
Nutrition and a Thriving Infant
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Byron J. Richards, Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist Mothers who consume the most fish during pregnancy and lactation as well as nurse their child for longer than 10 months significantly improve the healthy development of their child1. This is not surprising, since the DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement. in fish is vital to the proper development of nerves and eyesight and breast milk is loaded with all kinds of unique growth factors that cannot possibly be compensated for in a baby formula. Due to the unknown mercury content of fish sold in the United States I always recommend that pregnant and nursing mothers take molecularly distilled DHA Docosahexaenoic acid Essential omega 3 fatty acid integral to the health of all cell membranes, nerve and brain function. Must be gotten through the diet via cold water oceanic fish or some very limited plant sources or taken as a supplement., which is free of mercury and other common toxic contaminants that can cross the placenta or enter the breast milk like PCBs. If eating out a mom can take chlorella with or before her meal, which help bind up mercury and PCBs, thus reducing the odds that such contaminants will either cross the placenta or enter the breast milk. Read More: Infant Health News, Pregnancy News, Women’s Health News Tags: DHA, infant development, lactation, Referenced Studies:
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