Guest Author - Moss Greene
Staying Healthy:
Regular moderate exercise, such as walking or swimming, is highly recommended. Plus, a well-balanced nutritious diet that includes a good natural whole food supplement program and avoids alcohol, sugar, caffeine, cigarettes and drugs (prescribed, over-the counter and street) is mandatory for optimum success.
What should you eat before and during pregnancy? Whole grain breads and pastas, brown rice, plenty of colorful fruits and vegetables, fish, lean meats and dairy products should be the foundation of your diet. These guidelines will help you to get the nutrients your body needs to maintain your own health and deliver a healthy baby.
Important supplements:
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), including Omega-3’s and Omega-6’s, aid a pregnant woman in many ways; improving glandular activity, enhancing fetal development, providing immunity, preventing swelling, increasing energy and more. Many studies have shown that Omega-3’s improve the development of a child’s eyes, ears and brain and helps them to sleep better once they are born.
Pregnant women need somewhere between 75 and 100 grams of protein a day. Protein is important because it provides the building blocks for making a baby. It also acts as a diuretic and prevents swelling and fluid build up that can lead to toxemia.
Getting enough protein can be very difficult for most women. A lot of protein sources are very high in unhealthy saturated fats. How do you get a good amount of quality protein without the concern of getting too much of the wrong sorts of fats? The answer for most women is to supplement their daily intake with a good quality, whole food protein supplement containing all twenty-two amino acids.
Other important nutrients to be taken as supplements are Vitamin B complex (helps prevent some birth defects and morning sickness), Vitamin C (improves immunity and helps to build strong collagen), Vitamin E (great for breast tissue of nursing mothers and supports a healthy uterus), Calcium and other minerals (for the proper development of fetal bones and tissues during pregnancy).
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