August 3rd 2010 Posted at Pregnancy and Birthing, Random Ramblings
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I came across this beautiful video that I wanted to share with you. Sometimes I get caught up in reporting all of the bad things that you need to protect your baby from and I realized that it’s time for a little pause for love and gratitude…
March 19th 2010 Posted at Alternative Medicine, Babies and Health, Natural Immunity, Nutrition, Pregnancy and Birthing, Toxin Free Living
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Babies and health go hand in hand. A brand new little life with a vibrant, untainted immune system. As parents, we have the opportunity to take advantage of that healthy start by providing baby with every opportunity to keep that immune system strong. It should be easy, but in today’s world it is a never ending battle against chemicals, poor nutrition and misinformation that slowly starts to degrade the perfect immune system and sets your infant up for unnecessary illnesses.
My son is two years old and he has never had an ear infection. As a baby, he rarely lost a meal to spit-up. He has never been on antibiotics or received any over-the-counter medications. He almost never gets diaper rash and when he does it is gone within a day or less. When he gets a common cold it is mild and he is over it within a day. He is smart and beautiful and loves to smile. This is how it should be!
Most parents just accept that it is “normal” for a baby to have constant ear infections and diaper rash and spit up after every single meal. We think nothing of it when the doctor injects a newborn with foreign substances. If the doctor said it’s necessary then it must be, right? In the most extreme cases, we just accept that there is nothing we can do to prevent childhood diseases like leukemia and asthma.
I would like to introduce you to the idea that you do have control. You have the ability to educate yourself and make informed choices about so many things that affect your babies and their health. Do not make the terrible mistake of relying on a doctor or a government agency to protect you and your baby because it won’t happen.
I was blessed to have become a mother for the first time at the age of 36. I was young enough to be healthy yet mature enough to be educated and independent minded. I looked around me and saw so much illness and suffering, cancer and drugs, I knew that this was not normal! I did my homework, I researched, I learned and I made an informed decision about my son’s health.
Parents please never take your baby’s health for granted.
We should never assume that a baby will be born healthy whether we take our prenatal vitamins or not. We should never trust that our child will glide through life with no lasting effects from the pesticides in their fruit and the chemicals in their snacks. We know all too well that innocent children suffer from lead poisoning, nutritional deficiencies, allergies, cancer all of which can be prevented if only we were proactive about educating ourselves and taking control of our childrens’ health instead of blindly handing it over to the food manufacturers and a doctor that has been educated by the pharmaceutical industry.
Your baby’s health is in your hands. The choices you make will affect your babies health for the rest of their lives. I challenge you to open your eyes, research and educate yourself and then decide how to keep your baby healthy. Don’t take my word for it. Don’t trust me, don’t trust your doctor, don’t trust the government or the pharmaceutical industry, trust your heart and your educated mind. Don’t sit idly by and assume that your babies will be healthy no matter what you feed them or expose them to. That is the ultimate sin of the parent – taking your child’s health for granted.
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January 7th 2010 Posted at Babies and Health, Natural Immunity, Nutrition, Pregnancy and Birthing
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It may seem unbelievable but the research is in. This is monumentally important to the health of your baby and possibly the easiest thing for you to control.
Your diet during pregnancy.
Scientists believe that a baby’s lifetime of good or poor health is determined by the nutrition it receives during your pregnancy. Poor nutrition during pregnancy and in the first few months of life may lead to higher risks of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Professor Koletzko of the University of Munich and coordinator of a Europe wide research project on Early Nutrition Programming said: “Major differences in risk factors for significant health problems – such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, bone health, immune function, cognitive development and behaviour – have already been observed in children who experienced different diets in the first few months of life, or whose mothers were given different supplements during pregnancy.”
Do your homework …
My Naturally Well Baby – a website set up by Dr. van der Veer and offering wonderful, detailed yet easy to follow information about diet for your pregnancy.
Ask Dr. Sears – the author of some of my favorite books on baby care, this web page guides you through the ins and outs of your diet during pregnancy.
Even the most complete diet cannot provide everything that a mother and baby needs for optimal health during pregnancy and breastfeeding. A supplement is the best way to cover your bases. However, I recommend you steer away from the prescription that your doctor may hand you and look for higher quality elsewhere (unless you have an enlightened doctor who is educated in integrative medicine). Most prescription prenatal vitamins are made by large commercial manufacturers that are going to use the cheapest ingredients possible, many of which may not even be in “usable” form for the body.
If you do your prenatal vitamin research you may find the name Rainbow Light coming up frequently. Women love these vitamins. Rainbow Light is the creator of the first ever food-based line of supplements that offer natural, usable vitamins to the body. They are complete with digestive enzymes and even probiotics. Both very important to your health.
Rainbow Light Complete Prenatal System
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