The Age of Lust is Giving Birth
I’ve always been a bacon-and-eggs sort of gal, a habit I have no doubt will ensure I don’t make it to 100, but otherwise gives me great enjoyment in the mornings. But apparently my protein habit had another consequence. The New York Post reported yesterday — just in time for my younger son’s fifth birthday — on a study showing that the better the breakfast a woman eats, the more likely she is to give birth to a boy. And I always thought the two boy thing was my husband’s fault …
Happy Birthday Luke!
About Helaine Olen
I am the voice of The Bills, a column about the intersection of money and life, at Slate. At Inc., I contribute to the Spread the Wealth personal finance column. My work on politics, economics, workplace culture and women’s issues has been published in numerous other print and on-line publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Salon, Pacific Standard, and The Los Angeles Times, where I wrote and edited the popular “Money Makeover” feature.
I'm the author of the critically acclaimed book Pound Foolish: Exposing the Dark Side of the Personal Finance Industry, and The Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn’t Have to be so Complicated, which I co-wrote with Harold Pollack.
What else? I’m a passionate bibliophile, a fan of 1970s pop music and a lover of rummage sales. I live in New York City.
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