Monthly Archives: May 2014

Does a Diverse Diet Affect Our Microflora?

Does a Diverse Diet Affect Our Microflora?

Year-after-year nutritionists keep teaching us to eat varieties of foods to get the most nutrients. Who would argue this concept? The more diverse foods are consumed the greater chance we have of getting different nutrients from the different sources. When we think about health of our microflora we think of addition of probiotics or prebioticsContinue Reading

Does Diet before Pregnancy Affect Babies?

Does Diet before Pregnancy Affect Babies?

Women who eat healthy before becoming pregnant are 50% less likely to have a preterm birth!  A preterm birth is when a child is born before 37 weeks gestational age, also referred to as “preemie”.  A study done by the University of Adelaide investigated the diets of 300 Australian women before conception. Results showed that women who ateContinue Reading