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For thousands of years, human civilization has been using conservants. Salt and vinegar, honey and alcohol are natural food additives that have been known to human being since ancient times. But today, synthetic compounds won over natural preservatives, without which modern food production is almost unthinka
Read moreContinuing the topic of food additives, we dwell on dyes. So, curcumin (E100) we have already known. How do its "brothers" affect our health? Considering the top five dyes to enhance the degree of toxicity, the compounds are arranged as follows...
Read moreWhen visiting a supermarket and filling our consumer basket, how often do we think about the benefits of purchased products? When was the last time we read the text on the packaging of yogurt or baby formula, printed in small text? And what exactly do the mysterious "E" symbols with a digital index mean?
Read moreFor many modern women, attention to their physical form is the norm. They enjoy visiting gyms, and would like to continue to do this during pregnancy. It is obvious that the changes occurring in the body of the future mother will require adjustment of the duration, type and intensity of trainings. After all, the main g
Read moreTalking about the dangers of alcohol is not a “discovery of America." The negative effects of alcohol on pregnancy have been known and documented for a long time. Although most of these injuries are associated with the intake of large amounts of alcohol, it should be noted that there is no “safe” dose...
Read moreCystitis is a relatively common disease among pregnant women. Inflammation of the walls of the bladder is promoted not only by the innate physiological feature of women, but also by an increase in progesterone levels.
Read moreDuring pregnancy, amniotic fluid surrounds the baby, protecting it from pressure, and maternal tissue from fetal movements. This liquid also acts as a heat insulator and contributes to the optimal development of various body structures of the unborn child.
Read moreAnemia is the most common hematologic disease that may encounter future mother during her “interesting situation”. During pregnancy, a number of significant physiological changes occur with the woman’s body, among them a gradual increase in blood plasma volume
Read moreThe vagina, as well as the oral cavity, skin, intestines and other parts of the human body, is inhabited by numerous microorganisms. However, their presence is not a disadvantageous and passive colonization. Bacteria that live inside us make up the so-called “ecosystem”, which builds a unique system of protection again
Read moreIn continuation of the previous topic, which dealt with the issues of good nutrition during pregnancy, today we will talk about the enormous value of such a valuable vitamin as folic acid.
Read moreSpeaking about nutrition during pregnancy, first of all, means dispelling the very common and dangerous myth that the expectant mother should eat for two. Of course, pregnancy leads to intense changes in the female body, however, many of them are reversible.
Read moreMany of us have heard about the Rh factor, but it is rather kind of vague to imagine what it is. Its absence or presence does not affect our everyday life. It is quite another thing when a woman is pregnant, because certain combinations of rhesus parents can lead to Rhesus conflict.
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