Archive for September, 2007

Ask Maryiln: Are we trying too hard to get pregnant?

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Q: I read somewhere that trying too hard to get pregnant can have the opposite effect. Is this true?

A: Many people have the misconception that getting pregnant is easy. But if you’ve been trying to conceive for many months or even years, you don’t need reminding that having children does not come easily for everyone. In fact, each month, a woman has only …

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Ask Marilyn: complementary therapies and IVF?

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Q: Do complementary therapies hamper IVF?

A: A recent study carried out by Cardiff University has found that …

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Ingredient Spotlight: Agar

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

Agar, also known as agar agar and kanten in Japan, is a red seaweed, where the flakes or powder are produced by cooking and pressing the sea vegetables and then freeze drying.Agar is tasteless and is not eaten on its own but used as a gelling agent. It is different from gelatine, the traditional gelling agent, in two ways. One is that it is not an animal product but a vegetable and two …

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