34. Lily Nichols on Fueling Fertility: Demystifying Preconception Nutrition with Real Food

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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this episode of the podcast I chat with Lily Nichols about preconception nutrition, how the common recommendations are outdated and even potentially harmful, and we take a deeper look at folate and how folic acid supplementation isn’t all it’s chalked up to be.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 Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines.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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Chapters

1. 34. Lily Nichols on Fueling Fertility: Demystifying Preconception Nutrition with Real Food (00:00:00)

2. Preconception Nutrition (00:02:58)

3. Male Fertility & Sperm Health (00:07:51)

4. Nutritionism (00:12:57)

5. Anemia (00:14:44)

6. Supplements & Blood Work (00:17:49)

7. Folate vs. Folic Acid (00:20:49)

8. Tongue Ties & Lip Ties (00:40:08)

9. Questions from Instagram Followers (00:45:02)

10. Lily's Number One Tip (01:10:05)

11. Lily's Favorite Wellness Habit (01:11:24)

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