Author Archives: IvyMaison

Apple Cider Vinegar is made by fermenting apples and then adding water to the solution, this allows Apple Cider Vinegar or ACV  to have 5% acidity. There are different types of ACV like distilled, raw and so on. In fact, unpasteurized ACV is also known as the “mother” ACV, because it is allowed to ferment naturally, […]

Constipation is a very common inconvenience faced by pregnant women world over. When it occurs a pregnant woman needs to obtain immediate relief from constipation to avoid abdominal pains and complications such as rectal bleeding or haemorrhoids. Have your lavatory sessions become nightmares so much so that after conceiving you dread each step you take […]

Will the consumption of antibiotics during pregnancy harm your baby or are you advised to take it during pregnancy? What would be the risks involved? Antibiotics have been used over a thousands of years to treat infections affecting the human body. It was only until the last century that people got to know that most infections […]

While exercising may be the last thing you feel like doing when you’re pregnant, it’s important to stay active as regular exercise has a range of health benefits for both you and your baby. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) encourages pregnant women to do between 150 and 300 minutes of moderate […]

Drinking fruit juice may seem like a healthy option but drinking a lot of juice can be bad for our health. Fruit juice does have some health benefits including containing vitamins, minerals and plant compounds that can protect you from disease. However, fruit juice is also a concentrated source of natural sugar. One small glass […]

Many people suffer from back pain, and back pain has a huge list of possible causes. But one item on that list that many people don’t think of is the other half of their trunk: the belly. Our bellies are there to do a lot more than just look good in a bathing suit (although […]

Every once in a while, as you gaze at one of your favorite celebrities who just really hit the big-time, you start to wonder…. what in the world did she do to herself? She still looks sort of like herself, but somehow things just seem off. Even stranger, you know she is young, and she […]

Breast implants are done mainly for two reasons: Purely cosmetic reasons As a corrective surgery, after resection with breast cancer There are two common types of implants used – silicone saline implants and silicone gel implants. In the first one, empty silicone implants are put into place and then injected with a saline solution. In […]

Imagine abnormal cells in your body do not die, but rather multiply at an unstoppable rate? Well, this phenomenon is called cancer where abnormal cells grow at an uncontrollable growth rate, thus forming abnormal cells that multiply. The worst part of this disease is that the old cells do not die, instead, multiply resulting in […]

The joy of watching your tiny bundle of happiness that has arrived and is squeaking its heart aloud is very special. It is of utmost importance that after the baby is born, both parents work together and plan for the baby’s warm surroundings, vaccinations and immunization schedule, the height-weight checkup, etc. To celebrate parenthood and […]