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Product Reviews:
Healthy Parents, Better Babies: A Couple's Guide to Natural Preconception Health Care |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: awesome
Comments: I have only begun this book and I am amazed at the wealth of information in regards to Nutrition. I have been studying nutrition for several years now and although I know what certain vitamins and minerals are for and their function in the body, we never really learned the specifics in regards to preconception, prenatal and postnatal nutrition. I look forward to continuing to read this book and expand my knowledge. This book even has me considering specializing in preconception nutrition in my practice!! |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: The book made me scared to concieve!!
Comments: This book was horrible. I think other people have said it however after I read it I was scared to conceive. The way the information was presented it pretty much read, "If you do not follow this book you will have a horrible pregnancy and a screwed up child" NO JOKE!! Some information seemed helpful, however it seriously was full of scary senerios that made me scared to get pregnant!! If you are looking for a great preconcetion book, this isnt it!! (Try Before Your Pregnany, a 90-Day guide for couples on how to prepare for a healthy conception... <-- this is an amazing book!!) |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: I have a better baby!!
Comments: I love this book's philosophy about using nutrition and lifestyle to improve one's fertility rather than resorting to assisted reproductive technology.
It was a bit daunting in its detail about toxicity and at times makes you wonder how anyone ever has a healthy baby. I also found it difficult to take all the endorseed nutrients as there is no single product on the market which matches the endorseations.
That said, however, hubby and I did follow the book to what we thought was a reasonable degree and I had an easy pregnancy and easy birth and our 2yo daughter has been healthy and delightful her whole life.
we've been trying to conceive #2 for some time now and have again turned recently to the book. This time we have contacted the Balmain Wellness Centre and they have supplied us with the nutrient packs and we are booked for an appointment with them. Rather go there than IVF!!!! |
Rating: 2 (out of 5)
Summary: Not endorseed for the anxiety- and guilt-prone.
Comments: As someone interested in herbal medicine to supplement standardized medical guidelines for preconception wellness, I gave this book a try. The prologue's "Two Stories-With and Without Preconception Health Care," sets the fear-planting, extremist tone that runs through much of the advice. The authors compare the outcome for2hypothetical couples, and the "bad" parents (meaning the ones who do not follow their regimen) encounter numerous disturbing consequences for their child, like "he is clumsy and accident-prone."
Some of the authors' suggestions seem complicated (and unnecessary?) to pursue, like sending away a hair sample for a trace analysis that must be performed by a lab.1section I did appreciate discussed flexibility and yoga poses. The illustrations and instructions were clearly written and do not seem too challenging.
Overall, the authors' preachy tone was a huge turnoff for me. My friend who browsed through my copy after recently delivering a healthy girl was appalled by this book - she felt like the writers connect blame on a mother for not having their "ideal" vision of a baby and the deli. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Excellent source!!
Comments: I found this book to be an excellent resource to use while preparing for conception. almost all of all, I found the dietary information to be valuable. The information in this book really defines the importance of great basic health and how it relates to the conception period (and to your growing baby once you are pregnant). We followed the dietary advice and we were pregnant on the 1st try!!!!!! It was a easy read and I encourage all to read it, eone can benefit from it. |
