Celebrities that are pregnant and delivering through fall and winter this year is Minnie Driver, Laila Ali, Natalie Morales, Rhea Durham, Lisa Marie Presley (twins), Marisol Nichols, Gillian Anderson, Amy Poehler, Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, Jackie Sandler, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Garner and Rebecca Romjin (twins). Laila Ali exercises with her husband by taking long walks and working out twice a week. Ashlee Simpson is biking and doing Pilates with her trainer. Naomi Watts does weights, yoga and pool workouts with her trainer. Jennifer Garner goes to the gym. and our newest "Fit Mom Role model" is the GOP VP nomination of Sarah Palin, current governor of Alaska. Whomever you vote for in November, as a fit mom, Sarah is a champ. she grew up being athletic by running and taking her schools basket ball team to the national championship. She recently gave birth to a son in April. During her pregnancy she goes to the
gym. when not pregnant this mom of 5, snow mobiles and runs 7 miles a day and is at less than 5 months postpartum running 3 miles every other day and looking fantastic at 44. Her very healthy food intake consists of lots of Alaskan fish, moose and caribou. This type of red meat is the leanest and healthiest red meat you can consume. I grew up eating similar Elk meat in Sweden. I still love venison. Please go to the WSJ for excerpt of next weeks 09/06 story on Sarah's fitness routine, in the new WSJ Magazine.No Money, No Boys. The stress that money troubles from a slower economy and natural disasters like Hurricane Gustav can cause can affect the birthing sex ratio according to new research. Difficult times causes in increase in miscarriages, premature birth and other problems including less baby boys being born. Professor Catalano at UC Berkley, says male fetuses are more likely to miscarry or be born prematurely. As the male sperm and fetus is weaker in general to the female sperm and fetus, that is plausible. There are already more male conceptions but more girls that make it through a pregnancy and the first year of life. This because the male sperm is faster than female sperm and reaches an egg faster. But if there is no egg yet, male sperm dies off and the female slow-but-steady sperm will reach an egg. Historical researchers going back to the cave times, have also pondered whether more girls are born in bad times to ensure the continuation of our species as only females can carry children. and boys are more plentiful in better times as they are better hunter&gatherers or "breadwinners. This phenomenon apparently also translates into the animal world.
Americans deficient in vitamin B6. Scientist at Tuft's University in a very large study published May 2008, found that specifically women of childbearing age and especially those using or having used oral contraceptives to have the largest B6 deficiency. 75% of women age 13-54 using contraceptives and not taking a nutritional supplement were very deficient. Even 11% of those that do take supplements were deficient. This can happen with inferior and incomplete supplements. Vitamin B6 works together or synergystically, with all other vitamins. An incomplete or uneven formula would disrupt the body's proper nutrient balance. Especially the B vitamins . B6 works with iron to make hemoglobin (these transport oxygen to a growing baby). A deficiency can develop anemia, impair calcium and magnesium absorption and the conversion of B3 into tryptophan and serotonin production. As well as many other hormones vital to a healthy pregnancy. Early symptoms of a B6 deficiency is depression, fatigue,and cognitive dysfunction. So before anyone start using prescriptive anti-depressants (with their side effects on a developing or nursing baby), your B6 levels should be checked first along with omega fatty acids. Other symptoms are impaired metabolism, and mouth sores. But a sever deficiency can also lead to heart disease and cancer and lowers yours immune system. The resulting side-effects on a growing baby from a B6 deficiency can be detrimental.
