286. Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy: Preconception Nutrition & Fertility Awareness with Lily Nichols & Lisa Hendrickson-Jack #WellnessWednesdays

Be Well by Kelly Leveque

In today's episode, I welcome back Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. This time, they're here to talk about their new book, Real Food for Fertility, and to dive into the new research around nutrition and fertility. As an important topic for this community, I am so excited for you all to learn about how to prepare your body for pregnancy with preconception nutrition and fertility awareness from two women who are experts in the field.

Lily Nichols is an RDN Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition. Lisa Hendrickson-Jack is a certified fertility awareness educator and holistic reproductive health practitioner who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health.

Today you’ll learn how to best prepare your body for conception, what effect birth control has on fertility, when to transition to other contraceptive options if you’re thinking of getting pregnant, what foods are most important to increase your nutrient reserve, recommendations about meal timing if you’re hoping to conceive, and so much more!

We also cover:

(00:02:38) Preparing Your Body for Conception

(00:06:01) The Impact of Hormonal Birth Control on Fertility

(00:18:49) Explaining the AMH Hormone & Its Role in Conceiving

(00:24:32) Important Nutrients Needed for Conception

(00:41:07) How Meal Timing & Intermittent Fasting Impact Fertility

(00:52:27) Remember These Fertility Enhancing Foods

Resources:

• Click here for full show notes
• Read: Real Food For Fertility by Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Instagram: @lilynicholsrdn
• Website: lilynicholsrdn.com
• Read: Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols
• Read: Real Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols
• Managing Your Diet During Pregnancy with Lily Nichols, RDN #43
• Website: fertilityfriday.com
• Read: The Fifth Vital Sign
• Listen: Fertility Friday Podcast
• Instagram: @fertilityfriday
• Master Your Menstrual Cycle & Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack #71

Connect with Kelly:

• kellyleveque.com
• Instagram: @bewellbykelly
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/bewellbykelly

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