Gestational diabetes – an evidence-based look at the pros/cons of all testing methods, plus, how to manage it with real food.

Real Food for Pregnancy Real Food for Pregnancy

As a mom she "gets it" and helps other moms learn from her personal experience and professional wisdom. Lily shows us how many other countries and cultures, a woman will rest for a good month or so, while her mom and others cook, clean, etc! I might hesitate to recommend it to vegetarians and vegans because there's a pretty strong position taken that optimal prenatal nutrition is extremely difficult without eating animal products. Her unique approach has not only helped tens of thousands of women manage their gestational diabetes (most without the need for blood sugar-lowering medication), but has also influenced nutrition policies internationally. She did mention several times throughout the book that even if you can't eat organic, pasture-raised etc.Folic acid supplementation has been shown to decrease the risk of premature birth and having a low birth weight baby. Taking a daily prenatal vitamin — ideally starting at least three months before conception — can help fill any gaps. Those are great additions, especially if you do not like, or eat much, slow cooked meat or bone broth. The timing on receiving the book was so perfect for me - we were trying to conceive and did become pregnant with my second child while I was reading Real Food for Pregnancy so it has been not only professionally relevant but also personally beneficial for me.

Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Opti… Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Opti…

Probably Expecting Better is a better fit if you need to reduce anxiety about all the no-nos that MDs issue. She managed to cover everything I’d personally want to see in an effective prenatal text from genetics, to nutrient bioavailability, to misconceptions, and much more. This book may very well serve as the tipping point leading to a sea change in nutrition science and medical care.

You know that nutrition during pregnancy is important and that what you eat can affect the development of your baby. Every mom wants to do what's best for her child, and education/awareness is the first step to doing better.