Michelle Dudash talks with Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine about second trimester super foods, focusing on iron. Choosing heme iron sources, like red meat, and pairing non-heme sources, like black beans, with vitamin C can prevent premature deliveries and low birth weights. Find the article here: Superfoods: Eating...

The sweet, citrusy fragrance of ginger and its spicy taste accompany a multitude of therapeutic benefits. The Food and Drug Administration classifies ginger as “generally recognized as safe” and ginger has been used as a common remedy for morning sickness during early pregnancy. Ginger...

I think I eat pretty healthy.  Do I still need to take a prenatal vitamin if I’m pregnant? The answer depends on how balanced your diet is to begin with.  A woman of average weight and height, approximately 163 pounds and 5 feet 4 inches...

Written by Jessica Marie, RD, reviewed by Michelle Dudash, RD. Pregnancy is the time for preparing yourself and your world for your new little one. When a new baby is on the way it seems that you need more of everything: more furniture, space, clothes,...