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Life stages
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Pregnancy to adolescence
- Pregnancy & Lactation Nutrition · The why behind itThe first thing to say about nutrition in pregnancy is folate, and the reason is the timetable.Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence7 stations
- Starting solidsA term baby's iron stores last until around 6 months; after that they run down and breast milk is low in iron, so solid food has to make up the gap.Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence6 stations
- Picky Eating in ChildrenFear of new food is usually strongest between ages 2 and 6 and is mostly a stage children grow out of; almost two thirds of early picky eaters stopped…Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence7 stations
- How Children Grow TallerChildren grow taller only at the growth plates near the ends of the bones: cartilage cells divide, swell and are replaced by bone. When the plates…Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence7 stations
- Recovering After Birth and BreastfeedingAfter birth the womb tightens in waves to squeeze the placental vessels shut, then shrinks back over weeks; lochia lasts a median of 27 days and may…Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence7 stations
- Developmental Programming · what the womb writes for decadesPregnancy nutrition is usually described as growing the baby: eat more, grow big.Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence6 stations
- Eaten ≠ Delivered · density, absorption, and the placentaEating more during pregnancy does not mean the baby gets enough nutrition.Life stages · Pregnancy to adolescence6 stations
Midlife & later life
- The Hallmarks of AgingWhy do we age? sounds like one question, but it is really a pile of them. Aging is not one part failing first. It is many molecular processes in the…Life stages · Midlife & later life6 stations
- PerimenopauseMany women in their 40s start to notice that periods become irregular, a wave of heat and sweat comes out of nowhere, sleep runs shallow, and mood and…Life stages · Midlife & later life6 stations
- Andropause · Late-Onset HypogonadismThe word andropause equates two things that are not the same.Life stages · Midlife & later life5 stations
- Postmenopausal HealthOnce you have gone 12 months in a row without a period, you are officially postmenopausal.Life stages · Midlife & later life6 stations
- Testosterone & Healthy Aging in MenHow much testosterone you make is not the testes' own decision.Life stages · Midlife & later life6 stations
- Eating in Later LifePart of a shrinking appetite in older people is physical: the stomach empties more slowly, the fullness signal CCK runs higher, energy needs fall, and…Life stages · Midlife & later life7 stations
- Perimenopause Weight RedistributionMany women in their forties and fifties notice that they are not eating more, yet their belly is getting bigger.Life stages · Midlife & later life4 stations