Up to 80% of women who took prenatal supplements were deficient in one important nutrient.
Curious? Read on to find out the details...
A study by the University of Pittsburgh reported in the Journal of Nutrition that prenatal multivitamin supplements do not prevent a Vitamin D deficiency!
Maybe you are saying, "I've heard of foliate and pregnancy, but not Vitamin D". Well, let me fill you in on the importance of Vitamin D for you and your baby.
What Vitamin D does for your baby...
- proper tooth formation
- insulin production
- increased mineral absorption
- fetal organ and brain development
- In addition, babies born with a Vitamin D deficiency have been associated with having an increase of asthma, impaired growth, skeletal problems, Type 1 diabetes and schizophrenia.
What Vitamin D does for you...
- protection against depression
- insulin production
- increased mineral absorption
- improved bone health
- prevention of blood pressure during pregnancy (preeclampsia)
- prevention of colon and breast cancer
Are you ready to up your intake of Vitamin D?
This may come as a surprise, but the best sources are grass-fed dairy and eggs, grass-fed meats, lard, butterfat, shellfish, Salmon, marine oil, and liver/organ meat.
If you doubt that you'll eat enough of these foods then be sure to read Chapter 10 of
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