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You probably know that you should eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, and a salad seems like the perfect device to get them into your system. However, you may be doing more harm than good if you add some of the following items in it.

Bacon/Ham: These ingredients are high in fat, cholesterol and sodium. For a healthy, ideal weight person, they might be all right, but if you have or are at risk for high blood pressure or heart disease, skip them entirely. If this is a main course dish, you may want to substitute avocado, which has heart healthy monounsaturated fat.

Cheese: Even low fat cheese contains a great deal of fat. According to Nutritiondata.com, an ounce of low fat Monterey Jack cheese has eighty-eight calories, fifty-four of which are from saturated fat. Low fat, reduced sodium cottage cheese may be a better option.

Croutons: There’s good news and bad news with croutons. The good news is plain, unseasoned varieties of this baked bread ingredient are fine. However, the seasoned version contains too much sodium for those on a restricted sodium diet.

Boiled Eggs: While healthy people can enjoy up to four eggs a week, those on a restricted fat/cholesterol diet should skip the boiled egg.

Greens: The type of greens used makes a big difference in how healthy your salad is. Iceberg lettuce contains a lot of sugar and doesn’t have as many nutrients found in romaine, red leaf lettuce or even dandelion greens. After finding this out, we almost never purchase iceberg.

Potato and Pasta Salads: These are very high in carbohydrates. Potato salad has the added attraction of fat and cholesterol, due to the use of mayo. If you choose a whole grain pasta and the right dressing, the pasta salad can be a good choice.

Salad Dressing: If you read the nutrition label on your favorite bottle of salad dressing, you’ll see that even the fat free dressings have extraordinarily high amounts of sodium. To get around this, try making your dressings at home.

A good quality balsamic vinegar mixed with some high quality olive oil makes an extremely tasty dressing for any salad. This way, you can also adjust it to your taste standards, adding more vinegar or more oil as needed.

Choosing a salad for your lunch or dinner is a good idea, but you do have to be careful about what you put in it. It doesn’t take much for an otherwise heart healthy meal to become a danger.

You’re in the final trimester of pregnancy and now faced with decisions galore while trying to come up with a birth plan. It ought to be simple enough. Your water breaks, the contractions start, and it’s off to the hospital. There you’ll be faced with the decision of whether or not you want painkillers such as the epidural but that will be another decision entirely. But have you ever stopped to consider the alternatives to your average hospital birth? Alternatives that might even be healthier and less stressful for both mom and baby?

One of these supposedly less stressful methods of birth is waterbirthing – where the mother both labors and delivers her baby in a ‘birthing pool.’ Waterbirths in the United States are on the rise – both at home and in birthing centers. Due to the popularity of this method, some hospitals are even placing birthing centers within their halls or offering women the chance to try it out in the delivery room – though this is not yet a widespread occurrence.

The pros to this method of birth seem to outweigh the cons and due to the fact the incidence of perinatal mortality is no higher than that of natural birth it does indeed seem to be safe. Pros include feelings of both privacy and relaxation for the mother, less painful contractions (only about ten percent of women who labor in water ask for pain medication,) the water allows the mother to float which eases pain as well. Bear in mind that babies spend nine months floating in amniotic fluid acid as well, being born into water is less of a shock compared to the air. Water also helps to stretch skin so that the perineum is less likely to tear – lessening the need for an episiotomy or stitches. The mother will also be free to try other positions rather than being confined to lying in a bed.

Despite these pros, there are still situations where a mother is advised against a waterbirth as most practitioners refuse to allow a woman with a high-high pregnancy to try the method. These situations include:

– Gestational diabetes
– The baby will be born prematurely.
– Preeclampsia
– Toxemia
– A previous Cesarean section.
– Twins or multiples.

Aside from these situations, most women are eligible to try giving birth in water and most practitioners will inform the mother of the possible cons. Such as the fact there is a small – but highly unlikely – chance the baby will inhale water. Another unlikely event is that the baby will experience stress within the birth canal and gasp for air – also inhaling water. The likelihood of the umbilical cord snapping when the baby is placed into mother’s arms but this can be avoided with care.

If the pool or water is not clean there is always the possibility of infection but most birthing centers have strict regulations toward cleaning the pools and pools at home may be cleaned with bleach to kill germs.

The cost of a waterbirth is generally less than that of the hospital – ranging anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the usual costs if performed in a birthing center. A birthing pool may be rented for around $300 at home and bought for $1000. Most insurance plans cover waterbirths as well.

The most essential thing to remember though is that the mother needs a certified midwife or doctor willing to supervise the birth – especially if performed at home. With the proper precautions and prenatal care, waterbirths are without a doubt a healthy and efficient way to welcome that newborn baby into the world.