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Vitamins are absolutely essential for a healthy pregnancy: before, during, and after. Expectant parents want healthy babies and to more easily navigate pregnancy''s many ups and downs. Problem is, standard prenatal vitamins don''t come close to meeting the needs of all women. Nutritional (orthomolecular) physicians have known this for decades. Many women would benefit from an abundance of nutrients during pregnancy and the advantages are clear: healthy babies and happy moms.Helen Saul Case has lifelong experience with nutritional medicine, having been born and raised with it her entire life. Still, she found pregnancy challenging, with new aches, pains, and amazing symptoms "I couldn''t have dreamed up if I tried." It became all too clear that how to best use high doses of vitamins to safely and effectively address health issues was conspicuously absent from the scores of pregnancy health books out there. It''s time for a change!Vitamins & Pregnancy: The Real Story is a comprehensive, yet easily readable nutritional guide to optimal health-for both you and your baby that tackles the topics other pregnancy books don''t, including: ΓÇó ?The many ways nutrition helps to ensure your baby''s best development in utero-with lifelong benefits for mother and childΓÇó ?How vitamin C helps prevent birth defects, postpartum hemorrhages, and even stretch marks; vitamin E helps prevent miscarriage; magnesium helps cramping legs and sore, aching backs; and extra vitamin B6 alleviates morning sickness-without a prescription!ΓÇó Optimal vitamin and mineral intakes during pregnancy and breastfeedingΓÇó What the research says about efficacy and safetyΓÇó ?Nutrition-based advice to help alleviate more than 35 pregnancy issues, from acid reflux and yeast infections, to postpartum challenges-including depression and losing weight

Worldwide pollution of all kinds is increasing at an explosive rate. This is a guide for anyone concerned about immune and hormonal health and longevity. It introduces readers of all ages to how they can achieve maximum health and longevity by using nutrient-rich quantum foods that aid natural detoxification processes and support the body''s own hormone production. The author covers how to detoxify the body, lose weight and keep it off, enhance immunity against viruses and bacteria and improve sexual performance.

The Feldenkrais Method is a presentation of the system of Functional Integration devised by the Israeli scientist Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. This system is a way of handling the body by communicating specific sensations to the central nervous system in order to improve the functions of the motor-system. Functional Integration is unique in that it evokes changes in the human brain at a level heretofore thought unachievable by any known educational technique.

Elevated homocysteine is a powerful, independent risk factor in more than 100 major medical conditions, including heart disease, strokes, and Alzheimer''s disease. The authors discuss factors that contribute to high homocysteine, tell how to detect it if it''s too high, and explain how to dramatically lower it.

A comprehensive look at the cell salt remedies, their uses in the treatment of specific conditions, and the manner in which they may become a part of a daily program of nutrition in the home. The healing inspired by cell salt remedies is gentle and steady, and as the author proposes, should always be considered.

Dr. Braverman presents a 30-day hypertension diet, emphasizing 50 foods that lower blood pressure and warning against 50 other foods that raise it. Included are customized diet plans and information on supplements and stress control.

Eating the right food has been proven to boost IQ, improve mood and emotional stability, sharpen the memory, and keep the mind young. This book covers a wide range of important topics and should be of interest to anyone who wants to think and feel great.

The User's Guide to Nutritional Supplements focuses on the most popular nutritional supplements, those that consistently attract the most attention - and are the ones most likely to benefit the majority of people.In describing the most popular nutritional supplements, this book explains:* Vitamin E can reduce the risk of heart disease - and the best types to take.* Selenium can slash the chances of developing some types of cancer.* Ginkgo can improve memory and recall.* Chromium can help oromote weigth loss and lower the risk of diabetes.* Glucosamine and chondroitin can prevent osteoarthritis.* Calcium and magnesium work together to build strong bones.* Coenzyme Q10 can boost your energy levels and strengthenyour heart.* Ginseng and other supplements boost your exercise stamina.

Women have their own distinctive biological and health issues, which include menstruation, pregnancy, menopause, and breast cancer. This book explains how vitamins, minerals, and herbs can help women feel better and stay healthier.

"Learn how supplements can reverse symptoms of hepatitis and improve your health."

This User's Guide describes the nature of thyroid disorders, natural thyroid-replacement hormones, and the important role of supplemental vitamins and minerals for thyroid function.

By middle age, men often start experiencing the early signs of prostate disease. Backed up by extensive research, the herb saw palmetto can prevent and reverse many cases of prostate disease. This is a User's Guide to this self-help supplement.

Covering a wide range of popular alternative medicine and health issues, User's Guides are written by leading experts and science writers and are designed to answer the consumer's basic questions about disease, conventional and alternative therapies, and individual dietary supplements.

This is an easy-to-follow diet for losing weight, stabilizing blood sugar and insulin and reducing the risk of diabetes.

Millions of people have elevated blood levels of cholesterol, a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Yet many supplements and foods can effectively - and safely - reduce cholesterol levels. This User's Guide to Polycosanol and Other Cholesterol-Lowering Nutrients explains what you have to do to reduce your risk of heart disease.

Millions of people suffer from chronic depression, and millions more cope with "down days." But diet, natural light, and many supplements can improve mood and well-being. This User's Guide to Natural Remedies for Depression describes the easy steps you can take to improve your mood.

To the surprise of many people, several pounds of good bacteria populate our digestive tract, help us maintain normal digestion, and protect us against stomach flus, candida overgrowth, and many other types of infection. In this concise book, internationally recognised nutrition expert Dr. Earl Mindell explains the many health benefits of probiotics and how to use them to enhance health.

This book explains how this ancient Tibetan formula has been found throughscientific studies to increase circulation, reduce plaque in veins and arteries, and control bacterial infections in the lungs that lead to asthma and allergies. You will learn how all "hot" illnesses, from dermatitis, hepatitis, and arthritis to tendonitis, thyroiditis, and colitis can benefit from Padma''s cooling effects.

Since Consumers'' Research Magazine''s inception in 1928, readers have been given reliable and useful information on food issues. Characteristically, much of the information had been provided far in advance of official concern or public awareness. Thus, you will find a discussion of E. coli 0157:H7 printed in May 1991 - several years prior to the publicized incident in a fast food restaurant that affected many children. Information on the newly banned pesticide Alar was printed in November 1985, and the possible association between carrageenan and ulcerative colitis appeared as early as May 1972. These, and many other topics included in this anthology, appeared years prior to official recognition that these food issues posed public health problems. Every article included in this book can enlighten you as a consumer, in order to make intelligent choices in a bewildering marketplace.