The Magic Behind Baltic Essentials Amber  As the name suggests, Baltic Amber is associated with the Baltic Sea as it is mined around that area. Like other ambers, Baltic Amber is fossilized tree resin -- but unlike others, it contains succinic acid, a water soluble substance used as chemical intermediate in medicine. When we put on Baltic amber, our body heat allows amber to let out the oily substance known as succinic acid, where it enters our bloodstream. When this oily substance is absorbed, it acts like ibuprofen, reducing the hormones that cause pain and inflammation in the body.   It is worth mentioning that...

A Teething Baby   Within a matter of months your baby will seem like a whole new person compared to the time you first came home with them. They start to jabber in their cute baby language; they start to crawl around; they start to have their teeth growing in. While growing teeth in may not be an unpleasant experience for every baby, it can be for some, and once your baby struggle with teething, the mom (or dad) in you would probably look for something that will help him/her feel better immediately. Teething necklaces are often used or intended...

Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is often referred to as pain and fatigue to the extreme because it is chronic. Muscle pain and tender points are felt throughout the body.  The constant pain and fatigue is crippling to the point sufferers do not want to do anything. According to the National Institutes of Health, 80-90 percent of those diagnosed with it are women. No one knows why it is like this, but researchers believed that females are more likely to get it compared to their male counterparts due to genetic, hormonal, and immune system differences.  Common symptoms   The Pain: The chief complaint...

  Why is My Toddler So Angry? A picture -- especially one in motion --is worth more than a thousand words. There are plenty of instances where words do not need to be said to understand someone's emotions; their actions and facials expressions are more than enough. Screaming, shouting, pouting, crying, and furried eyebrows are reactions that are no stranger to toddlers, we expect them. However, there are times when we simply do not understand where it is coming from or the point of it.  They have arms and legs too and they will know how to use it! You...

The Trouble with Hypothyroidism We all have cells and organs in our bodies that work to keep us alive and healthy. The thyroid, for example, is a butterfly-shaped gland situated in the neck is responsible for the quality of our voice. Most importantly, it is the powerhouse that secreted two hormones: triiodothyronine (T3) and Thyroxine (T4).  Both have a role in muscular activity, growth and brain development during childhood, metabolism (BMR), heart and digestive function, bone maintenance, and heart rate, but are most noted for their role in metabolism, namely basal metabolic rate. When someone is diagnosed with hypothyroidism, it...

The Road to Adoption After years of fertility treatments, doctors’ appointments and failed attempts, heartbreak, prayers and an endless stack of paperwork, you’re finally bringing home your own little miracle – an adopted baby. You’ve tried to prepare yourself in every way possible by reading parenting books, painting the nursery, and stocking up on diapers and bottles, but there’s one thing that worries you the most; that special bond between mother and child, that moment when the little one looks at you and instantly recognizes you as her mother.  You might not have been there for nine months feeling her...