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Essential Prenatal Nutrition for Babies Optimum Health

Introducing the Wellness Resources Daily Prenatal Multi Vitamin
Wellness Resources has set a new quality standard for prenatal nutrition with the introduction of our Daily Prenatal Multi Vitamin. Never before ... Read more...

Maternal Omega 3 & B Vitamins Reduce Breast Cancer Risk in Female Offspring
Gene settings that occur in response to the nutritional status of a pregnant mother have a significant impact on her daughter’s risk... Read more...

DHA during Pregnancy Boosts Infant's Immunity
Pregnant women who consumed 400 mg per day of DHA had children with better functioning immune systems... Read more...

Friendly Flora Supplements Essential During Pregnancy & Nursing
Friendly flora (also known as probiotics or acidophilus) has been found to drastically reduce the rate of gestational diabetes during pregnancy, b... Read more...

DHA Needs During Pregnancy and Lactation
Dietary intake of DHA is vital for proper neurodevelopment, visual function, and the future health of every child. During pregnancy and lactation... Read more...

Pregnancy and Vital Gene Programming
It is now very clear that gene switches are programmed in a baby while in the womb. Factors such as the nutritional status of the mother, stress ... Read more...

Vitamin D Reduces Bacterial Infections During Pregnancy
Bacterial vaginal infections are common and result in pregnancy complications. A new study shows that women with higher vitamin D levels are much... Read more...

DHA During Pregnancy Boosts Infant’s Brain Power
DHA is an essential fatty acid required for the healthy development of the brain and eyesight in children. A new study indicates that it is of vi... Read More...

Zinc and Folic Acid for a Healthy Baby
Nutritional status during pregnancy has a profound affect on your child’s health – ramifications that directly relate to your child’s health as an adult. Read more...

Pregnancy Nutrition Influences Future Obesity
Mother's have a profound affect on the future health of their children, including the risk for obesity. Fetal programming and early infant ... Read more...

Zinc Supplementation During Pregnancy Improves Child’s Nerves
Supplementing the diet of pregnant women with 25 mgs of zinc improved the health of the nerves that regulate the function of internal organs such ... Read more...

Veggies & Folic Acid for Healthier Babies
Two new studies help drive home the point that high quality nutrition during pregnancy can have a profound effect on the future health of one... Read more...

Friendly Flora Reduce the Risk for Premature Delivery
A Norwegian study shows that pregnant mothers with the highest intake of friendly flora (probiotics/acidophilus) had a significantly reduced r... Read more...

B Vitamin Deficient Parents More Likely to Produce Overweight Children
B vitamin defficiency in a mother prior and during pregancy is linked to children becoming overweight. Read more...

Iodine Needed for Optimal Growth
Pregnant mothers should be informed of the vital need for high quality iodine supplementation, just as they are now told to take folic acid. Read more...

Prenatal Pesticide Exposure Linked to Future Obesity
A new study shows for the first time that the higher the exposure of a mother to the pesticide DDE the more likely she is to have a child who late... Read more...

B12 and Folic Acid Should be Taken Together
B12 and folic acid work synergistically to support heart and nerve health and there is no question that folic acid supplementation before and duri... Read more...

Low Magnesium Impairs Fetal Growth & Promotes Insulin Resistance
Mothers low in magnesium are more likely to have a smaller baby, along with low levels of adiponectin that set the stage for future insulin resist... Read more...

Pregnancy, Diet, and Obesity

Being Overweight is a Pregnancy Complication
Women considering pregnancy should do everything in their power to reach and maintain an optimal body weight prior to conception. A new study fin... Read more...

Pregnancy and Obesity Do Not Mix
Being overweight entering pregnancy is a serious health risk to both the mother and child. Read more...

B Vitamins Reduce Obesity Proneness
A novel animal study has shown that nutrition can influence the ways genes are expressed during pregnancy, so that the newborn is less likely to b... Read more...

MSG Intake Linked to Human Obesity
The near-useless FDA has said for a long time that the ingestion of MSG was safe, and so it is used as an addictive flavor additive in countless p... Read more...

Obese Parents Likely to Have Obese Children, Vitamins May Help
A new study of British families shows that obese parents are far more likely to have obese children than normal-weight parents, especially if mom ... Read more...

Prenatal Programming of Obesity
The health of the mother during pregnancy has a profound affect on the potential for future obesity. Read more...

Mom’s Health Has Lifelong Consequences for Children
The British Medical Association has published an extensive report explaining the extreme need and urgency for women of reproductive age to be heal... Read more...

Germ Gangs Block Weight Loss – The Leptin Diet Weight Loss Challenge #5
The metabolic flu weakens your host defenses. This enables germs gangs to take up unwanted residence. Your immune system can't get rid of th... Read more...

Antioxidants Protect Against Obesity in Offspring
Two new animal studies are food for thought for women of childbearing age. One study shows how easy it is to make an addictive food impression on... Read more...

Friendly Flora Reduces Abdominal Obesity Following Pregnancy
The balance of power within your digestive tract has a considerable impact on your metabolism. A new study of pregnant women shows that taking pr...
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Brain Development Link to Obesity and Heart Disease
Poor brain development of Leptin related brain circuitry while in the womb may cause obesity and other health problems. Read more...

Mother’s Healthy Choices Influence Obesity in Offspring
A wide range of cutting edge obesity research was presented at a Conference held March 28, 2008 in Great Brittan. The conference focused on the i... Read more...

Mom’s Intake of DHA Reduces Child’s Risk of Obesity
A mother's intake of DHA essential fatty acid, along with reduction of omega 6 vegetable oils (fries, chips, packaged foods, some salad dres... Read more...

How Poor Maternal Nutrition Causes Later Life Obesity
Children born to malnourished mothers, often reflected in low birth weight, have multiple health challenges facing them in the future, one of whic... Read more...

Prenatal Programming of Obesity
The health of the mother during pregnancy has a profound affect on the potential for future obesity. Read more...

Lacking Friendly Flora Linked to Obesity
An emerging body of scientific data suggests that a lack of friendly flora in your digestive tract helps you store fat and become overweight. Res... Read more...

Down Syndrome Linked to Leptin Resistance
Leptin plays a role in healthy brain development. Leptin resistance can be clearly linked to Down's Syndrome and other disorders. Read more...

Pregnancy & Diabetes

The Prenatal Programming of Diabetes
A new study in mice indicates that a diet too high in fat programs several generations of mice to be at higher risk of diabetes even if they do no... Read more...

Oral Health and Gestational Diabetes
A new study shows that pregnant women with gum problems face increased risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, which significantly increase... Read more...

Estriol Helps Regulate Blood Sugar
A new study with baby fat cells (3T3-L1 cells) demonstrates that estriol activates the genes that make visfatin, a hormone that comes from fat tha... Read more...

The Prenatal Programming of Diabetes
A new study in mice indicates that a diet too high in fat programs several generations of mice to be at higher risk of diabetes even if they do no... Read more...

Pregnancy & Thyroid Health

The Vital Role of Selenium in Thyroid Function and Health
Scientists are now reporting than many people are likely to benefit from selenium supplementation. Selenium is the key mineral that enables the c... Read more...

Another Thyroid Risk: Did Your Mom Smoke While Pregnant?
A new thyroid study shows that a mother who smokes during pregnancy not only has an adverse influence on her own thyroid hormone status during pre... Read more...

Pregnancy, Stress, Mood, and Caffeine

Stress and Dust – A Prenatal Recipe for Allergy & Asthma
The first human study in a U.S. population shows a direct link between mom's prenatal stress level and the immune system competence of her c... Read more...

Pregnancy Cautions: Caffeine, Stress, & Depression
While a child is developing in the womb major imprints are made on the developing nervous system that may affect brain health, growth, obesity, an... Read more...

The Potential for Intelligence is Inherited
A unique brain-imaging study of identical twins and fraternal twins has shown that genes have a profound influence on the integrity of nerve cell ... Read more...

Mom’s Mood Influences Baby’s Sleep
We have known for a long time that children born to parents who don't sleep well are likely to have sleep problems. A new study is shedding... Read more...

Early Life Stress More Detrimental than Previously Thought
Several recent gene studies are demonstrating the life-long impact that early life stress has while in the womb and early childhood. The studies ... Read more...

Mothers with Low DHA at Risk for Depression
A new animal study shows that if a mother is lacking DHA during pregnancy she is much more likely to suffer from postpartum depression. Read more...

Preeclampsia

Major Blood Pressure Discovery Offers Immediate Solutions
British researchers using state-of-the-art x-ray technology have identified the primary reason blood pressure elevates in the first place. A key ... Read more...

Pregnancy, Hormones, and Fertility

How Progesterone Promotes Healthy Full-Term Pregnancy
A new study by Yale researchers shows for the first time that progesterone during pregnancy directly prevents a common cause of pre-term delivery.... Read more...

A New Leptin Link to Fertility
Brand new research has established that when leptin registers properly in your brain, signifying nutritional adequacy, an energetic gene switch is... Read more...

Zinc Produces Superior Eggs for Healthier Children
Several new studies are showing just how important zinc is to reproductive health, both in terms of a superior-quality egg that is more likely to ... Read more...

Oprah’s "Crazy Talk" – Bioidentical Hormones – Helpful or Harmful? (Part 1)
Newsweek recently indulged in tabloid journalism, featuring Oprah on the cover with the headline: CRAZY TALK, Oprah, Wacky Cures, & You. The spe... Read more...

Chlorella Helps Clear Estrogen
Chlorella is a nutrient that supports detoxification, cholesterol, cardiovascular health, and immune function. Read more...

FDA Fails Women on Birth Control Safety
It is unthinkable that a drug that has been used for so long and has so many users has never had proper follow up testing as to its safety. This ... Read more...

Medications to Avoid during Pregnancy
(this is not an all-inclusive list)

Dangers of Psych Drugs in Pregnancy
The Senate is about to approve legislation (Mothers Act - S.1375) which mandates the indoctrination of pregnant and nursing mothers into the use o... Read more...

Antidepressants Increase the Risk of Miscarriage
There is a major push in this country by Big Pharma criminals to push antidepressant medications on stressed pregnant women – which is millions of women. The latest study shows that antidepressants during pregnancy increased the risk of miscarriage by 68%. Read more...

A Statin Warning for Pregnancy
The statin marketing machine sees potential customers in women of child-bearing age. A new warning has been issued by scientists that any type of... Read more...

Sulfa Drug Antibiotics Linked to Birth Defects
Sulfa drugs are widely used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy. A new study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control fin... Read more...

Pre-mature Delivery

Pregnancy, Immunity, and Digestive Health

Fiber Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
A meta-analysis of ten studies involving 712,195 participants has found that for every 10 gram increment in dietary fiber, the risk for breast cancer goes down 7 percent. Read more...

Bacterial Vaginosis is Associated with High Carbohydrate Diets
Women who consume too many sweets and excess carbohydrates are at risk for developing vaginal flora imbalance, a problem that can interfere with reproductive health. Read more...

Pregnant Women at Higher Risk for Severe Swine Flu
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning that pregnant women are at higher risk for life-threatening complications from ... Read more...

How Imbalanced Digestive Bacteria Cause Obesity & Heart Disease
Science now reveals that the foreign contents within your digestive tract play a dramatic role in your energy level, metabolic function, body weig... Read more...

The Mastering Leptin Lifestyle
In order to really take charge of leptin you have to actively manage it. Think of leptin as the conductor of your orchestra; will you play beauti... Read more...

Infant Nutrition

Breast Feeding Can Prevent Celiac Disease
A new study proves that breast feeding is far superior in facilitating proper balance of bacterial types in the child's digestive tract... Read more...

Nutrition and a Thriving Infant
Mothers who consume the most fish during pregnancy and lactation as well as nurse their child for longer than 10 months significantly improve the ... Read more...

Back to School - DHA for the Eyes and Brain
Recent research continues to prove what has been known for many years, that DHA is a vital nutrient in the development of proper eyesig... Read more...

Inadequate Iron in Infancy Leads to Later-Life Poor Cognitive Function
Researchers at the University of California have demonstrated that infants with iron deficiency have reduced cognitive function at age 19. Brain ... Read more...

Low Vitamin C Impairs Early Brain Development
Researchers have found that low vitamin C in early life results in 30 per cent less hippocampal neurons and markedly worse spatial memory (animal ... Read more...

DHA Improves Infant Intelligence
A controlled trial with DHA-fortified infant formula shows that DHA intake is likely to result in a more intelligent child. Read more...

Did Monsanto, General Electric, Westinghouse, and Bayer cause a generation of children with ADD?
There is no debate that Monsanto created an industrial toxin called a PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl), and with the help of major license holders s... Read more...

Post-partum Health

Branding Pregnancy as Mental Illness
The Mothers Act is pending legislation that will indoctrinate hundreds of thousands of mothers into taking dangerous psych drugs. It is a great e... Read more...

How to Prevent Vaccine Injury
It is a colossal failure on the part of our government to not warn parents of the actual risks associated with vaccines. The blind insistence tha... Read more...

Mothers with Low DHA at Risk for Depression
A new animal study shows that if a mother is lacking DHA during pregnancy she is much more likely to suffer from postpartum depression. Read more...

Dangers of Psych Drugs in Pregnancy
The Senate is about to approve legislation (Mothers Act - S.1375) which mandates the indoctrination of pregnant and nursing mothers into the use o... Read more...

Pregnancy & Autism

A Mother’s Leptin Problems Linked to Autism Risk
The importance of a mom being healthy body weight prior to pregnancy and having good nutritional status and eating habits has now been driven home... Read more...

Poor Maternal Diet Increases the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Later in Life
Understanding adverse gene programming in the womb (epigenetic changes) is a key part of the new frontier of science. Researchers have now prove... Read more...

Jaundice at Birth Increases Autism Risk
Danish research involving 733,826 children has linked having jaundice at birth to a 67% increased risk of developing Autism spectrum disorders. A... Read more...

Birth Weight & Early Weight Gain = Heart Disease
A new British study links inflammation from the womb (low birth weight babies) through early life weight gain and shows that this issue sets the s... Read more...

The Gullible Jennifer Garner Flu Shot Campaign
Antibiotics should be used appropriately when needed. However, the apparent need for them is due in no small part to the poor diet, lack of nutri... Read more...

CNN Helps Autism Debacle Blow Up in Government’s Face
A Brief History of Vaccines, Profits, and Politics. The government's vaccination program is indeed the cause of the autism epidemic. Read more...

Children's Health & Allergies

Children Taking Multi-Vitamins Have Less Allergy
Swedish researchers were trying to prove that taking multivitamins as a child would cause more allergy. Instead, they showed that children taking... Read more...

Prenatal Programming of Obesity
The health of the mother during pregnancy has a profound affect on the potential for future obesity. Read more...

Childhood Brain Development

Linking Your Brain, Inflammation, Social Stress and Disease Risk
In what is becoming an intriguing area of research, the impact of social connectedness on health may be far more important than previously thought... Read more...

Teen Sleep Problems Lead to Depression & Drug Abuse
Sleep problems in children and teens have reached a crisis level in America. New science shows that these issues are setting the table for obesit... Read more...

ADHD Linked to Poor Brain Development
A body of new scientific work is showing that ADHD may be rooted in the failure of the brain to develop at a normal rate, meaning that a 10 year o... Read more...