by lsmith | Jan 21, 2015 | Breastfeeding, Mental Health
The beneficial effects of breastfeeding are many. Children who are breastfed are at less risk of developing ear infections, colds, asthma, obesity, diabetes, and even leukemia.1 Breastfeeding has also been linked to improved brain development and lower risk for...
by lsmith | Aug 20, 2014 | Breastfeeding, Inflammation, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Inflammation is one of the main ways in which the body heals itself. When inflammation is employed in the short term, it comes and goes when needed, and is resolved in due time. When you get a cut or bruise, or when your body fights a cold, you usually feel worse for...
by lsmith | Jul 2, 2014 | Children, Diet, Human Microbiome, Probiotics & Gut Flora
Malnutrition (severe or moderate acute malnutrition) affects 23 percent of children in developing countries.1 The World Health Organization estimates that malnutrition is the cause of one-third of all child deaths.2 Malnutrition, or inadequate nutrition, manifests...
by Brenda Watson | May 19, 2014 | Breastfeeding, Obesity
Although many studies have linked breastfeeding to a protection against obesity, not all studies agree. A recent paper published in The Journal of Pediatrics sought to determine why this might be. They considered one important factor that previous studies had not—the...
by lsmith | Apr 16, 2014 | Digestive Health, General, Infancy, Probiotics & Gut Flora
It has generally been considered that an infant’s gut microbial composition resembles that of an adult by the age of about 12 months. Gut bacterial composition during the first year of life is in flux, with great variation seen between infants and even within the same...
