Proper Nutrition (Before Pregnancy, During Pregnancy, and During Lactation)
Nutrition Introduction

The importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy has been greatly underestimated in the West. Many of the conditions that are of deep concern for the Mother, such as ensuring for a safe and healthy birth, preventing birth defects, having a healthy child, all are significantly influenced by nutrition. Significantly is probably not a strong enough word, if you do not take an extra effort to ensure that you are eating well, than you are setting yourself up to suffer, and for you child to suffer as well. Unfortunately our culture sadly lacks the ability to share this information with Mothers. Take action and research your diet and nutritional needs!

Many people tell me, with so many diets and so on out in the world, how do you know what is right and whom to trust? You can only trust yourself really. Thia particular dietary advice may not be right for everybody. Some people may have a sensitivity towards digesting and assimilating certain types of proteins, carbohydrates and fats from years of eating unhealthy commercial proteins, carbohydrates and fast. For short or long periods, you may need to abstain from certain types of foods. Only you know what is right for you. There are a few dietary laws which are essentially universal and irrefutable. If you feel conflicted by anything that is written, please take that as an opportunity to do your own research on the subject. How rare it is for a Mother to research about the nutrition which she needs in a serious manner.

Before reviewing the diet recommendations. It is important for you to have a conceptual understanding about why nutrition is important, and how common false nutritional beliefs in our culture actually create illness.

Universal Food Laws
Dark Leafy Green Vegetables are almost always excellent for your health
Animal Products contain essential fat soluble vitamins that are absolutely NOT ATTAINABLE from plant sources
The foods and substances on the avoid list are foods that are essentially poisonous, and you should absolutely avoid them at all costs all the time

The Importance of Proper Nutrition During Pre-Pregnancy through Lactation
“The importance of good nutrition for mothers during pregnancy has long been recognized, but Dr. Price's investigation showed that primitives understood and practiced preconception nutritional programs for BOTH parents. Many tribes required a period of premarital nutrition, and children were spaced to permit the mother to maintain her full health and strength, thus assuring physical excellence to subsequent offspring.
Special foods were often given to pregnant and lactating women, as well as to the maturing boys and girls, in preparation for future parenthood. Dr. Price found these foods to be very rich in fat soluble vitamins A, vitamin D and Activator X —nutrients found only in animal fats.”
“These primitives with their fine bodies, homogeneous reproduction, emotional stability and freedom from degenerative ills stand forth in sharp contrast to those subsisting on the impoverished foods of civilization —sugar, white flour, pasteurized lowfat milk and convenience foods filled with extenders and additives.”
Source: http://www.realmilk.com/price.html

Modern Foods Lead to Decay and Disease
Dr. Weston Price was a dentist who traveled around the world in the 1930’s studying the diet’s of primitive peoples isolated from the modern world who did not consume any modern foods. One of the isolated groups of people Dr. Priced studied was the Australia Aborigines.

Healthy Pregnancy Diet Overview Guildlines
“Dr. Weston Price’s studies revealed that these foods – including organ meats, fish heads, fish eggs, shell fish, insects and animal fats – were rich in fat soluble vitamins A and D as well as macro- and trace minerals.

Diet Myths
Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD calls the new guidelines from National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines for “converting healthy people into patients.”

Pregnancy Diet Plan
Fresh vegetables and fruits especially dark leafy green vegetables taken either cooked or raw, depending on your digestive strength...