Sunday, October 21, 2007

Well that explains the heartburn...

A reference by a friend on one of my 3D animation forums to an old wives' tale about heartburn and hair got me looking for more info. And wouldn't you know it? There IS a correlation between the severity of the heartburn and the amount of hair. Specifically they state in their conclusion:
Contrary to expectations, it appears that an association between heartburn severity during pregnancy and newborn hair does exist. We propose a shared biologic mechanism involving a dual role of pregnancy hormones in both the relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter and the modulation of fetal hair growth. (See Website)
That would explain the constant, intense heartburn Stacie had to deal with every night all through the night. Oh well...

Really though, I think we know where the hair really came from.

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