Ise-Marie Jardim Dietitian

10/07/2025

Found this very interesting.

04/04/2025

02/02/2025

Magnesium is needed for many functions in the body, especially healthy glucose levels. Therefore, perhaps it is no surprise to see this study indicating an association between low magnesium and high hemoglobin A1C (a marker of how much glucose is attached to hemoglobin, a part of the red blood cell). A high hemoglobin A1C indicates unhealthy blood glucose levels.

Tend to your magnesium levels. Get them tested through your healthcare practitioner to see if you are insufficient or deficient, especially if you have issues with high blood sugar.

PMID: 39828263

05/08/2024

04/08/2024

Breast is best👌🏼

Fun fact: one teaspoon of mama's milk contains over 3 million germ killing cells.

One teaspoon of artificial human milk substitute (aka 'formula') has none.

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https://kellymom.com/nutrition/milk/immunefactors/

06/12/2023

27/10/2023

It’s important to know the difference between gagging and choking.

This is because intervening inappropriately when a child is gagging can actually increase the risk of choking.

And while gagging is NOT choking and gagging does not lead to choking, if a baby is startled by a caregiver while gagging or if a caregiver intervenes in a way that interferes with the body’s natural reflex of gagging, it can make the situation worse.

Gagging is a protective reflex that closes the airway to bring things back up and out of the esophagus and mouth. And from our perspective as infant swallowing specialists, gagging can actually be helpful while babies learn to move food around in the mouth.

⚠️If you are certain your baby is choking, act immediately. Be sure to download our free infant & toddler rescue guides.

Back to gagging. Gagging often sounds like the beginning of a vomit - retching, but may also be silent - and the tongue is usually cupped and mouth open in a long “0” shape. Gagging is easily triggered in babies, and remarkably protective against choking.

True choking, however, is when the airway is obstructed and baby can’t breathe or cough, requiring someone to intervene to get the item out. Signs of choking can include:

🚨Inability to cry OR cough
🚨Difficulty breathing
🚨Skin tugging into the chest
🚨Look of terror
🚨High-pitched sounds (wheezing, whistling)
🚨Skin color changes (blue to purple to ashen-like)

Choking is a medical emergency. If you suspect your child is choking, administer age-appropriate choking first aid and call emergency services on speaker phone so your hands remain free. Avoid slapping or patting the child’s back while they are seated (proper back slaps should have the child down on an angle, see our free guide for pictures or our course for videos demonstrating it) and never put your finger in baby’s mouth, this often results in pushing the object/food further back.

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➡️ For more, tap the link in bio, search “choking” & be sure to download our free guides on Infant & Toddler Rescue.

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31/07/2022

08/07/2022

Consistency is key👌🏼😁🥳

02/07/2022

For the moms out there🫐🍏🍊