Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle

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This text presents an overview of the special nutritional issues common at the different periods of the life cycle. It stresses the impact of nutrition on quality of life at each stage of development and features the latest thinking on contemporary issues and current research.

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Nutrition Throughout the Life Cycle.......2005-09-23

Need text for course, but very interesting, yet simple, read. Great beginner info on what the body needs in terms of nutrition at different stages of life.

Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family

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BEST COOKBOOK EVER - could only be better if it was twice as long!
This is a great book! Worth the purchase
If you only buy one, this is it!
Trully is Essential, Well Worth The Purchase
Wonderful Recipes!

Eating for Pregnancy: An Essential Guide to Nutrition with Recipes for the Whole Family
Catherine Jones , and Rose Ann Hudson
Manufacturer: Marlowe & Company
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ASIN: 1569245118

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Every pregnant woman recognizes that what she eats, drinks, and does with her body directly affects the developing baby within her. Yet mothers-to-be—between juggling work, other children, and their many other responsibilities—often don’t have the time that they’d like to devote to their nutrition. Now, Eating for Pregnancy addresses the nutritional needs of pregnant women today, helping them navigate through frozen food aisles and prepared food sections and prepare homemade meals as healthy and easy as possible. Authors Jones and Hudson provide reassuring, up-to-date nutritional information; shopping and eating tips to keep nutrient-intake high and unnecessary weight-gain to a minimum; and guilt-free, smart-choice convenience and semi-prepared food options. Their more than 120 recipes, organized into six main sections, are high in vitamins, iron, calcium, protein, and fiber and moderate in amounts of fat, sodium, and sugar. Each recipe highlights “What’s in this for baby and me?” and includes complete nutritional breakdowns and meal planning advice; many offer suggestions for substitutions and other timesaving shortcuts. Eating for Pregnancy also caters to women with gestational diabetes with diabetic tips and ADA exchange values. A vegetarian chapter offers essential advice to pregnant vegetarians along with inspiring recipes. Eating for Pregnancy is the only book that combines the experience of a professionally trained cook and writer turned home cook and mother with the expertise and experience of a perinatal nutritionist who sees hundreds of clients a year.

Customer Reviews:

BEST COOKBOOK EVER - could only be better if it was twice as long!.......2007-08-10

I'm not pregnant, and neither is anyone in my family, but this is simply the BEST cookbook I've ever purchased.

My husband and I are living with my fifty year old parents and my teenage sisters, and I am the only one in the family who likes to eat healthy. I've been cooking healthy recipes from other cookbooks, only to get grumpy looks and half-eaten portions from my family members. Along comes "Eating for Pregnancy." We have tried six of the main-course meals, and my family has liked EVERY ONE of them. That NEVER happens in our house! (People all liking the same meal, let alone a Healthy one!)

The best part is that each recipe contains a fresh-from-scratch version (each takes about 1 hour to prepare), tips for using prepared foods to make a "quicker" version, and complete meal ideas for sides etc.

I'll can't wait to finish trying the rest of the recipes!

This is a great book! Worth the purchase.......2007-05-29

I bought this book because of the reviews I read. It really is a good cookbook. There are plenty of recipes that are easy and quick. It will let you know which ones you can do in a day or if you need to start them the day before. I also really like that it tells you the nutrion count for each serving. Important for the preggies that have to really count the protein. There's a good vegetarian section. When your child is older it tells you certain ways to modify it for your child. This is just a great book all the way. My husband loves the meals that come from it. We'll be using this for a long time.

If you only buy one, this is it!.......2007-04-06

This recipe book is wonderful. It is full of recipes that are easy to do, and it doesn't require a lot of exotic products, though it does have some very creative dishes. One of the best things about this book is that it explains what each recipe contains that's good for the baby and you. The introduction explains what you need and why, and the recipes not only tell you what requirements that meal meets but also what to add to make it a "complete meal." The vegetarian section is great, regardless of whether you are one or not, and the dessert section helps you feel less guilty about those sweets cravings! The book has recipes anyone in your family would like, and my husband has been quite happy with everything I've made so far. If you're cooking for kids, there are ideas about how to encourage your kids to eat these recipes (though there are many kid-friendly recipe, so I don't think you'd have problems getting your kids to enjoy the book, too). The tips and charts sprinkled throughout are helpful: some examples of the charts are "healthy bagel toppings" and "smart choice frozen foods." As you can see, the book also recognizes that you will eat other things not in this book, and it helps you make wise choices about those food options, too! Also, most recipes have suggestions how to adjust them accordingly if you're diabetic or need to enrich your calcium intake, etc. I particularly recommend the three-bean vegetarian chili and the banana muffins with walnuts and wheat germ (I omit the nuts for allergy reasons)--yum!
As its title suggests, in many ways this cookbook is far more than a cookbook: it really is a "guide to nutrition" concerning "eating for pregnancy." I highly recommend this book.

Trully is Essential, Well Worth The Purchase.......2007-03-14

When this book arrived two months ago I was eager to test the quality (taste) of the receipes it contained. I wanted to incorporate more Omega-3 into my diet so the first receipe I tryed was the "Tilapia Mediterranean-Style". As a complete meal idea I placed the tilapia and sauce over a bed of couscous cooked in low sodium organic chicken broth. I loved it, even my husband loved it and he hates tilapia! After that I was compelled to find another success. Another hit I found was the "Homemade Guacamole" receipe with the"Beef Fajita" dish. This book not only provides wonderful health freindly meals for Breakfast, Snacks, Lunches, Main Courses, & Desserts but it houses a wealth of detailed facts on food safety and nutrition. There's even a Vegetarian section any Omnivore would love. Each receipe determines the specific nutrional benifits it provides to you and your baby. Also each receipe contains approximate nutritional information e.g. calories & fat, meal variations for specific diets such as diabetics, complete meal ideas (side dishes and such), storage tips, advanced preparation, & timesaving tips. Before each section of receipes a pantry list is provided to help organize your shopping list. I've only read and used about 1/16 of what this book has to offer and even now I'm completely satisfied. This book is sure to be of regular use even after I give birth.

Wonderful Recipes!.......2006-11-09

I absolutely love this Cookbook / Nutrition Guide. My husband and I are planning a pregnancy and I have decided to start making "healthier" nutrition choices. I was a bit skeptical at first but after trying a few of the recipes, I was hooked. These recipes do not compromise on full flavor! The "pearls of wisdom" information is so helpful too. I will be enjoying this book for many, many years. By the way - the "apple blueberry granola crisp" is my -now and probably forever- favorite dessert.
I'm really hoping the authors will collaborate and publish another cookbook.

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage

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Pregnant after 6 years
I did get pregnant after one month!
This book just makes sense
Worth a Try
Yams are sweet potatoes

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage
Fern Reiss
Manufacturer: Peanut Butter and Jelly Press
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Eat your way to pregnancy! The Infertility Diet is a nutritional approach to fertility enhancement and miscarriage prevention. Endorsed by infertility doctors across the country, this book is based on over 500 medical studies linking fertility and nutrition, and is a groundbreaker in the field. The essential diet for anyone trying to have a baby. A caring gift for all potential parents.

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage supplies specific nutritional advice for couples with problems including sperm count, motility, morphology and clumping; miscarriage; candida albicans; cervical fluid; endometriosis; estrogen/progesterone balance; hypothyroidism; luteal phase defects; ovulation; PCO; elevated prolactin levels; and prostaglandin. Learn what foods to eat--and what foods to avoid--to get pregnant and carry your baby to term.

Customer Reviews:

Pregnant after 6 years.......2007-01-19

After 3 failed IVFs, countless other procedures (including surgery), a miscarriage, and seeing 4 infertility OBGYNs, all of whom were considered among the top in their field, (and over $35K spent), we were told that the only way we were having a baby was with a donated egg. My husband bought this book, said it was our last hurrah, and followed the basic principles, which he distilled into a group of foods to avoid and foods to eat every day. We followed the diet for five months (it's easier to stick to if you know it's not forever) and I got pregnant in the sixth month. Our son is now 14 months old. My OBGYN calls him the miracle baby. We ate a lot of yams, true, but they were not the wild type, just the regular Safeway ones, and my husband fried them in oil and garlic. I think the best thing about this book is that the author is so positive and upbeat and makes you believe that you can conceive against overwhelming odds, which is the opposite of what all the specialists had been telling us for years.

I did get pregnant after one month!.......2006-05-03

I did not follow the diet strictly, but I simplified the diet by buying Amy's brown rice and tofu bowls which had most of the ingredients she recommended. I ate one of these every day for lunch. I also ate yams, yams and more yams. I got them from the local International grocery in St. Louis. I would think it would be hard to implement this diet if you are not in an urban area. I had been trying to get pregnant for a year before I tried this, and when I tried the diet, I got pregnant within a month. I agree that the diet is confusing, and it was impossible for me to follow strictly. But I did do the best I could and it seemed to work.

This book just makes sense.......2006-01-19

The previous reviewer's comments seem very harsh, and I can only guess she was hoping for a quick fix to her own infertility. How can one blame infertility on a good diet? I think the author makes a very solid connection between diet and infertility and her recommendations are good, but of course, one needs to be ready to implement change. If you are not ready to give up meat, of course you may be put off by her advice as the previous reviewer was. Animal proteins (meat) are not the only, and definitely not the best, source for iron, zinc and calcium. Any quick search on the internet will provide you with a list of alternative sources for these minerals...plus most women who are trying to get pregnant should be taking a prenatal vitamin, which will supplemant their mineral needs. But one should always look to food sources first for their vitamins and minerals as they are most easily absorbed by the body. I for one agree that food has a connection to infertility, plus who wouldn't want to "detox" their bodies to ensure they have a health environment for a growing baby.

Worth a Try.......2005-05-13

I bought this book and went on the diet during my second IVF cycle--after 3 years of trying. I got pregnant for the first time in my life...Unfortunately, I miscarried at 11 weeks, but this was due to Down's Syndrome & my doctors have told me it was not related to my infertility problems (endometriosis) at all.

What I most took to heart was the author's qualification that though the diet has not been proven by traditional scientific trials, the worst that will happen is that you will eat nutritiously while you're on it. I don't know if this diet got me pregnant or if it would have happened anyway, but now that I'm embarking on another IVF, I feel strongly enough about the diet that I am going on it again, just in case it was what made things work for me last time. (BTW, I did not follow the diet strictly after becoming pregnant). I also just ate the yams I found in the supermarket.

Maybe it's one of those mind over matter things. It is an effort, but I just feel like it's worth a try. Who knows?

Best of luck to all out there TTC.

Yams are sweet potatoes.......2005-01-21

Hi - I am interested in purchasing this book, so I have been reading all the comments. I just wanted to let everyone know that yams ARE sweet potatoes. The difference is that "yams" are sweet potatoes that are grown in south Louisiana. Hope this helps out some of you.

Superimmunity for Kids : What to Feed Your Children to Keep Them Healthy Now, and Prevent Disease in Their Future

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FABULOUS book...
A Must-Read for Moms
It's not that hard & a great book on eczema.
Great book!

Superimmunity for Kids : What to Feed Your Children to Keep Them Healthy Now, and Prevent Disease in Their Future
Leo Galland , and Dian Dincin Buchman
Manufacturer: Dell
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ASIN: 0440506794
Release Date: 1989-08-01

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Comment on Jaundice and breastfeeding.......2007-02-02

HI, I was just browsing through this book online and I came across the paragraph on jaundice and breastfeeding. This information was supremely inaccurate on this particular subject. The book says that breastfeeding makes jaundice worse and that you will have to stop nursing for your child to be cured of it. I am a very well read La Leche league member and breastfeeding is well known to reverse jaundice by helping your baby to excrete the bilirubin build up. The more often you nurse the faster your baby gets rid of the dead red blood cells. It is the best treatment for jaundice despite was this book says. Stopping brestfeeding during the crucial first weeks is dangerous for your baby's nutrition and immunity and bad for mom in terms of losing your milk supply and suffering engorgement or mastitis. Other than that topic I didn't read the rest of the book so it may otherwise be a good book.

FABULOUS book..........2007-01-17

We love this book. Except for the oysters (my kids just don't get into the texture), we follow everything on this book and our kids are SO MUCH healthier than their friends. They eat better at home AND they make healthier choices when they go to parties/events, as they are not used to so much sugar! I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to help their kids improve their immunity through diet.

A Must-Read for Moms.......2007-01-06

I found two things to be most helpful about this book: 1) the information on the essential fatty acids that young children need in their diets from flax oil, evening primrose, cod liver oil, etc, especially if they have allergies; and 2) the specific doses of certain vitamins and minerals for each age group.

My son's allergies to milk and wheat are gone, in part, I believe because I introduced flaxseed oil into his diet nine months ago as result of reading this book. Flaxseed oil, I found is the easiest to incorporate into a young child's diet because it's readily available at health food stores and it doesn't have any taste. I generously poured it onto my son's oatmeal every morning and it provided a good source of fat for him and, in my opinion, played a role in eliminating his allergies. Evening primrose and cod liver oils were a little tougher to be consistent with, but if your child has severe allergies, it's a small price to pay for the potential positive outcome.

As for vitamins and minerals, Dr. Galland has specific recommendations for safe upper dosing levels for different age groups. (Who knew that a 2-3 year old can have up to 1000mg/day of vitamin C as long as his tummy will tolerate it?)

I also found the chapter on nutrition for pregnant and nursing moms to be really helpful (for example, too much of the mineral manganese in the mother's diet can be toxic to a nursing infant up to six weeks of age).

The main concern for me, however, had to do with Dr. Galland's recommendation for so much soy in children's diets. There has recently been much controversy over the safety of soy for kids because of the high amounts of isoflavones or naturally occuring plant-based estrogen. Babies on soy formula have been observed as young as three years old to go into puberty, it is believed, due to the estrogen in soy. [...] So I wonder if Dr. Galland were to write an updated or revised version of this book, if he would still recommend so much soy for children.

At any rate, the book is a brilliant reference point for moms and it's easy to pick and choose what is doable and helpful for your child and lifestyle. I consider it a valuable and insightful must-read for every mom. Thanks, Dr. Galland, for sharing your expertise on child nutrition. It's so refreshing to hear from nutritionally oriented MDs who don't resort to medication for every problem.

It's not that hard & a great book on eczema........2006-10-25

Why feed your kids something that actually depletes the nutrition you are trying so hard to give them [such as hydrogenated oils which prevent your child's body from absorbing other nutrients it needs]?

This book makes it clear what kid's need & what they don't need. I found the explanation of which vitamins/minerals can be too much - blocking absorption of other necessary nutrients - very helpful. Everyone I have turned on to the book has loved it!

Another thing I found helpful was the chapter on what to start feeding your 6 month - 1 yr. old. It lists what to start them on & what to hold off on & explains why. This is far more detailed than our pediatrician's information. The prenatal chapter is good as well & I wish I had this book when I was pregnant.

Especially easy & helpful is the information on which supplements are beneficail for your child's specific needs/problems like hyperactivey, yeast infections, eczema, cradle cap, fatigue, diabetes ect..

It's really not that hard. It's very basic nutritional information just well explained. It's really not difficult to feed your kids & yourself basic whole foods. Read the labels! You may quickly realize these are lifestyle changes that you want to make since it is so beneficial to your child's health & development of their brain, eyes, etc.

Great format & an easy read.
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I HAVE FOUND ON ECZEMA FOR CHILDREN OR ADULTS.

I also recommend:
Chemical-Free Kids: How to Safeguard Your Child's Diet and Environment by Allan Magaziner, Linda Bonvie, and Anthony Zolezzi
This book better explains the importance of organic foods among other things.
Another great format & an easy read.

Great book!.......2005-10-19

I agree with one reviewer who said that it is difficult to pull off. But, I will still give this one 5 Stars. First I never knew how much important EFAs are and this book explains that well. Second it talks about tackling EFA and other mineral defficiencies for kids of various ages starting from Prenatal(pregnancy). I love the format in which this was written. Very easy to refer. My three and a half yr old is a very picky eater. I might not make her eat all the healthy stuff thats said in the book. But I started rubbing FLAX oil onto her skin, and her eczema is getting better.

The book also tells you about anti-nutrients. I now think a little before giving junk food to my kid. Recipes sound good but I never tried them yet. Hopefully I will get my kid to eat atleast a few of those. Highly recomment to parents who worry why your kid gets sick more often and suffers more than all the rest of the neighbourhood kids.

Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to the Weight Loss Your Doctor Promised

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Wish I'd gotten the updated version
Buy the updated version!
Well Written!
Are you kidding me...???
Excellent Read!!

Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to the Weight Loss Your Doctor Promised
Eileen Behan
Manufacturer: Villard
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ASIN: 0679733558
Release Date: 1992-10-27

Book Description

Behan shows the nursing mom how to shed pounds and work on getting her figure back while keeping her child properly nourished and happy, with the revolutionary program she devised for herself in order to lose 52 pounds while nursing.

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Wish I'd gotten the updated version.......2007-08-07

As much as I wanted to like this diet, it just did not work for me. She recommended eating 2400 calories for my body type/weight and I knew that would never help me lose weight. The biggest thing this book helped with was knowing that it's really important for me to make the most of every calorie while breastfeeding, for my OWN health. Diet info is changing constantly, and I felt like Behan recommended way too many starches and way too little protein, especially for a mom who's getting back into strength training. I don't know what her 2007 version of this book suggests, but I'm sure it's more updated in this regard. I've read over and over on the internet that a breastfeeding mother should eat at least 1800 calories, so I've been sticking with around 1800-1950 using some of Behan's suggestions (and also using Bob Green's Best Life Diet), and have immediately seen weight loss and have no problems with milk supply.

Buy the updated version!.......2007-05-09

Please note how old this edition is (1992!) and choose the updated edition Eat Well, Lose Weight, While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers. We've learned a lot about diet, nutrients, and bfing in the last 14+ years!

Well Written!.......2007-01-10

I really enjoyed this book. I found that it was really easy to read and it didn't take long to read the entire book. I really didn't want to "diet" while breastfeeding but was wanting information on how I should eat while breastfeeding. I found that when I started eating better by following the book's suggestions and began excercising regularly, I started losing half a pound a week. I am now proud to say that I weigh less than I did before I got pregnant and am still nursing my 7 month old daughter.

Are you kidding me...???.......2006-10-04

This book was such a disappointment to me! The majority of her information is completely inaccurate. I would have expected a little more coming from a dietician. The only thing I can say about this book on a positive note, is a few of the recipes are okay and she supports breastfeeding. I felt like this book was/is right with our culture...focused on how mom looks after having a baby. New mom's have enough on their plate worrying about how to adjust to this little person who's taken over their life. They don't need another book emphasizing how their body should look or perform. Every mom is different, I know. I just think mothers should be focused on breastfeeding successfully and loving their sweet baby, not trying to fit into prepregnancy pants 2 weeks postpartum. A lot has changed in 14 years and new mom's need to realize that as well...this book is 14 years old. Good luck.

Excellent Read!!.......2006-05-29

This book was the best. There is so much useful information inside that is easy to understand and written in such a way it reads guickly and you don't have to dwell over each page to grasp it. It had the information I couldn't find other places about the nutrients you need while breastfeeding and how to know that you can eat healthy and lose the weight without having to worry about depriving your child or yourself of the wonderful bond of breastfeeding.

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is Born

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Must Have
Worth the time to read
Essential Exercises For The Childbearing Year
Probably not for women who are already exercisers

Essential Exercises for the Childbearing Year: A Guide to Health and Comfort Before and After Your Baby Is Born
Elizabeth Noble
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A book to help women understand the biomechanics of the entire maternity cycle and the rationale for and against certain exercises. Noble shows how to recognize and remedy weakness and dysfunction that often plagues the average, sedentary woman during her childbearing year. As well as chapters explaining role of the key muscles (abdominal and pelvic floor) during pregnancy, labor, birth and postpartum, there are chapters on the principles of exercise, posture, comfort, bed rest, and Cesarean rehabilitation. Hands-on techniques for relieving some of the common joint discomforts are listed in the appendix and there are summary tear-sheets at the back of the bookfor the prenatal, postpartum and Cesarean recovery programs.

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essentail exercises for the childbearing years.......2007-10-12

the book is a good book althought i was a little disappointed becasue there were about 6 pages that didn't print good and the material printed half on one page and the rest on the other page. aside from that the book it's is very usefull.

Must Have .......2007-01-11

This book educates women about important exercises during pregnancy and post partem that will give them a new perspective on how their bodies work. In fact, imparting the exercises throughout life from now on would benefit every woman immensely.

Worth the time to read.......2006-04-29

After reading some of the negative reviews, I felt compelled to write my own. In my first pregnancy, I did find the book hard to follow in some places (and yes it could be organized better), and I did not use it. Now in my second preganacy, and in hindsight I greatly regret not taking the time to actually read it and use it. I have searched for other books, and have found some that seem better organized, however, all of the other books seem based on MS Noble's but less complete, and do not really promote exercises which will not increase pelvic floor problems. This book is designed to protect the pelvic floor, and repair it (instead of surgery). So no, do not expect to break a sweat or find and intense work out (of which high body temp is bady for baby's brain anyway). If you are looking for something with a 5 second simple sound byte for instructions, this is not the book for you. Such as in life, some of the really good things require thorough explanantion and a bit of your time. Ms. Noble's book was one of the first like it, is still the base reference for most others, and will truly teach you how to protect your abdomen and pelvic floor safely. Unlike some other books, which have exercises that will actually increase abdominal recti seams. So, if after pregancny you do not want a saggy abdomen, a uterus hanging down, and not to pee when you sneeze- this is the book for you.

Essential Exercises For The Childbearing Year.......2006-02-07

I wish that I had found and read this book before both of my pregnancies, especially since I now have a severe uterine prolapse shortly after my second! (I never even knew this could happen in someone my age- 36!) I will now try to repair some of the damage pregnancy and delivery has wrought on my body by using the exercises in this book, and fully recommend other women do the same to avoid the awful problems I am having!

Probably not for women who are already exercisers.......2002-08-31

Although this book has some really interesting points on abdominal exercises (although the other reviewers are right about the poor organization; and, there are typos and visually the pages are very cluttered), it absolutely does not offer an overall fitness program. It's much more like a physical therapy program focussed on abs and pelvic floor. So, if what you're looking for is supplemental exercises to add, it may be fine for you, but I'm going back to the drawing board to find a more all-purpose pregnancy exercise book. Plus, I think I can handle more than three or four crunches (I think she says you can do "up to five").

Also, be aware that the author has a judgmental streak. I may agree with some of her digs at the medical establishment (I was delighted, for example, to hear her pooh-pooh the idea that lying or exercising on your back will cause supine hypotension), but when she aims her barbs at women with bad posture, for example, it seems counter-productive (I could do without the screaming jagged "NO!"s next to the pictures of incorrect posture).

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Excellent help for major issues: morning sickness, conception...

Found book very helpful and informative

Infertility info alone worth the purchase

Contradicts what my nutritionist and doctor advises

Odd but worth it

Eat Right For Your Baby: The Individulized Guide to Fertility and Maximum Heatlh During Pregnancy
Peter J. D'Adamo , and Catherine Whitney
Manufacturer: Berkley Trade
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Cook Right 4 Your Type: The Practical Kitchen Companion to Eat Right 4 Your Type

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ASIN: 0425196143
Release Date: 2004-07-06

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Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo applies his bestselling blood type diet plan to expectant parents and infants. This one-of-a-kind guide offers methods of maximizing health from fertility through every stage of pregnancy and the baby's first year:

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Excellent help for major issues: morning sickness, conception..........2007-09-11

I have bought no less than 4 copies of this book for myself and friends, and can't recommend it often enough. Never followed it to the letter, but as a general guide (which I do loosely with the whole Blood Type concept). My whole immediate family is Type A, though, so we have it easier than lots of families!

I first used this book when I was trying to conceive daughter #2. After the birth of dauchter #1, we had moved from CA to the east coast, and over time, my diet had morphed into many non-healthy choices for my Type A family. After several months of no results, I read this and changed my diet to follow the Type A plan more closely. In just a few weeks, we were pregnant.

My next door neighbor was also trying to conceive her 1st baby at this time. After two miscarriages, I lent her this book - and to her surprise, she read that the combination of blood types between her and her husband was one that was prone to miscarriages. Imagine the relief of knowing that there was a real reason for this, not "something she had done" or wasn't doing. She birthed her first baby 10 months after making some changes to her diet based on this.

Another friend was having terrible morning sickness, and following the traditional advice of "experts" was actually amaking her feel worse, not better. Once she found her type in here, she was able to curb the sickness and get through her first trimester by EATING and actually absorbing the nutrients her baby and body needed.

Admittedly, the contents of this book can appear odd to those not familiar with the concept, and I've had many "western" medicine doctors pooh-pooh this all. But the fact is, no one can explain the results we've had in any "traditional" manner. I'm here buying copy #5 tonight!

Found book very helpful and informative.......2007-01-04

I think this diet may be easiest to follow for Type O blood types. I found the diet to be very similar to what I am eating now with a few changes. Actually small changes. I think one of the greatest challenges for the Type O blood types is the need to eat meat and the aversion to it for some during pregnancy. I like many of the recipes and plan to incorporate them into my diet. As with anything and any book you read take what you can from it and use the info that helps you. Each person is different no matter what type blood they may have. I even read a comment from someone regarding pregnancy and eating according to blood types and although Type 0 - while pregnant she was more drawn to the foods of the child she was carrying's blood type. I really think our bodies guide us to what's best and what's most needed. This was a book I borrowed from the library but then wound up getting my own copy.

Infertility info alone worth the purchase.......2005-11-27

Before I had read this book or been introduced to the "Right For Your Type" diet concept, I followed something very close to what D'Adamo advocates for my type. After 5 years of infertility, we conceived our baby daughter. Now that I have read the author's other books, I am not surprised to see that his recommendations can help infertile couples conceive and help those with recurring miscarriage.

I understand that carnivorous Type As and vegetarian Type Os will struggle with the diet. My encouragement is to read Live Right For Your Type first so that you actually get the science part of this. Then ask the many infertile women who have conceived after following his diet how "nuts" it is.

Contradicts what my nutritionist and doctor advises .......2005-02-09

The concept of the book is interesting which got me reading in the first place. Although as I hit page 100, I just could not continue. I was to avoid all cheeses that are mostly considered safe for me and baby and that it was OK for me to eat some harmful (unpasteurized) ones. I feel sorry for the pregnant woman and her fetus who follows this ridiculous diet plan and ends up with listeria. There are also some "no no" fish that are listed on the OK list also. But I was absolutely floored when it told me to avoid all meat.. (protein is essential!) This is a crucial time for optimal health so please, just eat healthy and see a doctor or nutritionist who actually knows what they are talking about.

Odd but worth it.......2003-10-15

Reading the other reviews, I can hear where other reviewers are coming from. It's true, this way of eating and exercising does not provide a one-size-fits-all approach, and often can seem odd. Dr. D'Adamo's Blood Type diet & exercise recommendations are explained in much more detail in earlier books. In particular, Live Right 4 Your Type would be a great introduction to the theory and science behind the Blood Type Diet (BTD). I see Eat Right 4 Your Baby (ER4YB) as a resource for folks who already have familiarity with the BTD and have found that it makes sense for them. I do wish that ER4YB included information regarding variations for non-secretors. As someone working towards getting healthy now, in anticipation of pregnancy in a few years, this information is very helpful to me, including in terms for maximizing fertility. I have lost 60 pounds in the last year from following these diet & exercise guidlines, and have seen a tremendous improvement in my energy, allergies, asthma, sinuses, and joint stiffness.

Your Pregnancy Quick Guide to Nutrition and Weight Management: What you Need to Know about Eating Right and Staying Fit during Your Pregnancy

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Your Pregnancy Quick Guide to Nutrition and Weight Management: What you Need to Know about Eating Right and Staying Fit during Your Pregnancy
Glade B. Curtis , and Judith Schuler
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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ASIN: 0738209546
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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Everything you need to know about eating right and staying fit during your pregnancy

* Sample meal plans for pregnancy, as well as breastfeeding and bottle feeding mothers
* Advice on managing special needs: from cravings to morning sickness
* Cooking tips for safe and nutritious meals and snacks
* Information on food groups, serving sizes, and suggestions for eating wisely

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Nothing Spectacular.......2005-01-19

I bought this small guide thinking it would clarify exactly what I should be keeping in mind nutrition-wise being 3 months pregnant ( I had found What to Expect's nutrition section somewhat hard to follow). This very short book had a LOT of repetition and, in some instances, displayed a poor editing job (under the heading of Peanut Allergies you will find the suggestion that you should really eliminate fish, eggs and cows milk from your diet to avoid exposing your baby to some common allergens--whether during pregnancy or while breastfeeding is unclear, while a chapter ago the book strongly advocated 12 ounces of fish per week). All in all, this book did have good information and good looking recipes (hence the three stars) but could have been much better, and I did not find that the quality justified an $8 price tag.

Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, Revised Edition: The Complete Guide to Eating Before, During, and After Your Pregnancy

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Just another diet book, targeted to a different audience
Makes it very easy to be healthy for yourself and your baby
Just what I had expected
Two books - two sisters pregnant
Easy to follow

Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy, Revised Edition: The Complete Guide to Eating Before, During, and After Your Pregnancy
Elizabeth Somer
Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks
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Nutrition for a Healthy Pregnancy is a reliable reference for women who want more than just a how to eat guide. Fully revised in a smaller trim size, this edition features new menus and recipes as well as the latest findings on how a mothers nutrition during pregnancy determines her childs risk for heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and other diseases later in life. Youll find clear explanations of what foods to avoid and why the role of vitamins and minerals and how to choose the right supplements how what you eat affects your labor and delivery dietary guidelines for pregnant women over thirty-five, as well as for pregnant teens how diet helps prevent common problems, from morningsickness and food cravings to heartburn and muscle cramps which foods and nutrients speed your recovery after the babyis born

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Just another diet book, targeted to a different audience.......2007-01-29

This book did not offer anything new from the usual "everything in moderation", except for no smoking, no drinking and take your prenatal vitamins. Chances are, if you were healthy before pregnancy, you will continue to be healthy in pregnancy, if you were not healthy before, now it is a good time to become healthy, but if you were struggling with losing weight, this book will seem like any other diet book in the market.

Makes it very easy to be healthy for yourself and your baby.......2006-10-31

How does a car run? It needs all the essentials: gas, oil, break pads, etc. Without one of these, the car doesn't function like it could. Same with our bodies. This book really spells this out.

A little uptight (forgive yourself-you are human) at times, but this book has a list of all the minerals and vitamins we need in a day to be healthy for ourselves and our baby, how much we need in each trimester (and after), and what foods to eat in order to get them. Believe it or not, it is easier than you think.

I started being a health nut and exercise freak at age 14. A decade later, I started reading this book before my daughter was conceived to find out how to supply for two. It has some great recipes, advice, and tells you what mineral and vitamin does for you and your baby at each stage.

Just what I had expected.......2006-06-21

I thought this book was very useful. I bought it as soon as I found out I was pregnant with our first child because I wanted to ensure that my developing baby was getting proper nutrition. This book achieved that purpose. As a scientist, I had read several studies that found evidence of the nutritional status of the mother in the health of her future grandchildren. Moreover, that my diet could affect what diseases, if any my child developed later in life. I wanted to make sure the legacy I created would be a good one. This book was broken down into the nutrition needed for each stage. There were sections for pre-pregnancy, a section for each of the three trimesters and post pregnancy (which included sections for nutrients needed while breastfeeding and returning to pre-pregnancy weight.) It also included mock menu's and recipe ideas. Overall I thought it was a good book to have particularly if you own no other books on the subject. Particularly useful were the charts listing types of foods containing the nutrients you need. There were also descriptions about the vitamins and minerals needed and why the baby needs them. This book is definitely a keeper.

Two books - two sisters pregnant.......2006-02-08

I am a nutrition major, and I want to specialize in nutrition for pregnant women. I bought this book because of the wealth of information. I showed it to my teachers, all Registered Dietitians, and they were surprised by how accurate it was. Three months ago my sister found out she was pregnant. I gave her my copy of this book and her husband sat down for an hour highlighting pretty much everything this book. He liked the recommendations for what food products to avoid and what items she was going to need more of. She is now four months pregnant and is still using this book. I ordered another copy so I could keep one for my knowledge. Last week, my other sister found out she was seven weeks pregnant. I immediately gave her the copy that I had just ordered for myself. This is her first pregnancy and she had no idea what to do. This book is also turning out to be very useful to her. I am now ordering my third copy, however, my third and final sister is getting married in a month, and I see another pregnancy in the future.

Easy to follow.......2005-07-22

This book provides great information on nutrition from the planning stages, to the end of pregnancy, to after delivery. It is very informative and explains, in detail, the reasons why you need certain vitamins and minerals. It includes summary charts that are great to refer to when you need a refresher!

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thank god I didn't pay for it
goes WAY overboard
HORRIBLE recipes, unrealistic expectations!
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This was my favorite pregnancy book!

What to Eat When You're Expecting
Arlene Eisenberg , Heidi Murkoff , and Sandee Hathaway
Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company
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You are what you eat, and your baby is too. Not surprisingly, a pregnant womanís chances of giving birth to a healthy infant are dramatically improved when she's on an excellent diet. From the authors of the bestselling What to Expect When Youíre Expecting and What to Expect the First Year, together with over 15 million copies in print, here is the definitive guide to nourishing both the unborn child and the mother-to-be.

What to East When You're Expecting suggests a "Daily Dozen" diet comprised of wholesome unprocessed foods. Allowing for a weight gain of 20 to 30 pounds, its easy-to-follow plan uses a simple system to monitor servings from 12 food groups that promote fetal development and maternal well-being.

In addition to 100 recipes, the book suggests the best foods to eat at home, in restaurants, even at the office or when traveling. It is sympathetic to the modern womanís particular concerns and time pressures, and offers special counsel to vegetarians, special warnings to those who drink, smoke, or fast, and special encouragement to all who plan to breastfeed. Over 823,000 copies in print.

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thank god I didn't pay for it.......2007-08-14

This book works hard to confirm your worst fears, and with all the tact and forgiveness normally associated with the Gestapo.
If I wanted to stay thin, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant.

goes WAY overboard.......2007-03-07

I generally like the "What to Expect..." books, despite the sometimes preachy tone, but this one just goes too far. I made it about halfway through this book and then just put it down in disgust. It was making me afraid to eat anything for fear that it was not a "perfect" food.

Certainly it's good to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and dairy products, and to limit processed foods and artificial additives, whether you're pregnant or not. If you're looking for encouragement to do that and some recipes you can use, this book may have some value.

However, if you're like me and tend to be strict with yourself and/or go overboard, this is probably not the book for you. If you take this book literally, you should avoid ALL refined sugar for the entire 9 months you are pregnant. That means not a single piece of candy, cake, Christmas cookie, nothing at all. Plus they seem to assume that you will cook home cooked meals out of fresh ingredients (no convenience foods) every day and oh by the way, bake a couple of times a week. In my experience this is not realistic for most modern pregnant women who generally have full time jobs and/or other young children.

I found the whole thing to be depressing and discouraging, so I just put it away and followed my doctor's dietary guidelines, which were nowhere near this strict. Although I probably would have gained less weight had I followed this book, I had a happy, healthy pregnancy and didn't stress so much about what I was eating. I see no evidence that my daughter would have been better off had I eliminated the occasional chocolate or cookie from my diet and been miserably obsessed with every bite that crossed my lips.

I don't recommend this book unless you are already committed to following a sugar-free, all whole grain diet and are looking for encouragement, or are just looking for some healthy recipes and are able to take the rest of it with a grain of salt.

HORRIBLE recipes, unrealistic expectations!.......2007-01-31

Yes, it is completely true what the other reviewers have pointed out - this book has RIDICULOUS standards that no human being could possibly live up to. When I first purchased this book (luckily second-hand so I didn't pay full price) I was very excited about having a wealth of knowledge and recipes at my fingertips. But as soon as I started reading it, it just made me feel so guilty and horrible about everything I ate before I knew I was pregnant, and also what I was expected to do now that I know. Talk about ruining the experience! I even tried some of the recipes in the book - the veggie soup was bogus and "FUDGE BROWNIES"??? Give me a break, those were the most disgusting things I have ever tried to eat. They were not chocolately in the least but rather tasted like some kind of fig bars. Just listen to your body and your doctor's advice and skip this piece of trash!

Book.......2007-01-12

This was OK I think you would be better off just getting what to expect when your expecting and read it.

This was my favorite pregnancy book!.......2006-09-11

I had always feared the aftermath of a pregnancy, but following this plan for my 1st pregnancy left me leaner after the pregnancy than before--even though I stopped working out at 5 months! I only gained 23 lbs total, many people did not know I was pregnant for the first 6-7 months.

Some are angry at the guidelines, they are tough but they really do help. Here in the US, there are so many whole grain options out there it is realistic. When I was pregnant with my son, we were deployed in Italy; let's just say, it was very difficult to find reasonable foods to eat outside the home.

Although I cheated on occasion, the chart was very helpful for me, and re-emphasized the importance of vegetables and dairy in my diet. It also clarifies which food dyes and additives are dangerous for a growing baby. If you eat smartly, as the book recommends, you can count some items more than once--if you feel that the program requires you to eat too much.

My baby was an average 7lb 14oz, very healthy, without colic issues.

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