44. Lily Nichols: Role of Seafood and DHA in Optimal Breastfeeding, Pregnancy & Post Partum

Lily Nichols joins me to continue our exploration of optimal pregnancy and post-partum nutrition. This episode contains extremely valuable information on how to ensure your baby receives all the nutrients they need to thrive.

We cover controversies surrounding seafood and raw fish consumption during pregnancy, the critical role of DHA, circadian rhythms & breastfeeding, harms of a high omega-6 diet on baby's brain development, iron status in pregnancy and MUCH more.

Lily Nichols RDN is a registered dietitian, pregnancy nutrition expert and author of the book Real Food for Pregnancy. I previously spoke to Lily in episode 16 of the Regenerative Health podcast where we covered micronutrients for pregnancy, carbohydrate intake and gestational diabetes and how various national guidelines are harming women with carbohydrate recommendations in pregnancy.

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0:00 Seafood and DHA in Pregnancy 12:51 Seafood and Pregnancy 19:38 Raw Shellfish and Sushi During Pregnancy 26:13 Maternal Diet's Impact on Breast Milk 43:59 Breastfeeding on Circadian Rhythms 50:39 Nutrition and Postpartum Mental Health 1:07:58 Assessing Iron Needs During Pregnancy & can I eat liver during pregnancy?

LINKS Lily's blog post on seafood - https://lilynicholsrdn.com/fish-pregnancy/

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Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols - https://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Gestational-Diabetes-Conventional/dp/0986295000

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