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"The November 1997 Tufts University Newsletter reported a study at the University of Maryland that looked carefully at nine different prescription prenatal vitamins. They did not look at what was in them but instead looked to see if they even dissolved. (If the pill doesn't even dissolve, it doesn't really matter what is in it.) They discovered that only three of the. nine prenatal vitamins even dissolved. That is correct: only three of the nine. The pills that dissolved were produced under what are called U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) standards." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Remember to eat nutritionally sound foods and continue with your prenatal vitamins. • Arnica Eases Aches and Pains After Childbirth "Whether you've chosen natural childbirth or had a C-section, you're probably experiencing a fair amount of pain after the delivery of your baby. A homeopathic dose of arnica can help alleviate soreness resulting from the birth. But check with your doctor before taking a homeopathic pellet—particularly if you're breast-feeding—for dosage instructions and to make sure it's safe." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Health-food stores carry a number of good prenatal vitamins, but you should always check with a professional before making your selection. It's crucial to get the dosage right. (Too much vitamin A, for example, can damage a developing fetus.) In this, as in so many other aspects of pregnancy, a good doctor will guide your decisions. But be careful not to rely too much on vitamins. Instead, focus on getting as many of these nutrients as possible from the foods you eat. Folic acid, for example, can be found in kale, spinach, and other leafy greens." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (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.)

"Nutritional Supplements Vitamin E: 400 IU per day Vitamin C: 2,000 mg per day Zinc: 30 mg per day Selenium: 100 meg per day Prenatal vitamins: 2 per day Botanicals Chaste tree (0.6% aucubin extract capsule): 215 mg per day Rhodiola: 200 mg per day Celiac disease may lead ro decreased absorprion of fat-soluble vitamins, thereby causing deficiencies that may impair male fertility as well." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"For this reason, pregnant women are advised to keep their preformed vitamin A levels below 5000 IU daily, for example, from prenatal vitamins. To avoid any possibility of increasing birth defects, a diet rich in vegetables and fruit is an alternative to preformed vitamin A sources. One medium-sized carrot provides a safe alternative vitamin A source and contains about 16,000 IU. Osteoporosis and Vitamin A In older men and women, long-term intakes of preformed vitamin A can be associated with increased risk of osteoporotic fracture and decreased bone mineral density." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"In fact, they were given a combination of compounds that is a variation on the prenatal vitamins given to pregnant women today—vitamin B12, folic acid, betaine, and choline. The results rocked the genetic world. Fat yellow female mice that had mated with fat yellow male mice had thin brown babies. That seemed to throw everything the scientific community understood about heredity up in the air. A genetic examination of the brown baby mice only added to the mystery. Their genes were the same as their parents'." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"If you are pregnant, make sure you take a prenatal multivitamin, following the instructions on the label. Some prenatal vitamins make some women feel nauseous. If this is the case, you may need to take them at a different time in the day or with food, or switch brands. Take 30 mg of vitamin B6, which has been shown in some studies to help with nausea, twice a day. Activated charcoal, taken at a dose of 500-1,000 mg throughout the day, can absorb toxins in the digestive tract if you have been exposed to bacteria in food or water." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.) "Follow the instructions on the label. Some prenatal vitamins can lead to feelings of nausea. Talk to your doctor about this. You may need to take them at a different time or with food, or switch brands. In studies, Vitamin B6 has shown to help with nausea. Take 30 mg twice a day. Activated charcoal absorbs toxins in the digestive tract if you have been exposed to micro-organisms in food or water. Take 500-1,000 mg throughout the day. Herbs: Ginger is a useful herb for treating vomiting." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"A woman should continue to take prenatal vitamins in order to meet the nutrient requirements of breastfeeding. Especially important is continued intake of calcium (page 483) and calcium-rich foods. Breast milk contains essential fatty acids. The fat composition of breast milk varies with a woman's diet. If a woman consumes foods that provide essential fatty acids (e.g., vegetable oils such as canola oil, corn oil, and safiflower oil; nut and seed oils; and fish), the breast milk she produces will contain higher quantities of essential fatty acids." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Pregnant women with epilepsy should take prenatal vitamins and get plenty of sleep to avoid seizures. They also should take vitamin K after thirty-four weeks of pregnancy to reduce the risk of the blood-clotting disorder called neonatal coagulopathy, which can result from the fetal exposure to epilepsy medication. Unless otherwise specified, the dosages recommended here are for adults. For a child between twelve and seventeen, reduce the dose to three-quarters the recommended amount." - 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.)

"They discovered that only three of the. nine prenatal vitamins even dissolved. That is correct: only three of the nine. The pills that dissolved were produced under what are called U.S. Pharmacopoeia (USP) standards. These are government guidelines that assure you and me that medications and supplement tablets will be absorbed by our bodies. Pharmaceutical GMPs are worthless if the company does not also follow USP standards for the dissolution of its tablets. Choosing a company that follows the USP guidelines is certainly a step in the right direction." - Ray D. Strand, What Your Doctor Doesn't Know About Nutritional Medicine May Be Killing You (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, even women who take prenatal vitamins are often woefully deficient in vitamin D, as are their newborns.106 Their dosage is simply too small. It is bad enough when unpreventable diseases occur, but when a simple, 100%-effective preventive measure is known, it is inexcusable! If infants do not receive sunlight exposure when it is available, serum vitamin D may be woefully inadequate.64 Such infants cannot live healthy lives." - Marc Sorenson, Solar Power For Optimal Health (Get the book.)

"Seelig We really have to wonder when we find out that most prenatal vitamins don't even contain magnesium, and when they do its in pathetically small amounts. (25-50 mg.) It is so sad that despite all the evidence and the absolute ease with which the public could have their magnesium needs met, we do not even help the babies and expectant mothers. When we do find magnesium used correctly, i.e., when magnesium sulfate is routinely given intravenously to halt pre-term labor or prevent convulsions in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension (eclampsia) we see clear results." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Even a woman who becomes pregnant, and thus should be taking prenatal vitamins to prevent the possibility of a birth defect, will find they will not be covered by her insurance! I am quite amazed that the drug industry has continually been effective in totally controlling our healthcare choices, for decades. This obvious injustice absolutely must be addressed and resolved. This problem, if allowed to continue, will have a tremendous negative impact on the health of the entire nation (but especially the poor)." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Even inexpensive prenatal vitamins that could help prevent unnecessary birth defects are not covered! That basically places the poor, who are just struggling to make ends meet, and thus can't afford them, at the greatest risk of all. Although the thousands of dollars necessary to repair the resultant birth defects would of course be covered. That just shows the tremendous power that these multinational giants wield, and a major issue that obviously must be dealt with." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

"Most prenatal vitamins contain enough folic acid, along with a host of other nutrients to support the mother and fetus, says Dr. Milunsky. Again, though, women often don't go to their doctors and start taking prenatal vitamins until after the crucial six-week period of organ formation has passed, he says. Make Multivitamins a Must "A good multivitamin is essential for pregnant women," says Willow Moore, D.C, N.D., a chiropractor and naturopathic doctor in Owings Mills, Maryland. "Probably, though, taking the full dose once a day isn't the best approach." - Gale Maleskey, Nature's Medicines : From Asthma to Weight Gain, from Colds to High Cholesterol -- The Most Powerful All-Natural Cures (Get the book.)

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