The Prenatal Prescription - Softcover

Nathanielsz, Peter; Vaughan, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060957050 ISBN 13: 9780060957056

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2002

Synopsis

Did you know that your actions during pregnancy impact your child's health after birth and into adulthood? That what you eat, how much you exercise, your stress level, and your immediate environment are all key factors in determining your baby's predisposition to such conditions as heart disease, obesity, diabetes, stroke, cancer, even depression? Based on more than thirty years of rigorous scientific research, Dr. Nathanielsz's The Prenatal Prescription explains why this is so and what you can do about it.

Focusing on the main factors that directly affect the unborn child -- nutrition, stress, toxins, and exercise -- Dr. Nathanielsz lays out a clear and easy-to-follow program for "prenatal programming." He explains the science behind the fetal origins of adult disease, and offers tools that you can use to make your prenatal interaction with your baby memorable and beneficial.

Starting before conception, this simple prescription will change forever the way you think about preparing yourself for pregnancy. All parents want a long and healthy life for their child. The Prenatal Prescription explains how to make this a reality.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Nathanielsz, M.D., Ph.D., Sc.D., is director of the Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research at Cornell University. He is the author of Life Before Birth and Life in the Womb, and lives in Ithaca, New York.

Christopher Vaughan has been writing about health and science for fifteen years. The author of How Life Begins and the coauthor of The Promise of Sleep, he lives in Menlo Park, California.

Review:

“Definitely a book for the new millennium.” (Newsday)

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060957050
• ISBN 13: 9780060957056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240