Nutrition Basics

Recently, I posted an in-depth review of the benefits of consuming organ meats like liver to not only support prenatal health and fetal development but also to encourage nose-to-tail eating as a means of sustainable food consumption.  Today, I want to shift the focus to … continue reading

It’s OK for your body to get soft during pregnancy. In fact, it’s supposed to. Pregnancy is a time of expansion & creation, of growing & softening, of surrendering & slowing down. Yes, it’s important to nourish ourselves & move our bodies (as I outline … continue reading

I recently had the pleasure of speaking at an Indiana WIC organization about budget-friendly prenatal nutrition following Real Food for Pregnancy principles. Aside from covering the many misconceptions and areas for improvement in conventional prenatal nutrition guidelines, we spent the majority of the conversation around … continue reading

In a society where a lot of emphasis is placed on a woman’s looks and appearances, it’s no wonder that weight gain during pregnancy is such a touchy subject. Prenatal weight gain may be one of the most (if not THE MOST) sensitive topics around … continue reading

When my readers asked me to write about starting solids, I wanted to focus on nutrient dense real food for babies wherein I explain the rationale for starting with minimally processed real food. You can read that in-depth article here. As I started writing, I … continue reading

Are you pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant? If you’re health conscious, there’s a good chance you’ve read up on foods and supplements to optimize your health in pregnancy, but have you thought about exposure to toxins? It turns out that there are numerous toxins … continue reading

Breastfeeding nutrition is a topic I get a lot of questions about, and yet this is a topic that many are afraid to discuss, especially when it comes to how a mother’s nutrient intake/status might affect the nutrient content of her breast milk. But so … continue reading