Are you pregnant or do you want to have a child? There are essential aspects for your pregnancy to be healthy: one of them is the quality of...
Are you pregnant or do you want to have a child? There are essential aspects for your pregnancy to be healthy: one of them is the quality of the food you eat. The development of a healthy fetus depends on a balanced diet that contains all the nutrients. What's more, many pregnancy problems are caused by a poor diet. And not only in the gestation process, because an incorrect diet can cause problems in the future of your child.
Nutrition in pregnancy and intellectual development of the child
For example, according to the digital newspaper El Universal, studies carried out by specialists from the University of Amsterdam determined that if the pregnant woman does not have an adequate dose of the hormone thyroxine, there is a great probability that her son, when he enters school, will have a poor performance. in mathematics. To be more exact: children who were exposed to a low dose of this hormone had a 90% chance of getting low grades in this subject since thyroxine is essential for brain development.
That is why it is recommended to consume foods that contain iodine among their components during pregnancy, since the lack of thyroxine is due to an insufficiency of iodine, according to the source consulted. Among the foods, with iodine, we can find fish, milk, blueberries, beans, and strawberries.
Consequences of a good diet in pregnancy
But not only iodine is indispensable. It is necessary to consult with your family doctor or obstetrician to guide you in relation to this issue. A correct diet is one that incorporates all the nutrients. In addition, a healthy diet is so essential that it could help minimize postpartum depression. So say Patrick Holford and Susannah Lawson in their book Optimum Nutrition Before, During, and After Pregnancy. According to Holford and Lawson, if we consume zinc and vitamin B6 or eat fish more than twice a week, we are less likely to have postpartum depression. In any case, it will be your family doctor who must determine whether or not you lack nutrients in your diet.
However, it is good to consider the following points:
You should not self-medicate during pregnancy. It is dangerous for you, but especially for your future child. Do not do it from any point of view. Therefore, visiting the doctor or obstetrician during pregnancy should be one of your priorities. In this way, you will ensure that you are monitoring month by month how your child develops and you will receive the necessary information to nourish yourself in an adequate way.
Take care of your eating habits and attitude. A fridge full of healthy food, however, is not always synonymous with health. It is important to begin to analyze the attitude we have when it comes to eating. It is useless to nourish our body if when we sit down at the table we turn on the television, we get nervous with the news or we eat while doing another activity.
Calm down, and drink plenty of fluids. I suggest you chew your food very well, eat calmly, not in a hurry, and drink plenty of fluids. Consult your obstetrician for advice on this aspect and remember that: “We are what we eat”. Enjoy food, cravings and live your pregnancy fully to give your baby the food she needs to grow healthy and strong. If you are calm, your child will be, but if everything worries you and you are very nervous, your child will feel your emotions and it will not be beneficial for him.
An essential food. Remember, finally, that there is a food that should not be missing in your home: love, that love that will nourish your child in an extraordinary way and will help him develop harmoniously and happily.
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