[Story] Pregnancy rewires the brain, enhancing memory and emotional processing.
...r-old woman who became pregnant for the first time. She underwent 26 brain scans, starting three weeks before conception and continuing for two years postpartum. They measured the woman's hormone levels throughout the pregnancy and postpartum period. They found widespread reductions in gray matter v... brain memory pregnancy
Read more[Podcast] Health benefits for mothers who breastfeed | Help with breastfeeding challenges
In this clip, Dr. Rhonda Patrick discusses how breastfeeding benefits mothers and describes some of the challenges women who breastfeed face. ... breast milk brain microbiome development
Watch now[Story] "Decoy" proteins in amniotic fluid and breast milk protect fetuses and infants from severe COVID-19.
...Most pregnant women who develop COVID-19 experience mild or asymptomatic illness and rarely transmit the disease to their infants in utero or postpartum. Findings from a new study suggest that specialized "decoy" proteins in amniotic fluid and breast milk protect fetuses and newborns from sev... covid-19 breast milk
Read more[Story] Low BDNF during pregnancy is associated with depression during pregnancy and subsequent low fetal birth weight.
...ant women (77 Blacks and 62 whites) who were assessed three times during their pregnancies (once during each trimester) and again at four to 11 weeks postpartum. The authors of the study measured the participants' BDNF and cortisol levels via blood samples, gathered demographic data, and conducted ps... brain pregnancy development bdnf
Read more[Topic] Breast milk and breastfeeding
...however, some women can express colostrum (see below).[ref pmid='29763156'] [ref pmid='10819511'] Stage II lactogenesis occurs in the first four days postpartum. The delivery of the placenta triggers a rapid drop in progesterone and elevated levels of cortisol and prolactin. The breasts swell, and co... cancer breast cancer circadian rhythm nutrition brain microbiome heart disease diabetes inflammation alcohol stem cells immune system development intelligence
Read more[Podcast] Joe Rogan Experience #1054 - Dr. Rhonda Patrick
Dr. Rhonda Patrick makes her seventh appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. ... rhonda nutrition brain diet aging ketosis heart disease cholesterol vaccine testosterone autism
Watch now[Story] Pregnant women who maintain a moderate to high level of exercise performance during & after pregnancy experience a 7.3% increase in VO2max postpartum.
...Pregnant women who maintain a moderate to high level of exercise performance during and after pregnancy experience a 7.3% increase in VO2max postpartum suggesting that pregnancy may improve exercise performance. The increase in VO2 max was maintained at least 44 weeks postpartum and possibly... exercise pregnancy aerobic
Read more[Story] Study shows breastfeeding associated with a halving of risk of post partum depression
FTA: >It showed that, out of women who were planning to breastfeed, there was a 50% reduction in the risk of post-natal depression if they started breastfeeding. >But the risk of depression more than doubled among women who wanted to, but were not able to, breastfeed. [...] The benefit increased for each week of breastfeeding up to one month. ... depression mental health development
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