Creating a healthy human startS with preconception preparation

Creating a healthy human begins with preconception preparation and care.

Let that sink in. 

Now, allow me to deconstruct the above statement a little further:

• The lifestyle individuals lead plays a fundamental role in the overall health and well-being of their future offspring.

• The lifestyle that your parents and even your grandparents led, before you entered the world, played a fundamental role in your overall health and well-being. 
  

So what does this all mean?

Simple, we need to equip ourselves with the knowledge that when attempting to conceive the following play a fundamental role in the creation of a healthy human:

• Nutrition

• Movement

• Mindfulness

• Exposure to chemicals  
  

And before you think it (or even say it as others have to me), “not true - I know many people that make poor lifestyle choices that conceive easily.” This post isn’t necessarily about conception (even though the above are fundamental for conception to even take place). 

Conception might have been easy for said individuals that may make poor lifestyle choices, and the fact that they were able to conceive is wonderful, however, what is not so wonderful is the fact that the child can develop health issues later down the track due to the parent's “poor” lifestyle choices. 

Ponder on this:

How many parents do you know with a minor and even major pre-existing condition(s) who then go on to conceive, and their children are born with minor or major health complications?

Emerging research highlights that an imbalance bacterial ecosystem within the GI tract during the preconception phase will lead to a toxic load on the baby, and this can manifest as: 

• OCD

• Ulcers

• Allergies

• Headaches

• Eye Poking

• Aggression

• Bedwetting

• Hyperactivity

• Stomach aches

• Frequent strep

• Sinus infections

• Yeast infections

• Frequent gas/colic

• Learning difficulties

• Emotional reactivity

• Eczema, hives & rash

• Bowel or urinary issues

• Anxiety and depression

• Constipation or diarrhoea

• Asthma, cough & sinus infections

• Behavioural changes after certain foods

• Bone marrow issues from the lack of collagen

Unfortunately, babies and children are exposed to a tremendous onslaught of toxicity from the second the sperm is released to catch the egg. In addition, they are also exposed to chemicals early on in the womb and in their early lives through water, air, food, medication, and vaccines. 

And while the health of a future child depends on the health of the two people involved in creating it, it too depends on how well the mother is nourished during the pregnancy. 

The baby and the mother share the same microbiota, the maternal microbiota. Therefore, the mother needs to:

1. Expose herself to a whole-foods/ organic lifestyle that nourishes her microbiome

2. Prevent major stress by engaging in mindfulness

3. Moving regularly and avoiding a sedentary lifestyle
   

Ensuring the above takes place will mean that lifestyle, microbial and dietary antigens will not pass through the newborn’s gut barrier through the womb/breastmilk. Therefore, this won't trigger an immune activation and pro-inflammatory response.   

Functional foods, movement, gut healing, and detox protocols are helpful for rebalancing your internal ecosystem so that a child is born with a balanced microbiota. These protocols should commence well before individuals consider conceiving.

So when should you start preparing your body for conception?

Information on this differs widely from conventional health organisations, and medical practitioners like The Pregnancy Baby Birth Organisation by the Australian Government suggest up to 6 months. However, leading nutritional experts such as Sally Fallon Morell, best known as the author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, and Dr. Campbell McBride, best known as the author of Gut and Physiology Syndrome, who holds a degree in Medicine and Postgraduate degrees in both Neurology and Human Nutrition suggest up to two years.

I will end with this simple statement:

Both partners must be made aware that their lifestyle decisions have biological implications that transcend themselves, affecting their children, grandchildren, and possibly generations beyond. 

If you require assistance with preconception preparation and nutrition, please book a preconception-to-conception consultation via the bookings tab.

“✌️, ❤️ & healthy 👪
In Health,”

— Bridget KULEVSKI