A customer Whole9 a duo Mother and daughter are excited about prenatal nutrition. Rydbom Emily CN, LE and Dr. Leslie Pierre GrowBaby® are founders and this is the first article in a series about preconception and prenatal health Whole9.
Did you know that many women of indigenous cultures such as the Kikuyu, the East African Bantu ethnic group in Kenya, the traditional start a special scheme for six months before the wedding to prepare for pregnancy? ¹
Research has shown that some birth defects can be attributed to malnutrition before conception. ²
But it is not only the health of the mother that matters.
Prejudice nutrition
Gone are the days when it was thought that women had a more important role in the design than men. Both men and women play an important role in the process of becoming pregnant, and for the health of the whole life contributing After the child. Now know that without good nutrition and lifestyle management (including sleep, exercise and stress management), for men and women, your chances of getting pregnant fades s'.
Made for men:
- Genes which are expressed by the mother directly responsible for the development of the placenta.
- 5-10% of infertility is currently stress caused stress management is an integral part of the design. ³
- The average male sperm count has been reduced by almost 50% between 1939-1990. The number of men with very low sperm count has tripled and the number of men decreased with a high number. ⁴
- Exposure to endocrine disruptors is very real and present, which affects the health of the issue of female and male fertility.
So what the men and women who want to improve their health should do before conceiving?
We have created a long list of things to avoid before pregnancy. After learning what to avoid, what to include and areas of basic life that deserve your attention, please share this article with others you know who are considering or planning to become pregnant.
Foods to avoid before pregnancy
There are many things that could damage the health of the design. Food and listed below are harmful to the body when consumed in excess, if you are pregnant or do not want to receive. Should reduce their toxic load to improve our fertility, reproduction and health in general.
To improve soil fertility and long-term health of your baby, you avoid the following 3-6 months before conception:
1) foods that interfere with health before pregnancy
These foods can reduce your nutrient reserves, and add the damage and oxidative stress (inflammation) cell. Lives and breathes in the sun cause damage to the cells. This is normal. But often there are foods / toxins / chemicals / specific way of life, to increase the amount of damage. Oxidative stress is the result of this damage, resulting in an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants (loss) (reservations healing / balance). This stress is often manifested by inflammation.
- Refined flour foods, white, white sugar ...
- Added sugar, mainly in what we drink, such as soda, fruit drinks, teas, coffees, energy and sports drinks are available, and dairy drinks
- Here is a list of natural and artificial sweeteners: agave syrup, sucrose, fructose, glucose, lactose syrup brown rice, xylitol, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, corn, corn syrup, sorbitol, fructose, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, erythritol, NutraSweet ® ( aspartame), Splenda (sucralose), acesulfame-K, A Sunett® sweet, sweet N'Low®, brown sugar, Demerara sugar, stevia, invert sugar, maltodextrin, maltose, maple syrup, sugar, cane sugar, fruit juice concentrate, honey, molasses, barley malt , brown sugar, coconut sugar, date sugar, caramel.⁵
- Foods with a high glycemic index
- Processed foods and everything. Artificial additives
- Fried foods
- Margarine (high trans-fatty acids)
- Trans-fatty acids - increases levels of LDL-cholesterol (the damage), decreased HDL-cholesterol (protection), triglycerides increased in addition to inflammation; made in the USA by the FDA a statement that trans fats are "generally recognized as safe."
- Refined vegetable oils
2) Substances that interfere with the health prior to conception
As with the above foods that can reduce their nutrient and the cell damage and inflammation, these substances should be avoided because they increase the amount of damage and imbalance in your body, reducing their reproductive health.
- Alcohol
- Injecting drug users and Leisure
- Some medicines
- Check with your home providers to ensure that you do not take anything that can harm a fertile environment, and you and make you at risk the health of your partner. (There are also some medications that can their ability to inhibit, eliminate properly toxins. There is a long list, and it is important to medications can interact to detoxify the body to identify with his ability. Some of the most commonly used drugs, their way hinder detoxification include antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and.)
3) exposure to toxic chemicals and
- Exposure to avoid to heavy metals such as mercury, cadmium and lead. (To explain where your average person may be exposed to these things, if you add yourself easier to apply.)
4). Too much stress
When it comes to stress, is, too little is not good, too much is not good (but most of the people you know, too much stress or too little).
We know that healthy and balanced exposure to stress during pregnancy can actually help the central nervous system of your baby grow strongly. So what is the result?
Stress is a necessary part of your hormonal process, but was not under control and out of balance, the adrenal fatigue, chronic fatigue, depression, insomnia, inflammation, anxiety, and low birth can cause health.
Did you know that in one study 34% of infertile women were once familiar in a relaxation technique she trained pregnant? ⁶
The dangers of endocrine disruptors and how to avoid them
Each of the following is an endocrine disruptor. That is, any substance which alter the function and an imbalance or damage of one of its endocrine organs. There are many endocrine organs throughout the body, from head and ends in their reproductive organs like the ovaries and testes. In addition to specific recommendations, which down to avoid eating a rainbow of foods every day.
Bisphenol A: BPA is to everything from breast and other cancers, reproductive problems, obesity, premature puberty and heart disease associated.
According to government tests, 93% of Americans have BPA in their bodies.
- BPA is found in the collection, most canned foods and plastics.
- Avoid recycling label # 7.
- Eat a rainbow of foods every day - these foods contain phytochemicals, the detoxification of endocrine disruptors, such as BPA to help.
PCBs: Recent research has, that exposure to low levels of dioxins in utero and early life can permanently affect to reduce the parenting both on sperm quality and sperm count in men in the early years shown.
- Animal products such as meat, eggs, dairy products and butter contain the chemical the American diet is more contaminated.
- Choose organic whenever possible.
Atrazine: Atrazine is widely used in most maize and sorghum in the United States, and is therefore a contaminant in drinking water anywhere. The researchers found that exposure to small amounts (30x lower than the values that allows the Environmental Protection Agency) of the herbicide atrazine can male frogs into females produce viable eggs off completely. Recent studies have also found a possible link between human birth defects and low birth weight with atrazine exposure in utero.
- Buy a water filter certified to remove atrazine.
- Choose organic whenever possible.
Phthalates: Studies have linked phthalates to hormonal changes, the number of low sperm counts, less motile sperm, birth defects of the reproductive organs, obesity, diabetes, and thyroid irregularities male.
- Avoid recycling label # 3.
- The use of glass or stainless steel, as much as possible.
- Avoid personal care products containing phthalates as an ingredient.
Perchlorate competes with iodine and its role in the health of the thyroid gland, these hormones regulate metabolism in adults and are important for brain and body development in infants and young children.
- Use a water filter reverse osmosis.
- Include foods rich in iodine per day: algae, eggs, strawberries.
PBDEs (flame retardants): In 1999, a group of Swedish researchers, the breast milk of women discovered something totally unexpected milk contained a chemical alteration of the hormonal system in flame retardants found, and the values were two times every five years since 1972, these chemicals thyroid hormones may in mimic the body and disrupt its activities. The disease is associated with lower IQ.
- Avoid foam padding.
- Be careful when replacing old carpet.
- Use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter.
Perfluorinated chemicals (PFOA). "Totally resistant to biodegradation" Did you know that 99% of Americans have PFOA in their bodies and has been brought down as exposure PFOA in connection to reduced sperm quality, low birth weight, kidney disease, thyroid disease and high cholesterol, among other health problems .
- To avoid non-stick pans.
- Avoid stain / waterproof clothing, furniture and carpet tiles.
Organophosphate pesticides: how to communicate with testosterone organophosphates interfere with cells. You can reduce testosterone levels and change of thyroid hormones. Weighing extensive studies link exposure to the effects on brain development, behavior and fertility, organophosphates are still used today among the most common pesticides.
- Buy organic produce when possible.
- Please visit the website of the Environmental Working Group of the latest products that contain the highest levels of pesticide residue list.
Glycol ether: A study of the results in rats have shown that testicular shrinkage was the effect of exposure to glycol ethers. These chemicals' can affect fertility or harm to the unborn child. "Children who were exposed to glycol ethers paint their rooms had significantly more asthma and allergies.
- Avoid products that contain ingredients such as 2-butoxyethanol (EGBE) and methoxydiglycol (DEGME) included.
How and why to avoid heavy metals before pregnancy
Lead: Lead harms nearly every organ system in the body and has been associated with an incredible number of diseases: permanent brain damage, reduced IQ, hearing loss, miscarriage, premature birth, increased blood pressure, kidney damage and nervous system problems. Lead can affect your body by disrupting hormones. In animals, lead has been found to lower levels of sex hormones. Studies have also shown that children with healthy diets absorb less lead ⁷.
- Choose a day healthy foods.
- Remove the old paint before repainting smoothly.
- Find a water filter that is certified to remove arsenic.
Mercury :. Related gain / weight loss, atrophy of the protein, immunosuppression, insulin resistance, osteoporosis, growth failure and high blood pressure, pregnant women are more susceptible to the toxic effects of mercury as a metal is known in the fetal brain from and influence in the development of the brain. ⁷
- Choose wild salmon, wild trout, wild fish.
- Avoid predatory fish such as shark and swordfish and tuna border
A healthy world before the design starts with nutrition
You can reduce your risk to these toxins informed decisions. Adopt skills choice, consistent manner. In the next part of this series, we will tell you which foods are part of a healthy diet before pregnancy.
We are working on optimizing health for you, your family and the world. Our thinking is that :. Healthy mother (! And Dad) = healthy baby and healthy world begins with preconception diet and lifestyle management.
Have a happy and healthy day!
And Dr. Emily Rydbom Leslie Stein, GrowBaby®
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