Pregnancy and Baby Tips

So much have been said about the importance of antioxidants but what good can they specifically do for you and your unborn child? How can antioxidant-rich foods help during your pregnancy? And wouldn’t taking antioxidant supplements be harmful to your condition? To answer these questions, let us take a closer look at the role of [...]
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More than just giving your unborn baby the foundation she needs for proper bone development, getting the right amount of vitamin D during your pregnancy can actually help prevent her from being infected with respiratory synctial virus or RSV – a virus that can have life threatening complications in very young babies. So, what is [...]
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Eating the right foods while pregnant can do a lot of good for you and your baby. So, you start adding more fruits and veggies to your daily diet, chew on nuts during snacks, and cook more dishes with legumes and/or fish in it. But do you know what foods to avoid during your pregnancy? [...]
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Do you know that you can actually save the baby in your womb from a lot of birth defects by adopting a healthier way of eating? According to a recent research, a healthy diet (such as the Mediterranean diet) can significantly reduce the risk of birth defects such as neural tube defects and orofacial clefts. [...]
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Researchers have shown that pregnant women who stuck to a traditional Mediterranean diet while expecting dramatically reduced their child’s risks for both childhood asthma and allergies. Now, considering that over 300 million people globally are afflicted with asthma, a natural remedy for asthma in the form of a pre-natal eating plan will be great news for those who have a family history of asthma or allergies.
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Eating a healthy diet during pregnancy and lactation is important for the wellbeing of you and your unborn child. But if you already have a good well balanced diet then you will only need to change a few things.
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Many vegetarian women are uncertain of their extra dietary requirements once they become pregnant. Pregnant vegetarians do need to carefully monitor their dietary intake to ensure they are consuming enough of the vital nutrients required for a healthy pregnancy.
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You’ve heard expressions like “you are what you eat” and “your body is a temple”. Well, during pregnancy, your body is a factory. Specifically, it’s making a new human being. It’s following the genetic data in the DNA – literally the blueprint plans from which to build a human – and using proteins and nutrients [...]
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The United States is filled with patches of Shepherd’s Purse during the warm and sunny, summer months. Most identify the weed by its unique characteristic of heart-shaped pods situated close to the top of the plant. The annual weed reaches heights of up to 20ft during its growth period. Medical practitioners use Shepherd’s Purse to [...]
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There are many questions we ask ourselves during pregnancy. Most revolve around the health of the baby and the mother. One of the more common questions is based on essential fatty acids. if you haven't hard this term before or you don't to what it refers, then this article is for you. Essential fatty acids is a subject that all pregnant mums should know about and you'll be that much more the wiser for reading this article. Enjoy!..
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