Maternal Glucose Influences Pregnancy Complications Regular readers of the Updates will hopefully now realize that the root of much of the evil in civilized nations is refined carbs. Pick a disease and insulin resistance is linked somehow. We need so focus much of our efforts into educating the public about the difference between whole grains […]
Pregnancy Outcome Following Gestational Exposure to Echinacea So now we have research outlining the safety of echinacea in pregnancy. It still amazes me that the safety was in question despite hundreds of years of safe use. On the other hand, with only several years of use of many pharmaceuticals that have shown some potential for […]
Exercise and Pregnancy: Can You Do Both? Over the years, there has been considerable debate regarding the importance (and safety) of physical activity during pregnancy. Recently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) published new guidelines for exercise during pregnancy and the period immediately after giving birth. This article examines various recommendations related to […]
Metformin on Early Pregnancy Loss in the Polycystic Ovary I think this is somewhat of a landmark article. Not that the concepts are, but to see them all together is always exciting. A few interesting things here. First, using metformin, which increases insulin sensitivity, can dramatically drop the risk of miscarriage in patients with PCOS. […]
Marginal biotin deficiency during normal pregnancy I remember reading in my nutrition text that biotin deficiency was virtually unheard of in actual clinical practice. My how much we’ve learned since cracking that first book… Much of the medical world still barely accepts that vitamin deficiencies are a remote possibility let alone a major health issue. And […]
