Your health long before you get pregnant determines your future baby’s health.
Maintain a healthy weight.
(And anyway, there are manyreasons to eat organicother than expecting a pregnancy!)
Can the tuna and all other high-mercury fish.
Newborns are loaded up with about300 chemicalsthat can be identified in their umbilical cord blood at birth.
Fish is a super-nutritious protein source, but some are loaded with mercury.
Mercury is particularly noxious because it affects the neurological and hormonal systems.
Check out theEnvironmental Working Group’s list of fish to avoidfor more information.
Clean up your cosmetics.
Our skin is our biggest organa lot of what goes on also goes in!
Once again, the EWG is your go-to resource forthe best cosmetics and body products to start using now.
When you’re ready, here’show to switch to natural makeupstep by step.
Maintain a healthy gut microbiome.
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And it all starts long before pregnancy.
The top things you’re able to do tocreate a healthy gut florafor yourself:
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Withautism rates in the U.S5.
now at one in 54 kids, that’s a vitamin worth taking.
I recommend 400 mcg to 1 mg of the active form, called methylfolate, for optimum protection.
Stress messes with your hormones and causes fertility problems.
Stress messes with your blood sugar and insulin levels and may exacerbate pregnancy problems.
And a mother’s emotional distress during pregnancyis linked to6a higher risk of mental health problems for her kids.
In general, it’s estimated that at least 80% of all health problems are resulting from stress.
That’s alotof mess from stress.
Conquer that stress and cultivate peace.
This equals a better you, better babies, and a better world.
Remember: The world we create today is the world our kids will inherit tomorrow.
