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From Preconception to Postpartum: Katie Braswell on Fertility, Holistic Nutrition, Ancestral Practices, and Optimizing Women’s Health
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In this episode, we're joined by Katie Braswell, a certified holistic nutritionist with a deep passion for optimizing women’s health at all stages of pregnancy and motherhood. Katie’s personal experience with fertility challenges has profoundly shaped her approach to supporting other women through their preconception journey. She offers us invaluable insights on optimizing health before pregnancy, the impact of lifestyle on fertility, the importance of deeply nourishing your body, and the science behind ancestral nutrition and lifestyle habits. If you're navigating fertility, planning a pregnancy, or simply interested in supporting your health as a woman – this episode will provide you with essential information.
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You can find Katie on Instagram @livewildbewell and on her website!
What we cover in this episode:
03:08 – Introducing Katie Braswell
04:14 – Katie’s path to becoming a holistic nutritionist
08:03 – How a miscarriage led to self-discovery and healing
10:07 – Optimizing health between miscarriage and pregnancy
10:58 – How lifestyle can negatively impact fertility
12:50 – The body needs nourishment to focus on reproduction
14:30 – Finding balance and honoring your bioindividuality
16:34 – Why quick fixes don’t address the root cause
18:27 – Limitations of conventional medicine in the fertility space
19:32 – What are women lacking most nutritionally?
22:33 – Why keto isn’t supportive for reproductive health
25:52 – The scientific benefits of ancestral practices
31:26 – Being mindful of stress around health
32:12 – Most common misconceptions around pregnancy
33:29 – Birth control and micronutrient depletion
35:15 – Signs of imbalance for preconception health
38:15 – What’s in your prenatal supplement?
45:24 – Thoughts and advice for natural and home births
49:31 – Supporting your needs postpartum
51:48 – Katie’s eight week live online fertility cohort
56:05 – Katie x Tanya giveaway
I’m so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!
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