Omega-3 Fatty Acids: A Baby’s Brain Essential Nutrient
By: Julie C. Shea, MS, RDN, LDN, CPT
August 16, 2024
It’s standard practice to begin taking a prenatal vitamin after finding out you’re pregnant – arguably, it’s worth considering starting prior to conception. However, often for many women, besides a comprehensive prenatal multivitamin, little thought is given to other nutrients that may be beneficial for the health and development of their baby. Of note, omega-3 fatty acids!
The Importance of Electrolytes During Pregnancy
Sara French
August 9, 2024
While summer is coming to a close, it seems the temperatures have been hotter than ever! Maintaining proper hydration is extremely important during pregnancy, especially during these warmer months. However, it isn’t as simple as just drinking water by itself. Pregnancy causes a number of things to change in the mother’s body, and a significant increase in blood volume is just one change. This means electrolyte needs drastically increase during pregnancy in order to keep all of the extra fluid in the correct cellular balance. The main electrolytes that help to support proper hydration are: sodium, potassium, and magnesium.
A Bowling Green mother is helping other women have healthy pregnancies. She used knowledge gained through clinical research to create an app to inspire mothers to bump up their activity levels.
Thank you to KET for featuring BumptUp!
Last month’s (June 29, 2023) virtual Equalize pitch day marked the end of the fourth year of the Equalize program. The itinerary for the event encompassed a keynote presentation by Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia, pitch presentations, a venture capital panel discussion, and an awards ceremony.
As many of you have read by now, I ran the Boston Marathon on April 17, 2023 at 12 weeks pregnant. I have run it one other time back in 2015 (notorious for terrible weather- freezing cold, pouring rain, and non-stop headwind). As soon as I finished it in 2015, I almost immediately said well, I want to do that again, but hopefully on a nicer day so I can really enjoy the experience.