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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial">Pregnancy
and Nutrition</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt"> <br />
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial">Good nutrition for a
female's entire life is the best possible preparation for pregnancy. This is especially
true the year or so immediately preceding conception. In a matter of
speaking, a baby is nearly to one year of age at birth. Many women only
begin to eat right and take necessary vitamin supplements once they know they
are pregnant. This is weeks or even months too late. The first few weeks
of pregnancy are especially crucial to the embryo (Hillemann).</span><span style="font-size: 11pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Poverty, chemical abuse,
adolescence and advanced age traditionally make up four common problem
pregnancy areas. Marginal nutritional deficiency diseases, medication,
American-style deliveries and subsequent bottle-feeding make up four other
problem areas.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Nutrition needs rise
during pregnancy, of course. Even the RDA's are higher. This may be obvious
to you, but many women eat poor diets in general. They then tend to eat MORE
of that same poor diet in an attempt to "eat for two" and "to
get all the nutrition they need from a balanced diet." This is a genuine
tragedy, for which the medical and nutrition professions cannot easily be
excused. At the very least, the following needs increase during
pregnancy and lactation:</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">a. protein</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">b. calcium</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">c. iron</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">d. all vitamins</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">e. that is a lot of
increases, isn't it</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">American diets are
largely protein-dominated, and calcium is discussed elsewhere on this website.
So let's consider some increased maternal needs for nutrients, starting with
VITAMIN A. Vitamin A can be safely increased by using beta-carotene (eg.
carrot juice). Preformed (fish oil) vitamin A toxicity under 25,000 IU
is possible, but vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy is a far greater risk.
For a really bone-chilling summary of the consequences of vitamin deficiency
during pregnancy, read Hillemann.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Let's Talk Polar
Bears, Shall We?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Since three-quarters of
a pound of polar bear liver contains 7 or 8 MILLION units of
preformed vitamin A, this food is rightly forbidden by traditional
Eskimo religion. If it is of any satisfaction to you, polar bears themselves
are at risk for vitamin A overdose since they routinely eat entire seals at a
sitting. Seals, as we all know, are a very good source of vitamin A, yielding
30 to 100 MILLION units each.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Believe it or not,
6,000,000 units of "A" have been taken by humans at once... in
fact, five times in a row... without fatality (Bicknell and Prescott, page
82). Naturally, this is idiotic, and especially so during pregnancy.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Very large prenatal doses
of vitamin A can produce birth defects. <em>Deficiency of vitamin A also can, and is much more likely.</em>
Hypervitaminotic A rats bear normal young with very high liver stores of the
vitamin. Human fetuses and newborn infants generally have LOW stores of
vitamin A (Bicknell and Prescott, pp. 19 and 59). Pauling (How to Live
Longer and Feel Better, p. 253) recommends not exceeding 50,000 IU daily in
normal health. The AMA approved 25,000 IU doses in 1946 (Adelle Davis, <em>Let's
Eat Right to Keep Fit</em>, 1970, p. 61), but in the PDR you will find
cautions beginning at 6,000 IU during pregnancy (p. 1736-1737,
1980). Somewhat larger doses are probably very safe during pregnancy,
bearing in mind that a 3-ounce serving of liver contains over 50,000 IU of
vitamin A, and there is no pregnancy warning on supermarket packages of
liver. However: using totally non-toxic carotene supplements, or vegetable
juices, provides a vastly larger margin for error.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Now for <strong>VITAMIN C </strong>and
pregnancy.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Because it is
water-soluble, "C" is naturally safer than vitamin A at all times,
including pregnancy. F. R. Klenner, M.D. gave large doses to over 300
pregnant women and reported virtually no complications in any of the
pregnancies or deliveries (Irwin Stone, <em>The Healing Factor</em>, Chapter
28). Indeed, the hospital nurses around
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Reidsville</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">N.C.</st1:state></st1:place> noted that the infants who
were healthiest and happiest were the "Vitamin C babies." Abram
Hoffer, MD, has similarly reported that he has observed a complete absence of
birth defects in babies born to his vitamin-C taking mothers-to-be.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Specifically, Klenner
gave:</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> (1) 4,000 mg
each day during the first trimester (first three months of pregnancy)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> (2) 6,000 mg
each day during the second trimester</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> (3) 8,000 to 10,000 mg
each day during the third trimester</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Some women got 15,000
mg daily during the third trimester.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Results? There were NO
miscarriages in this entire group of 300 women.</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Klenner gave
"booster" injections of vitamin C to 80% of the women upon
admission to the hospital for childbirth.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">The results? Wonderful,
indeed:</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">First, labor was shorter
and less painful. (My children's mother, with her 2:45 and 1:45 labor
times, can confirm this.)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Second, stretch marks
were seldom to be seen. (I looked, and can vouch for this.)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Third, there were NO
postpartum hemorrhages at all. And, there were no toxic manifestations and no
cardiac distress (Stone, p. 191).</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Among Klenner's patients
were the Fultz quadruplets, which at the time were the only quads in the
southeastern
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<st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>
to have survived. These were each given 50 mg of "C" daily at
birth. This is an important point: if the Mom is taking vitamin C, it also
has to be continued for BOTH mother and baby afterwards as well. Failure to
do this will result in the well-publicized "rebound effect."
Therefore, don't stop a good thing. If "C" is important enough for
the woman to take before giving birth, then it is important enough for the
baby to get AFTER it has been born.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Klenner had children take
their age in vitamin C each day. That is, a gram of "C" per year of
age, leveling off at the age of ten at 10 grams (when in good health).</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Vitamin C and
Breastfeeding</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Varying amounts of
vitamin C will be found in breast milk. If Mom takes a lot of "C"
there will be "C" in the breast milk too. If Mom is healing up and
stressed out, there will probably be less "C" available to the
baby. And if Mom is sick or eating hospital food, there will almost certainly
be a diminished "C" supply in her breast milk. The solution, again,
is for BOTH mother and baby to supplement with vitamin C.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">We did exactly this with
our babies, and were impressed with the results. You can finely powder a
tasty chewable "C" tablet and put it on your finger or the baby's
tongue. This should be done at every feeding. Infants do not need
a lot of supplemental "C"... but they DO need it frequently
each day for maximum success. "Success" is easy to define: a
healthy, happy baby that eats and sleeps well.</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Very little vitamin C is
found in formula, especially after it is packaged, opened, heated, poured,
and oxidized during bottle feeding.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Some Special Problems
in Pregnancy and Lactation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><strong><em><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Morning
Sickness</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 1. Try a natural
multivitamin, not an artificially colored one. Paint can be nauseating to
eat.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 2. Take all
supplements on a full stomach.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 3. AVOID FERROUS
SULFATE IRON SUPPLEMENTS. Many doctors still prescribe this
cookie-tossing form of iron, in too large an amount, and without enough
supplemental "C" for absorption. Constipation is almost guaranteed
with ferrous sulfate. Use ferrous fumerate, ferrous gluconate, or
especially <strong>carbonyl</strong> iron instead.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 4. Try the
homeopathic remedy Natrum Phos 6X for simple morning sickness, and possibly
Kali Phos or Natrum Sulph.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 5. You could also
try some fresh, tasty juice first thing to get off to a good start in the
morning. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 6. Severe and
prolonged vomiting requires medical attention.</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Constipation</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Constipation is quite
common during gestation. It is also quite easy to avoid (how-to
information posted elsewhere on this website). When pregnant, do not take
medication for this or any other condition if you can possibly avoid doing
so.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Weight Gain or Loss</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Weight gain is
natural, necessary, and desirable during pregnancy. A woman does NOT have to
"get fat," however! My wife gained 25 pounds to deliver a 10 pound,
2 oz baby girl. A slightly larger weight gain is normal and fine. Weight gain
really should be no more than 35 pounds or so; under thirty is better. No
fasting, no weight loss attempts during pregnancy or lactation!!</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hemorrhoids</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">(see
"Constipation") and avoid gulping unchewed cheese pizzas. Bear in
mind that babies and amniotic fluid are heavy. Supplemental vitamin C
will often help here, because "C" strengthens connective and
vascular tissues. Topical application of vitamin E will definitely help.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Heartburn?</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">1. Eat frequent,
small meals. In other words, "graze" rather than feast.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">2. Chew your food
especially well. This simple measure really works.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">3. Combine your foods
especially well. No need to obsess over this, but from your own
experience, you can tell that some foods do not mix well in your stomach.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">How to Avoid Most
Birth Problems & Baby Problems</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 1. A pair of
really hip (no pun intended) obstetrical nurses taught me that pain is a
function of tension, particularly during childbirth. Try meditation to reduce
stress and tension. I also suggest you contact Todd Gastaldo, D.C. for
postural information that can help to insure that MDs and CN Midwives don't
complicate delivery by closing the birth canal by up to 30%. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">2. Avoid drugs of all kinds,
alcohol, cigarettes, and all but the most essential medications.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 3. Make a point to
read <em>THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING</em>, by La Leche League
International,
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Franklin Park</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Illinois</st1:state></st1:place>. This is a good,
good book.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
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<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 4. Read <em>MALEpractice</em>,
by Robert Mendelssohn, M.D., who says "The only women who cannot
breastfeed are those who have had bilateral radical mastectomies...or those
who go to pediatricians."</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 5. Timing:
age-wise, it is best to be pregnant when you are an adult woman (especially
since adult men seem to have such trouble getting pregnant). Better not to be
an old woman, nor a girl. Risks to mother and child are greatly increased
among very young and very old mothers. However, many of the risks are
due to age-related nutritional deficits. A good diet, properly supplemented
with folic acid (folate) and appropriate quantities of the other vitamins,
will go a very long way to reduce birth defects.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 6. This is a tough
order, but try to put your spouse FIRST so your baby will have two parents
even after the novelty wears off. Fortunately, almost all authorities
indicate that sex during pregnancy does not harm the baby. Common sense
is needed, certainly, during the times immediately before and immediately
after giving birth. But make a point do not neglect each other.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 7. Avoid caffeine!
It is
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>'s
most widely used and abused drug. Caffeine can enter fetal circulation
(Williams, p 469). Even two cups of coffee contains up to 250 milligrams
of caffeine, a pharmacologic dose. Five 12-oz cans of cola have the same
total amount, plus a lot more sugar (or, even worse, aspartame).</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> 8. Concerned about
high blood pressure? Then monitor you blood pressure, yourself, at home. It's
easy and, because you avoid "white coat anxiety," it's actually
more likely to be accurate than in a physician's office. You therefore reduce
your chance of unneeded worry, unnecessary doctor interference, and resultant
overprescription. If you are diagnosed with high blood pressure, consider
taking a <strong>B-complex </strong>supplement before resorting to a drug. I know of a
woman who was diagnosed with mild preeclampsia and chose to try a natural
approach first. She took a B-complex tablet three to five times
daily. She also cooked with the unfortunately-named "Chinese Black
Fungus," a delicious mushroom found in many Oriental dishes. She
used about two teaspoons of the dry mushroom, reconstituted in a cup of hot
water before cooking) daily. Her blood pressure was normal in a few weeks.
There were no further problems with the pregnancy.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">9. Take <strong>vitamin E</strong>
(at least 200 and perhaps 400 IU daily). This greatly reduces the chance of
miscarriage. This is no myth: by the end of WW II, there were already
dozens of medical studies confirming this. The cardiovascular benefits are
excellent as well. Contrary to what many dieticians' textbooks say,
getting foods containing other fat-soluble vitamins does NOT guarantee
adequate vitamin E intake for pregnancy... or at any other time, for that
matter. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">10. This is putting the
horse after the cart, but conception is more likely if Dad takes supplemental
vitamin C, zinc, lecithin and a little Korean ginseng extract (Panax ginseng)
each day. Research at the
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>
of
<st1:placename w:st="on">Texas</st1:placename></st1:place> has shown that
1,000 mg of supplemental vitamin C daily can actually reverse supposed male
infertility. (<em>Medical Tribune</em>, May 11, 1983) Significant
improvement in sperm count, motility and viability was evidenced... after
FOUR DAYS! Remember, one in ten couples is infertile. Also remember
that, since 9 out of 10 Americans are malnourished (eating significantly less
than the US RDA of fruits and vegetables), then 9 out of 10 couples are
malnourished. One might marvel that the human race is as successful as
it is! Still, nutrition is something a couple really needs in order to
reliably and healthfully conceive.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Some Final Thoughts on
Breastfeeding</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Did you know that
breast milk actually changes composition to meet the needs of the developing
baby? For example, preemies actually get a higher-protein, higher-fat
milk than full-term infants (Williams, p. 476) There is apparently a very
sensitive and complex relation between the physiology of the mother and baby
after birth as well as before. Colostrum immunity is only part of this,
but an important part. Nurse your baby from day one! Breast milk changes
again during later nursing and during weaning, supplying still more protein
and, yes, some iron.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial"> <em>DO NOT
SUPPLEMENT WITH FORMULA!</em> The breast, or the udder for that matter, makes
more milk when demanded of it. If you use formula "also," you
will start to make still less milk. A spiral will develop, resulting in
no more breast milk. I am forever grateful to my sister-in-law for telling my
wife to just "put the kid on the breast and suffer with it for a day or
two. There will be more milk, don't worry." She was
right. I remember the baby virtually drowning in milk after that. It
amazed me, truly, to see my children thrive on mere contact with their
mother. And I'm talking chubby, robust babies, here! And all on nursing,
month after month.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Of course, an even bigger
thrill is to see your child born. Gentlemen, try to be there; you couldn't
possible be any more squeamish than I am.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hypochondriacs, avid
readers, and students who will be doctors often worry a lot about their own
health because they study so much that can go wrong. For you, I offer one
last story:</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">I knew of a teenager who
had a terrible home life, alcoholic parents, severe poverty, a bad diet that
seemed to consist almost entirely of Coca-Cola and potato chips. She
delivered the most beautiful baby I've ever seen.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Except my own, of course.
Or yours.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">References and
Recommended
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Reading</st1:city></st1:place>:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11.0pt"> <br />
</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Bicknell, F. and
Prescott, F. (1953) The Vitamins in Medicine, Third Edition.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Milwaukee</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">WI</st1:state></st1:place>:
Lee Foundation. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>
<st1:city w:st="on"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Billings</span></st1:city><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">, Evelyn and Westmore, Ann (1983)
The
<st1:city w:st="on">Billings</st1:city> Method
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>: Ballantine </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hillemann, H. H.
(1956) "Maternal Malnutrition and Fetal Prenatal Development
Malformation" (Address at
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:placename w:st="on">Oregon</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype></st1:place> College, November
9)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hillemann, H. H. (1958)
"Maternal Malnutrition and Congenital Deformity" (
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Grants Pass</st1:city>
<st1:state w:st="on">Oregon</st1:state></st1:place>
Address, March 17)</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hillemann, H. H. (1961)
"The Spectrum of Congenital Defect, Experimental and Clinical"
Journal of Applied Nutrition 14:1,2.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Hillemann. H.H.
"Developmental Malformation in Man and Other Animals" (A
Bibliography) Lee Foundation,
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Milwaukee</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">WI</st1:state></st1:place>, undated.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Mendelsohn, Robert (1979)
Confessions of A Medical Heretic.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:state w:st="on">New
York</st1:state></st1:place>: Warner Books.</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Mendelsohn, Robert (1984)
How to Raise a Healthy Child In Spite of Your Doctor.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city></st1:place>: Contemporary Books. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Mendelsohn, Robert
(1982) Malepractice: How Doctors Manipulate Women.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Chicago</st1:city></st1:place>: Contemporary Books. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Shute Wilfrid E. (1978)
The Vitamin E Book.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">New Canaan</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">CT</st1:state></st1:place>: Keats Publishing. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Shute, Wilfrid E. (1979)
Your Child and Vitamin E.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">New Canaan</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">CT</st1:state></st1:place>: Keats Publishing. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Smith, L., ed. (1988)
Clinical Guide to the Use of Vitamin C: The Clinical Experiences of Frederick
R. Klenner, M.D.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Tacoma</st1:city></st1:place>,
WA: Life Sciences Press. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Stone,
<st1:place w:st="on">I.</st1:place>
(1972) The Healing Factor.
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state></st1:place>:
Grosset and Dunlap. </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">La Leche League
International (1963) The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding (revised edition)
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">Franklin Park</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Illinois</st1:state></st1:place>.
ISBN 0-912500-00-X Hardcover; ISBN 0-912500-01-8 Softcover. Library of
Congress 63-14460.</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Arial">Williams, S. R. (1989) Nutrition
and Diet Therapy, Sixth Edition, (Chapter 15: Nutrition During Lactation</span><span style="font-family: Arial"> </span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family:
Arial">and Pregnancy)
<st1:place w:st="on">
<st1:city w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:city></st1:place>:
Mosby</span><span style="font-size: 11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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