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Healthy Tips For Pregnancy

  Take your Prenatal Vitamin Daily   Prenatal vitamins can help you ensure your baby gets the rightnutrients. This includes vitamin C to create collagen, vitamin B12 to make redcells, vitamin C for bone building, vitamin D to build bones, and vitamin A to support brain development. Do not throw out your vitamin if it upsets your stomach. If you are allergic to cow milk, you can include a lmond milk  in your diet. Instead, try taking it with food or talking to yourdoctor about changing brands.     O mega-3s D HA and omega-3 fatty acid-rich fish may help boost your baby'sbrainpower. Harvard Medical School found that the more fish mothers ate in thesecond trimester, their babies' scores on a mental-development test at six months old were higher. According to Lisa Eliot (assistant professor at Rosalind Franklin University Medical and Science in Chicago), Omega-3s can be found in brain-cell membranes, so there are many ways they can affect brain function. Talk to your doctor if you

Home Remedies to Treat Insect Bites

  Nearly everywhere you live on the planet, some tiny creatures and insects will sting you or bite you. They either see you as a threat or a food source for their survival.   Commonly, stings from insects are bees, ants, and wasps. Their sting penetrates the skin injecting poison into your body.   While ants and bees can sting you multiple times, a honeybee only stings once. It leaves its stinger underneath your skin, with a sack of venom at the surface. It is tempting to panic and wipes it off with your hands, but this will only make the venom worse.   It's quite painful and shock-inducing. You can keep your cool and slide your finger under the sac to remove the sting. The edge of a knife or your bank's edge could be used to remove the sting.   An allergic reaction to a bee sting or a wasp bite can be fatal. Medical attention must be sought immediately.   An allergic reaction is characterized by hives,   swelling of the throat   and mouth, rapid heartbeat, and laboured breathi

Vitamin C in Common Cold: Are they effective?

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  Many people drink a large glass of OJ when they feel the cold coming on. This is because vitamin C can be a great way to get rid of any common flu virus. Some nose-blowers might also resort to "immunity boosters" such as Emergen-C and Airborne to relieve their symptoms. Are vitamin C and its supplements effective in treating the  sore throat  and common cold? Vitamin C and cold For over 70 years, researchers have studied the role of vitamin C (aka ascorbic) in the prevention and treatment of the common cold. The bad news is that we still don't know everything. A 2013 research review found that vitamin C supplementation does not affect the chance of developing a cold. However, it can reduce the severity and lengthen the time that a cold lasts. Research has shown that extra vitamin C can help reduce your symptoms. A 2006 research review found that vitamin C is depleted in the body when it fights infection. Taking more vitamin C when you are sick could help to improve thes