Preconceptional & Prenatal Nutrition

Scientific findings are elucidating the long-term health impact of nutritional status and toxin exposure during fetal development. The link between folic acid deficiency and neural tube defects is recognized by conventional medicine. Other correlations, however, have not yet filtered down to the mainstream practitioner. For example, there appears to be a connection between adequacy of certain dietary fats and proper neurological development. This may translate into greater intelligence and reduced risk to neurological diseases in adulthood. There is still much to learn about the link between dietary factors and fetal development but there is enough information available now for us to be making better choices to assure that our developing progeny are given every possible advantage.