pimg class=”alignright” title=”Pregnant” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/pregnant3.jpg” alt=”pregnant3″ width=”320″ height=”212″ /emThis is a guest post from Chris Kresser of a title=”ChrisKresser.com” href=”http://chriskresser.com/” target=”_blank”ChrisKresser.com/a./em/p
pAs a clinician with a special interest in fertility and pregnancy nutrition, two of the most common questions my patients ask are:/p
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liIs a Paleo/Primal Blueprint diet safe during pregnancy?/li
liWhat are the most important foods to eat for boosting fertility and ensuring a healthy pregnancy?/li
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pI’m going to answer these questions in this article. But before I do, let’s first take a moment to discuss the importance of proper nutrition for fertility and pregnancy./p
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pNumerous factors determine our health as adults, including nutrition, exercise, lifestyle and genetics. But recent research suggests another powerful influence on lifelong health: our mother’s nutritional status during (and even before) her pregnancy./p
pIn fact, some researchers now believe the 9 months we spend in the womb are the most consequential period of our lives, permanently influencing the wiring […]

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pimg class=”alignright” title=”Honk. Honk.” src=”http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg158/MDA2008/MDA%202011/traffic.jpg” alt=”traffic” width=”320″ height=”212″ /How many steps do you walk every day? Do you hit a title=”10,000 Steps a Day” href=”http://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html” target=”_blank”10,000 steps/a, which experts recommend and is about 5 miles#8217; worth? Do you match the a title=”Dear Mark: Egg Shell Calcium, Fully Hydrogenated Oils, HG Walking, Gorging, and Frozen Produce Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-egg-shell-calcium-fully-hydrogenated-oils-hg-walking-gorging-and-frozen-produce/#ixzz1tZN7BbCl” href=”http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-egg-shell-calcium-fully-hydrogenated-oils-hg-walking-gorging-and-frozen-produce/#axzz1tY4RQVyq”daily walking of a Hadza man or woman/a (8.3 or 5.5 km/day, respectively)? If you#8217;re anything like the average American, you#8217;re doing a title=”Pedometer-Measured Physical Activity and Health Behaviors in U.S. Adults ” href=”http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/2010/10000/Pedometer_Measured_Physical_Activity_and_Health.4.aspx” target=”_blank”5,117 steps a day/a, well shy of the 10,000 step mark and flirting dangerously with a formal sedentary classification. But we#8217;re not alone (though we#8217;re the worst). Of the four industrialized countries studied, not a single one found the mark. The Australians seem to come close, walking 9,695 steps a day. The Swiss follow with 9,650, and the […]

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