Breastfeeding

New Study Shows Many Infants Are Lacking Important Gut Bacteria

February 8, 2021 by Sage Edwards

A new study from Stanford University and the University of Nebraska shows that many newborns are lacking important gut bacteria. Many newborns are missing beneficial bacteria to help them get all the nutritional benefits of breast milk. C-sections, antibiotics, and… [read]

Trump’s Administration Is Not A Fan of Breastfeeding

July 11, 2018 by Michael Edwards

There was an unexpected battle over a resolution supporting the use of breast milk at the World Health Organization in may. The New York Times reported that the resolution to encourage breastfeeding was expected to be approved quickly by hundreds… [read]

Galactagogues Foods, Herbs, and other Ways to Increase Breast Milk Production

October 12, 2015 by Kristina Martin
Last updated on: August 22, 2017

If you Google ways to increase your breast milk supply, you’ll find a wide range of advice, not all of it healthy. Ideas range from prescription medicines to drinking Gatorade, and most of them are poor choices. Many advocate increasing… [read]

Common Bad Parenting Advice You Should Ignore

September 17, 2015 by Joel Edwards
Last updated on: April 16, 2016

Sometimes trusting your instincts is better than trusting the experts. Too often as parents we ignore our gut instincts, and we are duped into following bad advice, the kind of expert advice that has been backed up with faulty research.… [read]