During fetal development, your baby’s brain produces at least twice as many brain cells as he needs. The excess cells are only loosely wired in with a few dendrites and synaptic connections to other brain cells. If they do not make a certain minimum number of connections with other brain cells, and do not receive enough nourishing nerve growth factor as a result of the synapses that have...

Traditional Chinese medicine has long revered the placenta as a healing organ with an aura of power and mystique—so much so that in China there is a black market for placentas, which are then served as special dishes in restaurants. This practice is illegal, however. In Chinese medicine, the placenta is called zi he che and is considered a “valuable material” capable of treating...

Common knowledge would suggest that menstruation would not occur during pregnancy.  This is because a typical pregnancy should not have menstruation as a part of the nine-month period.  Does it mean then that you are not pregnant after all? Just like many human conditions, pregnancy is not an absolute condition with an absolute set of rules.  This means that, although logic would dictate that...

Some women have the notion that they should stop exercising once they become pregnant.  Nothing can be farther from the truth as pregnant women should, instead, be encouraged to have an exercise routine. These are the approved exercises for pregnant women (remember, though, to consult your physician before engaging into any of these activities): Dancing—dance-related movements make a pregnant...