April 22, 2011 in Babies & Kids, Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth |
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What determines our health?
On this blog we've discussed a number of answers to that question. In fact, I just wrote a series called 9 Steps to Perfect Health in which I listed what I consider to be the most significant lifestyle factors contributing to health and disease.
Then we have the contribution of genes - the DNA we inherited and how it shapes our development and health. Chris Masterjohn is writing an excellent series on ...
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April 29, 2008 in Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Food & Nutrition |
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THS reader Roselle sent in this question:
Is vitamin/mineral supplementation truly beneficial before & during pregnancy for women with a healthy diet?
The first thing I'd like to emphasize is the importance of this question. Adequate maternal nutrition prior to conception and during pregnancy can protect the baby from diabetes, stroke, heart disease, kidney disease and memory loss later in life.
Intuitively, most mothers know that what they eat will have a significant impact on the developing fetus. ...
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