Look on the label of most any diet soda these days and you are going to see a warning label that says: Phenylketuronics: Contains Phenylalanine. In a world where artificial chemicals are becoming more and more a part of our food, many of us are worried about the effect these chemicals have on our bodies. ...
Introduction For the normal person, protein is good. But how many of us are normal in every way? There can be a situation in which all amino acids are good except for one. That one amino acid can be a killer. We see this in celiac disease and in PKU. There are other situations in ...
Several years ago, when my daughter wasn’t quite a year and a half, I was in the process of learning all I could about why she had been having severe seizures since the age of ten months old. By the time she was fifteen months, still no one had any definitive answers, but she had ...
There are many reasons why more and more women are choosing to stay home and birth their babies rather than going in to the hospital when they are in labor. Below are 10 reasons’ I think a homebirth just makes more sense. 1. It’s cheaper. Overall homebirths are much cheaper than hospital births. Whether or ...
Three years ago if you had asked me what PKU was, I would have had absolutely no idea what it was. Every day we hear about diseases and conditions that effect millions. But what about the rare conditions that no one ever hears about? Two and half years ago I gave birth to my first ...
Losing weight is a challenging task. It is best done in small and simple steps instead of a doing a complete overhaul of your diet and exercise routine. One small change that you can make is your liquid calorie intake. Take an inventory of the things you are drinking. Small changes can be made that ...
To some Orbit Sugarfree Bubblemint Gum reminds them of an updated version of the gum that used to come in packages of baseball cards. The flat, powdery gum taste that some remember can be found in Orbit Sugarfree Bubblemint Gum, but with the addition of longer lasting taste, and artificial sweeteners. Not all flavors pair ...
