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Article #121: Start Growing Healthy Children Before Getting Pregnant

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When I was in my early 20's, I read Adele rest of your life. You can do so much to
Davis's book, "Let's Eat Right To Keep make your parenting experience a joyful
fit." I learned from her that "you are one by taking responsibility for your own
what you eat." I also learned that our physical and emotional health before
babies are what we eat while we are getting pregnant. If you have not been
pregnant, and then are what they eat once disciplined enough to eat well before
they are born. If you nurse your babies, getting pregnant, perhaps the idea of
then they continue to be what you eat as eating well for your child will be enough
long as you are nursing them. My bible to motivate you.
during my first pregnancy over 38 years It's not as hard as you might think. It
ago was "Let's Have Healthy Children," really doesn't take much more time to eat
also by Adele Davis. I started to follow well than to eat junk. And the payoff is
her guidelines way before getting huge. Not only were my three babies
pregnant, knowing that my health had a healthy, they were calm. They slept well
big effect on my baby's health. and were happy children, who learned
There is much more information about good easily and did well in school. The only
nutrition available today, and I want to time they were hyperactive - actually
encourage anyone who wants to have bouncing off walls! - was after returning
healthy children to start early in from birthday parties where they had ice
learning about and implementing a healthy cream, cake and sodas.
way of eating. Educating yourself In my many years of counseling, I've
regarding good nutrition is a major part often worked with parents who were
of good parenting. However, a good rule struggling with their children's behavior
of thumb is, if they didn't eat it 200 problems. Of course not all behavior
years ago, don't eat it now! This means problems are nutritional, but you might
no fast food, no packaged food - be surprised how many problems have their
including sodas, cakes and candies - no cause in poor nutrition. I've often
preservatives, no fruits and vegetables wondered why so many people are careful
grown with pesticides or artificial to put the right octane in their gas tank
fertilizers, or animals grown with but put the wrong fuel into their bodies
hormones and fed food grown with - and then wonder why there is so much
pesticides. It also means no smoking or illness, learning disabilities, and so
drinking. It means no caffeine. If you on.
want healthy children, you need to put I want to tell you a little story about
pure, clean organic food into your body the power of food. We had a 6 month old
before you get pregnant and continue golden retriever puppy who was dying of
throughout your pregnancy. Of course, irritable bowel syndrome. He had constant
then you want to continue to feed diarrhea and was getting thinner and
yourself and your family clean food once thinner by the day. We had been giving
your children are born. him the very best quality kibble and it
If you are pregnant or thinking about wasn't working. Fortunately we learned
getting pregnant, you have a wonderful about raw food for dogs. Within two meals
opportunity to lay a strong foundation of of raw food, he was completely healthy!
health for your child. Why not start now Here I had been studying nutrition for so
feeding yourself well and learning all many years and it had never occurred to
you can about creating healthy children? me that a dog's natural diet is raw food!
You are going to be a parent the whole Wow, what a lesson!






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