o Take a high quality multi vit/min daily.
o Take essential fatty acids (1 tbsp flax oil or 1 tsp fish oil/day).
o Avoid depleting foods: caffeine, alcohol, sugar and sugar substitutes, medications unless prescribed (ask for alternatives), transfats, additives, colorings, preservatives, refined grains.
o Pay special attention to “sacred foods”: free-range eggs, seafood, nuts/seeds, poultry, meat, wild game.
o Eat a whole, organic, nutrient dense diet with balanced macronutrients and high micronutrients. Babe is tasting these foods via the amniotic fluid and will have a broader palate, studies show, if the mom varies her diet at this time.
o Aim for 5-10 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables per day. Juicing is great.
o Clean up environment at home and work: avoid commercial household cleaning products, cosmetics, cigarette smoke, auto exhaust, cat feces, perfumes, plastics, Styrofoam, flame-retardants, fabric stores, nitrous oxide (dentists use).
o Aim for 8-9 hours of sleep every night; make your bedroom a cave to optimize hormones and immunity. You can have problems sleeping in the third trimester, so rest up early!
o Develop a lifestyle that incorporates moderate daily exercise and a regular stress practice such as yoga, meditation, journal writing, support groups, prayer to minimize stress.
o Buy or rent In the Womb (
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