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Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
Spring Sale at Village Green Apothecary
by Paula Gallagher | March 29, 2011
Village Green Apothecary is having a huge sale until April 16. Here are the details:
- 30% off Pathway products
- 25% off the following top brands: Metagenics, Xymogen, Nordic Naturals, Thorne, Megafood, Enzymatic Therapy, Jarrow Formulas, Boiron, and Garden of Life.
10 Facts About Folic Acid
by Paula Gallagher | November 30, 2010
Folic acid is a B vitamin that can help reduce the risk of neural tube defects by as much as 70% if taken before conception. Folate and folic acid are different terms for the same B vitamin. Folate is found naturally in foods and folic acid is the synthetic form of the vitamin found in multivitamins and supplements.
So why is folic acid important?
Here are 10 facts from New York State’s Department of Health:
1. Each year, about 130 babies who are born in New York State have neural tube defects (NTD). Nationwide, there are 4,000 NTD-affected pregnancies each year. NTDs are disorders of the development of the brain and spinal cord. The most common NTD is spina bifida, or opening of the spine. The most serious NTD is anencephaly, failure of the brain to develop.
2. Up to 70% of NTDs can be prevented if all women who can become pregnant consume 0.4 mg/day of folic acid at least a month prior to conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy. (more…)
Pregnancy and Vitamin D Status
by Paula Gallagher | November 15, 2010
Read the following article that I picked up at my doctor’s office the other day. It is a nice overall piece about vitamin D deficiency and its role in almost every aspect of this important nutrient.
More Know About Vitamin D Benefits
By Don Sapatkin
Amy McDonald, 34 weeks into her second pregnancy with gestational diabetes, was in for a routine checkup in Bala Cynwyd: blood pressure (fine), fetal heartbeat (loud), review of home blood-sugar monitoring (time-consuming).
A lab test for Vitamin D had come back low on a previous visit, and McDonald was now taking supplements.
“Any problems with the Vitamin D?” asked her doctor, Daphne M. Goldberg, who had recommended at least 10 times the dosage in federal guidelines. (No problems.)
Most women don’t hear about Vitamin D during prenatal visits. Indeed, studies linking widespread deficiency of the “sunshine vitamin” to a host of seemingly unrelated conditions – among them heart disease, arthritis, depression, psoriasis, influenza, and several types of cancer – have been coming so fast and furious that government guidelines can’t keep up. No one even knows what a “normal” level should be. (more…)
Increased ADHD if Mom Overweight?
by Paula Gallagher | January 6, 2010
A study out of Europe, published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, looked at 2000 Swedish kids and found that there was a reduced ability to pay attention in school or preschool among those whose mothers had been overweight.
Some possible reasons given:
- Excess weight might disrupt mothers’ metabolism, making it harder for nutrients essential to brain development to reach the fetus
- Pregnancy puts huge stress on the metabolism, and excessive weight gain might throw it out of balance – perhaps by raising mothers’ levels of blood glucose, or of the hormone leptin
- Inadequate vitamin D, which is linked to mental development and is known to be present in lower levels in overweight women
- Greater exposure to damaging chemicals, which accumulate in body fat. (more…)