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Show Notes:

[2:23] We have a Book Giveaway this week! We are giving away a copy of Real Food for Fertility written by Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack. We have Lisa on the podcast today! 

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[3:27] Our Reviewer of the Week, ERees307, said: "This podcast was my best resource during pregnancy! I just had my first baby and before the birth I listened to every episode of this podcast! My birth preferences went out the door when my babe was diagnosed with fetal growth restriction and I was scheduled to be induced early. This podcast gave me t...

Show Notes:

[1:28] Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition. She is the founder of the Institute for Prenatal NutritionⓇ, co-founder of the Women’s Health Nutrition Academy, and the author of three books: Real Food for Fertility, Real Food for Pregnancy, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. 

[4:19] "The health of the baby is the health of the placenta. So it really is kind of like a full spectrum view at reproduction. We also need to think about, you know, the partner's health too. Sperm quality plays a role in the health of a pregnancy."

[8:05] When should you start paying attention to your nutrition before conception? "The most sensitive period for the effects of nutrients and toxin exposure and things like that and egg quality is in the last three or so months right before ovulation. There's a little less than three months, 70 something days for sperm development. So ...