The idea of vaginal seeding has nothing to do with being a ‘real mom.’ It's a hypothesis based on an idea. Kids born via Caesarian section don't go through the vaginal canal, which has nothing to do with shaming moms.

I am all for yogurts and probiotics, but eating yogurt isn’t likely going to recolonize your digestive tract with lost microbes. Isolated humans who’ve never been exposed to antibiotics have a much more diverse microbiome. If you don’t start your life with some of these microbes, it’s unlikely you would reestablish…

Poison ivy and snot have nothing to do with vaginal flora. If researchers find this method has merit, you would likely see a cultured freeze dried pill or liquid supplement given to these babies. That is likely a long way off given how little we know about the species of bacteria inhabiting the gut and the vagina.

Haven’t seen anyone claim it was “gospel truth.”

No, the baby is not exposed to bacteria while inside the amniotic sac. Coming out of the birth canal is likely the first exposure to healthy flora.

Wow that was a whole lotta verbal diarrhea. Clinton was the one that argued for the military intervention that toppled Gaddafi. What do you THINK the CIA was doing there and why do you THINK the embassy was attacked? It was a cover for the CIA. Biden argued against her Libya policy. But if you want to pretend it was…

What bad ideas are those?

For me, Hillary just isn’t all that progressive. She may be socially liberal, but that’s about it. Her foreign policy is not, she’s responsible for what happened in Libya, for aiding in the destabilizing of Syria, etc. she voted for the war in Iraq. She’s very similar to Bill, who oversaw welfare reform, “tough on…

I love bill maher, so I’m probably the minority here. Sure, he can be a dick sometimes but he's spot on on a lot of the political stuff.

Which is why I think they are so adamant that the right guy is currently in jail. That they might never know who did it would be devastating. As it is, at least now someone who *might* have done it is in jail.

After listening to undisclosed, I am more and more convinced that he didn’t do it. The case against him is pretty poor, and I don’t think we should put people in jail if there is reasonable doubt.

What ‘look’ does he need? Should he look more ‘white?’

Because the dogs were owned by white boys. Rascal the raccoon was a white boy too. I don’t remember reading any books back then with female protagonists. The yearling, the black stallion..all boys. Hey, at least us girls can read the little princess. And charlottes web. We had those.

Bats eat mosquitos, as do many bird species like swallows.

Constant contact, and we are training our children to be addicted to mobile connections from a young age. If you need to give your kid a phone to find out where in all their activities they are... Maybe the over scheduling is the problem. I think also we are used to being in contact with everyone else in our lives,…

I'm really confused why 10 year olds need iPhones. Active children? What? The iPhone isn't needed to find your 10 year old. As someone who didn't get a cell phone until college, maybe I don't get it. I'd probably give my kids my old phone to share and whoever is out could use it. That's what my sister and I did in…

It sounds like the museum is just using the flag as a fund raising tool. They could easily hang it up on a wall with a plaque, but they want to get state funds to expand their museum.

Did you read that off natural news...or do you have a scientific paper that comes to that conclusion? Australia reported their cervical cancer rates at an all time low following commencement of their vaccination program. So if you can point to where the data is lying, by all means post it.

The vaccine probably makes more sense from a public health perspective as doctors like the idea of it instead of worrying that people won’t return. I saw a quote from a doctor who said they give vaccines to infants well before their immune systems respond to them just to “train” the parents to bring them in. I don’t…

I got the vaccine when I was 26, slipped right in on the deadline. I still ended up getting HPV, but I can only hope I am at less risk of developing the strains that cause cancer.