Making sure you get adequate nutrition is the single most important thing that you can do for your baby.  ~Dr. Brewer

Links to resources for nutrition during pregnancy:

Dr. Brewer's Information

Juice Plus: Benefits during pregnancy article

A Look At Nutrition

Proper nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum is essential for health of mom and baby.  Lets take a look at one of the essential nutrients needed during pregnancy—Protein.  Pregnant women should eat between 80-100grams each day.  You are probably thinking that’s a lot!  First track everything you eat.  Then count the grams of protein in each food to determine how close you are to the amount you need.  Protein is the building block for our bodies and remember, everything you eat goes to building baby’s body.  Studies by Dr. Brewer have shown that women that consumed 75grams or more of protein each day had a 0% chance of developing Toxemia, a life-threatening disease in the last trimester of pregnancy.  Women that consume less than 75grams of protein a day had a 40% chance of developing Toxemia. For more information on Dr. Brewer's research please visit: http://www.drbrewerpregnancydiet.com

Nutrition during postpartum has a significant impact on moms recovery and health after delivery.  Dr. Elvove has rarely seen postpartum depression and many other symptoms that many women experience in his practice because of the routine services he provides for his patients.  I recommend you check out his website at www.elvovemd.com and read the December 2002 Newsletter. It gives specifics on what moms and other family members can do to help with postpartum recovery and health of mom.  After experiencing postpartum depression myself I did extensive research and found there are 3 key elements that moms need postpartum. Those are:  1. Healthy, well-balanced diet   2. Rest   3. Essential nutrients to restore depleted nutritional reserves from a whole food supplement.  It’s never too late to start getting the resources that you need.

How to get the essential vitamins and nutrients that you and your baby need:

Juice Plus+...The Next Best Thing

Juice Plus+ is a simple, convenient, and inexpensive way to add more nutrition from fruits and vegetables to your diet, every day.

Taking Juice Plus+ is the next best thing to eating fruits and vegetables. Of course, there is no substitute for eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. But because most people simply can't, don't, or won't Juice Plus+ helps fill that gap.

Juice Plus+ provides nutrition from 17 different fruits, vegetables, and grains.  Each ingredient is specially selected to provide you with a wide range of nutritional benefits.

Juice Plus+ contains not only a much wider variety of naturally occurring vitamins than vitamin supplements, but it also contains other phytonutrients, antioxidants, and nutrients  -- even some of the fiber -- found in the fruits and vegetables it's made from. These nutrients work together in combination to provide you more of the nutritional benefits of eating healthful whole foods.

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