Category: Pregnancy

Selenium: Beyond Thyroid Health

Selenium is crucial for thyroid health, but it also plays a large role in other areas of our health. A big part of its importance in the body is the fact that it is a powerful antioxidant. Selenium protects the body from stress and inflammation because of its antioxidant properties. This is part of why […]
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Zinc & Fertility

Zinc is an important mineral for many reasons. I think zinc is likely most well-known for immune system function. When I did a question box in my Instagram stories, a lot of the questions were about taking zinc when you’re sick or to prevent illness. While zinc is absolutely important for our immune system health […]
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Recovering From Miscarriage

Recovering from miscarriage requires a mental and physical approach. It’s easy to want to focus on the physical aspect of recovering like balancing hormones, lab testing, etc. and while all of that is important we can get into a pattern of constantly fixing. I did a podcast episode on how to recover from miscarriage with […]
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Utilizing baby massage

If you have a baby or child you are probably somewhat familiar with baby massage. It’s something we tend to do naturally when our little ones are struggling to calm them, get rid of gas, or even help them when they are constipated. I know I got familiar with baby massage real fast once I […]
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My First Pregnancy Journey

During this first pregnancy I have had quite a few questions around what supplements I’m taking, nutrition, lab testing, and so much more so I thought I would do a blog post to cover it all! Preconception Lab Testing & prep Everyone will have their unique concerns and specific areas they want to prep for […]
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My birth was painful but it was also amazing and transformative

When I had back labor our entire birth I immediately felt disappointed. I worked so hard to prepare my mindset for birth and once that first contraction hit it seemed like that was all gone. I wanted my magical homebirth where I was laughing and crying and enjoying myself. Instead, I got a very serious […]
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My One Piece of Advice for Birth

If I could only share one piece of advice for birth it would be to trust your instincts. You, mama, know what you and your baby need. I loved having my birth team at my home to support me and my husband. One of the big reasons I think I feel so good about my […]
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Nourishing Your Body During Pregnancy, Cont.

*written by one of our staff nutritionists Emily Blasik In part one of nourishing your body during pregnancy, we covered the basics of building a nourishing nutrition foundation for pregnancy, including the essential nutrients that are critical for this season of life and how to prioritize all of them through food and supportive supplementation. In […]
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Nourishing Your Body During Pregnancy

*written by one of our staff nutritionists Emily Blasik I wanted to shed some light on what proper nourishment during pregnancy looks like to us—because unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot of information out there on this, and the information that is available via the World Wide Web is often misguided. (Ahem, looking at you, strict dietary […]
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Assessing Thyroid Health Prior To Pregnancy

This topic speaks to me since working on my thyroid health has been my main priority when preparing for pregnancy. When I got off the pill over 10 years ago, the biggest area that took a hit was my thyroid. It’s been something I’ve struggled on and off with over the last ten years. You […]
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