What is the role of magnesium supplements in prenatal care?
Magnesium is important to prenatal care. Yet, due to the depletion of this mineral in our soils and in our processed foods, most pregnant mothers do not get their RDA of magnesium and are deficient in this mineral. Avoid processed foods and cut cravings and impulsive eating associated with pregnancy by increasing your consumption of magnesium-rich foods that are organically grown. These would be green vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes and unprocessed grains. This not only supports eco-friendly farming but gives you the nutrients you need that are missing from most prenatal care programs. Pesticides, chlorine and fluoride in our water not only pose a general health threat, but also leach magnesium out of our bodies causing a further deficiency. Drink filtered or bottled water that has been proven to be free of fluoride and chlorine. Magnesium aids labor and delivery. Old-time midwives used to advise all their patients to take “the salts”; they were referring to magnesium salts. Magnesium
