I don’t know why people are so down on old wives tales. They are really more “tried and true tales.” Just because they don’t work for everyone doesn’t mean they will not work for you. Tylenol works for some folks and others it doesn’t phase! Does that mean we should laugh it off too? No. Why some of the things we say doesn’t apply to one-in-a-million-johnny, or two or even three, probably has some differential basis. For instance, I can tell you I took aspirin all of my life for pain and fever and it always helped. But if I take it now, you will be taking me to the emergency room for a panic attack. The difference? I don’t know. Neither do the doctors. But it is the truth. And I am not about to tell people to not take an aspirin., just because I am having a bad reaction with it now. I know it works great for pain. A more scientific person would say “well, it was never working if that is what it is doing to you now,” like they do with the old wives tales. But you see how silly that soundds?

My theory, and one no one else seems to mention, is that it is because the baby “drains” the nutrients from the mother during pregnancy. If they breast feed, even more so. After child birth, you need more nutrients too, because the odd schedules babies keep make you feel rundown all the time. But since most new moms are concerned more with losing the pregnancy weight, they are not concerened with their nutrition. Naturally, the body will feed on itself. We should be eating better, not less at this time. I think this is the main cause women loose their teethe during their bearing years.

Daily reader here.

“And you thought Mark’s Daily Apple was just a kitschy name!”

I find it ironic when comparing at the name of your website, and how you say that eating fruits should be done sparingly

Sorry, I couldn’t resist.

Keep the good info coming.

Ryan