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We always hear that breastmilk is the perfect food for your baby---and it is! However, if a woman is deficient in a nutrient and therefore has depleted stores within her body, she will not be able to provide it in her breastmilk. So we must note that breastmilk is conditionally perfect... It is important to understand that if a woman is deficient in a micronutrient (vitamin/mineral) prior to breastfeeding--- this deficiency will carry through to her breastmilk. It should also

We hope to live our lives with support systems surrounding us at all times. If we stop and think about just how important our support systems are, we realize that they help us make each and every decision we make and therefore affect all aspects of our lives. Many of us are blessed with family, friends, and colleagues that make up our support system ---- but maybe not. So then what? Maybe you are at the beginning of your pregnancy and feel like you lack that incredibly import

We want to talk to you guys about folate! You have heard the importance of it/what is it exactly? Folate or B9 is the form found in foods, whereas folic acid is the form you may find in your multivitamin, but both contribute to your total intake. Folate is found mostly in leafy greens such as spinach most common in leafy greens like kale, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, and brussels sprouts, fortified grains, beans, peas, lentils, and some nuts and seeds. But why is it important