Breastfeeding has many benefits for mom and baby. Benefits for Mom: • Breastfeeding decreases the chance of certain cancers like ovarian and breast • Breastfeeding increases oxytocin: – When mothers breastfeed, oxytocin levels increase and breast milk “lets down.” – Oxytocin helps with involution time, or the time it takes the uterus to contract back…
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Cannabis products have been receiving a lot of attention since medical and recreational marijuana use and hemp-derived cannabidiol (CBD) have been legalized in various states. Media reports about parents seeing improvements in their children with autism after using either CBD or marijuana are encouraging, so you may be thinking about trying it for your child….
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You hear a lot about breastfeeding in the news these days. Some moms are given strange looks. Others are shamed for making their breasts a little more visible so they can feed their child in public. So, what is the big deal with breastfeeding? Isn’t it just one of the choices for how to feed…
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Dementia or “memory loss” is a term familiar to all of us. Dementias are subdivided on the basis of their underlying pathology, largely defined by accumulation of specific types of abnormal protein in the brain cells. An accurate number of individuals affected by dementia is difficult to estimate secondary to diagnostic challenges and absence of…
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More people are using CBD or cannabis oils as a remedy to their ailments, illness and chronic conditions as the oil becomes increasingly available, but should you explore adding them as a component to address your health care needs? Some people rave about CBD oil’s help in combating arthritis, anxiety, epilepsy, migraines, multiple sclerosis, chronic…
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