Many future moms upon first realizing that they're pregnant are left in awe of
what to do next. Usually everyone searches Google, "what can I eat
while pregnant." Then it starts to sink in that, "I have to take a
prenatal vitamin!" But is it true... is it absolutely required?
Just about every doctor, advertiser, and friend you have will get on their soap box and preach to the world that, "Yes it is!" But, I'm here to tell you that it isn't. At least not exactly...
If you're relatively healthy, then there's no reason why you couldn't get all of your required nutrition from eating FOOD, yes real food. I realize that this might sound nuts considering today's society that we live in... but is it so strange to believe such a thing?
Not to mention, vitamin supplements are unable to cure any type of disease found in our bodies. And yet, it's widely realized that this is one of the many paybacks from eating real food.
Consider that supplements (like prenatal vitamins) are entirely synthetic, being made in a lab, in an attempt to duplicate what nature has already been doing for thousands of years. It would only make sense that what nature provided for us would be better than any artificially copied version. Wouldn't you say so?
It's frustrating to see that the same people that recommend you "NEED" to take a prenatal vitamin are often the same people trying to sell you one!
Profit aside, would they still recommend you take a supplement? Especially when a much healthier alternative has existed for so long and is easily accessed today, I don't think so. Yes eating real food, who would have thought that alone could have been what you were searching for all along?
Every now and then we have to take a second to analyze the situation put before us, and use our intuition to help guide us in the right direction. Too often supplements are treated as a "constant crutch" that we have trouble letting go of. When it comes to raising our children, we should only be focusing on the best possible we can do... and unfortunately the "magic pill" solution won't cut it here.
So I invite you to re-think what others may have told you in the past, and to be open enough to come up with a plan that helps YOU take control of your baby's health. Instead of relying on some artificial solution that merely tries to imitate the real solution that has existed for so long.
Just about every doctor, advertiser, and friend you have will get on their soap box and preach to the world that, "Yes it is!" But, I'm here to tell you that it isn't. At least not exactly...
If you're relatively healthy, then there's no reason why you couldn't get all of your required nutrition from eating FOOD, yes real food. I realize that this might sound nuts considering today's society that we live in... but is it so strange to believe such a thing?
Not to mention, vitamin supplements are unable to cure any type of disease found in our bodies. And yet, it's widely realized that this is one of the many paybacks from eating real food.
Consider that supplements (like prenatal vitamins) are entirely synthetic, being made in a lab, in an attempt to duplicate what nature has already been doing for thousands of years. It would only make sense that what nature provided for us would be better than any artificially copied version. Wouldn't you say so?
It's frustrating to see that the same people that recommend you "NEED" to take a prenatal vitamin are often the same people trying to sell you one!
Profit aside, would they still recommend you take a supplement? Especially when a much healthier alternative has existed for so long and is easily accessed today, I don't think so. Yes eating real food, who would have thought that alone could have been what you were searching for all along?
Every now and then we have to take a second to analyze the situation put before us, and use our intuition to help guide us in the right direction. Too often supplements are treated as a "constant crutch" that we have trouble letting go of. When it comes to raising our children, we should only be focusing on the best possible we can do... and unfortunately the "magic pill" solution won't cut it here.
So I invite you to re-think what others may have told you in the past, and to be open enough to come up with a plan that helps YOU take control of your baby's health. Instead of relying on some artificial solution that merely tries to imitate the real solution that has existed for so long.
And finally, if you are interested in discovering a pregnancy diet plan that's right for you, please check out the "Vitamin Replacement Challenge" featured on Wisdom Square at http://www.wisdom-square.com/vitamin-replacement-challenge.html.
