If you’ve ever visited your doctor and required blood test, he or she may have told you to return on another day to have the blood drawn when you haven’t eaten overnight. Although it may seem as if the doctor is doing this to make your life inconvienent, there are some real medical reasons for ...
One of my pet peeves is dry skin. As such, I’ve tried almost every body lotion on the market searching for that perfect and soothing salve that works best on my skin. However I’ve noticed in the past ten years or so that even when the lure of an expensive brand hits the shelf or ...
We often associate the term “lipids” with the term “fats.” In some ways that association is correct, in others it’s wrong. The evil that comes from defining the term “lipids” as “fats” is that we tend to think of fats as bad things. Thus lipids are bad, and really they aren’t bad at all. While ...
Lipids are organic compounds that are essential for the growth of cells. Lipids are hydrophilic, meaning they cannot be combined with water, but are easily combined with carbohydrates and proteins. Lipids are more commonly thought of as fats, however, in reality, lipids include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and ...
I have two toddlers one I gave Enfamil exclusively and the other started on Enfamil until I wised up. It was merely by accident that she got the parents choice. I had sent my husband to the store to pick up the Enfamil, but they were out and my husband picked up the closest thing ...