The Gestational Diabetic

Author: Traci Houston

Get evidence-based answers to the frequently asked questions about gestational diabetes, plus recipes and meal plans, expert interviews, and real birth stories. With the rapidly growing rate of diabetes, developing gestational diabetes is more likely than ever. We want every mom (mom-to-be) to be educated with evidence-based research so you can be an informed and confident member of your prenatal healthcare team and have the pregnancy you want. Whether youre already diabetic, healthy as ever, eating low-carb, still in preconception, or whatever, you need to know how nutrition affects you, your pregnancy and your child. Join us to learn how to have the pregnancy and life you want through the food you eat. Well answer your questions, give tips, laugh and cry with you, all in the hopes of making the journey a bit easier - from preconception to postpartum, to motherly intuition and advocating for yourself, to handling judgment and criticism and so much more - we tackle it all.
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Genres: Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Nutrition, Parenting

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What to look for in a prenatal vitamin
Episode 18
Monday, 1 February, 2021

Between claims of DHA, Vitamin D, active B Vitamins and more, how's a mom supposed to know which prenatal vitamin is the best, or the one for her? Ayla Brammer, founder and formulator of Full Circle Prenatal, shares her expertise and talks about why Full Circle is formulated the way it is - a vitamin to optimize health in the perinatal period. Show notes: https://thegestationaldiabetic.com/18-2/ Full Circle Prenatal (affiliate link - I appreciate your support!) Full Circle Prenatal (non affiliate link) TIME STAMPS 3:22 - Ayla's introduction 8:56 - Full Circle Prenatal's products 11:41 - False claims on prenatal vitamins 15:31 - Highly important nutrients for pregnancy: Vitamin D, choline, magnesium 21:46 - How the body absorbs nutrients; dosage sizes 28:56 - Highlights of Full Circle Prenatal 31:16 - Evidence-based prenatal standards 34:20 - Is Vitamin A really dangerous? 38:01 - Can you overdose on nutrients? 40:27 - When is it best to take supplements? 44:16 - Does every pregnant mom need a prenatal vitamin? 48:39 - Are prenatal supplement standards worldwide?