Category: Hypertension/Preeclampsia

Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Fertility & Pregnancy

9/8/2022

Over 86,000 chemicals are registered through the Toxic Substances Control Act, with many of these common chemicals being endocrine disruptors. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that alter normal endocrine function. In pregnancy, the endocrine system is everything. Growing evidence is linking many of these common chemicals with changes in placental and fetal growth and development.

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Preeclampsia - Nutrients in Disease Progression

6/26/2021

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Preeclampsia is a prenatal and postpartum condition that is hallmarked by gestational hypertension and the presence of protein in the urine. It occurs in approximately 5-8% of pregnant women and can be life threatening. Women who have had preeclampsia with a previous pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing it again.

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Magnesium in Pregnancy - Essential Mineral

1/16/2020

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Did you know that 60-90% (depending on age group) of reproductive aged women are not consuming enough Magnesium in America? This is a big problem, and even more so in pregnancy. In prenatal nutrition, we have heard about the need for things like Folate, but we have not heard much on the need for Magnesium. Possibly because the goal of prenatal nutrition is to grow healthy babies, not the functional health of the mother. With the increasing rise of maternal health issues and death, this needs to change.

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Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals, Fertility & Pregnancy

Preeclampsia - Nutrients in Disease Progression

Magnesium in Pregnancy - Essential Mineral

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