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Integrative Pediatrics and Functional Medicine. Dr. Ann McCarthy, MD, FAAP, IFMCP is a board-certified pediatrician and also certified in functional medicine.

04/09/2023

If you use chlorella, may sure you pick “broken cell wall” chlorella, otherwise it will just pass right through your body without much benefit.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

02/09/2023

Chlorella is also good for helping the body eliminate toxic heavy metals, but contains a lot of iron and other vitamins and minerals - which you don’t want too much of. So it’s really only something to take every once in a while.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

31/08/2023

Bentonite clay can also be used to help detox, but watch for constipation with both activated charcoal and bentonite clay.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

29/08/2023

Activated charcoal powder mixed with water daily for a least a month before getting pregnant can be a good idea.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

27/08/2023

“Detoxing” prior to getting pregnant is something to consider. We all know about the study showing more than 200 chemicals in newborn umbilical cord blood. Yuck.

25/08/2023

Organic cold-processed: Strong coconut flavor

Organic expeller-pressed: Very little flavor

Either one is great!

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

23/08/2023

Coconut oil is also amazing for your hair and skin. Throw it in your daily smoothie or use it cook with.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

21/08/2023

Coconut oil
- Lauric acid: helps fight bacteria
- Caprylic acid: helps fight yeast
- Capric acid - available as energy right away, the body does not need to process it

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

19/08/2023

Coconut oil everyday - helps to raise the levels of important fatty acids present in the mother’s milk to their highest levels.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

17/08/2023

Cooked eggs: protein is broken down and you absorb the protein easier

Raw eggs: Contain higher amount of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

15/08/2023

I do the raw egg yolk thing. Definitely a risk of salmonella so eater beware!

The rate of Salmonella contamination in eggs is about one in 20,000. I’m willing to take the risk and wash the shells before cracking them open. Others may not be willing to do so and that is totally fine.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

13/08/2023

The most important thing about eggs when pregnant is the choline found in the yolk. Choline is an essential nutrient that is part of a baby’s brain development and can guard against birth defects.

RDA for pregnant women: 450 mg of choline a day
Two egg yolks: 250 mg

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11/08/2023

What exactly are healthy fats?
- Egg yolks
- Butter from grass-fed cows
- Coconut
- Meat from health grass-fed animals
- Avocados
- Olives
- Nuts

Eat them everyday!

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

09/08/2023

My approach to caffeine while pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Stick to 1 cup of green tea (caffeinated) and herbal teas. Coffee as a rare treat a couple times a month.

07/08/2023

It’s thought (not proven) that drinking more than 300 mg of caffeine (three cups of coffee) per day can make it more difficult to conceive.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

26/07/2023

Caffeine also decreases blood flow to the placenta and causes the mother to absorb less iron and calcium from the food she eats.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

24/07/2023

Sustained exposure to excess caffeine can upset a fetus, raise the heart rate and cause squirming in the womb.

✏️ The Better Baby Book by Lana Asprey, MD

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