Scientists have discovered that important 'good' bacteria arrive in babies' digestive systems from their mother's gut via breast milk. Although this does confirm that when it comes to early establishment of gut and immune health, 'breast is best', a greater understanding of how babies acquire a...
A headline published by The Daily Mail yesterday proclaimed that "Women who drink organic milk in pregnancy could be harming their baby's IQ." More »
Contra The Daily Mail, Organic Milk During Pregnancy Won’t Make A Baby Dumb is a post from Blisstree - Get tips on healthy living, work outs...
A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of bacterial species that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, according to new University at Buffalo research. In petri dish and animal experiments, the protein complex - called Human...
Snooki*has put Anderson Cooper up to the ultimate challenge. The former Jersey Shore*star and new mommy appeared on Anderson Live*with her costar JWoww, and after...
Aspartame is one of those controversial additives that causes trouble wherever it goes. Some think it is perfectly safe, others are wary of it, some even wonder if it causes cancer; all in all, it’s an artificial sweetener with both … More »
The Dairy Industry Wants To Add Aspartame To Skim...
I was very fortunate to have the pleasure of seeing the incredible, weird, and incredibly weird Jeff Mangum perform last night. And while the show was spectacular—really, you should be jealous—there was just one thing missing: April 8th. More »
Feeding human breast milk to very-low-birth-weight infants greatly reduces risk for sepsis and significantly lowers associated neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) costs, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center researchers. The study, published in the advance online version of the...
Since swearing off meat, eggs and dairy at the beginning of January, the thing I've had the most trouble with is reading labels. Things I've forgotten to even consider being a source of dairy turn out -- surprise! -- to contain milk -- like Veggie slices soy cheese, a puzzling, non-vegan soy...
ie. 2%, skim, whole, etc. Michael Strahan's Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows, calls for 1 cup of milk. What are your suggestions? Do you think half & half would be an even better choice?
The recipe: http://dadt.com/live/recipe-finder.html?recipeID=15387
I'm not a very experienced...
Research has shown that American Ginseng is beneficial to combat aging, for central nervous system disorders and that it has neurocognitive effects, yet incorporating American Ginseng into foods presented scientists with challenges due to its bitter taste and because processing food can destroy...
National data indicate that milk consumption has declined among children while consumption of sweetened beverages of low nutritional quality has more than doubled. Although this suggests that sugar-sweetened beverages may have replaced more nutritious drinks in children's diets, a new study...
Researchers from the Australian National University have discovered that children who only receive breast milk during the first six months have a higher risk of developing a nut allergy. The study has been published in the online issue of International Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from...
The California Milk Processor Board (better known as the folks behind the Got Milk? campaign) have ramped up their fight against "imitation" milk--and they're really, really like it if you'd join them by purchasing these ridiculous glasses "for charity." Unfortunately, all this talk about "real...
Over the course of two weeks, four people visited the MGUH for medical treatment due to mushroom (amantin) poisoning. One Virginia man arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in the early stages of liver failure after having mistakenly eaten poisonous mushrooms he handpicked...
Preterm babies who are small for their age would benefit from starting milk feeds early, according to a breakthrough UK study published online in Pediatrics earlier this month. The UK-based children's charity, Action Medical Research, sponsored the study. They told the press the findings...
I don't know if it's a sign of sea change in how America thinks about milk, or just a snyde advertising idea brought to you by the Dairy Council, but their latest "Real Milk Comes From Cows" ad campaign seem to be taking the offensive in an attempt to win over health-conscious consumers. Their...
Unpasteurized milk, also known as raw milk, is proportionally responsible for 150 times more disease outbreaks than pasteurized milk, a new report issued by the CDC's (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Emerging Infectious Diseases has revealed. The authors also explained that...