Author Archives: Health

Dangers of Light Drinking

Everything in moderation is generally a pretty good motto to live by. It is often the excesses that can get us into trouble. But that doesn’t necessarily hold true for everything. Many of us have long held the notion that alcohol is fine in moderation——at one to two drinks per day—but harmful in excess. In… Read More »

This week in health – 5 October 2018

The week has flown by at talkhealth, so it’s time for our Friday health news round-up. Allergy news makes the headlines Perhaps the biggest health story of the past week or so has been about the sad death of 15-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who suffered a cardiac arrest on a flight to France after buying a… Read More »

Nursing Nuisances, Challenges, and Funny Things That Happen On The Way To The Breast Posted By : Sally Michener

Breastfeeding Personalities One evening a group of veteran breastfeeding couples were sharing stories about their babies/ nursing nuisances. Amused by the survivors’ accounts, one father quipped, “Let’s give names to these little suckers.” And here they are. The Marathoner How many times have we heard mothers complain, “All he wants to do is eat”? In… Read More »