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I’m Pregnant…What Nutritional Products Should I Take?
January 4, 2015
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Ok first off, before any rumours start, I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!  Trust me the 4 beautiful healthy children I already have are as much as this mom can take on in this lifetime.  What I do know however is this is a question that I had on the top of my mind during my pregnancies.

I will be the first one to tell you that for my first 2 pregnancies that date back over 12 years now, I did not know much at all about nutrition.  I knew that the doctors and the books and TV commercials always said, take a good prenatal vitamin.  They always pushed the importance of folic acid and beyond that I knew NOTHING!  I thought I was doing the best for my babies by buying the big name brands available at Walmart or Costco.  I certainly knew nothing about  quality, potency, absorbency & especially not the difference between natural supplements versus synthetic ones!  Thankfully, by the time my 4th pregnancy came around I had been introduced to and educated on natural nutrition and the importance of all the aspects involved in selecting the best possible nutrition to feed my body and my growing fetus!

My mind got opened right up about prenatal nutrition back in August of 2009 when I ran into Dr. Jamie McManus, Shaklee Chairman of Medical Affairs, Health Sciences and Education walking down a hallway during a conference in St. Louis and asked her what I should and should not be taking during my pregnancy?  Well let’s just say she her answer was the most direct and simple answer I had ever heard!   Have a look at this video where Dr. Jamie shares health tips you need for a healthy pregnancy & learn about all the important nutritional information you will need just as she shared it with me that day in 2009.

I can tell you that by following Dr. Jamie’s prenatal advice, I had the best pregnancy EVER!  Remember it wasn’t my first time around the block on this one.  I had experienced 3 previous pregnancies all of which I experienced 3 months of awful morning sickness and complete lack of energy.  I believed this was all just a normal part of pregnancy, I mean everyone gets morning sickness right?  WRONG, my 4th pregnancy I had ZERO morning sickness and more energy then I thought was possible during pregnancy and running after 3 other young children.  I am a perfect example of the average women out there today.  I thought that I was doing what was right just by taking a prenatal vitamin but the truth was, I learned I could do SO MUCH BETTER!  I would recommend without an ounce of doubt the Shaklee Nutrition products as laid out by Dr. Jamie to any pregnant women who is looking to offer the best possible nutrition to that ever so important life growing with in her body!

I believe pregnancy is the most amazing miracle there is and I am truly saddened that I will never experience this again.  However I believe that ever women deserves the ability to know what it feels like to go through an entire 9 months feeling healthy and energetic allowing themselves to fully enjoy the amazing process that is taking place within them!  If you want to learn more about products mentioned by Dr. Jamie, please select on the image below.

Once you have made it through the long 9 months of pregnancy, you may be interested in knowing how to continue offering the best nutrition to your body as you navigate life as a busy new mom.  Check out my post, ‘Natural Nutrition for Moms‘. (Coming Soon)

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