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Category Archives: Food and Nutrition

The Humble Soybean Is A Wonder Food For Women

1. Soy contains health enhancing isoflavones. Isoflavones are compounds found only in plants which have strong antioxidant properties. hese compounds repair, and help prevent damage to cells caused by pollution, sunlight, and normal body processes. Free radicals can easily cause harm to the immune system, whose cells divide often. They may also be responsible for [...]

Posted 28 June 2006 § Lifestyle ‡ Comments (0) °

Diet and Fertility

Video Highlight: Healthwatch Source: CBS5

Posted 05 June 2006 § Fertility § Lifestyle ‡ Comments (0) °

Excess Folic Acid Boosts Chances of Twins After Fertility Treatment

THURSDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) — Increasing folic acid intake also increases the chances of twins for women undergoing in vitro fertility treatments in which more than one embryo is transferred, a new British study suggests. However, folic acid, a B vitamin that protects against birth defects such as spina bifida, does not affect overall [...]

Posted 07 May 2006 § Fertility § Pregnancy and Birth ‡ Comments (0) °

Low-carb diet may help women with ovary problems

21/04/2006 Adopting a low-carb diet may improve fertility problems and hormone profiles of women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), says US research. PCOS affects between five and ten per cent of all women of childbearing age and is a leading cause of infertility, according to the US National Women’s Health Information Center. While the [...]

Posted 24 April 2006 § Fertility § Lifestyle ‡ Comments (0) °