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Nutrition & Your Immune System

3/20/2020

Nutrition is a critical determinant of immune responses and malnutrition is the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. Your body requires both macronutrients and micronutrients to do its job of keeping you safe from invading pathogens. Deficiency in protein, and micronutrients zinc, selenium, iron, copper, vitamins A, C, D, E, and B-6, and folate, even mild deficiency, is associated with immune dysfunction and increased infection complications.

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Why the Right Prenatal is Important

2/12/2019

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The vast array of available prenatal vitamin options out there are staggering. Whether they are over the counter, or prescription, the quality is broad and often overwhelming. So, where is a pregnant mother to turn? With so many options over the counter, and physicians with mediocre nutritional education, how are they to know what is a good prenatal vitamin and what isn't?

Today I am going to tell you why YOUR PRENATAL VITAMIN SUCKS and what you can do about it.

So, sit back and grab a cup of tea, because this is going to be a one heck of a ride.

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Amniotic Fluid & Other Aspects in Childbirth Outcomes

9/2/2016

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It seems to me that there is so much emphasis put on the progression of labor, that we fail to address the many other aspects to the process.

The Amniotic sac and the fluid it contains is as crucial to the initiation of labor as it is a home for the growing infant.

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Top 10 Foods for Treating and Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

4/9/2016

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We've spent a lot of time, now, talking about what you should NOT have! I seem to say NO quite a bit in life…maybe that's why my children "lovingly" call me Mommy No-Fun!

I feel I need to redeem myself a bit with you all. I KNOW this sounds like there is just nothing in the world you can eat. I promise you, there is a world of delicious foods out there for you. It may take some experimenting and time to get use to them and how to cook them, but it is worth it.

Here are the TOP TEN foods that I think every women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) should eat regularly.

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Nutrition & Your Immune System

Why the Right Prenatal is Important

Amniotic Fluid & Other Aspects in Childbirth Outcomes

Top 10 Foods for Treating and Managing Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

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