Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition

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Getting diagnosed with gestational diabetes is scary, but it doesn’t have to stay that way. Imagine easily managing your blood sugar, effortlessly gaining the right amount of weight during your pregnancy, and giving birth to a beautiful, healthy baby.

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Prenatal vitamins typically contain iron. In some cases, your health care provider might recommend a separate iron supplement. With over 930 citations, Real Food for Pregnancy is an evidence-based book that presents as the most comprehensive text on prenatal nutrition to date.I absolutely loved this book! I am not pregnant yet, but since I'm starting my IVF journey next month, I thought I would get a head start in nourishing my body! Her real-food approach to nutrition is refreshing and sound. There are no fad restrictions here, just good solid reminders of the nutrition your body needs and how to get it from the food God gave us.

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Are you a healthcare practitioner looking to expand your knowledge of evidence-based prenatal nutrition?Specifically, regarding liver, I’m going to try incorporating it into my diet, and plan to try out your recipe for liver pate. Would the dairy (and thus calcium) in the recipe hinder absorption of the iron from the liver? My iron is low so I need to be focusing on that right now.

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In other words, if you follow conventional prenatal nutrition advice, you’re almost guaranteed to be eating a nutrient-deficient diet, not a nutrient-dense one. Written by registered dietitian, Lily Nichols, ​​Real Food for Pregnancy explores the gap between conventional prenatal nutrition guidelines and what the science says (FYI: there’s often a lag time of about 17 years for new research to make it into clinical practice). Real Food for Pregnancy is replacing my Prenatal/Maternal Nutrition textbook. The information meets every pregnant woman’s needs and provides evidence-based “real food” solutions. Rochelle Anzaldo, RD Dietary Guidelines for Americans. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov. Accessed Jan. 19, 2022.The toxins chapter also made me cringe a bit because I get the sense the author is a teensy bit out of her lane here-especially when she starts to veer into vaccine hesitancy territory. She says she believes in informed consent, but when you are scaring people out of using common household items that the vast majority of people use and may not be able to afford otherwise you are engaging in fear-mongering in my book. We need to talk about realistic risk and practicality here. Using stats, especially those from animal studies require context and discussion about clinical significance and you have to be VERY careful about applying those outcomes to humans. You want to be proactive about your health before, during, and after pregnancy, including understanding how nutrition, exercise, lifestyle, avoidance of toxins, stress management (and more) can help you and your baby thrive This can be you! Real Food for Gestational Diabetesoffers an alternative to the conventional nutrition approach that embraces nutrient-dense and delicious foods that nourish you and baby without causing high blood sugar.