Eating pineapple or drinking pineapple juice is said to be an old wive’s tale to bring on labour for woman past their due date. Large amounts of pineapple juice can in fact cause uterine contractions. It’s for this reason that in early pregnancy, it’s often suggested that you don’t drink pineapple juice in excess amounts. [...]

Several of my friends are expecting their first or second baby so pregnancy has been on my mind, of late.  It seems like there are so many complaints from women these days about the discomforts of pregnancy, such as bad morning sickness, mood swings, backaches, varicose veins, hemorrhoids, constipation, skin discoloration and anemia and the [...]