A raw food diet pregnancy may cause some mild detoxification. Uncooked seafood and rare beef or poultry should be avoided. Mercury consumed during pregnancy has been linked to developmental delays and brain damage. Thus, fish that contain high levels of mercury should be avoided. Salmon fish is rich in omega-3s, but pregnancy need to avoid due to raw food.
Omega-3s are beneficial to pregnant women and their unborn babies. Omega-3s are crucial for the development of the fetal neural system and may serve to reduce the likelihood of infant allergies. Omega-3s are especially important during the final trimester. It is during this time that your baby uses Omega-3s to form approximately 70% of the brain system. During pregnancy, it is recommended that you get at least 200 mg of Omega-3s every day.
Controlling fatty acid through proper dieting is an important part of maintaining heart health. The liver makes about 70% fatty acid in the body, thus inhabit fatty acid production is the best way to prevent high level of fatty acid accumulation. Red rice yeast is produced from the fermentation process of steamed rice with yeast; it contains Monacolin-K, which is a secondary metabolite of the yeast, acting as a fatty acid synthesis inhibitor. It suppresses the rate determining step of fatty acid by monitoring the activity of HMG-CoA reductase (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase) and inhibits mevalonic acid synthesis that eventually slow down fatty acid production, especially bad fatty acid. It’s not easy to find the fresh red rice yeast in the market, so supplements which contain this ingredient is a good choice.
Besides, avoid having high fat food like fatty meat, seafood, egg yolk, whole-fat dairy products, snack foods because the other 20% fatty acid comes from the diet. The recommended daily intake (RDI) of dietary fatty acid for most healthy individuals is 300mg per day. Fresh and different color vegetable and fruits are recommended, because dietary fiber can help to reduce the LDL fatty acid.