Breastfeeding & Pregnancy

Avoid High Protein When Pregnant
Study shows offspring of mothers who ate Atkins-style diets had children with health problems later in life.

Avoiding Miscarriage
Take steps to protect yourself from food poisoning while giving yourself optimum nourishment.

Breastfeeding Support Board!

Diet Sodas and Pregnancy

Folic Acid Prevents Birth Defects
A form of vitamin B can prevent neural tube defects involving the spinal cord.
Reed Mangels, Ph.D., R.D.

Importance of Breastfeeding
Some recent studies spotlight the benefits of breastfeeding.
Jennifer Tow , IBCLC

Meet Our Breastfeeding Expert
Prior to the birth of my first child 13 years ago, I attended my first La Leche League meeting.

John McDougall, M.D.
Nutrition For Pregnancy
Biologically speaking, pregnancy is the time when women are the most important to their species, therefore they should be at their healthiest.

The Vegan Diet During Pregnancy and Lactation
Although recommendations for many vitamins and minerals are higher in pregnancy, the increase in energy (calorie) requirements is relatively small.

Vegan Pregnancy

Miscellaneous

Are We Treehuggers?
Is Sabrina Nelson is dirty, stinkin' tree-huggin' hippy?

Diary of an "Obsessed" Teen
15-year-old Chantel describes her decision -- at age 10 -- to go veg.

Now We Are Six
Hosting a veg exchange student can be one of the most rewarding things you can do!

Parenting

Commercialism in a Can
Our schools' collusion with beverage giants reinforces the notion that health comes second to cash.

Conquering the Birthday Party
I’ve discovered that my children don’t really care about special cakes, cookies, or whatever -- they’re too busy having fun at the party.

Parenting Discussion Board

Our Position
To Spank or Not to Spank?
Hitting a child is wrong and a child never, ever, under any circumstances except literal physical self-defense, should be hit.

What’s the Matter With Kids These Days?
Is there a contributor to youth violence society hasn’t seriously considered -- food pollution?

Parenting Books We Love

Pregnancy, Children, and the Vegan Diet
by Michael Klaper, M.D.

Dr. Attwood's Lowfat Prescription for Kids
by Charles Attwood, M.D.
Start feeding your child a healthy diet today!

Raising Veg Kids

Advantages of Veg Diets for Kids
Encouraging children to eat well, right from the start, will have a positive impact on them in the future, affecting health, weight, and need for medical treatments.

Case for Veg Kids
Sticking to plant-based foods is easier than you think -- and healthier than some critics would have you believe.

Growing Vegans
The greatest test of the adequacy of a vegan diet comes when it is given to the most vulnerable among us -- infants and toddlers. Top vegan nutritionists Brenda Davis and Vesanto Melina share valuable information for raising your healthy vegan children from birth through adolescence. Full article

Vegetarian Diets for Children
Eating habits are set in early childhood. Vegetarian diets provide excellent nutrition for all stages of childhood.
J. Robert Hatherill, Ph.D.