Did you notice a fact that if women quit smoking when they were pregnant the infant deaths could be reduced by up to 10 percent? Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester are not circumstances that go together. The good news is that no one can report that a woman who has smoked prior to her pregnancy is putting her baby at risk. However, smoking during pregnancy is very dangerous to an unborn baby.

Pregnancy and smoking and first trimester have been linked to 100,000+ miscarriages and 5,500+ infant deaths per year. Smoking also puts an expectant mother at risk for complications such as vaginal bleeding, premature rupture of the membranes, early delivery and more. Evidence is showing that a pregnant mother who smokes may have a baby who has a low birth weight. Low birth weight and being born too small is a major cause of infant illness and perinatal death. Read the rest of this entry »

TV commercials recently show us about the scare of mental impairment from Alzheimer’s Disease. The aging relative who cannot remember the granddaughter’s name or the elder spouse who puts her house keys in the ice box have caused alarm. This has been augmented by spam promoting the latest mental formula, which one presumably needs if he forgets something which is part of his daily routine.

But how much of a problem like this, if you have one, is related to body chemistry? That is, if you are a little forgetful now and then, is it due to a lack of oxygen in your brain cells, which can be corrected by combination of choline and ginkgo biloba, for instance? Or, is your forgetfulness due to preoccupation with something more pressing, or possibly an aversion to what you have to do. In other words, is it a question of body chemistry or psychology? Read the rest of this entry »

The word of the day ladies and gentlemen is…Fiber! Are you getting enough? Let me tell you about my last few hours relating to this question. I rose at 0600 hours; (that’s 6 am for you civilians), to prepare for the Queen Creek Boot Campers!” Go Team Queen Creek! We had a good workout and afterwords, I was questioned about getting on the scale to check progress. I replied by saying I am not a fan of the scale! I am of the opinion that it is more about feeling good and getting to a size “better,” and not so much about the numbers. Read the rest of this entry »

A definition for Metabolism
We call metabolism the totality of the chemical reactions/procedures which support life by converting food intake to energy.

Anabolism is the part of metabolism responsible for the building of cell components.
Catabolism, conversely, is responsible for breaking down organic tissues. Read the rest of this entry »

Baby, the word itself gives a lot of happiness, dream, pleasure etc. no words to explain, especially for a woman it is a precious gift and for the family too. Mother is a person who spends lot of time with the baby, caring it very well by observing each and every bodily and behavioral activity. In rare case it must be a surprise for the mother to notice that their baby breaks out in little red pimples, which mostly occurs around 4 weeks of age. This state is known as Baby Acne. This might puzzle the mother because on some occasions the pimples can appear strongly and then seem to disappear. Baby Acne is very common and usually it appears on the cheeks and sometimes on the forehead, chin and even on the back. Read the rest of this entry »