Welcome to "Wonderfully Made"
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I'm Amy Wellard with the
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Wildwood Lifestyle
Center and Hospital
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and today we're
going to be talking about
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...vibrant womanhood,
what we were created for..
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and with me today is
Dr. Cherie Lou Fernandez
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Welcome to the show!
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Thank you,
privileged to be here.
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Today we're going to be
talking about how you can have
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the optimal health for
yourself and for your baby
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in the preconception months
and in the prenatal months -
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those months when you
are actually pregnant.
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So, Dr. Cherie Lou, tell us
please, when is the best time
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to start thinking about becoming
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healthy if we
want to have a baby?
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Okay, it is really fun
when people come and ask -
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the same
question you asked me...
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"How soon am I supposed to
be prepared for a pregnancy
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so that I can get the optimum,
the best baby I could have?"
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The thing is... at least
6 months before you conceive
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or if I would put it in
even more practically...
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When you are now
thinking to get married,
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or even looking at
another guy, okay...
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A guy is looking
at you, of course,
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and then you see his way
too and you are going to get
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what they call "serious,"
you should start thinking about
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how healthy your body is,
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and at least 6 months before
conception is the best time
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to think to get yourself
and work on it - healthy.
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So, would there be any
reason to go and get a checkup
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with our physician before
we think about conception?
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Yes, it's a good
idea, even before conception
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you go - not when
you're already pregnant,
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but even BEFORE
you get pregnant.
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And what, particularly, would
the physician be looking for?
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Oh, it would help the
physician a lot if you would
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plot your menstrual
pattern at least 2 months,
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and tell all... I
mean you watch how your
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menstrual pattern
goes from day-to-day,
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what activities affect your...
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like PMS or dysmenorrhea
or things like that;
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so that you can help
already, your doctor,
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how he is going to
manage you and bring you to
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have this
pregnancy well taken care of.
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And so if you are not
already experiencing regular
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menstrual cycles, as we were
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talking about in
our fertility program;
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perhaps our physician
would recommend - and we can
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recommend on this program
today, what people can be doing;
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what women can be
doing to get more regular,
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so they can improve
their chances of conception.
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Yes, again - I hope
nobody is going to just say...
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"That's all she knows,"
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but it is REALLY important that
even if you're already healthy,
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so some people
just are healthy...
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They're not working on it
but they seem to be healthy.
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Wouldn't it be even much better
if this person would really
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take care of himself;
take into serious consideration
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the 8 natural laws?
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Then being really
mind, body and soul - healthy
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before you get pregnant,
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and, if then, you
are doing everything,
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there are certain
herbs that you can take
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to prepare you to have
your brain and your body,
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your uterus, your ovaries and
everything ready for conception.
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As you mentioned in
our previous program,
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dong quai had been
very useful in your practice
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for regulating the cycle.
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Vitex for ovulation.
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Vitex which is
otherwise "chasteberry"
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Okay, well what other
precautions should a lady take
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before she conceives?
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For example, vaccinations...
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that's quite a
controversial topic.
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Yes, but many of
us, when we already are
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of childbearing age, we
probably in one way or another
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when we were younger, we
were given our vaccines already;
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if not given their
vaccines, then well,
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you would want to
be covered at least...
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So it would not be bad
if moms with little girls,
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you grandmas-to-be
come and bring your girls
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because there is
chickenpox somewhere,
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have a chickenpox
party, mumps - mumps party,
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and then
measles - measles party,
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German measles -
German measles party!
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So they don't have
to get the vaccinations
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because if they
are well taken care of,
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they're relatively healthy,
when they catch the problem
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you have this chickenpox party,
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they get the immunity NATURALLY
yes from being exposed...
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But parents don't
want to take... you know,
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"I don't want
my kid sick period"
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Well then you just have
to be careful not to get
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sick around the
time you are pregnant...
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But you have to check for all
these immunities for diseases
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that can come and
cause abnormalities such as
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German measles - that is
very important because it causes
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real documented problems
and if the mother gets it
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within the first 3
months of pregnancy,
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any transmitted disease
might affect the pregnancy,
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and check your teeth because
you might have tooth decay
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or cavities that hurt
when you are pregnant;
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it's hard to
manage these things...
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And you want to
avoid x-rays. Yes
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So if you need
dental work, best to get the
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x- rays done... Have it
BEFORE - yes and ultrasounds
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to check and blood tests
to check whether you are okay.
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Okay, and so what about
folic acid - that's very topical
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Oh yes, we cannot
say more than we can say,
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it IS important...
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You don't want to have a
baby with no brain, you know.
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...A baby that comes out
with only a face but no brain,
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and/or a baby with
spinal cord problems,
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folic acid deficiency
causes nervous system problems
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from the brain
down to the spinal cord.
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It has been proven
so you want to be sure
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you have folic
acid levels normal.
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Take supplements
before you even get pregnant.
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Okay, and folic acid is found
in our green leafy vegetables
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...beans and if you're
on a good plant-based diet
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there should be no
danger of deficiencies.
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So that's very encouraging.
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So what about vitamin D levels?
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This is now in the
popular press that women
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REALLY do need to take
supplementation of vitamin D
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because we're so deficient.
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It's a pandemic - the deficiency
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So, we should get a
blood test to check?
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Yes, that would be nice because
then you know where you stand,
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and then you can have -
what they call is a "control"
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to see how MUCH
you should be taking,
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how RIGOROUS you
should be OUT IN THE SUNSHINE
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and/or how MUCH vitamin
D you should be taking -
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because there is
this controversy about
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how much you take.
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Well, you NEVER get an
overdose in the sunshine.
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Really? Yes, you never get
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overdose from sunshine
exposure except, of course,
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you have to take care
because you can develop
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skin problems afterwards...
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But as to the vitamin D
with regards to the sunshine,
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you cannot get an
overdose of sunshine.
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So then it's much
better to be out in the sun,
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and besides, you'll
feel good about yourself.
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You'd be healthy. Your
sugar will be controlled.
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Your cholesterol
will be controlled...
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And a lot of stuff,
you'd be happier besides!
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Your boyfriend would
enjoy being with you.
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Going to make a
happier pregnancy
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and make a happier baby! Yes!
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But if we have
to take supplements,
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what are they
recommending we should take?
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Okay, there are 2
types of vitamin D
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Okay, there is one
vitamin, the vitamin D2
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Vitamin D2 is taken from plant.
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It's a plant sourced vitamin D.
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And there is vitamin D3 which
is animal sourced vitamin D
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Well, it can come
from different sources,
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but the one that
I would recommend is
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the vitamin D that comes
from sheep wool or sheep lanolin
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That's what we
would regularly give.
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So those are the 2 types
of vitamin D and there are
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doses out there...
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There are studies
that have proven that even
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as high as 10,000
IU is relatively safe
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for supplementation...
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But you have to take that
for not longer than 2 months
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and have your level
checked again 10,000, 5,000
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Maybe if you're afraid of
10,000, just go down to 5,000
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Now, I've heard
that some babies,
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and certainly in
certain countries of the world,
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they are born with
very low vitamin D levels
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and this can actually cause
fracturing of the baby's bones.
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Yes, multiple
fractures, in fact.
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But you can easily fractures,
you can bring them to the
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hospital and put
in... check this - this
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But that's not the problem, the
fractures are not the problem.
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Actually, it's DEEPER than that;
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mothers go to prison because
they are - what do you call this
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...They are guilty;
they are thought to be guilty
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of maltreating their kids.
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Babies with multiple
fractures, the mom must have
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rolled the baby down the stairs,
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and the baby had a
lot of broken bones,
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but really, it's not that.
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If the mother was just
holding the baby in her arms
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and maybe just
lolling the baby to sleep,
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and the baby... ... breaks bones
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because the bones
are SO brittle or friable
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that they easily just fracture
because of the lack of vitamin D
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The MOTHER was deficient
in vitamin D and, of course,
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the baby WOULD be
deficient in vitamin D.
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Right, and vitamin D is
necessary for the binding
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of the calcium to
keep the bones strong. Yes
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So would you recommend a
calcium supplement as well?
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Yes, it is like
this... When you do a vitamin D
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a calcium should come along.
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Okay, the 2 go together. Yes
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That's why you have a lot
of supplementations that say
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"calcium, magnesium, vitamin D"
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This is for bone
strength... magnesium, calcium
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You get your
magnesium from your vegetables,
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GREEN leafy vegetables!
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You get your calcium
there too but some would say
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still take the calcium.
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Okay, now a lot of
ladies also suffer from anemia
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during pregnancy, low iron...
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So perhaps there are some foods
that contain iron that would be-
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Oh, blackstrap molasses...
enjoyable iron source!
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I lick it like this off a spoon.
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I don't know
about others, because
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it's a little bit
bitter but it's good.
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I can put it in my
beverage in the morning;
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3 tablespoons a day
would be really good.
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Now, it has to be the
blackstrap not any other kind?
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Yeah, because the
blackstrap is the one with
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not only iron but the other
minerals that come along with it
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...plus fiber.
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Okay now during pregnancy,
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often we gain
huge amounts of weight;
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let's move on to this subject,
weight gain in pregnancy,
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and the average recommended
is 25-35 pounds, I believe...
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But if you were
already overweight when you
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entered pregnancy,
would you encourage people
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to eat a little bit less...
I mean, we're meant to have
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an extra 300-500
calories a day, I think.
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But if you're
overweight, would you say...
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don't take so many calories,
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and you could lose the
weight during the pregnancy?
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Or... that still would
be healthy for the lady?
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Not so much...
Really the thing is,
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you should be spending more
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the calories that
your body had stored.
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You hit for a certain
amount of weight still;
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25-35 is for somebody with
normal weight to start with...
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But if you are
overweight, it's 15-25,
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so it's about 10 pounds lesser
than the normal weight gain.
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And you could
probably, just a little bit,
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just a little bit,
diminish on your food,
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but, you see, there are 2 of you
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that's why you cannot sacrifice.
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Maybe the safer way would be
for you to have regular exercise
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and burn down
whatever extra you have -
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rather than trying
to cut down on what
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the stores you already have;
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you and your baby
would be suffering.
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So exercise is the key.
This is really very important!
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And that's for
everybody not just those of us
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that want to lose a few pounds.
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Okay, so what kind of exercise?
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Well, studies have proven
that if you were exercising...
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let's say swimming, climbing
the mountain on foot okay
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not rock climbing but
whatever exercise activity
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the pre-pregnant woman was,
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she can bring
to pregnancy still.
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So if she was mountain
climbing, she can still...
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as long as the tummy
doesn't get in the way.
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Even when she's
still small when the tummy
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is not really big and
her back doesn't change yet,
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the posture doesn't change yet,
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she can still
continue with the exercises.
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Pregnancy is not a disease...
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"Oh, I'm sick, I'm
pregnant" NO - it's not!
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Pregnancy is a
NORMAL physiological thing!
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It's not supposed to keep
you from doing a lot of stuff
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you used to do
before you were pregnant.
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And it's a beautiful time in
your life, isn't it? Exactly!
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It's a time when we blossom
in spite of all the symptoms.
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I enjoyed my
pregnancy, really I did.
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Even if there were
some problems, I enjoyed it.
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Now something else
we need to mention is
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...obviously, we're avoiding
a lot of the dangerous chemical
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hazards but also the intake
of drugs like nicotine, alcohol,
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caffeine - could you
give us a word about those
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because they are so
popularly used. Oh yes
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I've seen babies
affected by alcohol.
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You call that the
"fetal alcohol syndrome. "
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Babies have a certain feature.
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Oh, when the baby comes
out, you just know it is...
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even if the mother
didn't tell you anything.
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The face of the baby -
you would know, the structure,
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you know that the
mother was drinking.
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Alcohol can cause
fetal alcohol syndrome,
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so you don't want to have an
abnormal baby, do you? You don't
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So then refrain
from doing alcohol.
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For nicotine and for caffeine,
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from cigarette-smoking
and/or drinking coffee;
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both of them cause
small for gestational age
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or low birth weight.
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Low birth weight infants,
if they ever come to term,
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if they don't you can
have a premature delivery.
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So you have premature
babies and/or babies that may
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come to term but they are
tiny, small for gestational age,
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and these babies
have risk factors.
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You know there are risks
to these kinds of babies.
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They have a hard time coping...
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failure to thrive,
some things like that.
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So we really encourage
you, some of our viewers there
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that maybe you're facing
issues with nicotine and alcohol
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that if you are pregnant,
the Lord will give the grace
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to refrain from those
things so you can give your baby
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the best start possible.
00:16:05.96\00:16:07.87
Let's talk about some
of the symptoms that you
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typically face when
you first become pregnant.
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Some people don't
know they're pregnant until
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several months later and
some of us know right away.
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We've got nausea,
vomiting, our cravings.
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What was it for you
when you conceived your baby?
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Oh, it's because I was not even
thinking about getting pregnant;
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as I said, I
really was working on it,
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but I think the first
thing that alarmed me was
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I had a VORACIOUS appetite!
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I just ATE and
ATE and ATE and ate!
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And THEN when I noticed
that my menses didn't come
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on schedule... you know,
sometimes it has something to do
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with the mind also - you
just can't explain everything!
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But when I knew, I had my
positive pregnancy test...
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A few days after, I started
having nausea, this nausea
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and vomiting and ohhh.
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And of course, being a doctor,
you knew all the symptoms
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that you should be
having. I knew it was so!
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But the funny thing is,
even if you're a doctor,
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you know what
you're supposed to do,
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and you never thought it
would happen to you but it WILL!
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I'm human - that's good!
00:17:22.27\00:17:24.59
So what did you
do for your nausea?
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What can we recommend for nausea
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vomiting, morning
sickness, or all-day-sickness...
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That's actually what I had,
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it wasn't the morning,
it was just the whole day.
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Okay, usually they call it
the morning sickness, right?
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The majority of women
have it early in the morning.
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It's because we went
through the whole night of
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not eating - fasting...
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so that the
nutrients in our body are low.
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So then because of this
change of the level of the
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hormones and
these low nutrients,
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we start to have
this nausea and vomiting.
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It's the hormonal
change that does it.
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And I know some books
will recommend to snack
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or have crackers by
your bed so when you wake up
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in the morning before you move
which can often make it worse,
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you just eat some crackers. Yes
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And snacking through the day...
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Now this is an important point -
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Would you recommend that when
you are suffering from nausea,
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you snack all through the day?
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I would rather that you don't,
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but you've got to do
what you've got to do.
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She can't eat! She
throws up EVERYTHING...
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Then she's not
getting ANY nourishment.
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Well, you don't want
to go to the hospital.
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You just have to
do what you got to do,
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and give her these
little things that can -
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She may just be
able to assimilate
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because the bigger the stuff
you get, the more it comes out.
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So small enough in
rather than large? Yes
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Rather than none - you know.
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Right, rather than none,
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and if you can avoid
doing the constant snacking,
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that's even better
for your digestion.
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Yes if you could
just do it, do it, yes.
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Right... So what else
can we do for the nausea?
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I know that ice
chips can help. Yes
00:19:04.88\00:19:06.97
Now I usually tell
them - just plain fruit,
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fruit, real fruit, fresh
fruit that you squeeze - yeah
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So then it
doesn't have extra sugar.
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Fresh fruit, squeezed -
you put them in a little,
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tiny bit of juice cubes,
you know, like in the tray.
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Okay, so you get an icy-juice.
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Yeah, so then
you have your glucose
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and your coldness on
your throat at the same time.
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Sounds nice, and I've heard
that ginger is good for nausea
00:19:36.24\00:19:39.52
and catnip tea... Yes, it's good
00:19:39.55\00:19:41.48
And sage tea even can actually
help quell the nausea as well.
00:19:41.51\00:19:44.45
The ginger is what I really
appreciate because I tried it
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on myself and it did work.
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Something else that is
very common is constipation
00:19:50.44\00:19:53.98
which leads to
other complications
00:19:54.01\00:19:55.95
that can be very
painful like hemorrhoids. Yes
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What can we do about that?
00:19:58.67\00:20:00.04
You cannot do anything about it.
00:20:00.07\00:20:03.13
I mean, hormonally, you know...
00:20:03.16\00:20:05.05
your
progesterone is working on it,
00:20:05.08\00:20:08.06
and it's making your intestines
just move sluggishly like that
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And so the water and
the fluid is absorbed back,
00:20:12.21\00:20:16.36
and so you do
really have hard stools.
00:20:16.39\00:20:19.90
But if you eat a lot of whole
grains, a lot of vegetables,
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green-leafy
vegetables, you have fiber...
00:20:26.00\00:20:28.70
a lot of fiber that makes
your stool go down faster,
00:20:28.73\00:20:33.15
and exercising would do it too.
00:20:33.18\00:20:35.40
Yes, and one lady even told me
she ate 7 prunes every morning,
00:20:35.43\00:20:39.85
and that helped her.
And prune juice - yes!
00:20:39.88\00:20:41.52
Prune juice - yes.
00:20:41.55\00:20:43.43
Now headaches -
let's talk about headaches.
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What causes
headaches in pregnancy,
00:20:46.14\00:20:47.72
especially early pregnancy?
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It's the same... it's still
just this changing in hormones.
00:20:49.15\00:20:52.42
And it will come and go -
sometimes it's a long time there
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You could stay home
and be in a quiet room,
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pull down your
curtains, your shades
00:21:01.51\00:21:04.45
so that you are in
a cool, quiet room,
00:21:04.48\00:21:06.31
and you could put a cold
compress on your forehead.
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And that's preferable to taking
some kind of medication...
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I'd rather just
not take anything,
00:21:16.14\00:21:19.04
unless if it's really
BAD-BAD, then you would.
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But these natural things
that you do will usually help.
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Now, most of these symptoms
are first trimester, right?
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...when the body is REALLY
going into major adjustment,
00:21:32.55\00:21:34.76
and then as we get
to the second trimester,
00:21:34.79\00:21:36.90
sometimes women
experience itching,
00:21:36.93\00:21:39.69
excessive itching on the
abdomen or on the breasts
00:21:39.72\00:21:42.06
from the stretching of the skin.
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What can be done about
that because some people
00:21:44.31\00:21:46.68
even complain they
can't sleep - it's SO itchy.
00:21:46.71\00:21:49.01
It wakes you up and you
wake up itching - you know.
00:21:49.04\00:21:53.56
And it's not only
you who is disturbed,
00:21:53.59\00:21:55.35
but your husband
will be disturbed too.
00:21:55.38\00:21:58.53
So what you could do...
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What I did, it's simple.
00:22:00.53\00:22:03.55
You can go buy shea butter or
coco butter or whatever butter,
00:22:03.58\00:22:07.97
lotions they have out there,
00:22:08.00\00:22:09.72
but you're not really
sure whether these things
00:22:09.75\00:22:11.99
they have other chemicals.
00:22:12.02\00:22:15.33
You would want to refrain
from putting any chemicals
00:22:15.36\00:22:18.49
in your body because
you would really put it...
00:22:18.52\00:22:21.18
It's ITCHY! The thing is
when it's itchy, you add MORE,
00:22:21.21\00:22:25.30
and then so you
really want to work on it,
00:22:25.33\00:22:27.91
so you work on it
and you might put all
00:22:27.94\00:22:30.17
the extra
chemicals on your body.
00:22:30.20\00:22:32.06
But if tested and proven,
when you're in the shower,
00:22:32.09\00:22:35.57
when you just finished
your shower and there is little
00:22:35.60\00:22:38.29
water left on your
body, these droplets of water,
00:22:38.32\00:22:42.62
you can get the
vegetarian mineral oil,
00:22:42.65\00:22:48.00
and then rub it around
the areas where you have the
00:22:48.03\00:22:51.24
most itching because if
it were wet and then you rub
00:22:51.27\00:22:54.11
this thing on, especially
if you had a warm shower,
00:22:54.14\00:22:57.22
it absorbs into your
body; it absorbs into your skin,
00:22:57.25\00:23:00.94
and you would
have more supple...
00:23:00.97\00:23:03.40
Yes - relief and moist skin.
00:23:03.43\00:23:09.11
Now, urinary tract infections
is another thing that is
00:23:09.14\00:23:11.55
very common in the
early stages of pregnancy,
00:23:11.58\00:23:14.73
and this can be very
painful and debilitating,
00:23:14.76\00:23:18.11
so what can we do for that?
00:23:18.14\00:23:20.11
We don't want to take
medications as much as possible.
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No, it's scary
because many women,
00:23:22.44\00:23:25.70
especially those with abnormal
menses - menstrual pattern,
00:23:25.73\00:23:29.28
they are not
regular, will come to you,
00:23:29.31\00:23:31.89
and that's the first
manifestation of their pregnancy
00:23:31.92\00:23:34.86
Urinary tract infection -
it's because as your uterus
00:23:34.89\00:23:37.70
becomes bigger, it
impinges on the bladder
00:23:37.73\00:23:41.49
and changes the
bladder urethra angle so that
00:23:41.52\00:23:45.25
you don't empty
your bladder completely.
00:23:45.28\00:23:50.02
If you don't empty
your bladder completely,
00:23:50.05\00:23:52.42
there is some urine there
that can become a culture media
00:23:52.45\00:23:55.98
for bacteria.
00:23:56.01\00:23:57.38
And so, what you
should do is to INCREASE your
00:23:57.41\00:24:01.11
fluid intake and
make a conscious effort
00:24:01.14\00:24:05.59
to really, as much as
possible, VOID everything! Okay?
00:24:05.62\00:24:11.35
AND, if you're not sure,
especially those with abnormal
00:24:11.38\00:24:14.31
menses, if you have
urinary tract infection
00:24:14.34\00:24:17.06
or difficulty of urination,
you have to tell your doctor
00:24:17.09\00:24:20.48
..."Doc, I have an
irregular menstrual pattern,
00:24:20.51\00:24:24.34
I'm just not sure
whether I'm pregnant"
00:24:24.37\00:24:26.17
So then they go ahead
and check whether you're
00:24:26.20\00:24:27.96
pregnant or not -
because many abnormalities
00:24:27.99\00:24:31.03
came from medications
for urinary tract infections
00:24:31.06\00:24:33.99
because the
pregnant woman didn't know
00:24:34.02\00:24:36.64
that she was pregnant.
00:24:36.67\00:24:38.10
Thank you that's
very good advice.
00:24:38.13\00:24:40.53
Let's talk about
rest and relaxation.
00:24:40.56\00:24:43.95
I remember in
my first trimester,
00:24:43.98\00:24:46.19
I was just completely
fatigued for the whole 3 months.
00:24:46.22\00:24:49.85
I don't know if
that's common but it's hard.
00:24:49.88\00:24:52.20
With all the
nausea and vomiting,
00:24:52.23\00:24:54.32
you're stressed -
you're really stressed.
00:24:54.35\00:24:56.45
Right, so is it
basically just lie down
00:24:56.48\00:24:58.83
every time you feel like it?
00:24:58.86\00:25:00.23
Oh no, you will be surprised.
00:25:00.26\00:25:04.58
It's proven, when women
stay home and in the room alone,
00:25:04.61\00:25:09.55
all these signs
and symptoms ESCALATE!
00:25:09.58\00:25:13.85
Bring them to the mall...
00:25:13.88\00:25:15.37
Bring them to the park...
00:25:15.40\00:25:18.73
Bring them for a walk in nature,
00:25:18.76\00:25:20.86
and you will be surprised,
00:25:20.89\00:25:22.26
they will be like normal...
00:25:22.29\00:25:23.66
Because, oh, I felt SO
bad in the house, you know...
00:25:23.69\00:25:26.76
But when they brought me
out, no smell smelled bad,
00:25:26.79\00:25:30.61
no headaches!
00:25:30.64\00:25:32.01
No, the change of
environment usually helps.
00:25:32.04\00:25:35.21
It DOES help, yes.
00:25:35.24\00:25:36.61
And, you know,
that's an important point...
00:25:36.64\00:25:38.20
how we think and
how our environment
00:25:38.23\00:25:40.76
affects how we think,
00:25:40.79\00:25:42.16
but also how we think
it's going to impact our baby.
00:25:42.19\00:25:45.24
The Bible actually says...
00:25:45.27\00:25:46.64
"As the woman, so the daughter"
00:25:46.67\00:25:50.61
And so, what it is saying is...
00:25:50.64\00:25:52.22
"As a man thinks in his
heart, so the baby will be"
00:25:52.25\00:25:55.16
And so we don't want to
be transmitting negative
00:25:55.19\00:25:58.34
thoughts, negative
emotions to the baby,
00:25:58.37\00:26:01.03
and make them come
out a negative child.
00:26:01.06\00:26:04.12
So, it really is possible
to control your thoughts
00:26:04.15\00:26:07.43
and feelings even when
you really feel your worst.
00:26:07.46\00:26:10.07
Yes, because your
chemical composition,
00:26:10.10\00:26:14.10
or your body's
chemicals go to your baby too.
00:26:14.13\00:26:17.64
So if your body is not
normal, not really good...
00:26:17.67\00:26:22.73
you don't have this milieu,
internal milieu well-balance -
00:26:22.77\00:26:29.74
this goes to your baby.
00:26:29.77\00:26:31.34
Have you ever...
mothers who are fretful
00:26:31.37\00:26:33.63
while they're pregnant...
00:26:33.66\00:26:35.03
When the baby comes and screams,
00:26:35.06\00:26:36.43
I said, "This mother
must have been fretful"
00:26:36.46\00:26:39.05
It's just that you
see it over and over...
00:26:39.08\00:26:41.08
a baby that cries a lot -
it's because the mom cried a lot
00:26:41.11\00:26:43.81
A baby, you know the baby
drinks and grumbles like this...
00:26:43.84\00:26:47.35
the mom was grumbling when
she was pregnant. Fascinating!
00:26:47.38\00:26:50.00
Now, I would like to mention
a word about miscarriage.
00:26:50.86\00:26:53.89
This is so prevalent and I,
myself, did have a miscarriage
00:26:53.92\00:26:58.17
at 8 weeks... a very
painful to experience.
00:26:58.20\00:27:00.93
Can you tell us a
little bit about what to do
00:27:00.96\00:27:03.29
if a pregnant
lady is experiencing
00:27:03.32\00:27:04.93
premature contractions.
00:27:04.96\00:27:07.01
As much as
possible, she should REST,
00:27:07.04\00:27:09.52
and then if it doesn't disappear
in let's say 20-30 minutes,
00:27:09.55\00:27:13.03
she should seek help especially
if the baby is a wanted baby
00:27:13.06\00:27:18.10
she might abort.
00:27:18.13\00:27:22.68
And, of course, we
don't want that to happen.
00:27:22.71\00:27:24.33
That would be
tragic, after going through
00:27:24.36\00:27:26.22
the pregnancy.
00:27:26.25\00:27:27.96
And so what can the lady
do to prevent the miscarriage?
00:27:27.99\00:27:30.44
Rest and chamomile tea.
00:27:30.47\00:27:33.65
Chamomile tea - that will
actually help relax the uterus
00:27:33.68\00:27:36.13
so that the baby will
no longer be expelled. Yes
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Wonderful, thank you so much
for the wonderful health tips.
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What would be your final word
to ladies that are pregnant?
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Oh, never fret of your
pregnancy love your pregnancy
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especially LOVE your baby.
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It is a gift to you from God.
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Healthy baby - healthy mommy!
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Healthy mommy - healthy baby!
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Remember Jesus said...
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"I have protected you
when you were in the womb,
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and I have covered you. "
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