An extension of the popular brand that began with the New York Times bestselling Superfoods Rx, Superfoods Rx for Pregnancy shows expectant parents how to achieve optimal health for their baby.

Contents

Introduction: You Have More Power than You Think

PART ONE: BEFORE YOU GET PREGNANT

One: Fast-track Your Fertility

Two: Baby-Proof Your Environment Before You Conceive

Three: Prepare Your Body for Baby

PART TWO: WHILE BABY IS IN YOUR BELLY

Four: The SuperFoods Way of Eating for Two

Five: Optimize Your Lifestyle and Environment

PART THREE: THE FOURTH TRIMESTER

Six: Breastfeeding Your Baby

Seven: Sleep, Stress, and Physical Activity

PART FOUR: RECIPES, SHOPPING LIST, AND SUPPLEMENTS

Eight: Dr. Steve s Favorite Recipes

Nine: Your SuperFoods Shopping List

Ten: Dr. Steve s Favorite Supplements for Moms and Dads

Bibliography

The ultimate nutrition and lifestyle guide for a healthy baby and mom?new from the lead author of the New York Times bestselling SuperFoodsRx

Every woman knows that the nutritional and lifestyle choices she makes during pregnancy can significantly impact her own health and that of her child. But did you know that those same choices can also affect your ability to conceive and continue to affect your own health as well as the health and wellbeing of your baby after birth? In SuperFoodsRx for Pregnancy, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Steven Pratt uses the groundbreaking approach of SuperFoodsRx and draws on the latest scientific research to help you meet the nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle needs of your baby and yourself?starting before conception and taking you through the critical first months of your baby's life.

• Identifies the 25 SuperFoods you need to eat for optimal health before, during, and after pregnancy
• Shares surprising, scientifically validated discoveries about how to avoid environmental toxins that could have a negative impact on your baby's health in the womb
• Provides specific how-to information about the SuperNutrients that help to lower your risk of complications during pregnancy and your baby's risk for many chronic diseases later in life
• Makes it clear that the nutrition and lifestyle choices women make during this time will significantly affect their health and longevity after they reach menopause

Dr. Steven Pratt's New York Times bestsellers, SuperFoodsRx and SuperFoods Healthstyle introduced legions of people to the scientific evidence that eating specific foods can help us live longer, healthier lives. Now he goes one step further, applying his vast knowledge of nutrition and lifestyle choices to the many ways that moms- and dads-to-be can affect their babies' lifelong health even before they are born.

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction: You Have More Power Than You Think 1

P a r t 1 Before You Get Pregnant 7

1. Fast-Track Your Fertility 11

2. Baby-Proof Your Environment before You Conceive 58

3. Prepare Your Body for Baby 75

4. The Prepregnancy Nutrition Program: What, How Much, How Often 104

P a r t 2 While Baby Is in Your Belly 121

5. The SuperFoods Way of Eating for Two 125

6. Optimize Your Lifestyle and Environment 147

7. The Pregnancy Nutrition Program: What, How Much, How Often 177

P a r t 3 The "Fourth Trimester" 193

8. Breast-Feeding Your Baby 195

9. Sleep, Stress, and Physical Activity 212

P a r t 4 Recipes, Shopping List, and Supplements 225

10. Dr. Steve's Favorite Recipes 227

11. Your SuperFoods Shopping List 251

12. Dr. Steve's Favorite Supplements for Moms and Dads 264

Bibliography 269

Index 299