Mar 1, 2022
This week, Joy is joined by Lindsay
Taylor, a pre- and
post-natal nutrition expert, health researcher and doula who
supports women to get confidently nourished before, during, and
after pregnancy. Lindsay is also the author of the best-selling
book, The Food Doula Cookbook, a cookbook that offers easy, delicious
recipes for preconception, each of the 3 trimesters, and
postpartum, as well as down-to-earth nutrition guidance that works
for real life.
She is a beaming ray of sunshine
in the food world who believes that we still deserve to feel good
and eat food we love at every step of our pregnancy journey.
Nourishing good foods shouldn’t taste bland and boring otherwise,
what’s the point? Her philosophy is founded on the belief that we
can make healthy taste good to support your body from preconception
to postpartum.
In this episode Joy and Lindsay
discuss:
- Lindsay’s journey to becoming a
doula.
- The hole she feels doulas fill in the modern
health care approach to birthing.
- Why preconception nutrition should be part of
pregnancy planning.
- Lindsay’s favourite prenatal vitamin
brands.
- Breaking down top pregnancy and nutrition
myths.
- The process behind how Lindsay wrote
The Food Doula
Cookbook.
- Lindsay’s favourite recipe: The Glowing Mama
Healing Stew!
This episode will give you the
foundation you need to lovingly nourish your body whether you’re
planning a pregnancy, currently pregnant, or in that 4th trimester
postpartum period. Lindsay is a wealth of knowledge who will
inspire you to eat a wide range of pregnancy superfoods so that you
and baby are as happy and healthy as possible.
Episode Highlights:
- How Lindsay’s pregnancy experiences led to
becoming a doula.
- Why she believes adults deserve more support
during the transition to parenthood.
- How doulas help fill the missing role of the
“village” in supporting new parents.
- The way her doula training impacted the recipes
she created for her cookbook.
- Why practicality needs to be balanced with
nutrition and deliciousness in postpartum
cooking.
- How nutrient intake impacts the way the body
recovers postpartum.
- The importance of caring for mom during the
birth process, not just baby.
- How doulas offer options for care during
pregnancy and the birthing process.
- Lindsay’s nutrition recommendations for the
preconception phase.
- How nutrition can support the production of
healthy eggs and how that impacts pregnancy
outcomes.
- Tips to add rich sources of folate to your
meals and snacks.
- The best time to start a prenatal multivitamin
and how to choose the best one for your needs.
- The importance of antioxidants and fat in the
preconception diet.
- Lindsay’s favourite fat-loving preconception
foods!
- How what you eat during pregnancy impacts the
health of your baby.
- Why multivitamins are a supplement to a whole
foods diet.
- Lindsay’s top foods to support the body during
pregnancy, trimester by trimester.
- The importance of listening to your own
intuition around hunger and nutrition.
- The role of choline in baby’s brain
development.
- Why DHA is one of the most important nutrients
for pregnancy.
- The connection between low levels of DHA and
postpartum depression.
- Lindsay’s top tips for postpartum nutrition for
mom and baby.
- Why you should stay on your prenatal vitamin
after birth.
- How planning ahead can set you up for nutrition
success postpartum.
- Why you shouldn’t forget to prep some
one-handed snacks!
- Why getting comfortable asking for help is
critical for healing postpartum.
- Demystifying the top pregnancy nutrition
myths.
- How bacteria impacts a baby's microbiome during
birth.
- How Lindsay wrote The Food Doula Cookbook
and how it’s designed to support
the pregnancy journey.
Resources:
Find Lindsay Taylor on Instagram
Sign Up For The Food Doula
Newsletter
Order The Food Doula Cookbook!
Take Lindsay’s Postpartum Prep
Cooking Class
Get One-on-One Nutrition
Coaching
Fullwell Prenatal
Multivitamins
Seeking Health Prenatal Multivitamins
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