Pregnancy Nutrition
Great Food Can Improve Brain Development (Even Before Birth)
What we eat ? and what our kids eat ? affects so much in life: appearance, energy, cognition, focus, mood, how often we get sick, how quickly we get better, how likely we are to develop a chronic dise…
Collateral Damage: Pregnancy, Prematurity and Pesticides, Pregnancy
The chemical warfare between weed killers and weeds is escalating. Weed killers appeared to be winning the war at first, but in recent years weeds have developed increasing resistance to these chemica…
Your Baby Knows What You’re Eating … Even Before Birth
Dr. Greene's take on prenatal nutrition... Babies have more taste buds before birth than at any later time. Why would they be designed to form extra taste buds only for them to disappear before they a…
A New Reason to Eat Your Greens During Pregnancy
More good news for pregnant moms ? a new study suggests that eating more veggies during pregnancy lowers the risk that your baby will develop type 1 diabetes. I've always recognized a strong connectio…
Babies are Built from Food
Babies Are Built from Food When a brand-new baby opens her eyes and, for the first time, settles her gaze on her parents with a spark of recognition, something very complex has taken place. The light …
Can You Be Vegetarian or Vegan while Pregnant?
Being a vegetarian or a vegan can be an option for a pregnant woman, if you make informed choices. Here are four things to keep in mind: (more…)…
Eating for Two: A Guide to Mother’s Nutrition during Pregnancy
During pregnancy, every ounce of baby?s growing body after that very first single cell has come from her mother?s own body. The brain, the heart, the muscles are all built from nutrients that were onc…
Does what I eat during pregnancy change my baby’s food preferences?
What Is There for the Baby to Smell? The amniotic fluid is like a living bowl of salty soup. The cells in the baby's nose can detect the ingredients in that soup and send messages about them to the br…
Down Syndrome Testing and Vegetarians
Dr. Greene's take on Down Syndrome testing for vegetarian moms... Pregnant women who are vegetarians may be unnecessarily worried by prenatal screening tests, according to a study from the Chang Gung …
Eating Licorice and Premature Babies
Pregnant women who eat lots of black licorice may be at increased risk of pre-term labor, according to a study in the June 2001 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. (more…)…
Effects of Alcohol and Pregnancy
The first trimester of pregnancy can be a vulnerable time. Some medicines taken during that period can have catastrophic effects on the baby. The third trimester is generally safer. Evidence published…
Fast Facts about SIDS
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is defined as the sudden, unexpected and unexplained death of any infant or young child. (more…)…