How to answer your childrens difficult questions about sex

My three year old daughter is desperate for another sibling and regularly asks me how we can get another baby.  Many parents know that these difficult questions can start from a early age and arming yourself with the answers in advance can make those moments easier. Linda Goldman author of Great Answers to Difficult Questions about [...]

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Thinking about IVF? Fertility guru Zita West gives her top tips to boosting fertility naturally

Are you having problems getting pregnant? Looking for natural treatments for fertility problems?  Fertility guru Zita West has just released her latest guide, Zita West’s Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception in which she explains how to increase your chances of conceiving naturally and when to consider medical treatment. Zita West, 50,has over 25 years’ [...]

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International Women’s Day: 500,000 mothers in developing countries are still dying in childbirth

Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, according to a coalition of campaign groups. Some 450 women per 100,000 live births die during labour or from pregnancy-related problems in the developing world.

The statistics were unveiled on the 100th International Women’s Day.
‘In the UK, dying in childbirth is almost a thing of the past. It’s a complete scandal that, for most women in the world, nothing much has changed,’ said Brigid McConville of the White Ribbon Alliance.

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Drink up ladies – Wine doesn’t make women fat, report claims.

WOMEN who like a glass of wine after work can relax: they are likely to gain less weight than those who stick to mineral water.

Moderate female drinkers also have a lower risk of obesity than teetotallers, according to new research. The findings, from a study of more than 19,000 women, is at odds with most dietary advice: that alcohol consumption leads to weight gain.

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Why detox could save money and our health

Sarah Jane Goodall – Founding Partner of Natural High in Koh Samui, (Thailand) explains why it is so important that people detox in modern society and the savings that could be made.

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Named and shamed: The cereals with more sugar than a Cadbury chocolate Flake

It is considered the most important meal of the day, yet according to a report from Which? the most popular brands of breakfast cereal – including those targeted at children – are laden with sugar. Typical portions of some were found to contain more sugar than a Cadbury chocolate Flake, despite manufacturers’ claims to be reducing the level of unhealthy ingredients.

Which? surveyed 100 cereals bought from the main supermarkets but only eight of the products qualified for a Food Standards Agency healthy “green light” for low levels of sugar, with 31 out the 100 cereals examined containing more than four teaspoons of sugar to a recommended serving.

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The best and worst foods for containing pesticides

Buying organic is expensive and difficult to maintain if you’re on a limited food budget. Fortunately the Environment Working Group have compiled a shopper’s guide to the worst and best foods for containing pesticides. The Shopper’s Guide ranks pesticide contamination for 47 popular fruits and vegetables based on an analysis of 87,000 tests for pesticides [...]

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Breastfeeding support could save 1 million babies a year says World Health Organisation

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) providing breastfeeding education and support to new mothers could prevent more than one million child deaths every year.

The WHO recommends that infants start breastfeeding within one hour of birth and consume nothing but breast milk for the first six months of life. Despite this advice, less than 40% of mothers worldwide exclusively breastfeed for this time. Insufficient breastfeeding is a problem in both rich and poor countries, the agency says.

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Swine flu vaccine scrapped for under 5′s

The Department of Health has revealed it is to scrap plans for healthy children under five to continue to be vaccinated against swine flu, just three months after urging GPs to vaccinate more than three million youngsters against the outbreak. In a major U-Turn, the Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, revealed the programme of [...]

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French schools ban mobile phones over radiation. Here are 10 ways to protect yourself.

Here are 10 ways you can protect yourself and your family. Do not allow children to use a mobile phone except for emergencies. The developing organs of a foetus or child are the most likely to be sensitive to any possible effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. While talking on your mobile phone, try to [...]

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