by Becky | Mar 13, 2018 | 2013, Diabetes, Infant and Children's Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Myo-inositol, which has shown potential to help maintain healthy insulin levels in women with gestational diabetes, may benefit not only women during pregnancy, but also their newborns.
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by Becky | Oct 23, 2017 | 2017, Diabetes, Pancreatic Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Probiotics, Women's Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Pregnant women 35 years of age and older, who took Lactobacillus rhamnosus during their pregnancy, significantly reduced their risk of developing gestational diabetes compared to those in the control group.
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by Becky | Jul 5, 2017 | 2010, Infant and Children's Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Skin Health
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Three grams of blackcurrant seed oil, when given to pregnant women at 8-16 weeks gestation, later through their breastfeeding cycle, and then to their infants until age 2 years, significantly improved atopic dermatitis in 12 month old infants compared to the olive oil placebo. (more…)
by Becky | Jul 5, 2017 | 2016, Environmental Health, Indole-3 Carbinol, Pregnancy and Lactation
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Dietary genistein and indole-3 carbinol, when given to pregnant female Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to Bisphenol A, modified the deleterious effect of morphological and gene expression changes induced in mammary glands of the offspring. (more…)
by Becky | Apr 28, 2016 | Infant and Children's Health, Pesticides and Solvents, Pregnancy and Lactation
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. An increasing mosquito population, overuse of pesticides, vaccines and the Zika virus may all play a potential role in the increasing prevalence of microcephaly in Brazil.
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by Becky | Jan 12, 2016 | 2012, Essential Oils, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found an 81% decrease in itchy discomfort in pregnant women treated with peppermint oil. (more…)
by Becky | Jan 5, 2016 | 2015, Diabetes, Magnesium, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Pregnant women with gestational diabetes who supplemented with magnesium for 6 weeks significantly improved their blood sugar and blood lipid values and decreased their CRP and risk of newborn hyperbilirubinemia. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 22, 2013 | Pregnancy and Lactation, Probiotics, Skin Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Children of pregnant women given a probiotic, had a 38% decreased risk of an indicator of eczema. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 29, 2013 | 2013, Brain Health, Choline, Pregnancy and Lactation
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Early choline supplementation was associated with better infant brain function. (more…)
by nhri | Apr 22, 2010 | 2010, Blood Sugar, Diabetes, Pancreatic Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This article discusses gestational diabetes which is an increased intolerance to sugar during pregnancy. (more…)
by nhri | Jan 16, 2009 | 2008, Infant and Children's Health, Pregnancy and Lactation, Vitamin D - General, Women's Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Women in the group with lower blood levels of vitamin D had double the risk of a C-section delivery. (more…)