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"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. Hormesis explains why people who eat a primarily vegetable diet tend to be shorter, reach menarche later, and live longer.8 The stress of battling plant poisons causes genes to send out a signal to lie low until things improve." - 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.)

"Investigators employed 3IP nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to noninvasively measure the level of magnesium in the brain and skeletal muscle of twelve fasting nonpregnant women, eleven women in the third trimester of pregnancy, and seven women with pre-eclampsia. Compared with the nonpregnant controls, brain and muscle magnesium levels were lower both in those who were pregnant and those who had developed incuba-tional (during pregnancy) pre-eclampsia. Women in the preeclampsia group had the lowest levels." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Suddenly, she gasped and said, "Pregnancy leads to death." I asked her to elaborate on this, and she told me her mother was seven months pregnant when she died. Since Erin was at the impressionable age of eleven, she linked the two events in her mind. She intertwined pregnancy and death and secreted this distorted "belief" in her subconscious from that day forward. Now this distortion was fueling her miscarriages because the subconscious mind has the important job of preserving our physical survival." - Rick Levy and Lou Aronica, Miraculous Health: How to Heal Your Body by Unleashing the Hidden Power of Your Mind (Get the book.)

"Pregnancy: Although pregnancy is a normal, healthy stage in a woman's life, many women become constipated as a result of the diet they are encouraged to adopt during pregnancy. Expectant mothers are often instructed to drink at least four glasses of milk a day and eat plenty of protein in the form of meat. You are about to learn why this is a prescription for constipation. inflammation of the bowel, anal fissures, and pain, were all resolved as well with the elimination of cow's milk." - John A. McDougall, Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up (Get the book.)

"A randomized controlled trial of ginger to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Obstets & Gynecol. 2004;103:639-645. Willets KE, Ekangaki A, Eden JA. Effect of ginger abstract on pregnancy-induced nausea: a randomized controlled trial. Australian and New Zealand } Obstetrics & Gyn. 2003;43:139-144. Goji Berries http://www.mbhs.org/healthgate/GetHGContent.aspx? token=9C315661-83b7-472d-a7ab-bc8582171f868fchunkiid=146769 Breithaupt DE, Weller P, Wolters M, Hahn A." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Supports the growth and function of the uterus, specifically creating the lining of the uterus to prepare it for pregnancy. • Stimulates cell growth. During these same years, progesterone does the following: • Maintains the uterus and prepares it for pregnancy during the reproductive years. • Promotes the survival of an ovum (egg) once it is fertilized. • Stimulates bone building that can prevent or treat osteoporosis. • Acts as a natural diuretic to prevent bloating. In women and men, progesterone also does the following: • Serves as a natural antidepressant." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"I followed your principles and advice for preparing for pregnancy. I had a wonderful pregnancy—loved it all—and such a special home birth with no problems at all and breast-feeding has been easy. I used to have really bad periods and I know that all steps of my pregnancy would have been awful if not for your teachings. So many of our friends and family members have since also been blessed and inspired by the information in your books and tapes! Best of all, our little Victoria Grace is so happy and healthy and such a joy to us! God is so good!" - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"Pregnancy: Although pregnancy is a normal, healthy stage in a woman's life, many women become constipated as a result of the diet they are encouraged to adopt during pregnancy. Expectant mothers are often instructed to drink at least four glasses of milk a day and eat plenty of protein in the form of meat. You are about to learn why this is a prescription for constipation. inflammation of the bowel, anal fissures, and pain, were all resolved as well with the elimination of cow's milk." - John A. McDougall, Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up (Get the book.)

"Well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including during pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood and adolescence. Vegetarian diets offer a number of nutritional benefits, including lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, and animal protein as well as higher levels of carbohydrates, fiber, magnesium, potassium, folate, and antioxidants such as vitamins C and E and phytochem-icals. ..." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Although gestational diabetes usually subsides after pregnancy, many women who've had gestational diabetes develop Type-2 diabetes later in life. gingivitis—A swelling and soreness of the gums that, without treatment, can cause serious gum problems and disease. glaucoma—An eye disease characterized by increased pressure in the eye. glomeruli—Tiny blood vessels in the kidneys where the blood is filtered and waste products are eliminated. glucagon—A hormone that raises the blood glucose level." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"But the critical time for intervention/prevention is during pregnancy and in early childhood. Multiple Sclerosis In multiple sclerosis (MS), the immune system makes antibodies to proteins found in the nerve covering (the myelin sheath). The inflammation that results disrupts the nerve covering, which needs to be intact to speed transmission of electrical impulses. Disrupting the covering greatly slows transmission of electrical impulses, resulting in partial or permanent loss of sensation or muscle function. In studying worldwide populations, Dr." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "He is currently studying the safe upper limits of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends 200 IU of vitamin D a day for an infant up to two months of age who doesn't take supplemental formula. This ruling takes it for granted that a breast-feeding mother is probably vitamin D-deficient and that her breast milk has no vitamin D." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "The earlier in pregnancy the changes occur, the lower the risk of autoimmunity for that new life. Recent information on the role of vitamin D in protecting us from infections suggests a 50 percent reduction in the risk of respiratory infections with fortification of vitamin D and diet. 12 The Vitamin D Cure to Help Prevent and Treat Cancer ? ancer means that your cell growth and differentiation have stopped responding to your body's usual control signals. Call them cells gone wild. But vitamin D does several things to keep this from happening. It ?slows the cell life cycle; ?" - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Maintain normal vitamin D levels during pregnancy. ?Make sure your children get enough vitamin D from diet, sun, and/or supplements. ?Provide your children with an acid-base-balanced diet that has adequate protein and omega-3 fatty acids. ?Make sure your kids do weight-bearing exercise starting as soon as they can walk. Playing sports outdoors, climbing trees, and riding bikes are all good activities for healthy bones. To measure your bone density, you can have an X-ray test that uses less radiation than dental X-rays." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Compared with the nonpregnant controls, brain and muscle magnesium levels were lower both in those who were pregnant and those who had developed incuba-tional (during pregnancy) pre-eclampsia. Women in the preeclampsia group had the lowest levels. For all pregnant subjects, blood pressure was inversely related to brain magnesium levels." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Granted, nothing could be more distracting than a baby, and not every patient with chronic pain or fatigue will find herself prepared for pregnancy and childbirth. But the good news is that far less intense activities, and even training your mind to think pleasant thoughts, really can free you from the shackles of thinking only about your symptoms. The bottom line is to "accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative." Think of a few of your favorite things! Illness is disempowering." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Preeclampsia is a pregnancy disorder of unknown origin characterized by vasospasm, elevated blood pressure, and increased neuromuscular irritability. Torsades de pointes, which literally means "twisting of the points," is an atypical and often lethal ventricular arrhythmia caused by the improper flow of calcium into the heart cell. It occurs more as a consequence of anti-arrhythmic drugs that cardiologists actually use to suppress arrhythmias, and is usually seen while patients are on cardiac monitors in a hospital setting." - Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., The Sinatra Solution Metabolic Cardiology (Get the book.)

"Economic and social stressors •Spread of the Western media, which encourages consumption •Increase in portion size •Pervasiveness of cars and global transportation •Possible genetic disposition to overconsume These rising rates of obesity have led to a higher incidence of hypertension, diabetes, stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, and pregnancy complications, and also portend negative consequences for the brain." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Single mothers, particularly pregnant teenagers, may be exposed to greater social stress during the pregnancy and at the time of the decision to give up the child, so there are both biological and social factors related to the pregnancy that may make the adopted child at greater risk." - Jay Joseph, The Missing Gene: Psychiatry, Heredity, and the Fruitless Search for Genes (Get the book.)

"Women in the sixth month of pregnancy will often send their husbands out for ice cream because the baby is starting to grow fast. The woman has a conscious need for dairy products because she knows they will bring her the calcium she needs, but she also says, 'Don't forget the pickles.' She knows, somehow, that she needs to acidify that calcium source for the baby. She will not get much out of it and she will suffer from leg cramps. "Magnesium is one of the first minerals to disappear from food when it's been processed." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Support for dealing with the complications of pregnancy and childbirth. Offers information, networking, online magazine, message boards. Health Boards www.healthboards.com A diabetes support Web site that has partnered with WebMD. Registration is free. Life Extension Foundation health advisors: 800-226-2370 member care: 800-678-8989 www.lef.org Life Extension Foundation has a twenty-seven-year history of providing important health and wellness information that emphasizes an evidence-based approach to prevention and treatment." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"The worst-case scenario is a premenopausal woman who just had a baby, was on birth control pills prior to her pregnancy, is on prenatal vitamins, and goes back on the pill after the baby is born. She'll have sky-high copper levels, almost toxic relative to zinc. " Wth the schizophrenic patient I use niacinamide or niacin (more frequendy niacinamide because most patients won't tolerate niacin). I tend to use much of what Abram Hoffer has come up with. I look for a minimum of 3000 milligrams of niacinamide a day with an equal amount of vitamin C." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.) "The researchers detected cognitive benefits to infants and children from maternal n-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation during pregnancy and lactation. Melatonin Improves Learning and Memory Performances Impaired by Hyper-homocysteinemia in Rats. Baydas G; Ozer M; et al. Brain Research, 2005 June 7, 1046(1-2):187-194. Homocysteine causes behavioral deficits, and melatonin may protect against homocysteine toxicity. The Effect of Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation on the Intelligence of American Schoolchildren: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"There is little information on the passage of herbs through the placenta or breast milk and their effects on the developing fetus. pregnancy is not a time to detoxify the body, it is a time for nourishment. FOUR HERBAL CLEANSING STEPS TO INTERNAL HEALTH To simplify the herbal detox process and maximize its effects, a four-step herbal cleansing program is recommended. The first two steps are total-body cleanses and I recommend doing them at least twice a year; this two-step protocol may be followed several times per year for optimal results." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "In actuality the chemicals and pollutants to which the mother is exposed during her pregnancy are transferred from her bloodstream to that of her unborn child through the placenta. Not only has the Human Toxome Project demonstrated this when it found chemicals in cord blood and breast milk, but other studies also have proven that wombs are not safe havens from chemicals such as insecticides, pesticides, and heavy metals—some of the worst and most health-damaging toxins around. Toxic accumulation actually begins before birth. And it can last a lifetime." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "If you have young kids, are pregnant, or are thinking about pregnancy in the future, you'll want to test your tap water for lead contamination, since lead is especially dangerous and levels can vary enormously from house to house. A lead test costs about $25. Once you know what's in your water, you can find a filter that's geared toward getting rid of the specific pollutants, if any, that may be present." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "The good news is that studies show that dietary nutrients can decrease the transfer of toxins to the fetus during pregnancy, making a stronger case for pregnant moms to pay greater attention to their diets. A mom-to-be would do well to heed the diet recommendations set forth in the Detox Diet with its focus on nutrient-rich foods that are whole and unprocessed. The changes you will make as you complete the RENEW program and adopt a healthier lifestyle will put the power in your hands for fulfilling a life of health and passing that health on to your children." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"As wonderful as pregnancy can be it's not automatically guaranteed that it will make hair grow in thicker or healthier. In many cases pregnancy causes hair loss. pregnancy focuses a large amount of the body's energy on taking care of the developing fetus and that priority can reduce or stop the hair's anagen or growth phase. When a hair falls out during the telogen or shedding phase of hair growth (it is natural to lose as many as 100 hairs a day), there is no new hair preparing to emerge and start the growth phase." - Paula Begoun, Don't Go Shopping for Hair-Care Products Without Me (Get the book.)

"Family doctors have very broad training that prepares them to help patients with common conditions such as lacerations, colds, and pregnancy. Internists, in contrast, receive a more focused education in medical problems with no further training in surgery or obstetrics at all. Finding a good internist is simple. Ask your friends, call the department of medicine in your neighborhood hospital, or look in the yellow pages for a doctor who has accreditation—that is, who is "board certified"—in internal medicine." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

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