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The Better Baby Book: How to Have a Healthier, Smarter, Happier Baby Paperback – Illustrated, January 1, 2013

by Lana Asprey (Author), David Asprey (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 611 ratings
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How to create a healthier, happier, smarter baby—the breakthrough pregnancy diet and lifestyle plan based on cutting-edge genetic science

Whether you're planning for pregnancy or are already pregnant, this essential prenatal guide draws on the latest genetic research to give you a complete program of specific nutrition and environmental lifestyle changes that can help you have a better baby. The book is based on the emerging science of epigenetics and shows how the environment interacts with your genes, affecting which genes are expressed or ""turned on"". It shows you the important steps you can take to improve preconception nutrition and reduce toxins in your home and body to consciously help your child be healthy, smart, and strong.

  • Leverages the latest epigenetics research to help you produce a healthier, smarter, and happier baby with a lower risk of allergies, asthma, and developmental issues
  • Shares a specific prescriptive program based on four principles: eating the right foods; taking the right supplements; detoxifying before, during, and after pregnancy; and minimizing stress
  • Shows how a woman's health and her environment during pregnancy may have a much bigger impact on her child than was previously thought
  • Includes the authors' compelling personal story of developing the Better Baby Plan shared in the book as they had their own better babies

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    January 1, 2013
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  6. ISBN-10
    9781118137130
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Discover the breakthrough fertility and pregnancy diet and lifestyle plan based on brand-new genetic science

Whether you're planning for pregnancy or are already expecting, this essential prenatal guide draws on the latest genetic research to give you a complete program of specific nutrition and environmental lifestyle changes to help you have a better baby. Written for parents everywhere, it contains a program created by two parents--a fertility-oriented physician and a nutrition expert--to reactivate their own fertility after age forty. The book is based on the emerging science of epigenetics, showing how you can change the way your environment interacts with your genes and affect which genes are expressed or "turned on." "The Better Baby Book" shares important steps you can take to improve preconception nutrition and reduce toxins in your home and your body to consciously get pregnant and help your baby be healthier, smarter, and stronger. This groundbreaking guide: Builds on the latest epigenetics research to help you produce a healthier, smarter, and happier baby with genes for lower risk of allergies, asthma, and developmental issuesShares a specific prescriptive program based on four principles: eating the right foods; taking the right supplements; detoxifying before, during, and after pregnancy; and using new techniques to consciously control maternal stressDemonstrates how a woman's health and her environment during pregnancy may have a much bigger lifelong impact on her child than was previously thoughtIncludes the authors' compelling story of developing the Better Baby Plan as they had their own better babies

About the Author

LANA ASPREY, M.D., is a mother of two shockingly healthy children and a Karolinska-trained physician who runs an international natural fertility and healthy pregnancy consulting practice. She helps couples recover fertility and have healthier pregnancies and better babies using the natural techniques that she helped to pioneer in order to have her own healthy children later in life. Her techniques are now outlined in The Better Baby Book, and she has been interviewed in Vogue.


She is the former medical director of a medical testing company evaluating neurological immunity to environmental factors, and practiced medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. She speaks internationally on topics of nutrition and early childhood to create healthy children, healthy parents, and healthy families.

DAVE ASPREY, MBA, is a well-known blogger and media figure on health and human performance because of his "Bulletproof Executive" work behind Bulletproof Coffee and the Bulletproof Diet. He's been featured on ABC's Nightline , CNN, and in Vogue and Men's Health.
Dave is a sought-after public speaker, having presented to thousands of top investors and entrepreneurs globally on upgrading cognitive performance. He spent 15 years and $250,000 to hack his own biology, upgrading his brain by 20 IQ points, lowering his biological age, and losing 100 lbs without using calories or exercise. Then he turned his focus to creating the ultimate plan to gift his children with the with the best lifelong health possible.


The Financial Times calls him a "bio-hacker who takes self-quantification to the extreme of self-experimentation." His writing has been published by the New York Times and Fortune, and he's presented at Wharton, the University of California, and Singularity University. For nearly a decade, he's run the Silicon Valley Health Institute, an anti-aging nonprofit education group.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1118137132
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Trade Paper Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781118137130
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118137130
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.1 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches
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Dave Asprey is the "Father of Biohacking" and founder of Bulletproof 360, Inc. He is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and the creator of the global phenomenon Bulletproof Coffee and the Bulletproof Diet.

As an overweight, overworked, and unhealthy Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Dave found himself with a dire decision to make - get a healthy mind, body, and spirit, or live a much shorter life span. Dave chose to not only live but to thrive and share that knowledge with his community. He has spent the past two and a half decades scouring the planet from Tibet to the Andes discovering and engineering ways to fully realize human potential. Transforming himself into a super high-performing human being, the experience and knowledge gained was too valuable not to share.

Through the Bulletproof Diet, countless biological experiments, and simple life "hacks", Dave has maintained a 100-pound weight loss, upgraded his brain, and transformed himself into a happy and gratitude-filled husband, father, writer, executive, and human being. With over 200 million downloads of his Human Upgrade podcast, millions of monthly unique visitors to the Dave Asprey blog, and of course the Bulletproof 360 products in millions of households worldwide, Dave has created a movement that shows us the power of intention and the limitless possibility of the human spirit and incredible capacity of the physical body.

Being Bulletproof is the state of high performance, where you take control of your biology and your environment. Dave shares his journey of self-discovery as an example that can lead you towards unlocking your full birthright potential.

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D Fernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars loads of useful information
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
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very good, easy read. fully recommend to anyone looking to improve their health and the health of their family.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better Baby Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023
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Great book well written lots and lots of resources, only thing is there is no workable link to all those resources!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great information but frustrated...
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2019
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I bought this book almost a year ago and skimmed it off and on. In the last week I've been diligently reading every word written in this book and highlighting the parts I want to implement or share with my husband. (there are a lot of highlights in my book now)
I am finally getting serious about wanting to have children and the fact that I'm getting into my mid thirties made me extra interested in this book. I already follow a lot of the Bulletproof protocol off and on and so this book just goes a little more into depth about how what you eat, drink, touch, and breath can affect your unborn baby even before you conceive and throughout breastfeeding.

I am really enjoying it HOWEVER, I have one very serious complaint, which is why I'm only giving it 4 stars. The amount of times that the better baby website is referenced only to send you to practically empty pages is so so disappointing. I WANT this extra info!!! Type in the web address referenced and it leads you to pages that have an "apology" that the info isn't there and then if that wasn't frustrating enough they blame it on the publisher for releasing their book 6 weeks ahead of schedule. The book was released in 2013, so now we are 6 YEARS later and they still haven't updated anything. Its disheartening because it's research and information that I really want to see and read, that I believe other people probably really want. It's hard to find most of this information out there and it would just be nice to have access to the extra references and studies they mention. So many times they say if you want to know exactly what we did or you'd like to see the list of household items that we used go to... and then it's just the "apology."

The research and information presented in the book is informative, ground breaking, science backed research that deviates from the normal understanding or "common knowledge" of what can contribute to having a healthy or unhealthy baby. I think that what bothers me the most is that the blame is put on another entity for the info not being there as referenced in their book. I have so much respect for Dave and Lana and sharing all this wonderful information with the world. I would still recommend this book to my friends, I'd just have to include the recommendation with a disclaimer that they shouldn't go looking for most of the "extra" information they promise, because it simply isn't there.
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Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2013
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The Better Baby Book was a very entertaining read and I am very happy with my purchase. It was very clear, easy to read, and I flew through it in a couple of hours. The book was technical, but not dry. There were plenty of practical examples and anecdotes that kept an even flow.

The Good:

* Very comprehensive
* Looks at pregnancy from many angles
* Lots of references and scientific backing
* Has a very positive and uplifting tone
* Leaves you with an empowering feeling
* It references a website that will provide updates as research changes

The bad:

* This book is not for the closed-minded
* It did not come with a better baby

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If properly received, what effect will this book have upon you, your community, and the world? Imagine if we had a generation of "Better Babies" to secure our future. We are so caught up with environmental problems, economic woes, war, and politics, but the answer is not in changing the minds of the people--it is about changing their genetics. This will make for a society of smarter, and better adjusted people more equipped to make this crazy planet work. So, buy this book, share it with your family, friends, and get started!
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Thomas J. Quinlan
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Book - Start Here Before Other More Expensive/Extensive Measures
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2015
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This is a great book filled with great practical information. My wife and I had been following a lot of this naturally anyway - we try to be as health conscious as we can - but for those whom this will be new information, you will find it to be really useful. It's part & parcel with Dave Asprey's Bullet Proof diet (which he outlines on his website and in another book) but it gives you detailed information about the science behind what he suggests, as well as when to apply things - after all, the baby is different practically every day during pregnancy! Not to be left out of course, it's filled with information for mum as well, and Dad's key part too - and after all that, there is information on how to care for your child after s/he is born as well. We have an adorable little boy who is intelligent, happy, healthy, big for his age, and, quite frankly, one of the most photogenic babies possibly ever (yes, I'm biased! the people who stop us on the street are not though) and we owe that to our genes, our health conscious lifestyle, advice from this book, and good fortune.
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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Masterful Distillation of Important Health Concepts
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013
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I started following the wellness recommendations on Dave's Bulletproof Executive blog around 2 years ago. Many of the recommendations were in accord with my recent education in neuroscience/biology; however, some information was new to me. This piqued my curiosity, so I started to follow the diet, take many of the recommended supplements, and engage in several of the other wellness-related endeavors the site advocates. Consequently, my health improved across all domains. There are a ton of anecdotes on Dave's website to corroborate the effectiveness of the health guidelines contained within, so look there if you are seeking more anecdotal evidence; I will not belabor my own experience here.

This book distills much of what is espoused on Dave's website, but it also introduces novel information. The target audience is apparent -- but, unsurprisingly, "stuff" that makes people fertile also makes them healthy, so anyone can profit from this book. My wife and I abide by the principles outlined in this book in our daily lives, and we fully intend to continue as such when we decide to have our first baby; we feel too good when we eat "bulletproof" to be dissuaded from the efficacy of this protocol.

Note: several reviewers have bemoaned the book's lack of references; these are available on the companion website to the text.
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dave kenny
5.0 out of 5 stars Straight-to-the-point facts
Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2021
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Best of all the baby books I have read so far.
This book is perfect for those planning/thinking of having a baby. No jargon, or waffle, just straight-to-the-point facts. Learnt so many things in this book not only for having a baby but for life going foward.
This is not great for those who have already had their baby, as most of the info was for pregnancy and the months leading up to getting pregant.
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federica rossetto
5.0 out of 5 stars À must for expecting families
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2024
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Will follow for baby nr 2 for sure. So much precious information! Wish I did this with my first baby
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Reviewed in France on June 27, 2020
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C’est le livre que je recommande à toutes mes patientes enceintes ou en désir de grossesse, quand elles parlent anglais.
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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELENTE LIBRO
Reviewed in Mexico on December 21, 2017
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El libro esta super entendible, y aparte tiene tips e información bastante útil para las parejas que estamos buscando bebe.
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Alan Moylan
5.0 out of 5 stars An integral buy
Reviewed in Australia on July 25, 2020
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A fantastic book and many ideas on how to better look after yourself not just when starting a family. Eg.I gave a copy to my Mother who is rebuilding strength after chemo... why? It is very easy to read, digest and act upon the guidance
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