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Trying to conceive? What you eat today will impact the health of your future baby.

Remember that time you spent all your money on the Remember that time you spent all your money on the most epic amazing wedding? ⁠ ⁠ Planning out every single detail from the flowers, to the music, to your dress, to what colors your friends were going to wear and what songs you would dance to? ⁠ ⁠ How amazing would it be if we put the same care that goes into planning a wedding, as we did with planning for a family? ⁠ ⁠ Many women I talk to feel like once they're ready to have a baby, they wanted it YESTERDAY. Suddenly, there's no more time to waste! ⁠ ⁠ But let's be real here: planning during the pre-conception period is SO important and can make all the difference for the health of your future baby. ⁠ ⁠ And this can look totally different for each person. ⁠ ⁠ Maybe it means you start cleaning up your diet, or removing some harsh products you've accumulated over the years at Sephora. ⁠ ⁠ Or maybe it means finally addressing some long standing symptoms like gut health, fatigue, or food sensitivities. ⁠ ⁠ Or maybe you just start investing in a good quality prenatal supplement so you can build up your nutrient stores before that first trimester hits and you can't stomach anything besides bread and rice. ⁠ ⁠ Whatever it means to you, planning to take care of YOU is the biggest gift you can give your baby. ⁠ ⁠ So tell me, if you have 6 months + before you're even THINKING about trying to get pregnant, where would you focus? ⁠ ⁠ Let me know in the comments below! ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #fertilityjourney #infertilityjourney #ttc #ttcsisters #ttcsupport #ttccommunity #naturalfertility #fertilityfoods #infertilitysupport #ttcwithpcos #womenshealth #pcos #pcosweightloss #infertilitysucks #miscarriagesupport #iui #infertilitywarrior #ttcaftermiscarriage #preconception
Honestly, just can't wait to eat these salmon skew Honestly, just can't wait to eat these salmon skewers tonight!! ⁠ ⁠ This recipe is one of my faves and also the most popular recipe on the blog, and it's so stupid simple that it just makes it that much better. ⁠ ⁠ Salmon is an amazing fertility food:⁠ ⁠ ➡️It provides healthy omega-3 fats⁠ ➡️Great source of lean protein ⁠ ➡️Great for cognitive development ⁠ ➡️Tastes amazing ⁠ ⁠ Grab the recipe here: https://wellspringnutrition.co/healthy-grilled-salmon-kebabs/ ⁠ ⁠ Happy weekend loves!! Let me know what you're cooking up this weekend below!
BREAKING DOWN THE 5R APPROACH FOR OPTIMAL GUT HEAL BREAKING DOWN THE 5R APPROACH FOR OPTIMAL GUT HEALTH⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Continuing on our gut health series, I wanted to take a look at the 5R approach - which I find to be a super straight forward and easy to understand approach. ⁠ ⁠ Even though there are a ton of things that can impact your gut health, once we identify the protocol, you can generally follow this approach. ⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣REMOVE: The first step is to remove any foods that are causing inflammation, address food sensitivities through an elimination diet, remove poor quality and processed foods, and any things that are causing chronic stress. ⁠ ⁠ -Remember, this is not about calorie restriction or losing weight - it's about honoring your body's hunger cues and nourishing yourself with QUALITY ingredients. ⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣REPLACE: This is where you want to replace any digestive enzymes, stomach acid or bile salts that are missing or low from the gut. You can find out the exact numbers of these in the GI-MAP stool test. ⁠ ⁠ This could also include adding in digestive bitters (I like the brand Urban Moonshine in the states) or adding in bitter foods or apple cider vinegar before meals to help stimulate digestion. ⁠ ⁠ 3️⃣RE-INOCULATE: This is step where we add back in beneficial microflora to get a more desirable balance to the intestinal microbiome. ⁠ ⁠ Add in things like: fermented foods, prebiotics, and probiotics. ⁠ ⁠ 4️⃣REPAIR: Repairing your gut can take a long time, so remember to be patient with yourself! This step includes nutritional support for healing and regeneration of the GI mucosa. ⁠ ⁠ This can include supplements like glutamine, arginine, vitamin A, D, E, C, carotenoids, zinc, immunoglobulins, slippery elm, curcumin, EPA, DHA, and others. ⁠ ⁠ Remember to work with your dietitian or healthcare provider to come up with a customized supplement protocol for you so you don't waste your time or $$$ ⁠ ⁠ 5️⃣REBALANCE: Lastly, this phase is all about reducing stress by including things like yoga, meditation, prayer, deep breathing, psychotherapy, mindful eating, and prioritizing your sleep and relaxation. ⁠ ⁠ Have you tried the 5R approach? What has worked for you? Let me know the comments below 👇🏽 #guthealth #microbiome
3 NUTRITION TIPS FOR FERTILITY:⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣Alwa 3 NUTRITION TIPS FOR FERTILITY:⁠ ⁠ 1️⃣Always pair your carbs with a protein or healthy fat. This is to ensure you're not spiking your blood sugar, which can lead to insulin resistance, inflammation, and hormone imbalance - yikes. ⁠ ⁠ Try these: ⁠ -Apple + Peanut Butter⁠ -Whole grain crackers + cheddar cheese⁠ -Greek yogurt + berries ⁠ -Hard boiled eggs on toast w/🥑⁠ ⁠ 2️⃣Make your half plate veggies. I really wish pizza was a fertility food, but alas it is not. But - this doesn't mean you need to skip it altogether. Just pile up that huge side salad, add all the veggie toppings and you can still enjoy your fave pizza. ⁠ ⁠ My fave is to throw together nourish bowls with some brown rice or quinoa, roasted veggies, soft boiled eggs or tuna, and whatever fresh veggies are in the fridge. ⁠ ⁠ Add tahini to anything and you're golden. ⁠ ⁠ 3️⃣Choose a high quality protein source. Even if money is tight, pasture raised eggs are still a really affordable protein, and so is canned tuna or salmon from companies like Wild Planet or SafeCatch. ⁠ ⁠ If you can afford to buy organic grass fed meat do it. Butcher box is a great option in the states, or reach out to some local farms to see if there are any farm shares you can get into. ⁠ ⁠ Remember, nothing is about perfection. It's about making good choices overall to help support and nourish your body and hopefully a growing baby! ⁠ ⁠ Let me know which nutrition tip you'll try first! ⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #fertilityjourney #infertilityjourney #ttc #ttcsisters #ttcsupport #ttccommunity #naturalfertility #fertilityfoods #infertilitysupport #ttcwithpcos #womenshealth #pcos #pcosweightloss #infertilitysucks #miscarriagesupport #iui #infertilitywarrior #ttcaftermiscarriage #preconception
If you're like many of the women I speak to you, y If you're like many of the women I speak to you, you've probably googled "fertility diet" and came up with a thousand different suggestions on what to do: ⁠ ⁠ ✖️Cut out gluten⁠ ✖️Cut out sugar⁠ ✖️Cut out caffeine⁠ ✖️Cut out all legumes⁠ ✖️Cut out dairy ⁠ ✖️Don't eat past 6pm⁠ ✖️Don't eat before 11am ⁠ ⁠ The list goes on and on... and suddenly you find yourself with little to eat, feeling frustrated, sad, and... hungry. So hungry. ⁠ ⁠ It doesn't have to be like this babe! ⁠ ⁠ Yes, there are foods we can eat to optimize fertility, and if you have an intolerance to certain foods you probs want to avoid those. ⁠ ⁠ But do you need to arbitrarily cut out entire food groups? ⁠ ⁠ HELL NO! ⁠ ⁠ Personally, I take the approach of adding in as many nourishing foods as we can, without restricting or feeling guilty about eating other foods. ⁠ ⁠ Ain't nobody got time for that ☝🏼⁠ ⁠ So tell me, what foods have you tried cutting out in the name of hashtag health? Drop em below. ⁠ ⁠ (Worst one I've done? In college there was a period where I only ate Fiber one bars... oh, 20 year old Anabelle... 🤦🏻‍♀️) ⁠ ⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #fertilityjourney ⁠ #infertilityjourney ⁠ #ttc #ttcsisters ⁠ #ttcsupport ⁠ #ttccommunity ⁠ #naturalfertility ⁠ #fertilityfoods ⁠ #infertilitysupport ⁠ #ttcwithpcos ⁠ #womenshealth ⁠ #pcos ⁠ #pcosweightloss ⁠ #infertilitysucks ⁠ #miscarriagesupport ⁠ #iui ⁠ #infertilitywarrior ⁠ #ttcaftermiscarriage ⁠ #preconception
⚠️💩WARNING: IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE POOP TALKS, ⚠️💩WARNING: IF YOU CAN'T HANDLE POOP TALKS, MOVE ON ⚠️💩⁠ ⁠ I remember laying down at this free clinic in Atlantic City as the doctor pressed around my belly and told me:⁠ ⁠ "You probably have worms," prescribed me some antibiotics, and sent me on my merry way. ⁠ ⁠ I had just come back from of traveling in Nepal and India, and hadn’t had a solid 💩 in about 8 months. ⁠ ⁠ Yep, no one tells you that info when you want to travel to SE Asia- but there ya go! #truth ⁠ ⁠ I took my prescription home, took my meds and didn’t really think about it again. ⁠ ⁠ The thing is... I never really healed. ⁠ ⁠ And it wasn’t until last year when I interned with a functional medicine dietitian, that I decided I should finally address it. ⁠ ⁠ I took the GI-MAP stool test and finally had confirmation to what I was experiencing for years: ⁠ ⁠ My shit was f*cked up - literally. ⁠ ⁠ I found:⁠ ✧ Low stomach acid⁠ ✧ Low digestive enzymes⁠ ✧ High bad bacteria⁠ ✧ Low good bacteria ⁠ ✧ Resistance to some antibiotic strains⁠ ⁠ Cool. Very cool. 😧⁠ ⁠ But for the first time ever- I had answers. Real, legitimate data to work with and a healing protocol to follow. ⁠ ⁠ Yes my gut was messed up, but I finally knew exactly what to do to heal it. ⁠ ⁠ So my advice to you? Get your shit tested 😂 ⁠ ⁠ Be honest with yourself: ⁠ ✧ Are you pooping at least once / day?⁠ ✧ Are you avoiding certain foods because they give you 💩⁠ ✧ Are you going 5x / day like I was? ⁠ ⁠ I know this subject isn't exactly sexy, but if you're trying to get pregnant and your gut health is out of whack, it's probably a good place to start digging deeper. ⁠ ⁠ Okay, leave me your 💩questions below or DM me so we can chat openly 😉⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #hormonebalance #menstruationmatters #betterperiod #womenshealth #guthealth #dietitian #hormonehealth #functionalmedicine #fertilityjourney #ttcsisters #ttcjourney
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