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An Organic 9 Months
How to Have an Organic Pregnancy
By Carma Haley Shoemaker
"I've always felt that organic products were a better buy," says Lonnie Brown, a bank teller from Washington, D.C. "The foods taste better, the products are natural and prevent any synthetic materials from having to be produced – which just increases the amount of pollution and garbage – and it helps the economy and the 'little guy' instead of big business."
Partaking in an organic lifestyle during pregnancy is no different than if not pregnant. Just as a person taking on an organic lifestyle is very conscious regarding her choices and purchases, a pregnant woman does the same when having an organic pregnancy.
"In reality, most of the women who take on an organic pregnancy have already had some form of organic lifestyle already," Sugar says. "[She] is going to be very health conscious to begin with. She will likely choose a wide variety of fresh organic foods, organic clothing, etc., during pregnancy just as she would if she were not pregnant."
"I was strictly organic during all three of my pregnancies," Brown says. "I felt that the fact that the amount of pesticides used on the fruits and vegetables – since I ate a lot of these when pregnant – was much, much less then traditionally grown produce, they were better for me and the baby. No one wants to ingest a bunch of bug sprays and fertilizers, especially when they are pregnant. You wouldn't feed it to your baby if she/he was alreay born."
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