Persimmon Scientific has introduced the EPiBi hypoallergenic diaper liners. They wick away ammonia and urine from the baby's soft skin and protect it from rashes.
We made our products in response to lactation specialists and nursing moms' suggestion to use our EPiBi reusable nursing pad technology and modify it for the babies.
Some babies have sensitive skin, and EPiBi diaper liners work as a protective shield to keep their skin safe.
For any questions, please contact us: info@epibi.com
From Elly Hann, creator of EPiBi reusable antimicrobial nursing pads and hypoallergenic diaper liners
Would you like to feel better breastfeeding?
EPIBi Nursing Pads
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
EPIBI(R) Starter Pack on the market, reusable nursing pads
In response to helpful feedback from nursing moms and store owners, Persimmon Scientific developed the reusable EPiBi Starter Pack Nursing Pads.
EPiBi Starter Pack offers one pair of super absorbency pads and one pair of regular absorbency pads with a laundry bag.
Moms like them, because they meet the immediate needs of a nursing mom not quite knowing what product to try.
Like the other EPiBi products, they are antimicrobial, extremely soft, and dry fast.
Elly Hann
Creator of EPibi reusable antimicrobial nursing pads & hypoallergenic diaper liners
EPiBi Starter Pack offers one pair of super absorbency pads and one pair of regular absorbency pads with a laundry bag.
Moms like them, because they meet the immediate needs of a nursing mom not quite knowing what product to try.
Like the other EPiBi products, they are antimicrobial, extremely soft, and dry fast.
Elly Hann
Creator of EPibi reusable antimicrobial nursing pads & hypoallergenic diaper liners
Monday, February 14, 2011
Breastfeeding and New IRS Ruling
New York Times article written by David Kocieniewski published 02/11/11
The Internal Revenue Service, without acknowledging the health benefits of mother and baby, allowed nursing mothers a tax break on pumps and breastfeeding accessories, such as all pump related products, milk storing products, and nursing pads.
Nursing moms will be allowed to use their flexible spending accounts for breastfeeding supplies. Nursing moms without such a pretax account will be allowed to deduct non-covered medical expenses exceeding 7.5% of their adjusted gross income.
In 2007, about 75% of mothers chose to breastfeed at birth. Rates dropped to 43% and 22% by 6 months and one year after birth. Medical benefits of breastfeeding have been established: physical, emotional, and psychological. For the mother - breastfeeding reduces Type 2 diabetes, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Breastfeeding mothers are less prone to postpartum depression and helps with her with bonding. Breastfed babies are more attached to their mothers, feel more secure, and suffer less from medical problems, such as asthma, viral and bacterial illnesses, and childhood obesity.
Brought to you by Elly Hann,
maker of EPiBi Antimicorbial Reusable Nursing Pads & Diaper Liners
The Internal Revenue Service, without acknowledging the health benefits of mother and baby, allowed nursing mothers a tax break on pumps and breastfeeding accessories, such as all pump related products, milk storing products, and nursing pads.
Nursing moms will be allowed to use their flexible spending accounts for breastfeeding supplies. Nursing moms without such a pretax account will be allowed to deduct non-covered medical expenses exceeding 7.5% of their adjusted gross income.
In 2007, about 75% of mothers chose to breastfeed at birth. Rates dropped to 43% and 22% by 6 months and one year after birth. Medical benefits of breastfeeding have been established: physical, emotional, and psychological. For the mother - breastfeeding reduces Type 2 diabetes, ovarian cancer and breast cancer. Breastfeeding mothers are less prone to postpartum depression and helps with her with bonding. Breastfed babies are more attached to their mothers, feel more secure, and suffer less from medical problems, such as asthma, viral and bacterial illnesses, and childhood obesity.
Brought to you by Elly Hann,
maker of EPiBi Antimicorbial Reusable Nursing Pads & Diaper Liners
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
New Dietary Guidelines for Healthier Americans
January, 2011 USDA Office of Communication
The United States Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Ameircans. The guidelines is the evidence-based nutritional guidance to reduce obesity-related chronic illnesses.
More than one-third of children and more than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Eating less calories and being physically more active (such as walking, cycling, skate boarding instead of driving) receive more emphasis.
Concrete suggestions will be offered, such as: Eat less of high-calorie foods, decrease portion size, fill up half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, drink skim milk or low-fat (1%) milk, avoid foods with high salt contents (read all your labels and pick the ones with lower "Sodium" content), switch to water from sugary drinks (sodas, fruit juices, specialty coffee drinks, for example).
They also made recommendations for pregnant women:
Always eat fiber-rich breakfast (whole grain cereals with fruit),
Eat more variety of fruits and vegetables (bright colored fruits and vegetables), beans and whole grains.
Reduce refined carbohydrates (white bread) and eat more of brown rice or oatmeal or whole grains.
Eat healthy snacks (fat-free yogurt with fruit, whole grain crackers, low fat cottage cheeses).
Take prenatal vitamin with iron and folic acid with food.
Avoid certain fish, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. Canned light tuna has less mercury. Shrimp, salmon, and catfish are low in mercury.
No soft cheeses (like Brie, feta, and goat cheese - can carry bacteria harmful to your baby) and lunch meats (high salt content, sometimes undercooked).
Drink water instead of soft drinks, fruit juices; no alcohol (can damage your baby), limit caffeine.
Brought to you by Elly Hann
Creator and maker of EPIBI Reusable Nursing Pads & Hypoallergenic Diaper Liners
Coming soon: DermAmi antimicrobial liners for adults
www.epibi.com
The United States Department of Agriculture and Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly announced 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Ameircans. The guidelines is the evidence-based nutritional guidance to reduce obesity-related chronic illnesses.
More than one-third of children and more than two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Eating less calories and being physically more active (such as walking, cycling, skate boarding instead of driving) receive more emphasis.
Concrete suggestions will be offered, such as: Eat less of high-calorie foods, decrease portion size, fill up half of your plate with fruits and vegetables, drink skim milk or low-fat (1%) milk, avoid foods with high salt contents (read all your labels and pick the ones with lower "Sodium" content), switch to water from sugary drinks (sodas, fruit juices, specialty coffee drinks, for example).
They also made recommendations for pregnant women:
Always eat fiber-rich breakfast (whole grain cereals with fruit),
Eat more variety of fruits and vegetables (bright colored fruits and vegetables), beans and whole grains.
Reduce refined carbohydrates (white bread) and eat more of brown rice or oatmeal or whole grains.
Eat healthy snacks (fat-free yogurt with fruit, whole grain crackers, low fat cottage cheeses).
Take prenatal vitamin with iron and folic acid with food.
Avoid certain fish, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tilefish. Canned light tuna has less mercury. Shrimp, salmon, and catfish are low in mercury.
No soft cheeses (like Brie, feta, and goat cheese - can carry bacteria harmful to your baby) and lunch meats (high salt content, sometimes undercooked).
Drink water instead of soft drinks, fruit juices; no alcohol (can damage your baby), limit caffeine.
Brought to you by Elly Hann
Creator and maker of EPIBI Reusable Nursing Pads & Hypoallergenic Diaper Liners
Coming soon: DermAmi antimicrobial liners for adults
www.epibi.com
Lead (Pb) on Women's Health
2/8/11 Health Day News for Healthier Living reports that a new study shows pregnant women may be more sensitive to low level lead toxicity than non-pregnant women. The study suggests they may be as sensitive as young children.
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends treating pregnant women and children when blood level of lead exceeds 5 micgrogram/deciLiter (5 mcg/dL).
However, Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health Services, finds higher blood pressure effects on women at as low as 1 mcg/dL.
Dr. Goldman also suggests lowering the workplace lead levels would be a good place to start. The Current OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) standards are at 40 mcg/dL. The study noted a blood pressure effect at as low as 2 mcg/dL.
According to Wikipedia, lead is a poisonous, soft heavy metal. Its primary toxicity on humans are on nervous system, blood cells, and on kidneys. It causes poisonous effects through ingestion (eating), drinking contaminated water, or through breathing lead fumes. It interferes with effective making of the red blood cells (RBC), which can cause anemia. Its effect on the nervous system is due to displacement of Calcium molecules (Ca++) in the nerve conduction cells, so the nerve cells become ineffective. Children are more susceptible to lead toxicity - anemia and poor brain development. Lead can cause miscarriages and elevated blood pressure in pregnant women.
Brought to you by:
Elly Hann
Creator and maker of EPiBi Reusable Nursing Pads & Hypoallergenic Diaper Liners
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends treating pregnant women and children when blood level of lead exceeds 5 micgrogram/deciLiter (5 mcg/dL).
However, Dr. Lynn Goldman, dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health Services, finds higher blood pressure effects on women at as low as 1 mcg/dL.
Dr. Goldman also suggests lowering the workplace lead levels would be a good place to start. The Current OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) standards are at 40 mcg/dL. The study noted a blood pressure effect at as low as 2 mcg/dL.
According to Wikipedia, lead is a poisonous, soft heavy metal. Its primary toxicity on humans are on nervous system, blood cells, and on kidneys. It causes poisonous effects through ingestion (eating), drinking contaminated water, or through breathing lead fumes. It interferes with effective making of the red blood cells (RBC), which can cause anemia. Its effect on the nervous system is due to displacement of Calcium molecules (Ca++) in the nerve conduction cells, so the nerve cells become ineffective. Children are more susceptible to lead toxicity - anemia and poor brain development. Lead can cause miscarriages and elevated blood pressure in pregnant women.
Brought to you by:
Elly Hann
Creator and maker of EPiBi Reusable Nursing Pads & Hypoallergenic Diaper Liners
Friday, January 28, 2011
Prolonged Sitting is Bad For You!
Prolonged Sitting is Bad for Your Heart!
So, get up and move about frequently. Walk across the room to get what you need.
Alan Mozes, a reporter from HealthDay Reporter, wrote in Jan. 12 issue about a study conducted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Murray A. Mittleman noted increased high blood pressure and heart attacks from prolonged sitting. Cardiovascular (heart health) impact of sedentary lifestyle (not moving enough) are: increased waistlines, higher blood pressure, high triglycerides (one type of fats that clog up our arteries), and lower good cholesterols (lowered level of good fats also clog up our arteries).
These risks happen to people who regularly go to the gym to work out.
Then, what is the best way to stay fit and lower blood pressure? The Surgeon General recommends incremental activity throughout the day. Fifteen minutes of walking 3~4 times is easier on the joint and gives just as much benefit as a whole hour's worth of exercise all at once.
This is also in step with the U.S. Surgeon General's 10,000 steps fitness initiative. For an average sized person, it constitutes only 30 minutes of walking each day (for a petite person like me, it would be about 50 minutes of walking). Break it into 10 minutes in three stretch-walk cycles or into 15 minutes in three stretch-walk cycles for more steps each day. More steps we take, healthier we live.
Please consult your doctor if you are unsteady on your feet.
http://consumer.healthday.com
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html
Brought to you by Elly Hann,
Creator of EPIBI reusable nursing pads and reusable hypoallergenic diaper liners
So, get up and move about frequently. Walk across the room to get what you need.
Alan Mozes, a reporter from HealthDay Reporter, wrote in Jan. 12 issue about a study conducted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr. Murray A. Mittleman noted increased high blood pressure and heart attacks from prolonged sitting. Cardiovascular (heart health) impact of sedentary lifestyle (not moving enough) are: increased waistlines, higher blood pressure, high triglycerides (one type of fats that clog up our arteries), and lower good cholesterols (lowered level of good fats also clog up our arteries).
These risks happen to people who regularly go to the gym to work out.
Then, what is the best way to stay fit and lower blood pressure? The Surgeon General recommends incremental activity throughout the day. Fifteen minutes of walking 3~4 times is easier on the joint and gives just as much benefit as a whole hour's worth of exercise all at once.
This is also in step with the U.S. Surgeon General's 10,000 steps fitness initiative. For an average sized person, it constitutes only 30 minutes of walking each day (for a petite person like me, it would be about 50 minutes of walking). Break it into 10 minutes in three stretch-walk cycles or into 15 minutes in three stretch-walk cycles for more steps each day. More steps we take, healthier we live.
Please consult your doctor if you are unsteady on your feet.
http://consumer.healthday.com
http://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html
Brought to you by Elly Hann,
Creator of EPIBI reusable nursing pads and reusable hypoallergenic diaper liners
What is the EPIBI Diaper Liner?
EPIBI (pronounced as eh-pee-bee) Diaper Liners are available in stores and online. They are designed for babies in cloth diapers.
Why are they beneficial to the skin?
They wick away moisture (urine) from the baby's skin and reduce amount of germs sticking to the skin. EPIBI has layers of specialized fabrics that minimize friction on baby's tender skin. Abrasion is a problem when cotton or hemp liners get wet. They are light in weight, soft to touch,and protect the skin from the rubbing of cloth diapers.
Wouldn't you like your baby to have them for protection? Photos below show the difference between rough, pilling surface of cotton liner vs. soft, smooth surface of the EPIBI Diaper Liner.
Submitted by Elly Hann,
Maker of EPIBI reusable nursing pads & reusable hypoallergenic diaper liners
Why are they beneficial to the skin?
They wick away moisture (urine) from the baby's skin and reduce amount of germs sticking to the skin. EPIBI has layers of specialized fabrics that minimize friction on baby's tender skin. Abrasion is a problem when cotton or hemp liners get wet. They are light in weight, soft to touch,and protect the skin from the rubbing of cloth diapers.
Wouldn't you like your baby to have them for protection? Photos below show the difference between rough, pilling surface of cotton liner vs. soft, smooth surface of the EPIBI Diaper Liner.
Maker of EPIBI reusable nursing pads & reusable hypoallergenic diaper liners
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