Pre-conceptual Care……It Matters!

Nutritional Support in Pregnancy

Planning Planning for pregnancy is key to ensuring a healthy embryo. The long-term health of your baby as well as their future children is determined by the health of the egg and sperm prior to conception. It is therefore of great value for you and your partner to invest a minimum of 3 months (ideally more!) into your prenatal health to help shape your child’s future for the better and reduce the risk of pregnancy complications. Prior to pregnancy we encourage you to really focus on your diet to help increase vitamin and mineral levels substantially, reduce inflammation in the body and improve the gut microbiome in the hope of supporting your sex hormones and thyroid hormones specifically. This is vital for conception and the maintenance of early pregnancy. In addition, depending on your history we may encourage you to remove gluten, soy or dairy from the diet to reduce the overall burden of inflammation in the body in order to improve egg and sperm abundance and quality. Understanding Nutrients Although Conception and pregnancy draw on all the mother’s nutrient stores, there are certain specific minerals that are exceptionally important as they support your thyroid and iron levels, two systems […]