Eating issues and a deaf child
My daughter is 3 years old and since she started eating even baby food I have had issues with her. It is usually a fight to get her to eat. We have periods of where she won't give me any problems. ...
Drug
Drug abuse has a strong hereditary component. However, new research suggests genetics and shared encironment have little impact when it comes to selecting a particular illegal drug. There are cases, in which
Avoid Swinging Arm Fat
I inherited my mother's arms. I feel bad even writing that, because if she read it, her feelings would be hurt. The fact is, no woman wants to have flabby upper arms but unfortunately, it's often gene ...
Motherhood and Obesity
Age of onset of puberty appears to be linked to a child's risk of obesity. Children born to mothers who experienced an early puberty are far more likely to be obese (via BBC).
If a woman had her firs ...
Portion Control Is A Successful Weight-Loss Method
A recent study verifies the importance of portion control for weight loss. Obese subjects who used smaller "portion-control dishes" for six months lost 1.8 percent of their body weight versus 0.1 perc ...
Fat Nears Smoking As Cause Of Cancer
Wow. I knew obesity caused all sorts of health problems including heart troubles and diabetes but I never thought of it in conjunction with cancer. This report on the CBS News web site caugh ...
Has anyone used Lactagen?
I've been Lactose Intolerant since I was 5. I've tried everything out there (lactaid, digestive advantage, dairy ease, etc.) and nothing worked. I was tired of having to take something everytime ...
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hirschsprungs Disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon) is a birth defect in which nerve cells in the wall of the large intestine do not develop. These nerve cells, called ganglion cells, control the ...
