Episode #27: Q&A Episode: Sushi During Pregnancy, Getting Ready for a VBAC and our Most Essential Baby Supplies

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Join us as we answer your questions! Aglaée and Stephanie reunite for this special Q&A episode. We may surprise you with some of our answers! We discuss whether or not sushi is safe to eat while pregnant, things you can do to prepare (both mentally and physically) for a VBAC, and what babies supplies you actually need versus what society tells you that you need.

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Episode #24: Natural Hospital Birth: Part 1

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We’ve talked about home births on past episodes, so today we want to open up the conversation and discuss hospital births. If a woman wants to have a natural birth, but feels more comfortable in the hospital, there are a few important things she needs to keep in mind. This episode will help you feel more educated and empowered in the hospital whether or not a natural birth is your end goal.

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Episode #15: Real Food for Gestational Diabetes with Lily Nichols

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Join us as we discuss everything about gestational diabetes with Lily Nichols. In this episode, you’ll learn about what it is, if you’re at risk, the screening options, nutritional ketosis, why the conventional nutritional guidelines for gestational diabetes fail and how to eat to prevent and better control gestational diabetes.

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Episode #10: 7 Superfoods for Supermoms!

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Join us as we discuss our favorite superfoods for all of you supermoms! These foods are nutritional rockstars for nearly everyone, but especially for those wanting to become pregnant, are pregnant, or are nourishing their body with real food to help heal postpartum. We’re sure you can probably guess one or two of these superfoods, but we’ve added some that you will definitely not find in the standard pregnancy nutrition books!

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Episode #08: Q&A Episode: Safe Teas, Liver, Sardines, Tips to Survive the 1st Trimester, Macro Balance, and GBS Testing

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Join Stephanie and Aglaée as they answer your questions this week with their first Q&A episode! We are happy to answer you questions about: 1. Favorite brands of tea, sardines, and ways to prepare liver 2. Tips for managing processed food cravings in the first trimester and macronutrient ranges in pregnancy 3. Group B-strep and natural prevention strategies

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Episode #07: Interview with Chris Kresser

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Join us on episode 7 where we interview Chris Kresser, a functional medicine practitioner. We discuss a fascinating theory about why preconception/prenatal health is so important, the best superfoods, supplements, and nutrients before and during pregnancy, the benefits of baby-led weaning versus pureed foods, the controversy regarding introducing allergenic foods early to avoid allergies later in life, and why self-care is so important for moms!

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