214 Achieving pH Balance to Treat Specific Ailments
SUGGESTIONS FOR PRECONCEPTION, PREGNANCY,
LACTATION,AND GENERAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH*
➤ Methyl folate (1 mg/day). This is the active form of folic
acid.
➤ Progesterone. Use natural progesterone topical cream,
depending on the results of the saliva test. The offspring of
mothers who take natural progesterone before pregnancy
have a lower incidence of birth defects than the average.
And those who take progesterone during pregnancy have
babies who, in standardized tests, rank in the outstanding
category.^20
➤ Vitamin E (400 to 1,200 units/day).
➤ Vitamin A (10,000 to 25,000 units/day).
➤ Vitamin D (400 to 1,000 units/day). Thousands of units of
vitamin D a day are reported to be safe. However, since one
study shows long-term use of high-dosage vitamin D causes
hardening of the arteries, take vitamin D in a whole-food
complex.
➤ Vitamin B 6 (250 to 500 mg/day).
➤ Magnesium (400 to 1,200 mg/day).
➤ Zinc (50 mg/day).
➤ Vitamin C (500 mg/day).
➤ Calcium lactate (400 to 800 mg/day).*Take as many as possible of these nutrients in the form of whole-food complexes. For
dosage, follow the directions on the label.