Seen that? - Cabbages and Cauliflower For a Healthy Baby

Filed in archive Best of on January 4, 2010

Cabbages and Cauliflower For a Healthy Baby at Well Woman Blog

Our diet affects our health. As the old saw goes: "You are what you eat." Fruits and vegetables are among the healthiest foods we can eat. Research has revealed that cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc.) are important in lowering cholesterol. They also help to detoxify the body. A healthy, balanced diet should include fruit, dairy products, lean meat and vegetables. For the optimum in health, make sure some of [...] Read More


Eggs and Cholesterol at Well Woman Blog

I posted a blog a while back on the benefit of eating eggs for weight loss. But aren't eggs high in cholesterol ? Isn't it a health hazard to consume an egg a day? An article from the Cholesterol Network.com assures us: Remember a few years back when eggs were given such a bad rap as the cause of numerous heart attacks? Today, the restrictions of eggs in the diet have been [...] Read More


Exercise and Pregnancy at Well Woman Blog

Should y ou exercise when you're pregnant? The answer is yes, providing you have no medical conditions that would make it dangerous. According to an article in the Jamaica Gleaner: A study carried out by Dr. Clapp, involving 500 pregnant women, revealed that those who were involved in exercise delivered a healthier baby with a stronger foetal heart rate. Even more fascinating is the fact that of the women who exercised, their [...] Read More


On Broccoli and Cauliflower Against Cancer at Straightfromthedoc

Broccoli and cauliflower are two of my favorite vegetables these days. Between the two, broccoli i love better because most parts are more tender than cauliflower's when steamed or cooked. However, it is the most expensive vegetable here (180 pesos per kilo = around 4.1 USD - to us this is expensive for a vegetable! That's even more expensive than a kilo of pork's meat: 130 pesos per kilo). Well, [...] Read More


Baby Growth Charts To Be Revised: Is Your Baby A Healthy Weight? at Daily Diabetic

Thank you to My Mom's Best for discovering an important medical story: it seems those baby growth charts we've relied on for years are actually detrimental to our children's health, as a result of choosing too high a weight for 'normal' development. It seems the old charts were based on babies who were formula fed. Now researchers are pushing the benefits of breast feeding, partly because children who breast feed gain [...] Read More