On this episode of the podcast I chat with Lily Nichols about preconception nutrition, how the common recommendations are outdated and even potentially harmful, and we take a deeper look at folate and how folic acid supplementation isn’t all it’s chalked up to be.
Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. She writes at lilynicholsrdn.com
Resources she mentioned
- Book: Real Food for Gestational Diabetes: https://amzn.to/3CTsxjA
- Book: Real Food for Pregnancy: https://amzn.to/3puAlW8
- Blog post - Folate: Why it’s Superior to Folic Acid for Pregnancy (Even if you don’t have MTHFR): https://lilynicholsrdn.com/folate-pregnancy-folic-acid-mthfr/
- Instagram post - Research Brief: is there a link between folic acid and tongue ties? https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch2K6BnOzol/
- E-Cookbook: https://shop.lilynicholsrdn.com/collections/frontpage/products/e-cookbook-companion-to-real-food-for-pregnancy
- Real Food Postpartum Recovery Meals: 50+ Recipes & Freezer Tips: https://trainat.li/freezermeals
- Women’s Health Nutrition Academy Courses: https://whnacademy.com/course-list/
Connect with Lily
- Follow @lilynicholsrdn on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilynicholsrdn/
- visit Lily’s site: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/
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