally as a lumbar puncture, this kind of spinal tap is a valuable medical test with an interesting history. In 1891 Heinrich Quincke, of Kiel, Germany, introduced this procedure as we know it today. His original intent was to help babies suffering from hydrocephalus ...
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Did You Start Your Life With Enough Probiotics?

March 4th, 2010
Why does disease begin in the digestive tract? Your digestive tract is your first line of defense when it comes to your health. This is because of the good bacteria that resides there. That is why the use of Probiotics is so important Think of Probiotics - the good bacteria as guards against incoming invaders. Having a good number of these beneficial bacteria in our digestive tract guards us against a whole range of health problems and disorders. 85% good bacteria to 15% bad bacteria is just ...
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A Constipation Remedy Using Potassium and Prunes

February 26th, 2010
Potassium and prunes are a natural constipation remedy that you can quickly use to help you get constipation relief. Potassium is needed in your colon walls to insure that peristaltic action occurs. Without potassium, colon walls are weak and unable to respond and contract properly when fecal matter needs to be move. Potassium in your colon wall tissues brings in more oxygen, which is required for good cell function and elimination of toxins. In addition, potassium creates an alkaline ...
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Ovulex - Ovulex for Fertility

February 23rd, 2010
Ovulex' is like 'Miracle Grow'' for the female body. It gives you everything you need to be in perfect nutritional and hormonal balance. Just like the soil, your body needs to be in perfect harmony to germinate a seed. Not only does Ovulex' create the perfect conditions, it also aids in lengthening your ovulation cycle. Just like the earth needs sun and rain to germinate a seed, your body can utilize this extended opportunity for maximizing the success of conception. Ovulex' is completely ...
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Increasing Risk of Food Poisoning

February 21st, 2010
Copyright 2004 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos. A couple of friends of mine went out for dinner recently to a local, well-known restaurant (nameless because it had to have been an isolated incident and accidental), for dinner. One chose to have tomato juice with the meal and on ...
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Honey

February 19th, 2010
Did you know that even many centuries ago, honey was a noted facial skin care product that's an important part of the skin care treatment and even hair care of legendary beauties? Cleopatra was known to bathe herself in milk and honey. Poppea, the wife of Nero, used honey and milk as facial lotion. It helped to keep her looking youthful. During the 1800s, when mass production of skin care products, hair treatment products and other cosmetics were already being done, honey was a noted ...
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Tooth Whitening By A New Hampshire Dentist

February 17th, 2010
If your teeth aren't as bright and white as you'd like them to be, it may be time to consider professional tooth whitening to rejuvenate your smile. How Teeth Lose Their Natural LusterIf you diligently brush after every meal, floss at least once a day and keep your dental appointments, you have a much better chance of maintaining your natural teeth for life and keeping them strong. Still, despite your best efforts, your teeth may lose their brilliance and begin to look a bit dingy.Many people ...
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Diabetes--What You Need to Know About This Hidden Danger

February 16th, 2010
Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose (sugar) for our bodies to burn to create energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, produces a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the cells of our bodies. When you have diabetes, your body either doesn't make enough insulin or can't use its own insulin as well as it should. This causes large amounts of sugar to build up in your blood. The actual ...
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