The steps to prepare for pregnancy are best begun 6 months, minimum in advance. While this may seem like a long time, it is the minimum needed to improve nutritional status, detox the body, and balance hormones. Diet and Nutrition Key elements for a healthy baby making body are folate, vitamin D, omega fatty acids, selenium, and iron. These elements are only the absolute essential nutrients, but every vitamin, mineral, and amino acid in the body contributes to building a heal

In preconception planning, there is a tenancy to focus heavily on the Mom-to-be and only give general, limited advice to the Dad-to-be. Yes, the woman carries, nourishes, delivers, and breast feeds the baby and so optimal health is essential for a longer, deeper time. However, the man IS a 50% contributor to the making and conceiving of the baby, and 50% genetically responsible for the outcome of the health of the baby's DNA. Studies show that men's health prior to fetal conc

A landmark study by Environmental Working Group (EWG) in 2009 demonstrated there were 232 industrial chemicals found in the cord blood of newborn babies they tested in various regions of the country. 232...let that number sink in. If you had a bottle of some type of cleaning spray, let's say there are maybe 10 ingredients at most? (I might add that is a pure guess) Either way, we know there are NOT 232 ingredients in one single bottle of a cleaning agent. That means, you have

My own journey toward motherhood began with a lot of doubt about what exactly I wanted from my life and how I would ever find time in my already overly busy schedule to raise children. Or, raise children the way I wanted to. So, I began with me. How do I change to become a person who could raise children and put my own needs aside for them? I began with a plan I had 'conceived' several years before to help couples bring healthier babies into this world. And, what a better way