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The better baby book : how to have a healthier, smarter, happier baby
Title:
The better baby book : how to have a healthier, smarter, happier baby
Author:
Asprey, Lana.

Asprey, David.
ISBN:
9781118137130
Publication Information:
Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., c2013.
Physical Description:
ix, 278 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Abstract:
This prenatal guide gives you a complete program of specific nutrition and environmental lifestyle changes to help you have a better baby. Based on the emerging science of epigenetics, the authors show how you can change the way your environment interacts with your genes, so you can reduce toxins in your home and body to make your baby healthier, smarter, and stronger.

The better baby plan. You are a cocreator: the better baby plan ; Road map to a healthy pregnancy -- The better baby diet. Better baby building blocks ; What not to eat ; Nourishing a healthy brain and body ; Fertility ; Your prenatal supplement regimen ; Hormones and pharmaceuticals -- The toxin connection. How mold changes your pregnancy ; Environmental toxins ; Endotoxins: the toxins produced inside you ; How to deal with toxins -- Preparing for pregnancy and birth. Detoxifying your body and your home ; Autism ; Reducing stress for an easier and better pregnancy ; Does intention matter? ; The best way to welcome baby: a gentle birth ; Bringing it all together.
Subject:
Pregnancy -- Nutritional aspects.
Fetus -- Nutrition.
Abnormalities, Human -- Prevention.
Summary:
This prenatal guide gives you a complete program of specific nutrition and environmental lifestyle changes to help you have a better baby. Based on the emerging science of epigenetics, the authors show how you can change the way your environment interacts with your genes, so you can reduce toxins in your home and body to make your baby healthier, smarter, and stronger.

The better baby plan. You are a cocreator: the better baby plan ; Road map to a healthy pregnancy -- The better baby diet. Better baby building blocks ; What not to eat ; Nourishing a healthy brain and body ; Fertility ; Your prenatal supplement regimen ; Hormones and pharmaceuticals -- The toxin connection. How mold changes your pregnancy ; Environmental toxins ; Endotoxins: the toxins produced inside you ; How to deal with toxins -- Preparing for pregnancy and birth. Detoxifying your body and your home ; Autism ; Reducing stress for an easier and better pregnancy ; Does intention matter? ; The best way to welcome baby: a gentle birth ; Bringing it all together.