There are a few things you might want to know about before hand if you are trying to conceive that could help you and your baby stay healthy as well as promote the process!

1. Stop smoking. You may intend to stop smoking when you actually fall pregnant but you will find if you stop smoking now you will get pregnant much more quickly. If you have been trying for a while to no success stop smoking to help speed up the process. It won’t work for everyone but smoking can seriously inhibit your fertility and it will help prepare you for the long haul without cigarettes that is to come.
2. Eat plenty of bananas! Okay, definitely not every one’s favourite fruit they aren’t exactly succulent grapes or a juicy mango but they are fully functional and beneficial for you and your child and can provide that much needed folic acid that is needed even before conception.

Organic bamboo is currently uncertificated which means anyone can stick an organic label on a piece of bamboo clothing and get away with it whether or not it really is organic. This has led to some confusion between what really is organic bamboo clothing. Bamboo clothing is a relatively new material and there has been some scandal with which companies have declared their bamboo clothing organic but the means really are not that organic at all. There are two methods for bamboo clothing production; mechanical and chemical. At the moment either of these methods can be deemed organic at will because there is no certification and therefore no rules to stipulate what constitutes organic bamboo clothing.

Following on from our organic food debate comes organic clothing which holds similar reasoning behind it. Organic clothing is free from harmful chemicals and is a popular choice for young mothers and mothers to be who are concerned about the harmful toxins used in the growth of cotton and other products. As a result organic baby clothing including organic cotton and organic bamboo clothing are becoming increasingly popular and are developing into quite a large range of products.

Organic clothing also protects the environment form the harmful chemicals and fertilizers used in farming today as they  follow stricty guidelines in order to qualify as organic. Unfortunately organic bamboo clothing remains un certificated although it is promised to be forthcoming.

Organic Food Debate 06 – It all Boils Down to Cost

Unfortunately, with many people the main reason why organic food is not experiencing the much needed demand required to bring the majority of farms into the organic era is the problem of cost. Organic food is much more expensive than regular food stuffs. For many people cost is the determining factor when it comes to what to buy at the weekly food shopping expedition. This Sis especially true now we are facing an economical crisis and the purse strings are becoming ever tighter thanks to the formidable credit crunch. It’s therefore more and more difficult to create the demand required to bring the prices down, if we can create enough demand it will reduce the prices of the products, until then the cost is deterring people and organic food is currently still unreliable.

Organic Food Debate 05 – Vegan-ism

Another popular topic to touch upon is the matter of vegan-ism. It’s not the most popular eating diet and many people would stop at vegetarianism rather than go the full way to vegan-ism. However, it is necessary to point out one key factor of vegan-ism that many people are simply unaware of today. The main reason many are now turning to vegan-ism is the dramatic reduction in carbon footprints as an additional benefit that vegan-ism brings. It’s not the most commonly heard of reason for turning anti meta and anti dairy produce and is only one of the benefits of this eating habit but it is worth noting primarily because of the significant rise in environmental awareness we are currently undergoing as a society.

Organic Food Debate 04 – Perfection

Another major concern with non organic food stuffs is the problem of perfectionist standards. The consumer has been conditioned to think that organic food stuffs if not perfectly formed are somehow not very good. That is because they are used to supermarket standards where food has to be perfectly round or perfectly cylindrical, lush in colour and a perfect specimen. If it is not perfectly shaped and coloured it is not used which creates massive amounts of waste.

Therefore another main barrier between customers and organic food is the way it looks. Because organic food is natural and comes as it is, the shapes of the food and the colouring of the food is somewhat alien to the customer and they will “trust” the food much less when compared to it’s perfect non organic counterpart.

Organic Food Debate 03 – Tolerance

Another problem with both GM crops and crops that utilise harmful and/or excessive chemicals in their farming process is that the problems facing them are becoming immune to the product designed to stop them. GM cotton for example has been specially modified to contain a certain chemical in it’s very fibres to rid the cotton of pests. However, this is resulting in over saturation of the chemical and there are fears of a pest tolerance on the horizon that would mean the chemical is useless as a last resort crop saver for other farmers.

If a tolerance is built up the chemicals become useless as a product for what they are designed for be it pesticides or insecticides for example. Thus stronger and more harmful chemicals are needed to fill the void and ensure crops survive.

Organic Food Debate 02 – The Chemical Free Benefits

Yes there ar multitude of benefits to choose from when it comes to organic food stuffs. What people tend to think about first and foremost is the contaminant levels in the food itself. Food that seems to look like a perfect plastic tomato and remaisn so for many weeks is disturbing to say the least and you can imagine just how many chemicals the food has been saturated with over the period of it’s growth.

In addition to this however, there is also the matter of leaching and environmental concerns. Chemicals used to combat rot, disease and pests are harmful to the soil and nearby water sources.

This is the first of a small series of discussions on the matter of organic food and will also briefly touch on vegan-ism. organic food has been popping up and ducking out of the food market for many years but lately has once again been brought into the limelight as farmers are now turning to fully organic farming to cover this “niche” market. The problem is that it is an extremely expensive process and no guarantee that there is enough demand to sustain the change over.

Organic Food Debate 01 – Demand

One of the underlying problems that the organic food industry faces today is the lack of demand for the products. Unfortunately, there simply aren’t enough people to make the business fully profitable for larger farms and smaller farms alike. Some small time businesses have been able to sustain the organic produce market in their local area as a niche product but many other farms simply cannot sacrifice the income they are receiving from mass production food stuffs for alternative organic farming methods even if they want to. Farms have been hit hard recently and the farming economy is already on the brink of extinction.

If you are suffering from insomnia this is one of the more common questions to be concerned about aside from the obvious “how to beat insomnia”. Babies tend to need around 17 hours of sleep, children need around 10 or 9 hours of sleep and adults need about 7 to 8 hours of sleep. As we get older we tend to need less sleep and it takes us longer to go to sleep. People tend to sleep lighter and for less time as they get older and this result in less time for the REM sleeping cycle and therefore less dreams.

Insomnia occurs when a person has little to no sleep so they are never in a state of sleep that is deep enough to properly repair and rest the body. Thsi results in a constant feeling of tiredness, exhaution and makes it extremely difficult to operate thier ususal daily life.

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