Baby Formula Alert: Iron-Fortified Formula Linked to “Neurodevelopmental Delays”

photo credit: Jay Dugger

I received an Email recently about the findings of another study that reveals yet another possible danger from baby formula. Knowing that baby formula just isn’t good enough for our babies, I wasn’t surprised to read about it. What did pique my interest - and scare me a little - was the fact that the study was presented publicly in mid-2008 and yet we had never heard about it. So, I am making it a mission of this blog to help publicize the results of that study.

The study was presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting in May 2008. It raised an unexpected baby formula risk: the use of iron-fortified formula among healthy infants was linked to delays in neurobehavioral growth and development.

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Eliminate Cellulite at Home

Here’s a detailed article on natural ways to eliminate cellulite at home.

Natural Home Treatments For Cellulite

By Fawn Bales

CELLULITE

“Cellulite” is a skin condition that gives the appearance of small bumps and ripples under the skin. The bumps are caused by the underlying fat cells growing too large and stretching the natural fiber compartments that hold the skin to the underlying layers of tissues.
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Lose Pregnancy Weight - Join Me in the Fit Yummy Mummy Challenge!

Most people who know me would be surprised that I am writing about how to lose pregnancy weight. After all, I’ve always been underweight - still am. But after having 3 babies and with my 40th birthday fast approaching, I find myself underweight and flabby. My arms jiggle, my abs are soft. My daughters tease me about it and I say, “That’s from having you!” But I know that I better build some muscle or else my metabolism will slow down, I WILL gain weight more easily than before, and worst of all, I will become more susceptible to weight gain-related diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.

I have been pushing away these thoughts from my mind because I wasn’t prepared to do what I knew was needed to reverse this downward trend that I’m on. Until I discovered the Fit Yummy Mummy program. I’m not new to exercising. In fact, before I got pregnant for the third time, I had been working out in a gym regularly. Plus, I own a dozen exercise DVDs.

But the Fit Yummy Mummy program is different:

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