Every pregnant woman knows she needs to watch her blood pressure and sugar levels during pregnancy. It’s not too uncommon for a pregnant patient to come into my office and state that she had blood pressure or sugar problems. Or for a patient to have experienced these while pregnant in the past. They make changes and the […]
Childhood obesity statistics remain a concern even at the Presidential level. We know the answers, but we have to be willing to make the needed changes to our lives. I have made it very clear where I stand on the childhood obesity epidemic. The vast majority of the fault lies not with the schools, not […]
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and adverse pregnancy outcomes Some of the SSRIs have been promoted as safe during pregnancy, and yet I have major concerns with the damage to the developing fetus. Anytime a fetus is exposed to high levels of something (such as cortisol from a PTSD mother, glucose from gestational diabetes or, in […]
The developmental time in the womb is very susceptible to any foreign chemicals. The brain is particularly sensitive. Many pregnant women have concerns over the use of pharmaceutical drugs during pregnancy. Drugs like Tylenol and ibuprofen are already known to be unsafe. Given the wide use of antidepressant in society today, this class of drugs […]
Prenatal imprinting of postnatal specific appetites and feeding behavior This phenomena comes up again and again and again and again in the medical literature. There is no longer any doubt that in-utero exposure to a variety of chemicals, situations and physiological states have an influence on the newborn both immediately and decades in the future. […]
