Aug 25 2011

Milk More Hydrating Than Water

Why It Does a Body (Even More) Good

by: Mummy Buzz

We all know that milk is rich in vitamin D and great for growing bones, but there are new reasons why we should get our kids gulping down the white elixir.

According to researchers at McMaster University, milk is a "more effective way of countering dehydration than a sports drink or water itself".

Aug 23 2011

Placenta's Hidden Health Benefits

Placenta Stew, Anyone?

by: Mummy Buzz

One mom's biohazardous waste is another's culinary jackpot, it seems.

While it's not exactly on everyone's dream menu, more and more women are choosing to keep -- and eat -- their placenta for its purported health benefits. There are even cookbooks out there, with suggestions on how to make the slimy organ palatable.

According to spokesperson, MairiAnna Bachynsky, for every 4,000 births a year Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre gets just three or four requests for a placenta.

Aug 8 2011

Chocolate Makes You Fitter?

Cacao Affects Muscle Response

by: Mummy Buzz

Music to our ears. So much for deprivation. We know that dark chocolate is good for you, antioxidants and all that, but can it actually be good for your fitness, too? The answer is yes, but not nearly in the quantities you'd hope.

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