674. Debunking Pregnancy Food Myths + Optimizing Fertility with Lily Nichols

In this episode, Lindsey takes a deep dive with registered dietitian and nutritionist Lily Nichols on all things fertility, conception, and nutrition. Nichols educates us on the importance of preconception preparation, highlighting how lifestyle changes such as diet and self-care can enhance fertility and lead to healthier pregnancies.
Ahead, Lindsey and Lily open up about the realities of postpartum challenges, loneliness, and the unspeakable value of friendships that empathize with your current life stage. Plus, Nichols sheds light on the root cause of fertility issues in contemporary society, from stress to diet culture.
Get ready to explore the nutritional and emotional journey through pregnancy and the profound impact that eating well, practicing mindfulness, and strategically gearing up for pregnancy can have on both mother and child.
We also talk about:
Treating your body like a 'bank account' before pregnancy
The psychological facets of preconception + pregnancy
Nonstick cookware + recommendations for healthier options
Regulating the menstrual cycle for optimal fertility
Effects of EMFs + microplastics on health
Diet culture's impact on hormone balance + ovulation
Comprehensive prenatal supplementation
Raw dairy consumption during pregnancy
Avoiding environmental toxins + using whole foods
Postpartum recovery, nutrition, + community
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[@yume816]

Most do not realize how much of our real estate is taken up in the 3rd trimester thus making it difficult to eat enough especially meat protein. Plus the rising hormones and body pain, it’s brutal.

[@zlowiona]

I would like to see the study that shows that raw milk is not that likely to give you food poisoning. I actually grew up drinking raw milk, but now trying to find the studies mentioned and all I see is that raw milk is 800 times more likely to give poisoning than pasteurized milk...