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Magnesium, its role in our body and its importance

Magnesium is a component of bones, it works in the nerve impulse transmission, protein synthesis and enzyme activation. It is a major part of the cycle that makes energy for the body to function. It is also an essential component for the formation of DNA and RNA transcription or writing of the genetic component and protein formation. It is essential component for muscle relaxation and one of our biggest’ muscle is our heart, therefore very important for our heart. It is also essential for some of the hormones formation as well. Continue reading “Magnesium – why is so important?” →

Well most of us know what free-radicals are but for the once that do not know, free radicals are particle in our cell that are a bit out of control.  Our cells are made of positive and negative ions and if one cell has got a missing ion the cell can go all around trying to find the one that can borrow another ion so that it can stabilize itself. If many cells are destabilize than some of the cell will die or cause a disease.  Who causes the most free radical? Well is our own making of fuel for our body to function. So the more needs to be made the more free radicals there will be around. Stress, sports, and our own immune system, Continue reading “What makes free radical? And what food helps to quench them” →

Music and development of right and left brain in babies
A baby is born and their brain is now ready to form and develop.
The most development time is up to year 3 but the most growth, about 90% is up to year one. So from birth to year one it is very important to have as many happy memory as possible to develop that self-esteem from the beginning.
Music has been connected to the increase of forming of certain neurons with a positive conseguence of developing the baby and children brain faster and higher that they would if they did not hear music or play music. Each baby develops at different times so not all will do things at the same time as others. So do not worry if your baby is not playing an instrument by the age of 4 or is a Continue reading “Music and development of right and left brain in babies” →

This reflex comes to play from 6 to 9 months of age and it turns off by 9 to 11 months. This is an important reflex for crawling and hand, eye coordination. This reflex coordinates the upper and lower sections of the body to do opposite things. The reflexes comes out just before the baby is ready to go on all fours. When the baby puts her head down, the arms bend and the legs try Continue reading “Baby Reflexes: The symmetrical tonic neck reflex” →

Fennel is a member of the Ubelliferae family, which is the one of carrots, celery and parsley. Fennel comes historically from Greece and the Mediterranean region and it is mainly used for digestive problems Almost all parts of fennel plant are eaten, either raw or cooked or roasted. The herb has been used traditionally as carminative, digestive, and diuretic. It is used in Continue reading “Fennels for digestive problems and baby colics” →

Artichokes and radicchio and asparagus benefits (help the liver detox)
Well it is the New Year and many people have embarked in many detox programmes to clean their body from the toxins from the alcohol and or sugary and rich food that many of us have eaten over the Holidays. Well instead of giving you a detox diet I am going to talk about two very good foods that help the liver detox while you are detoxing. Continue reading “Artichokes: this amazing vegetables has great nutritional benefits for health” →

The importance of keeping your baby close to you and the response to their cry.

Holding a baby for the first few months close to you when the baby when cry is an important step for his/her future emotional well -being.

The following is the research done by Dr Zeedyk from the work of by Dr John Bowlby (few opinions and facts written in the Fulcrum and answered by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk . Dr John Bowlby theorised at his time that the earliest bonds formed by children to their caregivers (usually parents) have a huge impact on their lives. His theory was out in the 1960s and according to Dr Zeedyk has been confirmed by numerous neuroscientific  findings.

As a primitive mammals, our babies relied on adults up to survive for the first 2 years. So the adults at that time and in some culture now as well, have their babies tied to themselves at all time. The babies feels  secure and safe.

They feel the heartbeat of the adults and they feel  very content and secure for the future. According to Dr Zeedyk the baby internalizes patters responses of his/her caregivers or parents. The first two years of the babies experience with emotions will shape his/her future and the way she/he will react to connection and disconnection Continue reading “Baby cuddling time” →

The rooting and Sucking Reflexes and primitive reflexes for first 6 weeks of life

The rooting reflex is when you touch the side of the baby mouth and the baby will turn their head and open their mouth as if searching for breast for feeding (Blythe). The rooting response will lead to the sucking response, which in the first few weeks can be stimulated by touching the nasal fold just above the upper lip. This is part of the primitive reflexes which are reflexes put in place by the body for survival.
Primitive reflexes are there from 0 to 6 months and the postural reflexes are there from 0 to 3 and half years. During this time any movements, sounds and touch makes the babies brain, where neurons are formed and memory are Continue reading “Baby reflexes – feeding reflexes and more” →

Babies are a wonderful thing. Every time I see a baby I think a miracle has happened as this beautiful little human is born and has been made in the womb by two simple cells. How amazing is that!

Now the baby is ready to learn many things from the womb to when they come into the world. Babies have their own natural way of communicating with the outside world. In the last 3 months of pregnancy, reflexes have helped the baby to turn, to kick, to move its arms and legs and even suck its thumb (yes I have seen it for myself that they start in the womb) (Blythe). A well developed suck reflex is going to be important for feeding as soon as the baby is born. Up to few weeks before the birth, the baby can open and close the eye lids, and respond to sound. I also think that can also feel the touch on the belly way before the last 3 months if anybody in the family and friends who love the baby touches it. The baby also at this stage has got the survival reflex mode which releases the hormone to start labour when Continue reading “Reflexex in babys and their development” →

Stress and general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

There are two types of stress, and it depends on how much of one type of stress an individual is on that makes a difference in our body function. There is the eustress, which prepares the body to meet certain challenges and it is helpful and the distress, which is harmful. A stressor is any stimulus that provokes stress which includes external and internal stress, such as heat, cold, environmental poisons, toxins given up by bacteria, heavy bleeding from a wound or surgery and even a strong emotional reaction. The brain does not distinguish between work stress or a reaction to a simple task which can make the person anxious about to do, even looking at food can be stressful if the person is conflicting with eating it or leave it. Therefore our response to a stimulus can be stressful or peaceful, it depends on us. When a stressor is present the body’s homeostatic mechanism kicks in to rebalance everything. When these mechanisms are successful, than the body remains within a normal physiological limits and nothing else happens. When the stress is extreme; Continue reading “Stress and fears: General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)” →