BIO: Dr. Mary Shackelton, MPH, ND founder of Holistica Integrative Care has been practicing naturopathic medicine with an emphasis on women's health for 25 years in Boulder Colorado. She also has a Master's in Public Health (MPH) which focuses much of her work in the area of prevention. Her current focus is on Environmental Medicine and the conditions associated with toxic exposures including auto-immunity, chronic fatigue, cognitive decline, hormone imbalances, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurologic conditions. This book was written for women who are pre-conception to help them reduce the life long impact of chemical exposures, creating the foundation of a healthier neurologic terrain beginning in utero. It is my hope that those who find this book will learn the fundamental principles of living a life of detoxification. The results will be a stronger more resilient healthy life for you and your baby. Dr Shackelton has co-founded numerous companies and projects including: Insulite Laboratories, a company dedicated to reversing disorders related to insulin, PridePads Africa (PridePads.org) whose mission it is to provide sanitary pads to girls in Cameroon Africa to keep them in school. She has been an avid life long gardener, runner, skier, hiker and has raised 3 children with her husband in Colorado. She can be contacted at maryshackelton.com
"Dr. Mary Shackelton has written a much-needed guide for any woman wanting to know exactly what she can do to have a healthy pregnancy. This comprehensive guide offers practical advice for a ""pre-tox"" to empower each mother-to-be with a program that decreases toxic load before the pregnancy and optimize fertility. Dr Jill Carnahan, M.D. ""Mary Shackleton provides a wealth of practical information on how to minimize toxic exposures and eliminate those you've accumulated through the years, especially important advice for anyone who is planning to conceive a child, but useful for anyone who just wants to live a long and healthy life."" Stephanie Seneff, PhD, author of Toxic Legacy. Sr Research Scientist MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Wow! Dr. Shackelton's book, Pre-Conception Cleanse, is not only incredibly timely, but essential reading for anyone considering a pregnancy in the near future. Who wouldn't want to have a healthier baby? With rates of autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma and chronic childhood diseases on the rise, it's fair to say we no longer have the luxury of thinking of this information as optional. We must each take responsibility now to inform ourselves about how to preserve our health and that of our children, from conception forward. Dr Shackelton's book is chock full of inexpensive, easy-to-follow, practical tips that will guide you toward cleaning up, physically and emotionally, your baby's future home - your body! A must read. Lisa Samet, ND Emotional Repatterning: Healing Emotional Pain by Rewiring the Brain"