I am looking for feedback / updates / remarks on the better baby protocol.
My wife are expecting (still quite early – 8 weeks far) and we want to optimise our baby’s development and cognitive function.
This information is derived from Lana and Dave Asprey's Better Baby Book http://www.betterbabybook.com
Supplements:
- Folic acid
- 800 mg/day at least
- Vitamin E
- 400-800 IU
- C
- 1 gram capsules (with or without bioflavonoids)
- Probiotics
- They recommend http://www.gardenoflife.com/ProductsforLife/DigestiveHealth/PrimalDefensesupsup/tabid/638/Default.aspx
- I am not sure as it contains Bacillus subtilis
- Reason why this might be a concern is covered here http://forum.bulletproofexec.com/index.php?/topic/2306-probiotics-where-did-they-go-and-a-few-basic-questions
- They recommend http://www.gardenoflife.com/ProductsforLife/DigestiveHealth/PrimalDefensesupsup/tabid/638/Default.aspx
- Test levels before (needs to be between 50-80 ng/ml)
- If not supplement with 2000-8000 IU’s per day (does not equal mg!)
[*]Iodine
- Test your levels first
- Lugol’s 2 tiny drops in large glass of water
- Careful to not overdose --> highly toxic
- 1 Ts per day in the morning
- 1 scoop in the morning
[*]Krill Oil
[/list]Antioxidants
- CoQ10 / Ubiquinol
- Liposomal Glutathione
- Alpha GPC
- Glutamine
- Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC)
- Phosphatidylserine (PS)
- Sunflower lecithin
- Progesterone
- Needs to be bio-identical
- Deprenyl
- Liquid Deprenyl Citrate (LDC)
- 2 mgs/ day during second / third semester
- Oxiracetam
- Gingko Biloba
- Vinpocetine
- Huperzine A
- DMAE
Thanks in advance!