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Toddler nutrition

STEP 3: Offer foods from all 5 food groups each day.

Each of the five food groups provides different nutrients. When toddlers eat from all five food groups each day, they will get all the nutrients they need for their health, growth and development. The only exception is vitamin D, which comes mainly from sunshine on the skin – only very small amounts are found in…

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Pregnancy Health

Win a Health Plus Pregnancy Pack

Every woman who is currently expecting a baby is almost certainly relieved that her pregnancy won’t receive the level of media attention that the Duchess of Cambridge is experiencing. From her hospital stay for hyperemesis gravidarum to the speculation on the size of her bump, the Duchess’ pregnancy will continue to be subject of endless…

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25% off Health Plus Pregnancy Pack

Pregnancy is exciting as well as challenging and most expectant Mums are bombarded with advice and bewildered by choice. Every Mum-to-be deserves some extra help in coping with the huge number of changes that pregnancy brings.  From the nausea and sickness of the early weeks through to tiredness and dealing with potential stretch marks, there’s…

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Complete Vitamin and Mineral set

Win a Complete Vitamin and Mineral package from Myvitamins

We’ve teamed up with www.myvitamins.com to bring you the chance to win 1 of 3 complete vitamin and mineral packages worth £30 each. Each package contains Complete Immune, Complete Energy and Complete Antioxidant, 3 scientifically designed formulas designed to provide your body with everything it needs to keep fit and healthy post pregnancy. MyVitamins Complete…

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Vitamin D in pregnancy

Vitamins and folic acid supplements

If you are trying for a baby or are pregnant, you should take folic acid supplements up to the 12th week, as this has been shown to help reduce the risk of a baby being born with neural tube defects such as spina bifida. Folic acid appears naturally in foods including leafy green vegetables, orange juice, dried apricots…

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Folic acid: what you need to know

One nutrient key to a healthy pregnancy is worth special consideration: folate or folic acid one of the B group of vitamins, also known as B9. We all need folic acid to make DNA. DNA carries the genetic information that controls the correct development and function of every single cell in our bodies. A good intake of folic…

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Vitamin Supplement

Vitamins: what do you need, how do you get them?

We all want to be in the best possible health – and we certainly want the best for our children. Most of us can get enough vitamins from a healthy balanced diet – but some of us need a little extra help. Vitamins can be divided up into two main groups. The fat soluble vitamins…

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Omega 3 supplements

Omega-3 supplements for pregnant women

Omega-3 supplments have shown shown some amazing results for pregnant women and their babies chances of being affected by eczema ad egg allergies. The largest ever clinical study to provide omega-3 supplements to pregnant women, published in the British Medical Journal has demonstrated remarkable effects with respect to eczema and allergy in their babies including…

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Pregnant woman

Healthy eating in pregnancy

Healthy eating in pregnancy is possible.  You can continue to eat most of the foods that you enjoy now, so long as you vary what you eat and keep a balance between food types over the course of one or two days. Healthy eating in pregnancy – what is a balanced diet? We all need…

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The Better Pregnancy Diet

- Advertorial – In this article Patrick Holford gives some great nutritional tips – providing you with the knowledge to give you and your baby a healthy, happy start. He is widely regarded as Britain’s best-selling author, having written over 30 books in 33 languages. Craving or desperate?? One myth is that a woman craves…

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