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Seagreens in the Nursery

“Thousands of young mothers-to-be are putting their children’s health at risk as a result of their unhealthy diets and ‘fad’ weight loss regimes such as the high-protein, low-carbohydrate regime beloved by some celebrities. A study of 12,000 women has shown that 4 in 10 young women have such poor diets that when they become pregnant their children are deprived of essential nutrients in the womb. The health of an unborn baby can be affected long before conception, because fetus do not merely rely on the food consumed by the mother in pregnancy, but draw on nutrients stored in their bodies over preceding months. Poor diets before and during pregnancy can leave children susceptible to a range of diseases in later life including diabetes and heart disease.”

--D. Barker, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Southampton University, Health & Science / The Week, April 19, 2003.

Seagreens can be included in the daily diet before, during and after pregnancy as an ideal nutritional foundational food. Seagreens is safe to use while breast-feeding and provides a complete and balanced nutrient profile including the micronutrients like folic acid and selenium which are often taken as synthetic or formulated supplements.

Seagreens Food Capsules became a staple for the author of The Organic Baby Book. Her first child – still flourishing - received the contents of a single capsule in infant feed from about 6 months.
-- T. Maxted-Frost, The Organic Baby Book (How to plan and raise a healthy child), Green Books, 1999.

Also prior to conception, parents-to-be might have something to gain from adding Seagreens to their diet. While this comparison might be unflattering, it is well documented that, improvements in milk quality and yield, and the actual fertility of livestock, have long been recognized by farmers who have provided a seaweed based feed to their animals!

Seagreens for babies and toddlers

Give your child balanced, natural nutrition as soon as you can. Talk to your Healthcare Professional about when to introduce Seagreens into your child’s diet.