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Archive for May, 2011
How to Supplement Your Pregnancy Diet Plan
How to Supplement Your Pregnancy Diet Plan
Your pregnancy diet plan is about more than just the right foods to eat while pregnant. You should also be concerned about getting the right kinds of supplements in the correct amounts. In doing so, you can give your baby everything she needs to develop and grow into a healthy infant.
Proper supplementation will also help keep you healthy and strong throughout the next nine months. A good prenatal vitamin should be part of your daily routine, but you should also make sure you are getting adequate amounts of these four vitamins and minerals:
Folic Acid
Folic acid is important during pregnancy because it is essential to the development of your baby’s neural tube, also known as the spinal cord. One of the most common biurth defects involving the spinal cord is spina bifida, in which the cord fails to close properly. This leaves the nerves exposed, causing a range of health and developmental problems.
Before pregnancy, you should be taking 400mcg of folic acid. Once you conceive, you should increase this amount to 600mcg. Some prenatal vitamins contain as much as 800mcg. As with many supplements, more is not always better, so consult with your OB/GYN if you are taking more than 1000mcg daily.
Omega-3s: Nature’s Tylenol
We know exercise is supposed to be healthy but many people experience pain after an intense workout. If this happens to you there’s a great chance you are suffering from delayed-onset muscle soreness or DOMS.
DOMS is more common than you may think and it can strike anyone regardless of age, gender or fitness. The muscle pain, soreness and stiffness that accompany this condition are usually felt 12 to 48 hours after the beginning of a new exercise program, a change in sports activities or a bit too much exercise.
DOMS typically occurs when you haven’t exercised for some time or you’re working muscles that haven’t been worked in a while. Whether you have simply switched to a new exercise machine, started a new cardio class or have just begun working out with free weights, you are a likely candidate for a bout of delayed-onset muscle soreness.
