How can nutrition help with pregnancy sickness?
No-one quite knows for sure why some women feel sick in pregnancy and some dont. One theory is that there is an evolutionary, built-in aversion to foods that may poison you and your baby, and the sickness ensures that you just eat very plain bland foods. That may be a reason why many women go off the very foods that are so nutritious for them at this time, like green vegetables and fish they are sensitive to the sulphur-like smell of them. Another reason may be rapid changes in blood sugar; low blood sugar can cause nausea which then discourages eating, which of course just exacerbates the problem. In our nutritional consultations we go through the foods you can eat, suggesting different recipe and menu ideas which incorporate the right, nutrient dense foods, devising a tailor-made eating plan to help you through this critical time of your babys development.
