Mom's milk fights digestive disease
Breastfeeding may protect children from digestive disease, says a study.
A team at Manchester University, Britain, recently researched on the effect of breastfeeding on the children suffering from coeliac, a disease that makes them intolerant of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley.
They found the longer a child was breastfed, the lower their risk of the condition, reports the online edition of BBC News. A number of studies have suggested that early infant feeding practices, as well as genetic factors, may be important in coeliac disease. The Manchester team found a link between breastfeeding and reduced risk of coeliac disease. Those infants who were being regularly breastfed when they were first introduced to foods containing gluten cut their risk of developing coeliac disease by 52 percent compared with those who were not being breastfed. It might be that a child is simply exposed to less gluten during weaning if he or she is being breastfed. Alternatively, breastfeeding might protect against coeliac disease by preventing gastrointestinal infections in an infant, which can weaken the lining of the bowel and allow gluten to pass deeper into the gut than normal.
Breast milk also contains certain immune cells from the mother that might confer protection against gluten intolerance, they said. The World Health Organisation recommends women breastfeed babies for at least six months.
PMS: Do's and Dont's
After menopause, the demand of estrogen from non-ovarian sources increases and fat depots in the body become the main supplier of estrogen.
As hormonal levels fluctuate, women start experiencing hot flashes, irregular periods/bleeding, giddiness and blackouts, insomnia, mood swings, vaginal dryness, changes in urinary tract - loss of bladder control, recurrent infection, weight gain or even osteoporosis.
To combat this phase some changes in dietary habits and exercises along with yoga and meditation help.
Dos
Increase intake of dark green leafy vegetables, turmeric (haldi), fenugreek (methi), coffee, broccoli and bitter gourd (karela).
Lentils, cereals tea leaves, asafetida (hing), unripe banana, beans, soybean, potatoes, cabbage, poultry should also be part of your daily diet.
Consume foods high in magnesium - (nuts like almonds, walnuts) dairy products and bananas.
Calcium essential during this phase can be derived from milk and milk products, beans, pulses, potatoes, cauliflower and dried figs.
Egg yolk and animal liver are good sources of Vitamin D.
Drink atleast eight to ten glasses of water everyday.
Eight hours of sound sleep will also help to calm the nervous system.
Regular exercise is must to prevent bone-related diseases such arthritis, osteoporosis etc.
Practice pawanamuktasana (abdominal and shakti bandha asana), bhujangasana, dhanurasana, sarvangasana, halasana, matsyasana, paschimotanasana, tadasana and yoga nidra daily for 30 minutes
Simple meditation techniques practiced for 20 min every day can help .
Don’ts
Avoid pungent, sour and salt tastes.
Avoid citrus fruits, tomatoes, tamarind, vinegar, sour curd, cheese, buttermilk, pickles, sauces, papad, salad dressings, salted snacks etc.
Avoid eating hot and spicy food, onions, garlic, mustard, chillies, black and red pepper, radish, horseradish, ginger, cumin, wines etc.
Rupa is one of those women who prefer to follow the natural cycle of nature. She and her husband have sex only during the ‘safe’ days; or else they go for ‘outside ejaculation’. Despite these mandatory precautions however, Rupa conceived, and then went ahead with a second child, though she had not planned to have one. Like Rupa, there are many cases of unwanted pregnancies in India, as people are not willing to follow proper contraceptive methods. The ‘safe’ period concept is not very safe, in reality, as the menstrual cycle may vary at times, even for women who have a regular cycle. Also incidence of unwanted pregnancies are high, specially among teenagers, who do not have easy access to contraceptives, are not completely aware of the repercussions or are carried away by the passion of the moment. Then there is the case of Suruchi, a young 19 year old, who became pregnant despite the fact she and her boyfriend never ‘went all the way’. She wrote in to our expert asking whether pregnancy is possible without full penetration of the penis; and what are the conditions essential for conceiving
Dr Patanjali Dev Nayar
Though it is rare, but yes, it is possible for a woman to become pregnant without full penile penetration. Or even without ANY penetration for that matter!
It all depends upon the days of her menstrual cycle and whether the majority of sperm ejaculated nearby gain an entrance to the vagina and travel upwards to fertilize the ova. So the essential conditions for establishing pregnancy are - A normal (anatomically and physiologically) reproductive system in the woman. Presence of a viable ovum at the moment. (fertile period of the menstrual cycle)
Viable, actively mobile, sperm getting access to the ova in large numbers (with or without "penetration") Of course these conditions are optimal in an intercourse but a woman, if she is in her fertile period, can get pregnant even if no penetration has occurred. This is possible provided the sperm are released near enough the vaginal opening so that they can get an easy access. (This is the reason that “ejaculating outside” is an unsafe sexual practice.) In other words conception depends upon the availability of large number of viable sperm in proximity of a viable ova and a receptive uterus (No IUCD) and not on penile penetration.
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