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THE PILL - WOMEN’S LIBERATION OR GREAT UNCONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?
by Janette Roberts on 8 January 2011
Millions of women take the Pill. After fifty years, it's still one of the most popular forms of birth control because of its convenience and perceived safety and reliability. The Pill is also used for a variety of non-contraceptive reasons, being prescribed for acne, irregular cycles, painful and heavy periods and to schedule “menstruation” at times that are considered convenient to the woman. Some...
EAT THE WHOLE FOOD, SUPPLEMENT WITH ALL NUTRITIONAL FACTORS!
by Janette Roberts on 7 January 2011
It’s great to see researchers focus new studies on the whole vegetables and fruits as opposed to the individual antioxidants. As we might expect these studies demonstrate that nature has put everything we need into the whole food and no amount of supplements can substitute for a diet of whole, healthy food grown on healthy soil, eaten fresh and when the food is in season. Supplements however are...
It's time the prophets of doom recognised that it's not increasing age itself that compromises fertility, but 35+ years of modern diets, lifestyles and environments! Sure, reversing the trend of this accumulation of factors takes some commitment (from both prospective parents) but it need not involve a high-tech solution and it does allow attainment of financial and professional 'security' if...
17% OF IVF CYCLES RESULT IN A BABY - SUCCESS OR FAILURE RATE?
by Janette Roberts on 4 January 2011
The most recent statics tell us that in 2008 in Australia about 17 per cent of IVF cycles resulted in a baby, an increase of 1 percentage point since 2004. The increase was largely driven by improvements in the technology and skills of fertility clinics, we’re told. But if you ask me - that loudly trumpeted 17% success rate is more realistically a failure rate of 83%! It's also interesting that...
It’s not surprising that the health of women today is a reflection of our larger environment. That includes both the macro- and micro-environments before conception, in utero, during birth and breastfeeding, through infancy and beyond. Physical, mental and emotional environments are all included, with food, air and water being the most obvious, but with family, relationships and society playing an...
