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TexasTowelie

(112,385 posts) Tue Jun 20, 2017, 04:17 AM Jun 2017

Indian government tells pregnant women to avoid meat, sex

June 20 (UPI) -- The Indian government is giving health advice to women, including abstention from meat and sex. But doctors say it is dangerous and not based on science.

India's Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy published a booklet for expectant mothers with advice it deems to be beneficial to the baby. In addition to no meat and sex, it encourages women to be more spiritual.

"Pregnant women should detach themselves from desire, anger, attachment, hatred and lust. Avoid bad company and be with good people," the booklet says.

Doctors in India derided the booklet for being potentially harmful to pregnancies and mothers' health.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/06/20/Indian-government-tells-pregnant-women-to-avoid-meat-sex/5281497936881/

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Indian government tells pregnant women to avoid meat, sex (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2017 OP

In which previous century was this written? Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #1

That sounds about right. TexasTowelie Jun 2017 #2

That's really what it sounded like to me - especially the "good people" part Rhiannon12866 Jun 2017 #3

Epigenetics Donkees Jun 2017 #4

Rhiannon12866

(205,906 posts)

1. In which previous century was this written?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 20, 2017, 04:28 AM

Jun 2017

I'm guessing 1600s...

TexasTowelie

(112,385 posts)

2. That sounds about right.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 20, 2017, 04:36 AM

Jun 2017

Can you imagine the outrage if the same advice was given in the United States? We've advanced to at least 1850 in the red states.

Rhiannon12866

(205,906 posts)

3. That's really what it sounded like to me - especially the "good people" part

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Tue Jun 20, 2017, 04:47 AM

Jun 2017

Without having the medical knowledge available today, superstition was the way to go. And I agree about 1850. Wanting to go back to mining coal is another throwback, not to mention eliminating health care. Why did we stop using leeches?

Donkees

(31,450 posts)

4. Epigenetics

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Jun 20, 2017, 06:01 AM

Jun 2017

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Epigenetics (epi - the Greek prefix meaning ‘on top of’) is the study of how genes are switched on or off. It is thought to be one explanation for how our environment and behaviour, such as our diet or smoking habit, can affect our DNA and how these changes may even be passed down to our children and grandchildren.

http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/epigenetic-discovery-suggests-dna-modifications-more-diverse-than-previously-thought

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