Confusion over pregnancy diet

Drinking During Pregnancy: Emily Oster, Author of ‘Expecting Better’, Explains Why It Might Be OK (VIDEO)

Dietitian Dr Wendy Doyle said: “Because pregnant women are advised to steer clear of certain foods, this is being applied to every food in that particular group. This means they can miss out on nutrientrichfoods valuable during pregnancy.” While 84 per cent of women questioned knew soft boiled eggs should be avoided, 70 per cent did not know Echinacea, a popular herbal remedy, should not be taken by expectant mothers. Two-thirds of women did not know tuna and swordfish are a risk because of their high mercury content. And a quarter wrongly thought calves’ liver was safe. Six out of 10 mothers felt there was not enough information on food packaging. Jayne Tomlinson of SMA Nutrition – which commissioned the survey of 500 women who were pregnant or had young babies – said: “The sheer range of exotic foods, and the rise in popularity of herbal medicines, have left women bewildered.
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Pregnancy book says coffee, wine and sushi are OK

Yet her findings indicated conclusions all across the board. In her book, she addresses all kind of pregnancy myths using her statistical background, and delves into the question of whether or not pregnant women can drink while expecting. Her conclusion: Yes, in moderation. Although all the pregnancy organizations in the United States recommend a policy of abstinence, similar organizations in different countries indicate occasional drinking is fine, she writes. She explains that after sifting through reliable studies , a couple drinks per week is fine in the first trimester and no more than one 4-ounce drink a day in the last two trimesters. So why do some studies turn their back on alcohol completely? Oster writes that the quality of the medical research is varied and sometimes flawed.
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The book, from Penguin Press, was released last week. A conversation with Oster: Q Have you written the “Freakonomics” of pregnancy? A I think it’s right that it feels a little bit like “Freakonomics” because Steve (Levitt) and I are both economists, but the goal here was really to write down an approach that was right for me. The approach being thinking carefully through all of these decisions, getting the best data that you can, and then structuring the decision in a way that takes into account your personal preferences, tolerance for risk and all the kinds of things that we should be thinking about every day.
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Best Repairing Skin Care Products Presented by Beauty Research

Many women develop flaws on other parts of their bodies, including on their chests, stomachs, arms and legs. How can women address imperfections in these areas? What product ranks the highest in terms of its effectiveness for body skin flaws? Can this formula also be used on the face, and which ingredients make it a unique solution for women who are concerned about skin imperfections? To find out, visit BeautyResearch.com or click http://beautyresearch.com/blogs/beauty-research/archive/2013/08/20/best-repairing-skin-care-products.aspx . See also: http://beautyresearch.com/blogs/beauty-research/archive/2013/08/19/stylish-and-sporty-sneakers-gone-wild.aspx In the U.S.
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Bajaj Corp to buy anti-marks skin care brand NOMARKS

The firm has signed the agreement for the transaction which will give it access to the second-largest brand in its category and marking an entry for the firm in a much larger skin care segment. NOMARKS has 12 per cent market share in a Rs 342 crore category which is growing at 27 per cent per annum. With revenues of around Rs 40 crore its product basket includes face wash, lotion, facial cream, facial soap and facial scrub. NOMARKS will continue to be manufactured by Ozone Ayurvedics for an year under a transition support agreement, the company added. Ozone Ayurvedics is a proprietorship owned by SC Sehgal. Commenting on the acquisition, Kushagra Bajaj, chairman Bajaj Corp Ltd, said, “The acquisition of the NOMARKS brand by Bajaj Corp is a strategic move as it enhances our presence in the personal care market and gives us an entry into the skin care category.
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Skin Care Company Promotes Facial Mud Mask With Rap Song

“There is a whole younger generation who haven’t even considered the importance of taking care of their skin.” The company wrote some lyrics and gave them to Miami-based rapper JMoon to play with. The final result became the Mud Mask Rap . The song and music video is featured on YouTube and shows in an inspired montage of common skin conditions that can be helped by applying a weekly facial mud mask and portraits of faces proudly wearing their mud masks. The company’s own facial mud mask, the Dead Sea Mud Mask, is experiencing a leap in sales due to this one savvy move. Another reason for its popularity is the all-natural ingredients it contains. Dead Sea cosmetics have a long history and solid reputation for offering the ultimate benefits in facial and skin rejuvenation.
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Nutrition is on the menu for district meeting

Megan Hartshorne, Melissa Manning and Debra Appel of the nutrition department at Laguna Beach Unified School District. (Don Leach, Coastline Pilot / August 21, 2013) Related By Bryce Alderton August 23, 2013 | 2:26 p.m. Portion control and preparing more food in-house are on the menu for Laguna Beach Unified School District nutrition staff as the start of the school year nears. In response to a drop in lunch purchases and a change in the maximum entree size, the nutrition department, under the guidance of food services director Debra Appel, has spent the summer crafting menus, securing vendors and planning how they will serve food to students. The department will present ideas to the school board at Tuesday’s board meeting. According to the district, students purchased fewer lunches in all but two months from September through June last year compared to the 2011-12 school year. Staff is also making changes to its menu based on new U.S.
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Reviving An Heirloom Corn That Packs More Flavor And Nutrition

“It’s kinda crazy,” he says. The taste is coming directly from the corn. Barber says this corn is just one example of what can happen when crops are bred to be flavorful and colorful, not just big. The chef says he hopes this story becomes more than just a foodie fascination with heirlooms because he thinks there’s more at stake here about the way our food is grown.
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Nutrition Myths

Myth #7: Consuming protein is bad for your kidneys. Fact #7: In healthy individuals, high protein intake does not lead to poor kidney function . The key is not to make an extreme increase in protein intake — doubling protein intake led to renal impairment in rats. My advice would be to gradually increase your protein intake to one gram per pound to maintain and build lean muscle mass. Myth #8: Eating flax seeds is like eating fish oil.
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Singing exercises reduce snoring

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), on the other hand, is potentially much more serious. It can cause people to stop breathing during deep sleep, and severely diminish sleep quality. A recent study found that moderate obstructive sleep apnea may raise sudden cardiac death risk . Dr.
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Snoring, lack of romance blamed for Saudi Arabia divorce rates

In fact, he has been the sickest of our 3 boys by far. We have a 7yr old, and the one I am referring to is almost 5, the other one is 3. The older and younger boys have been hospitalized once each. Our middle son (the breastfeeder) has been hospitalized 11 times.
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Snoring in kids could mean other problems, doctors say

The women start the procedures and insist on the divorce often for trivial issues, a marriage contractor said, quoted by local daily Al Youm. These are mainly snoring, the look of the husband inside the house and the lack of romance as a result of the influence of dramas and media on the impressionable minds of young wives, he said. The figures and causes for divorce were discussed at a meeting of religious figures tasked with drafting marriage contracts in Al Qateef in eastern Saudi Arabia. Ways to address the rising figures of divorce rates in the kingdom included urging families to check the background of men who propose instead of relying on matchmakers. Most marriages are arranged in Saudi Arabia where the mixing of the sexes is strictly controlled and limited, giving women matchmakers great opportunities to promote potential spouses. Parents have a highly significant role in ensuring that the men who want to marry their daughters have a good reputation and a satisfactory behaviour, Judge Mohammad Al Jirani said, quoted by the daily. Other suggestions included not rushing into making final decisions on the divorce until all ways for a reconciliation are exhausted and the spouses are given ample time to reconsider their options.
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U.S. and Australian Troops Used Chat Rooms to Conduct Joint Exercise

Plain vanilla Internet chat stands out as the “favorite tool” for communications on the Blue Ridge and among ships and forces under its control, Joyner said, noting “it’s quick and easy” with battle watch standers communicating through chat rooms dedicated to their area of interest. The Blue Ridge also features five secret and two top secret video teleconferencing (VTC) suites. Joyner said Vice Adm. Scott H. Swift, 7th Fleet commander, used VTC on a twice daily basis to discuss face-to-face the battle rhythm of the exercise with his subordinate commanders and Australian counterparts. Joyner said that the Blue Ridge also used a technology for secure voice communications just approved for use aboard ships, Voice Over Secret Internet Protocol , developed by the Defense Information Systems Agency.
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Exercise can help insomnia – but it may take awhile

“If you have insomnia you won’t exercise yourself into sleep right away,” lead study author Kelly Glazer Baron, a clinical psychologist and director of the behavioral sleep program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a news release. “It’s a long-term relationship. You have to keep at it and not get discouraged.” Despite the lag time, researchers say exercise is still the best solution for people suffering from insomnia. “Patients with insomnia have a heightened level of brain activity and it takes time to re-establish a more normal level that can facilitate sleep,” co-researcher Dr.
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Obama denounces Egypt massacre, cancels joint military exercise

While we do not believe that force is the way to resolve political differences, after the militarys intervention several weeks ago there remained a chance for reconciliation and an opportunity to pursue a democratic path, the president said. “Instead, weve seen a more dangerous path taken. That path has included arbitrary arrests Washington considers politically motivated, as well as a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that powered Morsis election victory, and finally this weeks bloodbath. The United States strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by Egypts interim government and security forces, Obama said. We deplore violence against civilians.
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Study: High blood sugar, but not necessarily diabetes, raises dementia risk

California Supreme Court Ruling Protects the Safety and Health of California Students With Diabetes

The study involved 2,067 people 65 and older in the Group Health Cooperative, a Seattle-area health care system. At the start, 232 participants had diabetes; the rest did not. They each had at least five blood-sugar tests within a few years of starting the study and more after it was underway. Researchers averaged these levels over time to even out spikes and dips from testing at various times of day or before or after a meal.
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Avanir Pharma to co-promote Merck’s diabetes drugs; shares rise

Finance Tue, Aug 13, 2013, 6:23 AM EDT – U.S. Markets open in 3 hrs 7 mins California Supreme Court Ruling Protects the Safety and Health of California Students With Diabetes Press Release: American Diabetes Association 15 hours ago Print Related Content ALEXANDRIA, VA–(Marketwired – Aug 12, 2013) – The American Diabetes Association (Association) is extremely pleased with the California Supreme Court’s decision in American Nurses Association v. Torlakson, a landmark case litigated by the Association involving diabetes care in California public schools. Today’s decision made it clear that state law is not an obstacle to children with diabetes receiving the proper care and the insulin they need to be healthy and medically safe at school. The California Supreme Court agreed with the Association’s position that state law allows school personnel, who are not nurses, to volunteer and be trained to help children with the insulin they need to survive and thrive at school. “Today’s monumental California Supreme Court decision affirms that every child with diabetes has the right to access the lifesaving insulin needed to stay healthy and safe at school,” said Karen Talmadge, PhD, Chair of the Board, American Diabetes Association.
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Avanir shares rose 11 percent in extended trading after closing at $4.50 on the Nasdaq. The company said its salesforce will promote Januvia, Janumet and Janumet XR in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities in the United States from October. Avanir said in a regulatory filing that it could get up to $60 million from Merck over the three years, from a fixed monthly fee and performance fee. “I think it’s impressive to sign a deal with Merck and obviously, it’s not going to cost them very much and it’s going to help them get to profitability,” Summer Street Research analyst Carol Werther told Reuters. “The agreement is just for long-term care centers, which is where a lot of their sales force is right now and where they’ve been most successful.” Merck recorded $4.09 billion in sales from Januvia and $1.66 billion from Janumet in 2012, according to a regulatory filing dated February 28. (Reporting By Vrinda Manocha in Bangalore; Editing by Maju Samuel)
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CE Lectures on the Dental Treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Include Rochester, Cleveland and Ft. Lauderdale, as Sleep Seminar Destinations

Yourwellness Magazine Follows Up Launch of Anti-Snoring Device

Michael Hnat lectures for Sleep Group Solutions, and instructs other dentists how to implement a proper sleep protocol, structured around evidence-based knowledge. Dr. Michael Hnats upcoming Dental Sleep Medicine lectures include Rochester (8/23-24), Cleveland (9/6-7), Irvine (9/20-21), Ft. Lauderdale (10/25-26) and Chicago (12/13-14). Dentists from around the world are attending dental continuing education courses focusing on the dental treatment of snoring and sleep apnea. Dental sleep medicine education company, Sleep Group Solutions has instructed thousands of dentists on implementing a proper sleep protocol.
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Alcohol is a muscle relaxant, which will cause you to snore even if you don’t normally snore. Try to avoid drinking alcohol four to five hours before sleeping or sleep on the couch so your partner can get a good night’s rest. – Lose weight. Gaining weight around the neck squeezes the internal diameter in your throat, which will make it more likely to collapse and cause that loud, annoying sound. If you didn’t snore before you gained weight but you do now, this might be a solution for you. Exercise can help you to fall asleep faster and sleep deeper as well, so it’s a win-win.
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Get the Most Out of Your Zzzs: Simple Ways to Stop Snoring

E-mail Address Send to a Friend London, UK (PRWEB UK) 9 August 2013 A new device to prevent snoring has recently been launched, it was announced July 7th. The SnoreRX Mouthpiece is an anti-snoring oral appliance that has been popularly advertised across Canada and the United States, and works by slightly pushing the lower jaw and tongue forward so that it provides better airflow and away from the back of the throat and stops the vibration of the throat muscles. The device has recently been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which confirms that SnoreRX is a safe and effective anti-snoring mouthpiece and meets its claims. ( http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/snorerx-anti-snoring-mouthpiece-as-seen-on-tv-canada-277199.htm ) With this in mind, Yourwellness Magazine explored how snoring might be a larger heart attack risk than smoking. According to Yourwellness Magazine, aIf you ever slept next to someone who snores you know that it can be a bit of a pain when youare trying to get some sleep.
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