Ep #27 | Prenatal Nutrition: Tips You Haven’t Heard Yet with Lily Nichols
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Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition and exercise. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and unapologetically critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is the author of two bestselling books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.
Lily Nichols shares her knowledge and passion about nutrition, whole foods and pregnancy. Women are not being properly educated about how to take supplements and eating the food their bodies need especially while creating life! Here are the topics Lily is shedding light over during this awesome episode:
- Standard support and information for pregnant woman.
- Shifting the focus from what “I shouldn’t eat” to “What I can eat”.
- Nutrients to be found in food during pregnancy.
- Why you should be eating eggs more.
- Meaning of whole foods.
- The failure of taking the fat away from foods.
- Guidelines to avoid Gestational Diabetes.
- How much does a woman need to eat during pregnancy?
- Tips for women to be prepared with the key nutrients needed.
- What does a woman look for in a very good quality prenatal?
- Pregnant women should take choline, omega 3, methyl folate, and B12.
Hoping this episode helps you to take even more ownership of your health and to take these actionable suggestions to improve your health and your family’s, especially during pregnancy. Wishing more simplicity and ease in all that you do!
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Quotes:
“Real food is one that hasn’t been fractionated or has had a piece removed.”
“Removing fat is one of the biggest failures of our nutritional era”
“When you remove the skin from chicken you are taking away the main source of glycine.”
“There are no exact numbers in nutritions, our metabolic systems are changing all the time.”
“You are naturally taking your protein and fat together, when you are not separating your food.”
“Have a protein rich food at each meal.”
“If you feel nauseous the first trimester of pregnancy make sure you are eating any protein you can tolerate.”
“Three capsules per day prenatal are needed to take the necessary amount to support your nutrient needs during pregnancy.”
“Take ownership of your health! Doctors are not supposed to know everything”
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.