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• November 23, 2012
  Side-Effect of Fenugreek Consumption

  Fenugreek seeds may protect against cancer and improve muscle mass, but they can make your armpits smell like maple syrup.
• November 6, 2012
  The Wrong Way to Detox

  The reason birth order is a predictor of pollutant levels in the bodies of children is that women can pass along as much as half of their PCB burden to their fetus during pregnancy.
• November 5, 2012
  The Best Baby Formula

  Exclusive breast-feeding for a full six months may ironically improve our children's taste for vegetables, whereas children fed formula grow up with increased rates of inflammatory diseases such as..
• October 31, 2012
  How Fast Can Children Detoxify from PCBs?

  Based on the half-life of industrial pollutants children may be exposed to in the womb or at the breast, how many years does it take for them to detoxify their bodies (assuming they're brought up on..
• October 29, 2012
  Food Sources of Flame Retardant Chemicals

  Other than pet food and fish, which may be most contaminated, how do fire retardant chemicals (PBDE) and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) concentrate in the American food supply?
• June 26, 2012
  Chamomile Tea May Not Be Safe During Pregnancy

  For the same reason aspirin should be avoided in pregnancy, chamomile has such powerful anti-inflammatory properties that regular consumption may result in a serious fetal heart problem, premature..
• May 7, 2012
  Cow’s Milk-Induced Infant Apnea

  The opiate-like effects of the casomorphin in cow's milk may have a depressive effect on the respiratory center of infants and lead to "milk apnea," in which babies temporarily stop breathing and are..
• February 17, 2012
  Asparagus Pee

  Young infants and perhaps those with recurrent oxalate kidney stones should avoid beets, but most commonly the chief side effect is beeturia, the harmless passage of pink urine, though not all are..