| Our bodies are invisible miracles and yet we need to | | | | young expecting mother take? Just taking a vitamin |
| foster it with care and love. If we neglect our body it | | | | and a mineral is not the answer as all supplements are |
| just will not be able to give us what we want when | | | | not created equal. So how does an expecting woman |
| we want it to do so. Especially when we fall pregnant | | | | begin to trust her vitamins to provide the care she |
| and hope and pray for the healthiest child to be born | | | | wants for her baby? It is quite simple as information is |
| into our family. If you have treated and nourished your | | | | out now on the comparison of vitamins, brands against |
| body properly at the optimum levels then you are | | | | brands and all the information is independent and freely |
| giving your future child a very good chance to have a | | | | available. You need to be aware that all vitamin |
| good start in life with a full round of health when its | | | | formulations are not the same and most important |
| born. All mothers and fathers would like that to happen | | | | may not have the appropriate amounts needed. An |
| and so some small changes to diet may certainly have | | | | example for the proper absorption of minerals in our |
| to be made. | | | | bodies we need the supplements to be chelated. This |
| The mother's body is made up of trillions of cells so | | | | term means that the mineral is attached to amino |
| small that our eyes just cannot see them. Yet it is here | | | | acids (protein building blocks). If we were to take |
| that the invisible miracle of life starts its journey. For the | | | | minerals in their pure form the intestines will reject |
| cells to perform and replace the old cells and make | | | | them as the cells will not recognise it as food. For |
| new ones and also to undo the damage caused by | | | | minerals to be absorbed from the gut into the blood |
| older cells daily we have to nourish these invisible | | | | stream they need to be attached or chelated to amino |
| miracles. Taking proper food with the right levels of | | | | acids. Always check to see if the minerals are |
| minerals, vitamins, etc will help the young pregnant | | | | chelated on the label. Most suppliers will tell you if they |
| mother to help her child to grow into a health baby. It is | | | | are. |
| also important that the mother looks after her health | | | | Look for a vitamin supplement that has magnesium |
| especially during pregnancy as her body is constantly | | | | and vitamin D as these two help with the absorption of |
| being leached out of nutrients by the baby she is | | | | calcium into the bones especially during pregnancy of |
| carrying. | | | | the mother and her baby. The muscles in the body |
| Now there are numerous vitamins and minerals | | | | need calcium and magnesium to function optimally. Any |
| needed everyday to perform various tasks required | | | | imbalance will cause the muscle and nerves not to |
| by our cells. They all have a part to play and not one | | | | function properly. Irregular contraction and spasms of |
| of them should be ignored as they work in synergy | | | | the muscles are a good example of this type of |
| with each other so that the final outcome is optimum | | | | imbalance. During pregnancy it is very important to |
| health. | | | | take the proper dosage of calcium and magnesium to |
| One such minerals is iron and is very important in our | | | | avoid palpitation of the heart. The reason being the |
| bodies and is found in the blood mainly and is an | | | | heart is one of the most important muscle in the body |
| important part of our blood composition. It is found that | | | | and a lack of these two essential minerals will have an |
| if one mineral is low in our body most often the whole | | | | adverse effect on its performance. The normal diet |
| spectrum of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, | | | | just does not give the expecting mother enough of |
| copper, selenium, iron, folic acid, zinc and chromium | | | | these two minerals. She will have to add at least 300 |
| become low as well in the mother and it will cause | | | | to 600mg of magnesium per day to her |
| anemia, fatigue, migraine headaches, leg and uterine | | | | supplementation to avoid palpitation of the heart. |
| cramps, gestational diabetes, heart palpitation and high | | | | The level of magnesium will not be seen directly from |
| blood pressure to set it. | | | | a blood test sample as the mineral is not present in the |
| In the months leading up to the pregnancy and during | | | | blood but rather in the cells. A blood test will bring up a |
| the nine months of pregnancy the mother needs to | | | | deficiency only if magnesium is totally lacking and is life |
| have adequate amounts of vitamins, minerals and | | | | threatening. The interesting thing is that the body keeps |
| essential fatty acids ( omega-3 fatty acids ) if she | | | | the level of its blood magnesium levels stable at all |
| wants to avoid developing the above risks and | | | | times by taking reserves from the bones and muscles. |
| especially avoid passing them on to her unborn baby. If | | | | So if you were to check your blood magnesium levels |
| she is not careful she will experience negative multiple | | | | it most probably will always seem normal. To replace |
| pregnancy symptoms that will lead to the baby | | | | the mineral absorption from our bones and muscles |
| suffering from retardation in growth, foetal distress and | | | | we need to supplement with a high quality supplement. |
| more distressing is that she may have serious | | | | For a woman who is pregnant or considering to fall |
| pregnancy complications that may lead to a stillbirth on | | | | pregnant she needs to supplement with magnesium. All |
| her hands and loose her precious baby. | | | | she needs to do is make sure she takes at least |
| During the very early signs of the pregnancy the intake | | | | 300mg to 700mg of magnesium daily. It will be hard to |
| of iron should be kept up as the baby needs iron for its | | | | find a prenatal vitamin with at least 50mg of |
| developing blood cells as well as the mother's blood | | | | magnesium in its formulation. Taking more than 700mg |
| volume increases to almost 50% due to pregnancy | | | | of magnesium is not dangerous but will cause you to |
| weight gain during the nine months of pregnancy. The | | | | experience osmotic diarrhoea. This is one of the |
| mother needs huge amounts of iron for this increased | | | | reason that you may see why some laxatives have |
| blood volume. | | | | high levels of magnesium in its formulation. Try to |
| What vitamins do you take during pregnancy? | | | | spread your magnesium dosage evenly through out |
| Now comes the question of what vitamins should the | | | | the day to avoid loose stools or upset stomachs. |