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Is It Ok To Exercise While Breastfeeding?
As a fitness specialist, I’m often asked about how exercise effects breastfeeding, from milk production and babies’ weight gain to whether the baby will accept the breast. There’s been a lot of research done on this topic, and I’ve provided the answers to some of the most common questions I’ve received here:
Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Prevention
Being that this is breast cancer awareness month I thought it would be interesting to talk about pregnancy and breast cancer prevention. Yes, that’s right there are several studies out there that show pregnancy reduces a woman’s chance ofdeveloping breast cancer later in life. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is currently funding research that may lead to discoveries that identify ways to mimic pregnancys protective effects and translate them into effective prevention strategies.