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Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pregnancy and preeclampsia

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The cause of pre-eclampsia was discovered in the 1960's, by an obstetrician by the name of Dr. Tom Brewer. He discovered that the cause of pre-eclampsia was an abnormal blood volume, caused by malnutrition, or food deficiency.Here is an excerpt from an article that I have written on the Brewer Pregnancy Diet"One of the main f... More..

Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Pregnancy: Nutrition and diet

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IntroductionThe Brewer Diet consists of 14 food groups which a mother can choose from daily or weekly.[1] However, the diet can be summarized as having four basic components: 2600 calories, 80-120 grams of protein, salt to taste, and unrestricted weight gain.The specifics of the diet have been compiled by Dr. Tom Brewer, an o... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Effects of drinking coffee while pregnant

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The biggest problem with the consumption of caffeine during pregnancy is that caffeine destroys B-vitamins, essential vitamins in pregnancy. According to Adelle Davis, nutritionist and author of Let's Have Healthy Children, deficiency of Vitamin B6, one of the B-vitamins, can cause or exacerbate nausea and vomiting, bad breat... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH)

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Elevated blood pressure in an otherwise healthy pregnancy, often called "Pregnancy Induced Hypertension", is caused by low blood volume. This in turn is caused by a lack of the foods necessary for maintaining a healthy pregnancy.One of the main tasks of the pregnant body is to increase the blood volume by 50-60%. The liver wo... More..

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