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Kicking the Morning Sickness Habit

Some people may wake up in the morning and start sneezing, coughing or may sound drowsy. These unusual habits are often referred to as morning sicknesses, stemming from inherent traits or surroundings that may be polluted at times. This is why the cleanliness of surroundings has been given much premium since the after effects will surely turn out after some time and not immediately.

Pregnancy Morning Sickness

Morning sickness would usually be such reactions that would occur when a person would wake up after a good night’s sleep. This habit is considered to go on and on for years to come. While there is no clear explanation on how to cure such, they usually would last for an hour or two and would suddenly disappear as fast as it came.

For pregnant women, this is normal since their immune system is a whole lot delicate. Their morning sickness can go to as much as a day in the process of their current state of pregnancy.

Originally posted on September 24, 2010 @ 9:12 am

Coffee and Pregnancy?


We all know that this is a big no no. One thing that coffee drinkers find really frustrating about carrying another life inside of them is the fact that one of their lifelines � coffee � is being denied to them. Yet there seems to be hope for us!

A recent study conducted in Denmark showed that it is in fact, quite all right for women to continue having their daily coffee intake during pregnancy. According to Bodil Hammer Bech, Ph.D., of the Institute of Public Health at the University of Aarhus, three cups of coffee a day didn�t have any effects on the baby. The same study showed, however, that women who smoked and drank coffee during their pregnancy had the increased risk of having smaller babies. An important thing to note about the study is that it was conducted during the second half of pregnancy. That means that if coffee has negative effects during the first half of pregnancy, it is not known.

So what are the implications for coffee lovers who are pregnant or are planning to get pregnant soon? I would say try to steer clear of coffee. I mean, I cannot survive without coffee, to be honest. Yet when and if I become pregnant, I do not think I can risk my baby just because I need my daily dose of caffeine. Well maybe by then they will have more conclusive results � who knows? 😉 Till then, temperance is discipline would have to reign supreme.

Originally posted on January 26, 2007 @ 6:46 pm

Are there Medical Cures for Insomnia?

Insomnia is a sleep disorder that has been rampant for people who have had a hard time reverting back to the normal body clocks. Insomnia has so far altered the body clock, resulting into problems that people who report for work on a regular 8 to 5 shift due to absences and tardiness.

Sleep Disorder Insomnia

While there are people who seek medical attention, it all boils down on how the person would be determined in finding out how to regulate their sleeping habits once more. There will always be Valium to help people sleep at preferred times but the normal recourse would be to try and re-adjust the body clock.

Physicians who would stay away from prescribing medical drugs, would advise patients to drink warm milk and even drink vitamins before they sleep. While the latter would be up for questioning, the explanation behind it is simply filling in the lost nutrients that a body would normally have and thus make people more comfortable and relaxed, thus pointing towards sleeping for a complete body rest at the right time when a person should be taking his long deserved sleeping habit.

[tags]insomnia, sleep disorder, sleep apnea[/tags]

Originally posted on April 22, 2007 @ 1:46 am