We all need a little salt in our diets. Sodium and chloride are essential nutrients. However, we get all the salt we need naturally in the foods we eat. There isn’t any reason to add more salt when cooking or at the table.
Contrary to what you often will hear about how bilirubin levels increasing in a newborn is not a good thing, there is new research which is showing the importance of the presence of bilirubin.
Infants born prematurely literally start life a little bit behind. Their lungs may not be well enough developed to absorb oxygen and discharge carbon dioxide. Their intestinal tracts may not absorb food well and their central nervous systems may not allow them to maintain temperature stability.
This is an excellent publication explaining that a newborn does not need to be balanced tenuously at the level of the vagina for effective transfer of more red cells and iron storage for the baby’s first-nine-month’s good health.
On December 12, 2014, Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced his decision to terminate the National Children’s Study (NCS), stating that the study “as currently designed is not feasible.”
Q. We will be flying nearly five hours cross country to visit relatives at Thanksgiving. Our son will be three months old and is nursing and our daughter will be two years old. We wondered if you have any tips for us?
Q. My child has an ear infection. I’ve read where you’ve mentioned alternatives to antibiotics, but am unfamiliar with these items. Could you please tell me how to use elderberry extract and pulsitilla? Thanks for your help.
Infections cause a variety of responses from the body and elevated temperature is one of the most noticeable. Children’s temperatures seem to rise faster and higher than an adult’s does.
