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"DNA Methylation, fetal development, and Cell Differentiation DNA methylation is very important during embryogenesis and late fetal development. Although the original DNA methylation pattern is germline-specific (sperm DNA is hypermethylated compared to oocyte DNA), almost immediately after fertilization (within one to two cell divisions) there is a dramatic erasure of methylation, which continues until blastocyst implantation [89]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"The heart produces myriad sounds (phonons) and various kinds of waves, from pressure (sound and vibrational) waves to electromagnetic waves, that help direct fetal development. In fact, other major systems of the body, such as the connective tissue matrix and the nervous system, imprint information, but the heart is a primary imprinter of information bodywide. Of course, once the fetal brain develops, it works in concert with the heart to direct development. It is interesting to note that Peter's matching experiments have shown that the heart has the same energy type as the midbrain." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Your immune system develops friendly recognition of your own tissues when D-cell activation is controlled or suppressed during fetal development and early childhood. During those critical years, your immune system is learning who its friends and enemies are, and the D-cell is the one doing the decision making. When the D-cell meets a friendly protein, you hope for limited activation signals so your D-cell won't attack this protein; that state of indifference is "friendly recognition or tolerance." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"These nutrients are key to fetal development because of their involvement in multiple systems: enzyme, gene transcription, and transport. Folate insufficiency, mentioned earlier in the etiology of spina bifida and cleft lip and palate, has also been implicated in the etiology of limb and heart abnormalities and Down syndrome [36]. Severe zinc deficiency has been linked to intrauterine growth retardation and teratogenesis; mild to moderate deficiency has been associated with congenital malformations, LBW, and preterm delivery [37]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "In utero physiology: role of folic acid in nutrient delivery and fetal development. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 85, 598S-603S. 65. Fisher, M. C, Zeisel, S. H., Mar, M. H., and Sadler, T. W. (2002). Perturbations in choline metabolism cause neural tube defects in mouse embryos in vitro. FASEB J. 16, 619-621. 66. Enaw, J. O., Zhu, H., Yang, W., Lu, W., Shaw, G. M., Lammer, E. J., and Finnell, R. H. (2006). CHKA and PCYT1A gene polymorphisms, choline intake and spina bifida risk in a California population. BMC Med. 4, p.36. 67. Albright, C. D., Friedrich, C. B., Brown, E. C, Mar, M. H., and Zeisel, S." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Vitamin D affects people starting with fetal development and continuing to old age, functioning at both the genomic and nongenomic level in the regulation of key protein synthesis or in the intracellular metabolic pathways in virtually all tissues [5-7]. Growth, development, and maintenance of health are all affected, and in many regards, quality of life is as well. This chapter, although acknowledging vitamin D's contribution through the lifespan, focuses on vitamin D needs for maintenance of health, and on vitamin D's specific actions in selected clinical conditions." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"There is also considerable evidence that the nausea common in early pregnancy is a protective mechanism to prevent women from consuming too many plant compounds during the early months of fetal development, when critical cells and organs are being formed.7 As a congenital heart surgeon, I know that all organs are fully formed two and one-half months into pregnancy. Isn't it amazing that most of the nausea of pregnancy suddenly resolves at about ten weeks' gestation? Coincidence? No, our autopilot is merely protecting the next generation of genes from plant toxins." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"This information suggests that vitamin D and diet play important roles in fetal development and future risk for metabolic syndrome. If you are born with risk for metabolic syndrome, this dicey heritage may be carried to fruition if you fail to get enough sun or physical activity and you take in too many of the taboo foods: grains, cheese, and salt. Large-population studies in the United States and Norway tell us that people who fail to get enough vitamin D will increase their chances of having high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"The sixteen Energetic Driver fields arise from organs more or less following fetal development, with some not becoming fully functional until after birth. one first and following the numbered sequence. For example, suppose that your NES scan showed Energetic Driver 13 as the most distorted Driver, followed by Energetic Drivers 3, 1, and 14. Your practitioner recommends that you take only three Energetic Driver Infoceuticals during the protocol, choosing the most distorted: 13, 3, and 1." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"It is now understood that cells can rewrite existing gene programs that had been created mostly from our perceptions and beliefs during fetal development and early childhood. Dr. Lipton explains that during this period, we are mostly in the hypnotic states of theta and delta consciousness. This is our main period of subconscious programming, similar to the programming of the hard drive of a computer.19 This is the stored source of the negative emotional charge many of us have and carry into our adult lives." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Each major organ or organ system—the heart, nervous system, liver, thyroid, skin, and so on—produces its own energy and information Driver field, starting as the organ forms and begins to function during fetal development or soon after birth. If a Driver field weakens, then the organ system itself becomes compromised. You can think of these sixteen Driver fields as imparting a kind of constitutional energy to each organ. When we think of people as being hearty or vigorous, full of enthusiasm and energy, we say they have a "good constitution." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Vitamin A in the form of retinoic acid is essential for fetal development. Retinoic acid is needed for the formation of the heart, eyes, limbs, and ears of the growing fetus. Not only that, but retinoic acid is used to regulate the expression of the gene for growth hormone. Without sufficient retinoic acid, growth hormone may be limited in the developing fetus. Millions of red blood cells are made in the body every second. Red blood cells are derived from precursor cells called stem cells. These stem cells are dependent on vitamin A for normal differentiation into red blood cells." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"In order to coax the nerves to grow out into the paralyzed legs, Kerr had to introduce two last chemicals into his nerve-regenerating cocktail: chemicals that told the myelinated axons that these newly birthed nerves were exactly the same as those that wire the body during fetal development. Now, says Kerr, "We got wild growth of myelin. We looked at this in our lab animals to see whether axons could now grow out of the spinal cord and we found that they did." Check off step three." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Kerr hoped that once the newly developing peripheral nerves were free to move out into the limbs, they would know what to do—they might even, he hoped, regrow along the exact same channels that they do in original fetal development, allowing the repair to happen of its own accord, as if from memory. That, however, turned out to be far from the case. The axons did not grow where they needed to—instead they wandered around aimlessly. They seemed to be struggling to find out where to go, choosing one path and then another fruitlessly, only to give up and ultimately stop growing altogether." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Kerr applied a particular molecule that other researchers have found acts as just this sort of signpost during fetal development to the area where he wanted the newly growing axonal nerve to go. When the axonal nerve detects that particular molecule—known as GDNF—it is attracted to it and grows toward it. GDNF binds to a receptor that's on the surface of the axon—and when it does, it turns on the neuron so that it continues growing in that direction. Once those signposts were placed like bait in the paralyzed rat's muscle, the axon started to get highly motivated." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Essential fatty acids have a unique role during pregnancy because of the rapid cell growth and development of new tissues and new organ systems in a developing fetus. fetal development is associated with a high EFA requirement, and this supply is dependent on the amount and availability of EFAs from the mother. Infants born of mothers with low DHA levels have shorter attention spans,91 and this may have long-term effects on future learning, development, and performance." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "There is a growing body of evidence about the importance of omega-3 fats for human health and development, not the least of which starts with infant exposure during fetal development. Doca-hexaenoic acid (DHA) is an important component of phospholipids in the central nervous system and is found in high amounts in the retina, about 25 percent. DHA makes up 12 to 20 percent of the fatty acids in the gray matter of the cortex of the brain and in the brain stem. Inadequate intake of omega-3s has significant implications for both mother and infant." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Energetic Drivers: Fields that arise from organs and organ systems according to fetal development. The powerhouses of the body-field. There are sixteen individual Driver fields, which together power the full body-field. If a Driver field weakens, then the organ system itself becomes compromised. Energetic Integrators: Information structures in the body-field that, like meridians in the body, regulate specific physiological processes." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"PCBs also disrupt thyroid hormone homeostasis, which is a crucial part of fetal development. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, EPA, and International Agency for Research on Cancer have all concluded that PCBs probably cause cancer. So if you have fluorescent lighting fixtures that are more than thirty years old, consider replacing them: They may be leaking PCBs into the air. And be warned that another major source of PCB contamination is dietary. Non-organic fish, meat, and dairy products can all contain trace amounts of PCBs." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"You experience the most impact from vitamin D deficiency and lifestyle at conception and during fetal development, so a significant part of the risk for developing metabolic syndrome occurs in the uterus when the fetus is growing. Specifically, Dr. David Barker of Oregon Health Sciences University has shown that nutritional stress at this early stage of development can permanently change our risk for these diseases. Animal studies confirm that inadequate fetal nutrition affects the development of the liver, pancreas, brain, kidneys, bones, and muscles." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Enables fetal development. (c) Enables cell differentiation. (d) All of the above. 32. The type of vitamin A NOT associated with toxicity is: (a) Beta-carotene supplements. (b) Beta-carotene in food. (c) Vitamin A in liver. (d) Supplements of vitamin A. 33. To prevent osteoporosis in older people: (a) Keep vitamin A in the diet and supplements at a minimum. (b) Eat the RDA of vitamin A in food. (c) Take double the RDA of vitamin A in supplement form. (d) Take vitamin A only in the form of retinoic acid. 34. Calcidiol is: (a) Stored in the liver. (b) The active form of vitamin D." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"This unit—basically the same as the one used to track fetal development in pregnancy—creates vibrations that increase circulation deep in muscle tissue. The added circulation, according to therapists and radiologists, creates heat in the area to relax too-tight muscles. • The Yogi Berra Squat Solution baseball catchers might squat so frequently during a season that it puts a strain on the lumbar section of the back, some Chinese medicine practitioners and chiropractors recommend five minutes of squatting per day for people with nagging lower back pain." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Carotid Artery Intima Media Thickness For many years, doctors have put ultrasound devices to good use in helping them diagnose real-time inside-the-body status ranging from fetal development to early prostate cancer. An ultrasound machine transmits sound pulses into the body through a probe. The waves travel into the tissues and encounter various structures and activity. The reflected echoes, captured on imaging screens, enable us to peer inside and witness ongoing activity. Cardiologists routinely use ultrasound." - Stephen Sinatra, M.D. and James C., M.D. Roberts, Reverse Heart Disease Now: Stop Deadly Cardiovascular Plaque Before It's Too Late (Get the book.)

"For almost thirty years now, we've known that alcohol, which can cross from the mother's bloodstream into the placenta, can interfere with fetal development. So my question is, why are expectant moms still drinking? And why are some doctors ignoring three decades of scientific research and telling pregnant women that the occasional glass of wine or beer is OK? If we know for a fact that drinking in large quantities can harm our babies, we can infer that small quantities will probably have a similarly negative impact." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Teratogen: Teratogens are substances that interfere with embryonic or fetal development, causing malformation or serious deviation from normal development in the womb. Toxic: Harmful. Any substance or chemical can be toxic at a certain dose (amount). The dose is what determines the potential harm of a chemical and whether it would cause someone to get sick. Toxic chemical: Toxic chemicals are substances that can cause severe illness, poisoning, birth defects, disease, or death when ingested, inhaled, or absorbed by living organisms." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"It all starts during fetal development when D-cells introduce islet-cell proteins to T-cells and scream "protection needed!" But lacking sufficient vitamin D to suppress these D-cells or to dumb down this interaction, the T-cells spur B-cells to make antibodies to the islet cells. These antibodies trigger an inflammatory response, which activates more D-cells and M-cells in the pancreas and the lymph system." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"This groundbreaking work brought to the public's attention the role of endocrine disruptors in fetal development, as well as the role of other contaminants in human fertility problems. For a comprehensive guide to all you can do to detoxify before pregnancy, visit the website www.babieswithouttoxins.org. It contains some great research on the impact of chemicals on the developing fetus, as well as some invaluable tips on detoxification prior to pregnancy." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"In each of these cases—the vole, the water flea, the locust, and the lizard—the characteristics of offspring are controlled by epigenetic effects that occur during fetal development. The DNA doesn't change—but the way it's expressed does. This phenomenon—the mother's experiences influencing gene expression in her offspring—is called a predictive adaptive response or maternal effect. imagine the implications of this for humans. By sending the right epigenetic signals, we can have healthier, smarter, better-adapted babies." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Because methylmercury is most harmful during fetal development, the risks are highest for children born to women who eat a lot of seafood during pregnancy. The possibility of harm, said the NRC, is so great that it might increase the number of children who have to struggle to keep up in school and who might require remedial classes or special education. Because of the beneficial effects of fish consumption, the long-term goal needs to be a reduction in the concentrations of [methylmercury] in fish rather than replacement of fish in the diet by other foods." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"During fetal development, cells that are destined to become part of the female reproductive organs differentiate and migrate toward the appropriate locations. But, if the mechanisms that control this process do not function properly, some endometrial cells may be "left behind" in places they do not belong, where they become embedded and grow. Initially, these bits of misplaced tissue are colorless, but over time the tissue begins to change into the lesions known as endometriosis, probably at least in part in response to stimulation from sex hormones." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

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