Before Pregnancy The Impact Of Diet, Health, & Environment

What you'll learn
Identify key nutrients important to a healthy pregnancy and discuss foods and methods to increase these nutrients in your diet.
Identify health and environmental factors linked to positively and negatively impact fertility
Apply concepts and methods taught in this course to improve health and diet to prepare for pregnancy
Provide access to customizable nutrition and health resources to create a tailored health evaluation and plan for individual needs
Requirements
There are no prerequisite requirements to take this course.
Description
Diet, environment, and health habits all impact the ability to become pregnant and the health of a pregnancy and child. This course provides information on how to make changes to improve your chances of becoming pregnant and the health of your future child.Prepare for pregnancy.Having a baby changes your life forever. Decisions you make even before pregnancy can have a big impact on your health and the health of your future child. All parents want a healthy child and there are many things you can do now to improve your chances of becoming pregnant and improve the health of you and your child. This course will give you the knowledge and tools to get healthy before pregnancy, Learn about the important nutrients many women are lacking before pregnancy, how to obtain these nutrients through your diet, and information about prenatal vitamins. This course includes information on obtaining a healthy weight and diet before pregnancy. This course reviews how to make realistic changes to eat a healthier to move towards a healthy weight.Improve fertility.Lifestyle habits and diet can play a role in fertility and how long it takes to become pregnant. There are many ways to make changes to your diet, habits, and environment to improve your chances of becoming pregnant more quickly. Learn about the changes to make in your environment and diet that can improve your fertility and improve your health and the health of your future child.You will gain skills and knowledge of:· What nutrients are often lacking in our diets before pregnancy.· Which foods contain key nutrients for pregnancy.· Important factors in choosing a multivitamin for pregnancy.· How caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine can impact fertility and pregnancy.· How to reduce or quit caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine.· What a healthy weight is and methods to move towards a healthy weight.· How to build a well-balanced diet to meet your calorie needs to maintain, lose, or gain weight.· What a healthy diet is and how to make changes to eat healthier for pregnancy.· How to avoid contaminants in foods that negatively impact fertility and pregnancy.· How to identify and reduce environmental contaminants that negatively impact fertility and pregnancy.The course provides 5 sections with over 1.5 hours of video content, as follows:Section 1 – Key nutrients before pregnancy and how to get the recommended amount of these nutrients before pregnancy.Section 2 – Habits that have negative impact on pregnancy and resources to change these habits.Section 3 – Defining a healthy weight and tools to create a healthy diet plan to meet your calorie and dietary needs.Section 4 - Quick Tips on improving your diet and health.Section 5 – Contaminants in food and our environment that can reduce fertility and lead to health issues in pregnancy and beyond.The course provides downloadable summary, quiz, and handout sheets for many of the lessons, as well as numerous links to other helpful web resources, like educational articles and recipes.NOTE: To satisfy your expectations, please scan through the course curriculum to familiarize yourself with the topics covered and watch the free video lectures to determine if this is the right course for your current needs.
Overview
Section 1: Key Nutrients Before Pregnancy
Lecture 1 Key Nutrients Before Pregnancy
Section 2: The Pregnancy Impact: Caffeine, Alcohol, and Nicotine
Lecture 2 The Pregnancy Impact: Caffeine, Alcohol, and Nicotine
Section 3: Lecture 3: Defining a Health Weight and Diet
Lecture 3 Defining a Healthy Weight and Diet
Section 4: Lecture 4: Reaching a Healthy Weight and Diet
Lecture 4 Reaching a Healthy Weight and Diet
Section 5: Lecture 5: Identifying and Avoiding Harmful Environmental Exposures
Lecture 5 Identifying and Avoiding Harmful Environmental Exposures and Risks for Pregnancy
Individuals or couples thinking of becoming pregnant or already trying to become pregnant.,Individuals or couples interested in knowledge of scientifically based nutrition and health factors that can impact fertility..,Those seeking evidence-based nutrition, diet, and health habits to promote a healthy pregnancy.,Individuals or couples interested in improving their health or diet prior to becoming pregnant.
Homepage
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