AN EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM FITNESS EXPERT JILLIAN MICHAELS’ NEW GUIDE TO PREGNANCY
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The reason why there isn’t a one-stop shop of complete, total, accurate pregnancy information is that there are many approaches and perspectives and opinions on what is true, and doctors and specialists tend to have very specific knowledge in one area, but it may not be the most up-to-date, and it may not include any knowledge about other, related areas.
For example, in our culture, many doctors are not entirely savvy when it comes to the more holistic approach to pregnancy. They don’t know a lot about nutrition or exercise science, either. They’ll definitely tell you to cut caffeine and alcohol. They might say to eat a protein-rich diet and make sure to get plenty of fruit, veggies and whole grains. But some of them won’t even go that far and will tell you that it doesn’t matter that much what you eat, as long as you aren’t smoking and doing tequila shots.