How to Be Healthy Before, During & After Pregnancy | Lily Nichols

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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EP. 183: I sit down with Lily Nichols, acclaimed registered dietitian and author, about the importance of nutrition at every stage of motherhood. We delve into the key nutrients for fertility, pregnancy, and post-delivery recovery, drawing insights from Lily's work in "Real Food for Pregnancy" and "Real Food for Gestational Diabetes." This episode challenges common myths about pregnancy nutrition. Learn about prenatal and postnatal nutrition's impact on health and future generations, including the significance of organ meats and essential vitamins for developing embryos. We also discuss the high nutritional needs during the postpartum phase, comparing it to the demands on elite athletes, and share stories of dietary transformation and global postpartum care wisdom. This conversation offers an evidence-based guide for expectant and aspiring parents, highlighting nutrition's role in supporting life's early stages. Topics Discussed: 09:17 - Lily Nichols and her history in childhood nutrition, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, and gestational diabetes 11:13 - Impact of Blood Sugar Level on Baby’s Development 13:16 - Testing for Gestational Diabetes 19:25 - The Importance of Nutrition Before Pregnancy 29:52 - Animal Sourced Proteins and Challenges of a Vegetarian Diet 40:07 - Foods to Avoid While Pregnant 44:20 - Where Your Food Comes From Matters 48:20 - The Science Behind Cravings 50:44 - Essential Nutrients During Pregnancy 55:13 - Postpartum Nutrition 01:02:58 - Eat Plenty of Protein 01:06:04: - Health Non-Negotiables Check Out Lily Nichols: Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Links Mentioned: Real Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal Nutrition Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: An Effective Alternative to the Conventional Nutrition Approach Sponsored By: Cured www.curednutrition.com/realfoodology Code REALFOODOLOGY gets you 20% off Natural Cycles https://www.naturalcycles.com/ 15% off with code REALFOODOLOGY Paleo Valley https://paleovalley.com/promos/realfoodology for 15% off Armra https://tryarmra.com/realfoodology 15% off first order with code REALFOODOLOGY Organifi www.organifi.com/realfoodology Code REALFOODOLOGY gets you 20% Off Check Out Courtney: @realfoodology www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson Edited By: Mike Frey

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0:00.0	On today's episode of the Real Foodology podcast, another really vital one is vitamin D.
0:05.8	They've found that in mothers supplemented with 5,000 IUs of vitamin D per day, those who
0:11.8	maintain their blood levels at about 40 nanograms per mill or higher, their rate of preterm birth
0:17.9	is 60% lower.
0:22.4	Hello, friends. Welcome back to another episode of the Real Foodology Podcast. As always, I'm your host,
0:27.0	Courtney Swan, and I'm so grateful that you're here today. Today's guest is Lily Nichols. She is a
0:32.2	registered dietitian who specifically focuses on pregnancy. You may know her by her book, Real Food for Pregnancy.
0:40.0	She also has another book called Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.
0:43.6	Both of these books are amazing.
0:45.5	They're just everything you need to know, basically, about what to eat while during pregnancy
0:50.6	and also what to eat for gestational diabetes.
0:53.7	I told her this in the episode,
0:55.1	but I feel like real food for pregnancy should be a must read for every single mother because
1:00.4	it is so helpful. Navigating nutrition can be really hard during pregnancy, you know,
1:05.4	and we talk about this in the episode too that how important it is, you know, because we're
1:10.6	growing a baby. And during those
1:12.8	developing times, it's so imperative that we get the nutrients that our baby needs in order to
1:18.1	have a viable pregnancy and in order to have a really healthy baby. She also has another book
1:23.4	coming out for fertility, which I'm so excited about. We talk about that too, so definitely
1:28.8	stay tuned to learn more about the book and also when it's coming out. But as for the episode,
1:33.8	I really, really enjoyed this episode. I've been wanting to do an episode like this for a while
1:38.9	because we address nutrition preconception. We also address nutrition during pregnancy,
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