On average, pregnant and nursing women in the U.S. consume 60-80 mg of DHA a day, from food and drink, which is only 20-25% of the recommended intake.* That's why DHA is one of the most important supplements for pregnancy.
The spinal cord coordinates the body's movement and sensation. Therefore, an injured cord loses the ability to send and receive messages from the brain to the body's systems that control sensory, motor, and autonomic function below the level of injury. Often, this results in some level of paralysis.
Spinal cord damage can be classed as partial or complete. When there is partial damage, there will be some function and sensation below the level of the injury. If the cord damage is complete, there is total loss of function and paralysis results. The level of the injury will determine what function remains. Injuries to the spinal cord in the neck may result in an inability to breathe, this is the type of injury sustained by Christopher Reeve.