Pregnancy
All About the Vitamin B’s
Vitamins! Everyday, I am asked about vitamins! Which is great because I feel that most health “issues” should first be treated with lifestyle changes and vitamin supplementation. I find the family of B-vitamins quite confusing. I think one of the reasons the B vitamins are puzzling is because half of them go by a number (B12) and the [...]
Cranberry Juice for UTIs
Does cranberry juice treat and/or prevent UTIs? The answer: TREAT -no; PREVENT -maybe… So, there is no supporting evidence that cranberries/cranberry juice treats UTIs. But there are some studies that show cranberries can help prevent UTIs. Cranberries work by stopping bacteria from sticking to the bladder wall…making it difficult for the bacteria to stick around [...]
Taking Nitrofurantoin While Pregnant
Hey y’all, just wanted to give you additional information on a topic I hit on a couple months ago. The initial post, ”Is Nitrofurantoin Safe to Use During Pregnancy?” was viewed by a blog follower in New Zealand who is currently pregnant and was prescribed nitrofurantoin (Yup, that’s right, GPA.com has traveled across the world…wicked exciting to me!). The soon-to-be mom was [...]
Is Nitrofurantoin Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
Holy geez, I’m not digging this freaking freezing, messy weather here in Charlotte. The upside of the whole scene is it makes for a very relaxing weekend…movies galore! I’ve got another video here for ya, once again about medication use during pregnancy. How bout that? This time I touch on whether it’s safe to use nitrofurantoin (brandname: Macrobid, Macrodantin) in pregnant women. In case you’re wondering, nitrofurantoin [...]
Avoid Using Depakote During Pregnancy
Good morning y’all! Did anyone else noticed that we have very little information on the use of medications during pregnancy? Hmmm, guess I should get the ball rolling in that department. Put together a little video on discouraging the use of valproate in women of childbearing age or during pregnancy. NOTE: Related drug names are Depakote, [...]
