Pregnancy

What's your pregnancy diet look like? If you're fighting a hankering for junk food - or you just can't bring yourself to step away from the simple carbs, there's still hope for you. Staving off cravings - or worse, suffering from food aversions - can make healthy eating an uphill battle. Give your prenatal diet a much-needed boost by focusing on eating more of the following … [Read more...] about 4 super foods every pregnant woman needs right now

Michele Leiberman had always kept a strict vegan diet, but that quickly changed in her first trimester. Why the drastic switch? Believe it or not, it had nothing to do with doctor’s advice or dietary needs; Michele abandoned veganism because she simply could no longer stomach her beloved tofu. “It made me gag,” she says. In fact, this Westminster, MD, marathoner had such … [Read more...] about Curb those pregnancy cravings!

If you're suffering the pregnancy woes of swollen ankles, this one's for you. As if it weren't frustrating enough to grow too big for most of your clothing, it hardly seems fair that during pregnancy, your shoes don't fit either. Yet, 75 percent of moms-to-be experience this type of swelling. Known as edema, swollen ankles and feet usually become an issue around week 22 and may … [Read more...] about Give swollen ankles the boot during pregnancy

Satisfying Alternatives for Pregnancy Cravings Looking for healthier ways to quell cravings? Try these suggestions culled from moms and experts such as Catherine Jones, co-author of Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family. When you’re hankering for salty snacks, try air-popped or light popcorn, whole-grain pretzels, baked … [Read more...] about Eat this – not that to curb pregnancy cravings

Get off the Hormone Roller Coaster. Are you putting up with a lot of discomfort instead of sailing through pregnancy? If your answer is yes, this new book by an ob/gyn and reproductive endocrinologist might be for you. Dr. Robert Greene’s Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy: A Groundbreaking Plan for Having a Healthy Baby and Feeling Great online pharmacy buy prevacid online … [Read more...] about Book Review: Perfect Hormone Balance for Pregnancy