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Vitamins are absolutely essential for a healthy pregnancy: before, during, and after. Expectant parents want healthy babies and to more easily navigate pregnancy’s many ups and downs. Problem is, standard prenatal vitamins don’t come close to meeting the needs of all women. Nutritional (orthomolecular) physicians have known this for decades. Many women would benefit from an abundance of nutrients during pregnancy and the
advantages are clear: healthy babies and happy moms.

Helen Saul Case has lifelong experience with nutritional medicine, having been born and raised with it her entire life. Still, she found pregnancy challenging, with new aches, pains, and amazing symptoms “I couldn’t have dreamed up if I tried.” It became all too clear that how to best use high doses of vitamins to safely and effectively address health issues was conspicuously absent from the scores of pregnancy health books out there. It’s time for a change!

Vitamins & Pregnancy: The Real Story is a comprehensive, yet easily readable nutritional guide to optimal health—for both you and your baby that tackles the topics other pregnancy books don’t, including:

• ?The many ways nutrition helps to ensure your baby’s best development in utero—with lifelong benefits for mother and child

• ?How vitamin C helps prevent birth defects, postpartum hemorrhages, and even stretch marks; vitamin E helps prevent miscarriage; magnesium helps cramping legs and sore, aching backs; and extra vitamin B6 alleviates morning sickness—without a prescription!

• Optimal vitamin and mineral intakes during pregnancy and breastfeeding

• What the research says about efficacy and safety

• ?Nutrition-based advice to help alleviate more than 35 pregnancy issues, from acid reflux and yeast infections, to postpartum challenges—including depression and losing weight

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Santé et bien-être

Diététique

Vie de famille

Maternité

diététique

Nutrition

Fitness

Health

Diet

Real Story

Vitamins

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Publié par	Turner Publishing Company
Date de parution	08 mars 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781681626550
Langue	English

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YOUR ORTHOMOLECULAR GUIDE FOR HEALTHY BABIES AND HAPPY MOMS
Vitamins Pregnancy
The real story
Helen Saul Case
Basic Health Publications, Inc. an imprint of Turner Publishing Company 424 Church Street Suite 2240 Nashville, Tennessee 37219 445 Park Avenue 9th Floor New York, New York 10022 www.turnerpublishing.com
Copyright 2016 by Helen Saul Case. All rights reserved.
Vitamins Pregnancy, The Real Story: Your Orthomolecular Guide for Healthy Babies and Happy Moms
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Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and the author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales representatives or written sales materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for your situation. You should consult with a professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages
The information contained in this book is based upon the research and personal and professional experiences of the authors. It is not intended as a substitute for consulting with your physician or other healthcare provider. Any attempt to diagnose and treat an illness should be done under the direction of a healthcare professional.
The publisher does not advocate the use of any particular healthcare protocol but believes the information in this book should be available to the public. The publisher and authors are not responsible for any adverse effects or consequences resulting from the use of the suggestions, preparations, or procedures discussed in this book. Should the reader have any questions concerning the appropriateness of any procedures or preparation mentioned, the authors and the publisher strongly suggest consulting a professional healthcare advisor.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Ralph Campbell, MD
Preface
Chapter 1. Preg Trek
Chapter 2. Vitamins and Pregnancy: Fact versus Fiction
Chapter 3. Vitamin C and Pregnancy
Chapter 4. Vitamin E and Pregnancy
Chapter 5. Vitamin A and Pregnancy
Chapter 6. Vitamin D and Pregnancy
Chapter 7. The B Vitamins and Pregnancy
Chapter 8. Minerals and More
Chapter 9. Pregnancy Issues
Chapter 10. Postpartum Problems
Chapter 11. Healthy Babies and Healthy Kids
Appendix
Additional Reading
References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Thanks to my wonderful husband for his constant love and support.
Thanks to the editorial board and contributors to the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service .
Thanks to Steven Carter, Executive Director of International Schizophrenia Foundation. Thanks also to the editors of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine and the International Society for Orthomolecular Medicine.
Thanks to Ralph K. Campbell; Jack Challem, The Nutrition Reporter ; Thomas E. Levy; W. Todd Penberthy; William B. Grant; Barbara Smith; Steve Hickey; and Robert G. Smith.
Special thanks to my mom, who by her own example demonstrated the value of orthomolecular medicine during her pregnancies.
Special thanks to my dad, who has dedicated his life to helping improve the lives of others.
And finally, thank you to my children, who are walkin talkin proof that this stuff works.
Foreword
by Ralph Campbell, MD
I am a father and I am a pediatrician. Both of us realize that with experience, we do things better. If only we could make our care for our firstborn retroactive, especially in terms of applying what we have subsequently learned about good nutrition! Well, here is your chance to do it right straight away. An ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. Helen Saul Case gets right to the heart of the matter by beginning at the beginning-an oft-neglected practice-with a discussion of nutritional supplements when you are just considering pregnancy. She continues with what is to be done after pregnancy is confirmed. Thinking ahead is the epitome of true motherhood and demonstrates a keen desire to do everything possible for the good of her offspring. At the same time, the mother-to-be can help herself to better personal health, which translates to having more energy and a better outlook on life, all of which benefits her baby.
Why do we need this book? Because doctors do not receive much, if any, useful training in nutrition. I had zero nutrition courses when I was in medical school. Afterward, the pharmaceutical companies provided precious little information of value about vitamins. Their attempts at formulating prenatal vitamins have been, at best, a cruel joke. Quantities are too low. Ferrous sulfate makes pregnant women nauseous. Artificial color in the tablet helps no one. The vitamin or mineral du jour-the rare nutrient that modern medicine currently accepts-is introduced and touted in a new formula. Well, that is better than nothing, but only just. Folic acid to prevent spina bifida; calcium for healthy bones and teeth ; all given in the dose that meets the so-called safe (that is, pitifully inadequate) standard of the times. Preparing mothers with what they really need for optimal health means giving optimum quantities of nutrients to do the job. Orthomolecular medicine recommends more for good reasons. This book is full of good reasons that will enable women to tactfully negotiate the issue with their obstetricians. My experience has been that most doctors give little thought to the subject, and simply automatically issue their favorite brand of a designated daily, prenatal vitamin-mineral. That is cookie-cutter medicine, and it isn t good enough. The United States has a poor world standing as far as infant mortality goes. That is sad, and that can be improved immediately. This book will fill a void that has been present for decades.
Helen Saul Case is the daughter of orthomolecular medical writer Andrew W. Saul. He has reason to be proud. Our children who have picked up our message have certainly benefited and are able to pass it on. Mrs. Case shares information with you in a readable, nontechnical, but solid, scientifically grounded manner. I am impressed that she has foreseen almost every instance that would prompt questions and has provided clear, appropriate answers for everything from breastfeeding to postpartum depression. I hope that this book will be widely read, digested, and acted upon. It is very much needed.
Preface
I want to write this book for one simple reason: I wish I d had one like this when I was pregnant. Having been born and raised with nutritional medicine, I have always felt comfortable with the use of vitamins and confident in both their safety and efficacy. When I found out that I was expecting a child, I felt I should have been able to seamlessly transfer this knowledge and apply it to care for my new pregnant body. But now, even I was nervous about taking nutritional supplements. It was one thing to be secure about my own choice to take vitamins. It was yet another to make this decision for a life I hadn t even met. I started questioning what I knew. I started looking for clarification. Nothing motivates a person to learn quite like the responsibility of having a child. I wanted to make sure I was doing the right thing.
I didn t just want to be sure. I wanted to be really sure. Was I taking enough of the vitamins my baby needed? How could I make certain I was getting the most beneficial dose? (An amount I suspected differed from your standard prenatal vitamin.) I knew I had a lot to learn, but by golly, I was going to learn it.
I believe the information we get from our doctors about vitamins is extremely insufficient. Pregnant women will simply be told about the standard government recommendations, provided there is even time for this discussion. I spent far more time in the waiting room than I ever did in an appointment with my obstetrician. There was little opportunity to ask detailed questions and get thoughtful, thorough responses. I doubt the word orthomolecular would have been in any of the answers anyway.
We need to have access to all the information out there, not just some of it. Many women and their babies would benefit from getting an abundance of nutrients during pregnancy, especially if there are health concerns, but the word orthomolecular is also conspicuously absent from most pregnancy health guides and parenting books.
I strongly believe that natural, alternative, drugless solutions are of great value during pregnancy. Upon investigation, you will find that many doctors and researchers agree. We need to know as much as we can about all of our options so we can make the best decisions for ourselves and for our babies.
This book was written and edited throughout my own pregnancy, from the day I found out I was going to have my second child a