Considering a Vasectomy? Hold The Scissors and Read This First

Considering a Vasectomy? Hold The Scissors and Read This First

 Studies reported in The Journal of the American Medical Association, financed by the National Institutes of Health and conducted by a team headed by Dr. Edward Giovannucci from the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University in Boston, suggest that men who had a vasectomy more than 20 years earlier faced up to an 89 percent greater risk of prostate cancer than men who had not had a vasectomy. The studies also found that the more time that had passed since a vasectomy, the greater was the risk of developing prostate cancer.

Are Plastic Food Containers Too Toxic to Reuse? - The Green Life

Are Plastic Food Containers Too Toxic to Reuse? - The Green Life

 If you do reuse plastic containers, follow the Environmental Working Group’s advice, and only use #1, 2, 4, or 5, although one study shows that higher temperatures can cause the release of the heavy metal antimony from #1, PET.

Dirty pacifier? Bacteria, mold, fungi and other bacterial growth found in test of baby pacifiers

Dirty pacifier? Bacteria, mold, fungi and other bacterial growth found in test of baby pacifiers

 "We know that it takes two weeks for this pacifier to become so contaminated that you can't decontaminate it by putting it in the dishwasher or putting it in boiling water," said Glass. "By two weeks, what has happened is the microorganisms, the germs, have formed a complex structure called a biofilm. It's rather impervious to chlorox, baking soda, to boiling."

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How to Make Hand Sanitizer with All Natural Products — The Greenbacks Gal

How to Make Hand Sanitizer with All Natural Products — The Greenbacks Gal

This hand sanitizer recipe will not only leave your hands feeling cleaner, they’ll feel softer, too!
It contains four ingredients which each have properties that make it fantastic for our skin. Witch hazel is an astringent, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antibacterial and antifungal; aloe vera gel is naturally moisturizing;  lavender essential oil has antibacterial, antiseptic and antimicrobial properties; and vitamin E keeps the product stable and is one of the best vitamins for our skin.

Mother-Baby Sleep Experts Offer Tips for Soothing Crying Babies, Giving Exhausted Mothers Alternatives to Crying It Out

Mother-Baby Sleep Experts Offer Tips for Soothing Crying Babies, Giving Exhausted Mothers Alternatives to Crying It Out

 The reason for this is that babies have immature nervous systems and need others to help them regulate their emotions. When adults hear babies crying and respond, babies develop the tools, both physiologically and emotionally, to calm themselves. Leaving babies to cry increases babies’ stress levels and often keeps them awake longer. It does not guide them emotionally or physically toward the goal of regulating their own distress and response.

What You Don't Know About Episiotomies Can Hurt You - NYTimes.com

What You Don't Know About Episiotomies Can Hurt You - NYTimes.com

 The reason for the episiotomy’s popularity in the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, when my brothers and I were born, was that doctors believed that a clean downward cut on the laboring woman’s perineum was safer for the baby and better for the mother than letting a woman’s perineum tear during pushing. A straight cut was easier to stitch than a jagged tear, and doctors argued that a woman would feel less postpartum pain and have fewer future problems with pelvic-floor complications (like urinary incontinence).

The Invisible Work of Women « Embodied Birth

The Invisible Work of Women « Embodied Birth

Let us celebrate ourselves.  Let us celebrate each other.  When we do this, we will come to live in a society where the invisible is visible.
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