Women's Health
Babies can be given solid food earlier than six months
New mothers have been told to breastfeed their babies for six months only to prevent allergies, food aversion and even obesity but now research says babies can be safely given solid foods at least eight weeks earlier.
Researchers have questioned guidelines issued in 2001 by the World Health Organisation, asking women to breastfeed for the first six months before giving solid foods to babies, th... Continue reading
Moms ‘Need 18 Months To Recover After Giving Birth’
No doubt, giving birth to a baby is a high point for a mother. But, there is a downside to it as well -it takes a year-and-a-half for her to"feel like a woman again"after childbirth, a new study has revealed. In fact, according to the study, gruelling sleepless nights lead to a dip in a new mom's confidence amid a loss of independence, worries about looking frumpy and how she would be perceived... Continue reading
Fatty diet during pregnancy programmes baby for diabetes
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may programme a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic.
"We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance and diabetes," said Yuan-Xiang Pan, a University of Illinois profes... Continue reading
Women boasting about weight loss attract dislike from their fatty peers
A new British study has suggested that women who have won the battle of losing weight should be wary of boasting about it, as other women may take her as a competition, leading to dislike.
It explains that even though the woman has shed the kilos, the stigma of being fat stays with her. In most cases, her peers looked down on her.
Men, on the contrary, are likely to be more interested in a w... Continue reading
Women suffer more than men when it’s cold
A study has found that women do suffer more than men when it is cold.
Mark Newton, a researcher at the UK’s University of Portsmouth, said girls really do feel the cold more than guys - but only because they are better at conserving heat.
“Women have a more evenly distributed fat layer and can pull all their blood back to their core organs,” the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.
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Too much coffee ‘cuts woman’s chances of becoming pregnant’
Drinking too much coffee hinders a woman's chance of becoming pregnant, according to a new study.
It found that caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that transport eggs from a woman''s ovaries to her womb.
"Our experiments were conducted in mice, but this finding goes a long way towards explaining why drinking caffeinated drinks can reduce a woman''s chance of becoming pre... Continue reading
High-fat diet during pregnancy puts baby at risk of future diabetes
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman''s baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, a new study has warned.
"We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance and diabetes," said Yuan-Xiang Pan, a U of I pro... Continue reading
Fatty diet during pregnancy programmes baby for diabetes
A high-fat diet during pregnancy may programme a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic.
"We found that exposure to a high-fat diet before birth modifies gene expression in the livers of offspring so they are more likely to overproduce glucose, which can cause early insulin resistance and diabetes," said Yuan-Xiang Pan, a University of Illinois professor ... Continue reading
Balancing Work and Family Life
Balancing Work and Family Life Tight rope walking is not just an act you see in the circus – it’s a safe bet that each one of us, at some point, have felt like the guy walking the rope, caught in between their jobs and their home. Juggling a career and home at the same time is often the causes for a lot of stress. Throw in a bunch of kids at home in the mix and the level of stress is bumped... Continue reading
Somatization Disorders
Somatization disorder is a chronic, severe disorder characterized by a collection of various types of physical illnesses that you may experience for which there are no physically identifiable causes. The symptoms that you experience are more often purely psychological or part of your imagination and can last for a long time, sometimes for years. The disorder occurs more often in women than in m... Continue reading
Moods And Irritability
Simply put, a mood disorder is a frequent or repeated disturbance of your normal mood. Difficult situations in life bring stress, frustration and disappointment. These are but normal reactions to the hardship that you may face in life. However, if these feelings last more than a few weeks or months wherein it spoils your quality of life, it could be a sign of a mood disorder. You may feel sad a... Continue reading
‘Playing video games will sharpen brains’ is a myth