The ultimate nutrition and lifestyle guide for a healthy baby and mom?new from the lead author of the New York Times bestselling Super Foods Rx
Every woman knows that the nutritional and lifestyle choices she makes during pregnancy can significantly impact her own health and that of her child. But did you know that those same choices can also affect your ability to conceive and continue to affect your own health as well as the health and wellbeing of your baby after birth? In Super Foods Rx for Pregnancy, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Steven Pratt uses the groundbreaking approach of Super Foods Rx and draws on the latest scientific research to help you meet the nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle needs of your baby and yourself?starting before conception and taking you through the critical first months of your baby’s life.
- Identifies the 25 Super Foods you need to eat for optimal health before, during, and after pregnancy
- Shares surprising, scientifically validated discoveries about how to avoid environmental toxins that could have a negative impact on your baby’s health in the womb
- Provides specific how-to information about the Super Nutrients that help to lower your risk of complications during pregnancy and your baby’s risk for many chronic diseases later in life
- Makes it clear that the nutrition and lifestyle choices women make during this time will significantly affect their health and longevity after they reach menopause
Dr. Steven Pratt’s New York Times bestsellers, Super Foods Rx and Super Foods Healthstyle introduced legions of people to the scientific evidence that eating specific foods can help us live longer, healthier lives. Now he goes one step further, applying his vast knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle choices to the many ways that moms- and dads-to-be can affect their babies’ lifelong health even before they are born.
Tabella dei contenuti
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: You Have More Power Than You Think 1
P a r t 1 Before You Get Pregnant 7
1. Fast-Track Your Fertility 11
2. Baby-Proof Your Environment before You Conceive 58
3. Prepare Your Body for Baby 75
4. The Prepregnancy Nutrition Program: What, How Much, How Often 104
P a r t 2 While Baby Is in Your Belly 121
5. The Super Foods Way of Eating for Two 125
6. Optimize Your Lifestyle and Environment 147
7. The Pregnancy Nutrition Program: What, How Much, How Often 177
P a r t 3 The “Fourth Trimester” 193
8. Breast-Feeding Your Baby 195
9. Sleep, Stress, and Physical Activity 212
P a r t 4 Recipes, Shopping List, and Supplements 225
10. Dr. Steve’s Favorite Recipes 227
11. Your Super Foods Shopping List 251
12. Dr. Steve’s Favorite Supplements for Moms and Dads 264
Bibliography 269
Index 299
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