Tag: pregnancy
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Frequent Urination and Foods that Affect it
Frequent urination is the condition of urinating more frequently than normal, either during the day or at night. This condition can be due to various causes such as increased fluid or caffeine consumption, but also to diseases such as urinary tract infections, overactive bladder, diabetes, prostate hyperplasia, prostatitis, cystitis. Temporary causes that are normal to…
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Pregnancy, Copper, Manganese, B12 and Blood Pressure 20 years later
Pregnant women whose blood contains higher levels of vitamin B12, manganese and copper may face a lower risk of high blood pressure nearly two decades after giving birth. A cohort study that began in 1999 and ended in 2021 examined blood samples collected between 1999 and 2002 during the early stages of women’s pregnancies for…
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B12 Deficiency during Pregnancy and in the Breastfeeding Mother also creates B12 Deficiency in the Newborn
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin involved in the metabolism of every cell in the human body, especially in the formation of red blood cells, the functioning of the nervous system, and the synthesis of DNA. Vitamin B12 is found ONLY in foods of animal origin and its absorption depends on the gastric intrinsic factor,…
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Foods to AVOID in PREGNANCY
To prevent possible complications during pregnancy, we should avoid the following foods: 1. Seafood and fish that contain mercury or are dangerous for listeriosis. Avoid shark, swordfish, bigeye tuna, mullet, cod due to the mercury they may contain. Mercury can cause damage to the human brain and nervous system. Also, smoked fish such as smoked…
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7 Foods to Avoid with Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are normally found inside the anus. They help with defecation and stool retention, they look like small sacs filled with blood and are venous plexuses. When these sacs lose their support due to the constant and intense effort to defecate, they hang outside the anus, fill with blood and swell. Complications of hemorrhoids are…
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