SuperFoods Pioneer Launches New Book on Pregnancy

PORTLAND, Maine, Nov. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- What if the actions you take today could have a lifelong effect on your child's well-being before that child is even conceived?

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Would prospective dads make nutrition, environmental and lifestyle changes to improve sperm counts and boost fertility?

Would women carefully consider nutritional choices during pregnancy if those choices could determine their unborn child's risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension and obesity, as well as depression, substance abuse and longevity?

Steven G. Pratt, M.D. is betting you will. 

With his new book, SuperFoods Rx For Pregnancy: The Right Choices for A Healthy, Smart, Super Baby, Dr. Pratt, author of the New York Times bestseller SuperFoods Rx, draws on the latest scientific research to help future parents meet the nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle needs of their baby and themselves—starting before conception and continuing through the critical first months of their baby's life.

In SuperFoods Rx, Dr. Pratt revolutionized the way we think about food and health, and launched the SuperFoods movement. Now, some 10 years later, he has published an important new book.

This concise, approachable, highly informative new book is intended for healthcare professionals, nutritionists and most-importantly, moms- and dads-to-be. SuperFoods Rx For Pregnancy succinctly:

• Identifies the 25 SuperFoods to eat for optimal health before, during, and after pregnancy
• Shares surprising, scientifically validated discoveries about how to avoid environmental toxins that could have a negative impact on a baby's health in the womb
• Provides specific how-to information about the SuperNutrients that help to lower the risk of complications during pregnancy and a baby's risk for many chronic diseases later in life
• Makes it clear that the nutrition and lifestyle choices women make during this time will significantly affect their health and longevity after they reach menopause
• Offers recipes and shopping lists (including recommended brands)
• Recommends steps potential dads should take to increase the chances of pregnancy by improving sperm count

Published by Wiley/Turner Publishing, SuperFoods Rx For Pregnancy is available in paperback at bookstores, at online booksellers, and as an e-book.

About Dr. Pratt
Considered the father of the SuperFoods movement, and dubbed "The Food Dude" by Oprah Winfrey, Steven G. Pratt, M.D, FACS, ABIHM, has spent much of his career as a medical doctor at the prestigious Scripps Medical Center in La Jolla, CA, and on the faculty of the University of California, San Diego. He has appeared on national media including Today, The View, and Oprah. His books have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, O, Time, Newsweek, Men's Health, Shape, Martha Stewart Living, and other publications.  His clinical experience and his research in the fields of health and nutrition have become the basis of a body of groundbreaking medical and nutritional investigation, and 5 powerful books on improving lifelong health.

For more information visit: http://www.DrStevenPratt.com

SOURCE Dr. Steven Pratt