#12 Naturopathic Approach To A Healthy Pregnancy Part 1 with Kellie Holland

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Naturopathic Approach to a Healthy Pregnancy: Part 1 Health & Wellbeing Podcast, with guest Kellie Holland (Naturopath) from Tonik Health In the first of two sections on a Naturopathic approach to pregnancy, Australian naturopaths Kellie Holland and Alison Mitchell talk about some of the most common issues that pregnant women deal with including morning sickness, stretch marks, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia and fluid retention. We also discuss some things it's important to start doing with as soon as possible during pregnancy, and go into detail about the nutrients we need most during pregnancy. ? Podcast Breakdown: ? 0:00 Intro and disclaimer 0:59 Meet Kellie, and I talk a bit about what we will cover in these pregnancy episodes 3:10 Morning sickness, nausea in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum. 4:06 Ginger for nausea: doses and the different forms you can take it in 5:15 Vitamin B6 for morning sickness 5:48 Keeping your blood sugar levels stable can help reduce morning sickness 6:59 Other factors which can contribute to morning sickness, stress and digestive problems, and dealing with these issues before you conceive. 9:42 Stretch marks 10:39 The oil I've been using: Vanessa Megan Mummy’s Tummy Pregnancy Oil https://www.vanessamegan.com/body-care/mummys-tummy-pregnancy-oil-200ml.html 11:29 Nutrients needed to reduce/prevent stretch marks 13:00 Gotu kola and diet for stretch marks 13:33 Exercise during pregnancy 15:00 Things to get started with early during pregnancy : yoga, flossing, nutrition, probiotics 17:35 Probiotics in pregnancy in helping prevent eczema, management of Group B Strep, digestive health, candida 19:01 Folate (folic acid, folinic acid) - important before conception as well as during pregnancy 19:50 Other essential nutrients for pregnancy 21:31 Iodine 22:05 Vitamin B12 22:51 The different forms of folate (vitamin B9/folic acid/folinic acid) 23:50 Iron 26:49 Selenium 27:19 Calcium 28:52 Vitamin K2 29:29 Vitamin D 32:31 Magnesium 33:46 Pre-eclampsia 35:16 Stress 36:30 Gestational diabetes 41:08 Fluid retention ________________________________________­________________ ??? Connect with us! ??? ?? Alison ?? Website: http://www.naturopathnsw.com.au Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Alison.Mitchell.Naturopath Instagram: http://instagram.com/alisonm_naturopath# Twitter: https://twitter.com/am_naturopath ?? Kellie ?? Website: http://www.tonikhealth.com.au/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tonikhealth Instagram: http://instagram.com/tonik_health# Twitter: https://twitter.com/tonikhealth