Pregnancy Nutrition with Lily Nichols, RDN

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Nutrition is VERY important in pregnancy, but it is often overlooked. Lily Nichols, RDN, author of Real Food for Pregnancy, joins us today to talk about this beneficial topic! We cover:

• The lack of evidence for nutrition in pregnancy
• The lack of proper recommendations for Macro-nutrients
• The importance of several specific micro-nutrients
• And more!

Resources Mentioned:

• Lily's Book
• Choline Article
• Vitamin D Article
• Liver (& iron) Article
• Postpartum Meals Article

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Capitole

1. Pregnancy Nutrition with Lily Nichols, RDN (00:00:00)

2. Introduction (00:01:07)

3. Healthy Eating is Key (00:03:25)

4. Choline (00:05:20)

5. B-12 & Prenatal Vitamins (00:12:21)

6. Magnesium (00:16:30)

7. Vitamin D (00:20:36)

8. Postpartum Nutrition & Lily's Hidden Liver Trick for Natural Iron Supplementation (00:27:18)

9. Closing (00:33:38)