Podcasts about folic acid

“Watchdog” NGO attacks ivermectin as quack cancer fix—while studies support its potential benefits; China tariffs will impact supplements for humans—but also key nutritional ingredients for food, agriculture; Supreme Court rules on flavored vape products aimed at kids—as 17 year old cheerleader sidelined with “popcorn lung”; Tips for dealing with spring allergies.

Prophecy Club doesn’t just bring you the news, we bring you what God is saying (through His Prophets) in light of the news. In today’s program we see that President Trump has raised the Tariff charged to China to 125%. What implications could this hold for our Nation? 00:00 – Intro 04:08 – Tariffs 08:50 – New Hostage Deal 11:55 – U.S. Treasury Fires Back 16:17 – China Manipulating Currency 19:11 – Russia Nuclear Talks 22:06 – Folic Acid

Prophecy Club doesn’t just bring you the news, we bring you what God is saying (through His Prophets) in light of the news. In today’s program we see that President Trump has raised the Tariff charged to China to 125%. What implications could this hold for our Nation? 00:00 – Intro 04:08 – Tariffs 08:50 – New Hostage Deal 11:55 – U.S. Treasury Fires Back 16:17 – China Manipulating Currency 19:11 – Russia Nuclear Talks 22:06 – Folic Acid

What role do prenatal vitamins play in fertility and pregnancy? When should you start taking them to support a healthy pregnancy? And how do you choose the best prenatal vitamin with the right nutrients? In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Shahine explores the essential role of prenatal vitamins in supporting both fertility and pregnancy. She explains the importance of these supplements, when to start taking them, the difference between folic acid and folate, and what key nutrients to look for. She also discusses recommended daily intakes and how different vitamins—like folic acid, iron, calcium, and DHA—contribute to the health of both mother and baby. Listeners will learn how to evaluate the quality of prenatal supplements and ensure they meet expert guidelines, including recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Whether you're trying to conceive or already pregnant, this episode is full of the knowledge to make informed choices about prenatal nutrition. In this episode you'll hear: [1:09] Why prenatal vitamins are essential [2:43] When should you start taking a prenatal vitamin? [3:32] Key nutrients in prenatal vitamins Folic acid vs folate Iron Calcium Vitamin D Others [15:21] Choosing the right prenatal vitamin brand [15:55] Making an informed choice    Dr. Shahine's Weekly Newsletter on Fertility News and Recommendations Follow @drlorashahine Instagram | YouTube | Tiktok | Her Books  

Parkinson's Disease is the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. While there is no cure, there is hope for patients to help relive the symptoms of this disease.  In this episode, you'll learn:—How constipation can be an early symptom indicating Parkinson's Disease. And the involuntary "pill rolling" motion that is usually the very first sign of Parkinson's.—Why Dr. Prather says getting your Glutathione level up is one of the most important things you can do for preventing Parkinson's Disease and even helping to reverse its damage. And how IV Therapy is the best way to get Glutathione into the body.   —Why Dr. Prather "highly, highly" recommends patients seek "very effective" pharmaceutical treatments for Parkinson's Disease in addition to Structure-Function Care that "every Parkinson's patient should have" to help alleviate the symptoms.—How Dr. Prather helps his patients to reduce the side effects of Parkinson's medications, while keeping patients on those important medicines. —The reason Dr. Prather says "Hair Analysis" is "one of the most critical" diagnostics for Parkinson's patients. And how he has found about 10% of his Parkinson's patients have a "false Parkinson's" diagnosis that actually comes from Manganese toxicity.—The "absolutely critical" dietary changes for Parkinson's, including high Fiber and low Protein, which will "almost always" cut a patient's required medication "at least in half".—The "dramatic improvement" Dr. Prather sees when nutritional deficiencies associated with Parkinson's are addressed, including: Folic Acid, Niacin, Thiamine B1, B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Vitamin E. And why Dr. Prather recommends Green Tea, Ginkgo Biloba, Velvet Beans, and Fava Beans.—Why the Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic Technique is "the biggest thing for Parkinson's" that results in an immediate change in the neurology and symptoms. Plus, the exercises and neck brace that correct the Forward Head Posture, which then causes "most of the Parkinson's symptoms to go away". —How Dr. Prather uses a particular Acupuncture protocol for Parkinson's patients, including a point on the tip of the nose that he never uses otherwise.—The Auriculotherapy protocol for Parkinson's that works on the brain by stimulating points on the ear.http://www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com

Should have also mentioned I am taking Folic Acid! This is episode 1 of what I am doing to try and support my body to have a healthy pregnancy, I am sharing this journey because I know I am not alone and there are many of you out there who may have been experiencing, or go through something similar. Send me a DM @kiwibirthtales on what you'd like me to cover next in this series! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Folic acid supplementation is recommended for all women with epilepsy who may become pregnant. However, there is no agreed-upon dose for women with epilepsy taking antiseizure medication, and there may be risks of high-dose (>1 mg/day) folic acid supplementation. Dr. Bruna Nucera spoke with Dr. Marte Helene Bjørk about the risks and benefits of folic acid supplementation and what this means for pregnant women with epilepsy. Sharp Waves episodes are meant for informational purposes only, and not as clinical or medical advice.Let us know how we're doing: podcast@ilae.org.The International League Against Epilepsy is the world's preeminent association of health professionals and scientists, working toward a world where no person's life is limited by epilepsy. Visit us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Dr. Hoffman continues his conversation with Dr. Sharad Paul, author of "Biohacking Your Genes: 25 Laws for a Smarter, Healthier, and Longer Life."

In this episode of the Intelligent Medicine Podcast, Dr. Ronald Hoffman interviews Dr. Sharad Paul, a New Zealand physician, on his book, "Biohacking Your Genes: 25 Laws for a Smarter, Healthier, and Longer Life." They discuss how genes serve as a blueprint but not a destiny, stressing the role of lifestyle and habits in managing genetic risks. Dr. Paul expands on the impact of diet, supplements, and exercise tailored to genetic makeup, citing his holistic approach versus extreme gene-editing biohacking. The conversation touches on vitamin D's role in health, the misconception about sun exposure, and the relationship between genetics and skin health. Nutrigenomics is explored, illustrating how genetic testing can influence dietary and lifestyle choices, while also covering genetic predispositions related to mood, sodium, and sugar sensitivity. The podcast concludes with actionable tips for optimizing skin health through diet and protective measures.

Going around in circles with your health challenges? Let me introduce you to an informative chat that may help you understand why.  Carolyn Ledowsky is the founder of MTHFR Support Australia. She is currently undertaking her PhD at the University of Technology Sydney where she is investigating methyl folate vs folic acid in women with recurrent miscarriage. She is a health scientist, researcher, naturopath, herbalist and nutritionist whose focus is education of practitioners and how genetic susceptibility should be a cornerstone of any practice to improve patient outcomes. Her patient support programme intends to empower people to know what might be contributing to their chronic health issues. Carolyn has spent 15 years supporting chronically ill patients from all over the world, who have searched, sometimes for decades, to find the reason behind their ill health. Her practice specialises in genetic susceptibility and how this contributes to biochemical dysfunction and chronic health conditions. Carolyn joins me for a very informative chat all things epigentics, MTHFR & Histamine Intolerance, in episode 126 of the 'Back To the Paddock' podcast.  ________ PODCAST SHOWNOTES:  https://www.kaseywillson.com/blog/episode126 HOW I TRACK MY CYCLE NATURALLY (with bonus discount): http://www.tempdrop.com/discount/AFGLOWINGMUMMA  More From Carolyn: www.mthfrsupport.com.au SAY HI ON INSTA: @BackToThePaddock & @KaseyWillson.Naturopath

En lo último en salud y fitness edición de diciembre 2024, damos un paseo por las últimas tendencias, investigaciones y noticias en el mundo de la salud y el fitness. En este episodio vamos a platicar sobre cómo sacarle el máximo provecho al entrenamiento de resistencia combinándolo con los horarios de comida, una estrategia que está dando resultados muy concretos. También veremos qué dice la ciencia sobre mantener los músculos fuertes mientras envejecemos (y por qué es más importante de lo que crees). Le daremos un vistazo al cafestol, ese compuesto del café que genera tanto debate, y exploraremos una combinación interesante de nutrientes que podría ayudar a mantener la memoria aguda. Atajos Del Episodio 01:20 - Una combinación ganadora: Comer en horario restringido y entrenamiento de resistencia1 03:56 - La proteína y el entrenamiento de resistencia: clave para envejecer con vitalidad2 10:21 - El cafestol: beneficios inciertos y riesgos claros en la salud metabólica3 15:18 - Ácido fólico y vitamina D: una dupla prometedora para la memoria4 19:00 - DYG-400: Un extracto natural que ayuda a controlar el peso y los antojos5 Referencias: 1.      Ho, Y., Hou, X., Sun, F., Wong, S. H. S. & Zhang, X. Synergistic Effects of Time-Restricted Feeding and Resistance Training on Body Composition and Metabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients (2024). 2.      Li, J., Wang, Y., Liu, F. & Miao, Y. Effect of Protein Supplementation Combined With Resistance Training in Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized …. Journal of Aging and … (2024). 3.      Mellbye, F. D., Nguyen, M. D., Hermansen, K. & Jeppesen…, P. B. Effects of 12-Week Supplementation with Coffee Diterpene Cafestol in Healthy Subjects with Increased Waist Circumference: A Randomized, Placebo …. Nutrients (2024). 4.      Liu, W. et al. Effects of Vitamin D3 Combined with Folic Acid on Domain and Specific Cognitive Function among Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical …. The Journal of … (2024). 5.      Hausenblas, H. A., Lynch, T. A. & Befus…, S. M. Efficacy of Dichrostachys Glomerata Supplementation on Overweight and Mildly Obese Adult's Weight, Mood, and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized …. Journal of Dietary … (2024).

Welcome back to our weekend Cabral HouseCall shows! This is where we answer our community's wellness, weight loss, and anti-aging questions to help people get back on track! Check out today's questions:    Chris: My heavy metals test showed elevated thallium but my water is fine. What hidden unknown foods/sources is this coming from?   Anonymous: Hello, I've tested my hormones but didn't know it should be done by a saliva test. I'm wondering if I can still make something out of the results of the female hormones I tested in this way? Or are these results completely off? They've tested FSH, LH, prolactin, estradiol, progesterone, testosterone, DHEA-S, TSH and cortisol.. I understand it is not the same as with a saliva test, but hopefully it still means something? What should I look into , to understand the levels? I know Equlife offers tests, but you don't ship here, unfortunately.. Thank you for your help     Anonymous: Hi, I've been listening to a lecture from a naturopath about folic acid & methyl folate.. apparently all the studies about it closing the neural tube of the fetus were done on folic acid, not the methylated form. It apparently only makes sense to take methyl folate if you have the MTFHR mutation, otherwise you can actually feel worse on it and better on folic acid (non methylated). I know you say methylated folate is better but I'm wondering why, if all the 4research of its efficacy for fétus development is done on no methylated folate? Thanks for the explanation     Mel: Hi Dr. Cabral - thanks for your zest for all you do! I have an undiagnosed autoimmune condition and completed your 21-day detox a few months back, which was pretty uneventful without any noticeable side effects. After the detox, I had a rough stressful patch, and my diet went off the rails. So before beginning the Para Support protocol I'd like to do, I thought doing a 7-day detox would be a good idea to make sure my body was ready to handle it. The first day of the detox, however, my body reacted differently - it felt like it was on edge and dysregulated in a sense: my neuropathy flared up in an uncomfortable way, dizziness kicked in, my muscles got sore and fatigued, and my breathing felt more labored. Why would this only happen during my 2nd detox, and what can I do to remedy it?     Patrick: Hey doc ! Huge long time fan. I'm a very active 50 year old male. I'm always either hitting the gym or playing sports about 5 days a week . Last week I didn't have time for the gym so I exercised at my house doing allot of push ups, dips and band exercises this is nothing new I do it all the time. Last week the day after doing this I now have horrible elbow pain it feels like it's getting dislocated everytime i move my arm and put any type of pressure on it at all . Any tiype of rehab you can suggest would be great thanks     Rickardo: I have had great benefits in doing your Detox quarterly. however, i have noticed that after about 5-6 days, my resting heart rate drops to low 50's (usually I am in the 70's). I have even had it reach as low as 48. Any reason as to why this is? While i am quite healthy, i am certainly no athlete. Note i do have chronic stress which i am working on improving (which has shown through cortisol levels when i tested). Is the detox / fast perhaps a little too much for me considering i have been suffering from anxiety / high stress over a prolonged period of time, and hence why heart rate decreases to low 50's? Note i did a heart test through my GP and it came back with no issues. Also note after getting off the fast, my resting heart rate eventually returns to 70's. thank you so much!!     Thank you for tuning into today's Cabral HouseCall and be sure to check back tomorrow where we answer more of our community's questions!    - - - Show Notes and Resources: StephenCabral.com/3221 - - - Get a FREE Copy of Dr. Cabral's Book: The Rain Barrel Effect - - - Join the Community & Get Your Questions Answered: CabralSupportGroup.com - - - Dr. Cabral's Most Popular At-Home Lab Tests: > Complete Minerals & Metals Test (Test for mineral imbalances & heavy metal toxicity) - - - > Complete Candida, Metabolic & Vitamins Test (Test for 75 biomarkers including yeast & bacterial gut overgrowth, as well as vitamin levels) - - - > Complete Stress, Mood & Metabolism Test (Discover your complete thyroid, adrenal, hormone, vitamin D & insulin levels) - - - > Complete Food Sensitivity Test (Find out your hidden food sensitivities) - - - > Complete Omega-3 & Inflammation Test (Discover your levels of inflammation related to your omega-6 to omega-3 levels) - - - Get Your Question Answered On An Upcoming HouseCall: StephenCabral.com/askcabral - - - Would You Take 30 Seconds To Rate & Review The Cabral Concept? The best way to help me spread our mission of true natural health is to pass on the good word, and I read and appreciate every review!  

Dr Chris Smith answers questions from the listeners of CapeTalk. Including, why are pregnant women told to take folic acid? What causes ears to itch? Why is vomit yellow? Is there a relationship between organs of the body and areas of the skin? How effective is carbon dating? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Dr Chris Smith answers questions from the listeners of CapeTalk. Including, why are pregnant women told to take folic acid? What causes ears to itch? Why is vomit yellow? Is there a relationship between organs of the body and areas of the skin? How effective is carbon dating? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

In this episode of “What's Crap on WhatsApp?”, we look at four viral claims:Folic acid is vital during pregnancy, ignore widely shared claims to throw the nutrient “in the trash”. https://bit.ly/folicacid_folateDo these videos show the secretary general of South Africa's largest political party, criticising president Cyril Ramaphosa? No! https://bit.ly/fikile_mbalulaDid South African political party the Democratic Alliance hoist a giant Israeli flag on Cape Town's iconic Table Mountain? Nope. https://bit.ly/capetown_flagDon't worry, you STILL won't fall victim to phishing if you share greeting messages on WhatsApp. https://bit.ly/greeting_messagesYour friends and family can sign up for our show! Tell them to save our number (+27 82 709 3527) and send us a WhatsApp message to confirm. You can send us any WhatsApp message that you need fact-checked! Forward videos, pictures and links to this number.

A Quick Mini-Class into the MTHFR gene and Folic Acid! In this brief episode I explain: -what is folate -what is folic acid-what is the MTHFR gene?-gene mutations (snps) in the MTHFR gene -why we should say no to folic acid-alternatives to folic acid -my personal experience with folic acid

Send us a textIf there is one best place to begin when it comes to optimizing our fertility, it is with food, and who better to bring us the lowdown on what we do and don't need for fertility optimization than Lily Nichols, RDN, the modern-day-author and guru of all things related to food and pregnancy. In today's episode, she delivers crucial information about how our modern food practices, particularly the standard American diet, set us up for sub-optimal fertility and contribute to the most common complications of pregnancy including pre-eclampsia, pre-term labor, PPROM, and more. She opens our eyes to the significant problems with folic acid in our food sources, prenatal vitamins, and birth control, and we get into the nitty-gritty on the difference between folic acid and folate. Additionally, she explains which macro- and micronutrients we need to best support the female body for conception. If optimizing fertility is on your mind, this is a must-listen, must-share episode!Lily Nichols on Folate:  Why it's Superior to Folic Acid for Pregnancy (even if you don't have MTHFR)Lily Nichols on InstagramAnd check out our episodes with Lily Nichols:#203 | Pre-eclampsia: Diet, Nutrition and the Influence of Sperm with Lily Nichols#155 | Gestational Diabetes Prevention and Management with Author Lily Nichols, RDN, CDE**********Our sponsors:Silverette Nursing Cups -- Soothe and heal sore nipples with 925 silver nursing cups.Postpartum Soothe -- Herbs and padsicles to heal and comfort.Needed -- Our favorite nutritional products for before, during, and after pregnancy.Use promo code: DOWNTOBIRTH for all sponsors.Connect with us on Patreon for our exclusive content.Email Contact@DownToBirthShow.comInstagram @downtobirthshowCall us at 802-GET-DOWN Connect with us on Patreon for our exclusive content.Email Contact@DownToBirthShow.comInstagram @downtobirthshowCall us at 802-GET-DOWN Work with Cynthia: 203-952-7299 HypnoBirthingCT.com Work with Trisha: 734-649-6294 Please remember we don't provide medical advice. Speak to your licensed medical provider for all your healthcare matters.

In this episode of Egg Meets Sperm, Dr. Aumatma, a Naturopathic Doctor and Fertility Specialist, breaks down one of the most debated topics in prenatal health: folic acid vs. methyl tetrahydrofolate (5MTHF). For over a decade, there's been an ongoing discussion about whether synthetic folic acid or the more bioavailable form, 5MTHF, is better for preventing neural tube defects and supporting a healthy pregnancy.Dr. Aumatma explains the science behind folate metabolism, the critical role it plays in fertility, and why many women might benefit from switching to 5MTHF. Learn how the MTHFR gene mutation impacts folate conversion and why up to 80% of the population may struggle to properly process folic acid.Key Topics Covered:The differences between folic acid and 5MTHFHow folate prevents neural tube defectsThe role of MTHFR mutations in folate metabolismWhy 5MTHF may be a better choice for pregnant womenHow much folate you should take during pregnancyDr Aumatma is;A licensed Naturopathic Doctor for 15 years, additional board certification in Naturopathic EndocrinologyCreator of The Restorative Fertility MethodHost of Egg Meets Sperm Podcast, a Top 5% podcast2x Best-selling author: Fertility Secrets and (in)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & SuccessesAwards: Best Naturopathic Medicine Doctor (2015, 2020) and Top Women in Medicine Doctor (2020, 2021), Berkeley Hall of Fame (2022)Interviewed on 100+ podcasts about fertility, pregnancy, and postpartumFeatured as the Holistic Fertility Expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, The Bump Has trained hundreds of practitioners around the world in holistic approaches to fertility, and has certified top doctors in the Fertile Foundations™ system Founder of Madre Fertility, with a free Smart Fertility Analysis, to help you better understand blocks to fertility, and create a customized roadmap for the journey.Medical Advisor for Mira Fertility, Element, and Feminade - three awesome leaders in fertility & women's health Don't miss this in-depth discussion to understand how choosing the right form of folate can impact your fertility and pregnancy. Let's chat! I want to hear from you! Send me a voice memo with:- what you loved- what you want to see improve- any guests you want me to bring on- AND any questions you want me to cover on the podcast!Did you know you can join my private community to support you in getting Fertile As F***? This is the place for live interactions, support, and learning on the fertility journey.Want more amazing content? Join me on IG.If you found this podcast episode useful, we'd love it if you can take 15 seconds to give us a positive review on whichever platform you're listening to this episode.

McLean is a mother of two, wife, Motherhood Coach, Postpartum Doula, Birth Educator, Certified Pre + Postnatal Yoga & Pilates Teacher, Certified Nutritionist, Hypnosis & Reiki Practitioner, Frequency Guide, Circle Leader and Sound Bath Facilitator. She became a Postpartum Doula in order to embody the help that she didn't realize she needed after the birth of her first daughter in 2011. Becoming a Postpartum Doula led her to her truest passion- to support women during their rite of passage from Maiden to Mother. She believes that Postpartum Care not only helps the new Mama heal, but also sets the entire family up to thrive. Through her Postpartum Coaching and Doula work, she helps couples come together, not drift apart. Mothers do not exist in a vacuum. And so we must look to the foundation of the entire family unit as a means for maternal health in mind, body and spirit. McLean bows down to all of her incredible women in her life and mama friends who have held her up, made her laugh to tears, supported her work vision, inspired her and created space for immense healing.  And most importantly, she thanks her two biggest teachers- her daughters Jemima and Goldy Wolf who launched her greatest adventure, to be their Mother. Resources: Follow McLean on Instagram Check out her podcast: Mother The Mother Podcast Book Discovery Call: https://stan.store/McLeanMcGown Website: https://motherthemother.com Books: The First Forty Days and The Fourth Trimester Timeline Nutrition Go to timeline.com/HEALINGTHESOURCE and use code HEALINGTHESOURCE for 10% off to upgrade your mitochondrial function Puori Supplements discount code: HEALINGTHESOURCE for 20% off your order sitewide (don't miss out PW1 grass-fed protein powder and CP1 collagen!!) Follow the host, Claudia Gilani, here, and check out HealingTheSource.org

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Join Dr. Odell, as he unveils the surprising truth about the two forms of vitamin B9 - folate and folic acid. In this eye-opening episode, you'll discover why making the right choice could be the missing link to your health and wellness. Dive deep into the: Crucial differences between natural folate and synthetic folic acid. Remarkable health benefits of folate and risks of excessive folic acid consumption. Insider tips to ensure you're getting adequate natural folate from your diet. Whether you're interested in nutrition, pregnancy, or general wellness, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you make informed dietary choices. Tune in to understand why choosing folate over folic acid is critical for a happy and healthy life!

As I round out the week talking about more crucial B vitamin, today I'm talking about vitamin b9 or folic acid, and vitamin B 12, cobalamin.About the Host:Melissa is an Integrative Health Practitioner and Master Practitioner in NLP and Timeline Therapy and a Board Designated Hypnotherapy Teacher Trainer, helping people get to the root cause of their health issues and then get lasting results. Melissa neither diagnoses nor cures but helps bring your body back into balance by helping discover your “toxic load” and then removing the toxins. Melissa offers functional medicine lab testing that helps you “see inside” to know exactly what is going on, and then provides a personalized wellness protocol using natural herbs and supplements. Melissa's business is 100% virtual – the lab tests are mailed directly to your home and she specializes in holding your hand and guiding the way to healing so that you don't have to figure it all out on your own.Melissa is the winner of the 2021 & 2022 Quality Care Award by Business From The Heart and is also the recipient of the Alignable “Local Business Person of the Year “Award 2022 for Whistler.Melissa has been featured at a number of Health & Wellness Summits, such as the Health, Wealth & Wisdom Summit, The Power To Profit Summit, The Feel Fan-freaking-tas-tic Summit, the Aim Higher Summit and many more! She has also guested on over 60 different podcasts teaching people about the importance of prioritizing our health and how to get started. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/yourguidedhealthjourney Thanks for listening!If you know somebody who would benefit from this message, or would be an awesome addition to our community, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a note in the comment section below! Subscribe to the podcast!If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe on the podcast app on your mobile device.

1-in-6 couples globally suffer from the heartbreak of Infertility, with the numbers being closer to 1-in-5 couples in America.  But Dr. Prather has an amazing success record helping couples through the Structure-Function approach to health care.  In this episode, find out:—Why the Structure-Function focus on getting people healthier is needed for Infertility because "a healthy person can have babies and an unhealthy person has trouble having babies". —The story of Dr. Prather's Chiropractor grandfather and his patients who found results for infertility through Chiropractic adjustments alone.—How Acupuncture "has the highest success rate of any treatment for infertility", particularly when it comes to helping underlying issues of inflammation and endometriosis.  And how Dr. Prather even uses a special Acupuncture protocol to flip a breech baby into proper delivery position!—Why getting the Zinc-Copper ratio balanced out makes "a big difference in infertility".  And the crucial role of Folic Acid, Vitamin D, and Iodine, which fertility clinics usually don't even look at.—How Infertility is an issue that requires BOTH the man and the woman to get healthy and is not just a female issue. —Why genetic defects can be prevented by focusing on the nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy. —How Dr. Prather's approach helps couples in all three phases:  getting pregnant, avoiding miscarriage, and a smoother delivery.—The diagnostics Dr. Prather recommends to get to the root cause of fertility issues. —How you can do both IVF and Structure-Function Care at the same time, but Dr. Prather always encourages couples to try the natural approach first before going though the extreme expense and hardship of IVF. —And you will not want to miss the sweet and inspiring story of Seth and Rachel about how Holistic Integration helped them bring their newborn son, Cal, into the world.http://www.TheVoiceOfHealthRadio.com

Host Chris Stallman, CGC, welcomes back Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist and social media health educator, Dr. Shannon Clark of @babiesafter35. Dr. Clark joins the podcast for a special Folic Acid Awareness Week episode and debunks potentially dangerous folic acid myths being spread on social media. Hear the evidence-based facts in this important episode! 

In today's episode of How Humans Heal, I'm going to be talking about the difference between folate and folic acid. I believe this is important for everyone to understand, but especially for those of you who are testing positive for HPV and are at risk of cervical cancer.  The reason I say this is because there are so many research studies connecting the dots between folate deficiency and increased risk of cervical cancer. These studies have been coming out for over two decades, and I'll share some in the references.  One study showed that for every 1 mcg of folate in a person's diet, there is a 1% decrease risk cervical cancer! That's amazing!  I believe this should be the first thing your doctor tells you about when they inform you that you're testing positive for HPV: to make sure you're getting enough folate. Unfortunately, it's still not well known and not discussed in the doctor's office, which is why I'm so glad you're finding this episode. We're here to help you!   LINKS FROM THE EPISODE:   Sign Up For The HPV Worldwide Workshop: https://hpv.doctordoni.com/hpv/hpv-workshop       Schedule A Chat With Dr. Doni: https://intakeq.com/new/hhsnib/vuaovx    Read the full episode notes and find more information: https://doctordoni.com/blog/podcasts/ MORE RESOURCES FROM DR. DONI:   Quick links to social media, free guides and programs, and more: https://doctordoni.com/links     Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are product links and affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission at no cost to you. Keep in mind that I link these companies and their products because of their quality and not because of the commission I receive from your purchases. The decision is yours, and whether or not you decide to buy something is completely up to you.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lynch joins me to explore the crucial role of the MTHFR gene, which generates the most active form of folate in our bodies, methylfolate. Dr. Lynch highlights how essential methylation is—a process supported by methylfolate—that impacts key functions like DNA repair, detoxification, and neurotransmitter production. We delve into the harmful impacts of folic acid, a synthetic folate, especially for those with MTHFR gene variants. Dr. Lynch presents compelling reasons to avoid folic acid and instead choose natural folate from foods or supplements with methylfolate. Additionally, we discuss the link between MTHFR variants and mental health, noting how methylation imbalances can contribute to mental health issues and the need to maintain proper homocysteine levels for mental well-being. Don't miss this insightful conversation!  Resources: Follow Dr. Ben Lych on Instagram Read his book, Dirty Genes Seeking Health Supplements and Genetic Testing discount code: HEAL10 Follow the host, Claudia, here Purity Woods Organic Skincare discount code: CLAUDIA Get Puori supplements and protein powder here discount code: HEALINGTHESOURCE      

Join Loren Sofia, Functional Fertility Coach and founder of Innate Fertility, and Morley Robbins, the founder of the Root Cause Protocol, as they discuss the myths about maintaining a healthy pregnancy, including the important role of the antioxidant ceruloplasmin.In this episode, you'll learn about:The truth about low iron in pregnancyWhat are the healthiest hemoglobin levels in the third trimester?The “love hormone” and why it does way more than you thinkOxytocin's role in labor & delivery (and important nutrients you need to make it)Iron, Vitamin D & Folic Acid in formula: Are they really needed? How your Iron status can influence your breastfeeding journeyWhat you need to know about measuring Ferritin and what your results really meanThe importance of Ceruloplasmin and Copper for vibrant fertility and a healthy pregnancy Magnesium's overlooked role in pregnancy and why you night not be getting enough Identifying risk factors for pregnancy complications like preeclampsia and how to strengthen your weak spotsAnd more!Episode Links:Root Cause Protocol Website: http://therootcauseprotocol.comCuRE Your Fatigue Book: https://www.amazon.com/Cu-RE-Your-Fatigue-Root-Cause/dp/1662910282/ref=nodl_ Recuperate IQ: https://activatefiq.com/product/recuperate-iq/ More Resources

Part 2 covers longevity, detox and prevention with use of supplements. Omega fatty acids, glutathione, B vitamins, alpha lipoic acid… all of these supplements are tied to many studies on disease therapy and prevention. Dr Lesser clarifies the importance of the multitude of available supplements and the correct forms and usage of these supplements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we're discussing two things that should NOT be in your prenatal supplements: folic acid & iron. We'll get into why folic acid should be replaced with folate and why I advise against taking iron in the same supplement as calcium. Plus, the two prenatal supplements I love and recommend!Chapters in this episode: 00:23 The Importance of Folate in Prenatal Supplements06:19 Recommended Prenatal Supplements10:59 Consulting with a Doctor and Getting Iron Levels TestedEpisode referenced: 378. Folate vs. Folic Acid. Which is better for a PRENATAL & why?Join the Mind Your Hormones Method, HERE! (Use code PODCAST for 10% off!!) FREE TRAINING! How to build a hormone-healthy, blood-sugar-balancing meal! (this is pulled directly from the 1st module of the Mind Your Hormones Method!) Access this free training, HERE!NEEDED | What to look for in a Prenatal vitaminDiscount Codes: Shop Here! Use Code CORINNE for 20% off your first order or 20% off your first 3 months of one month subscribe & save!CORINNE100- $100 off 1st 3 months of the complete plan.CORINNESAMPLE- $10 off sample packs.Join the Mind Your Hormones Community to connect more with me & other members of this community!Come hang out with me on Instagram: @corinneangealicaOr on TikTok: @corinneangelicaFree Facebook group: Mind Your Hormones Podcast CommunityEmail Fam: Click here to get weekly emails from meMind Your Hormones Instagram: @mindyourhormones.podcast Disclaimer: always consult your doctor before taking any supplementation. This podcast is intended for educational purposes only, not to diagnose or treat any conditions. 

We talk a lot about the impact of enviromental toxins on our health, namely glyphosate adjuvants in pharmaceutical products, an nnEMFs, but what if there is another key culprit causing lots of health issues? Join us as Dr. Tatum Toner, a medical doctor who transitioned from a pro-vaccination stance to a terrain-based medical approach, shares her transformative journey and sheds light on the truth about folic acid and food fortification and the hidden truths of our health system. Enjoy this episode? Please share it with at least ONE friend who you think needs to hear it!   Key Discussion Points: Transformation Journey: Dr. Tatum Toner discusses her shift from a liberal pro-vaccination stance to a terrain-based medical approach. Research and Evidence: Detailed statistics and studies supporting Dr. Toner's claims about the impact of folic acid fortification. Body's Response to Methylfolate: What happens when methylfolate enters the body and its benefits. Eliminating Folic Acid: The importance of cutting out folic acid from your diet and how it can positively impact your life. Virology and Viruses: Studies that challenge traditional virology and explain what viruses might actually be.   About Dr. Tatum Toner: Dr. Tatum Toner faced chronic illness during her family medicine residency despite various treatments. Her quest for relief led her to a holistic approach, revealing the dark side of Rockefeller medicine and its influence on our food supply. As a Hospitalist, she witnessed human resilience and healing. Now, she transitions to share her extensive knowledge and insights.   The Way Forward podcast is sponsored by: NEW BIOLOGY CLINIC: Experience individually tailored terrain-based health services with virtual consults, practitioner livestreams, movement classes, and more. The New Biology Clinic's motivation is to make you healthy and keep you that way. Visit https://NewBiologyClinic.com and enter code TheWayForward for $50 off your activation fee. Members of The Way Forward get the full activation fee waived. Become a member of The Way Forward here: https://thewayfwrd.com/membership-sign-up/ ————————— ORGANIFI: Experience the delicious taste of Organifi's products infused with 250mg of shilajit. Explore their full collection and enjoy 20% off your entire order by going to organifi.com/twf. ————————— ORGANIC MUSCLE: Organic Muscle is revolutionizing sports nutrition by exclusively utilizing non-GMO ingredients from USDA Organic farms. Experience the fusion of organic purity and scientific excellence at https://organicmuscle.com, and unlock a 15% discount with code "FORWARD15" at checkout. ————————— For more on The Way Forward, please visit: https://thewayfwrd.com Visit our online marketplace for discounts on a variety of the best holistic health brands and products: https://thewayfwrd.com/store/ For all of our links, visit: https://www.flowcode.com/page/thewayforward Support The Way Forward and Alec's work: https://thewayfwrd.com/donate/ FIND YOUR PEOPLE! Join The Way Forward to connect with like minded men and women near you, businesses near you, and more! The best part? You pay whatever you want!: https://thewayfwrd.com/membership-sign-up/ Do you run a freedom-oriented or holistic health-oriented business? Join our FREE business directory here: https://thewayfwrd.com/directory-form/ You can watch The Way Forward Podcast on YouTube, Unite, Bitchute & Rumble Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWayFwrd Unite: https://unite.live/channels/the-way-forward/the-way-forward Bitchute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/a3s3CiyELVd8/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/TheWayFwrd ————————— *This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without expressed written permission from The Way Forward, LLC. The purpose of this presentation is to convey information. It is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure a condition; nor is it to be considered medical or legal advice, opinion or recommendation. This information is presented in the spirit of service for all.*   0:00 - Folic Acid Fortification and the Rise in Chronic Illness 4:15 - Introduction 11:38 - How Spiritual Awakening Affected Career Path? 21:25 - Thoughts on Vitamin D 30:53 - Putting Together the Pieces 36:00 - Fortifying Food With Chemicals 40:58 - Operating in Coherence vs Toxins with Introduction Folic Acid  53:10 - Turning Off Detox Pathway 57:15 - How to Counteract Folic Acid and Chronic Illness 1:07:46 - Learning the Truth and Becoming Terrain Based 1:20:06 - Antibiotics and Bacteria  1:28:08 - Viruses Don't Exist  1:36:45 - What's the Point of Vaccinations? 1:51:08 - Theater Within the Narratives 2:01:51 - What Is Next? 2:05:15 - Closing Thoughts  

In this two-part series, Dr. Lesser reviews, importance of choosing quality supplements over cheap store-bought supplements. He continues his previous series on methylated B12 and methyl folate and the importance of supplements and the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's dementia, as well as mental health disease, such as depression and anxiety. He presents a fantastic case study, the treatment of depression with quality supplements. Dr. Lesser reviews homocystine levels and MTHFR and the impact On our health and will continue this discussion in the next episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode, my colleague Haley Smith and I interview two very important practitioners in the fertility space, Lily Nichols and Lisa Hendrickson-Jack to discuss their newly released book 'Real Food for Fertility.' Our conversation delves into the importance of understanding the menstrual cycle, the impact of emotional stress on fertility, some misconceptions about intermittent fasting, caffeine intake, folic acid vs folate and much more. We also touch on the impact of hormonal contraceptives on fertility and the importance of nutrient optimization before conception. Episode Highlights: Understanding fertility: ovulation and pregnancy in any menstrual cycle The impact of emotional stress on menstrual cycles and hormonal imbalance The impact of under eating on ovulation Debunking myths and realities of intermittent fasting for fertility and weight loss How caffeine affects appetite, health habits and fertility The difference between folic acid and folate for women's health and pregnancy preparation Diving into birth control and how it it influences time to conception Expert tips for preparing your body for pregnancy Related Links: Download your FREE Guide on The Top 3 Things To Do When You're Not Getting Pregnant For full show notes and related links: https://www.naturallynora.ca/blog/103   Please Note: The contents of this podcast are for educational and informational purposes only. The information is not to be interpreted as, or mistaken for, clinical advice. Please consult a medical professional or healthcare provider for medical advice, diagnoses, or treatment.  

MAY 22, 2024    Hour 1:    Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills, in a Warning to Ukraine's Allies – Phone Interview – Sheriff John Zanoni discusses funding for the new Sheriff's Memorial Foundation - Vince Fong wins race for US Congressional District 20 seat - California wants to mandate folic acid in tortillas to help babies. Why that's bad - Fresno County supervisors approve ordinances to combat illegal dumping    KMJ's Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson   Weekdays 2-6PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ   Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X   Listen to past episodes at kmjnow.com   Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon Music    Contact   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MAY 22, 2024    Hour 1:    Russia Starts Tactical Nuclear Drills, in a Warning to Ukraine's Allies – Phone Interview – Sheriff John Zanoni discusses funding for the new Sheriff's Memorial Foundation - Vince Fong wins race for US Congressional District 20 seat - California wants to mandate folic acid in tortillas to help babies. Why that's bad - Fresno County supervisors approve ordinances to combat illegal dumping    KMJ's Afternoon Drive with Philip Teresi & E. Curtis Johnson   Weekdays 2-6PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 & 105.9 KMJ   Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and X   Listen to past episodes at kmjnow.com   Subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon Music    Contact   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we are joined by Dr. Ben Lynch, a naturopathic doctor, the President of Seeking Health, author of Dirty Genes, a pioneer in genetic health and an outspoken voice in the functional health community. We're diving deep into the topic of genetic health and as Dr. Lynch says, “The best way you can influence your genes is having the mindset that you are the boss of your genes.” This episode is packed with knowledge about how to be the boss of your own health, and through testimonials, Dr. Lynch shares the importance and power of functional wellness.Topics on this episode include:How/why Dr. Lynch became a naturopathic doctorWhat is epigenetics? And how can we influence our genes?The different between genes that are born dirty and genes that act dirtyUnderstanding genetic variations like the MTHFR mutationWhat Dr. Lynch recommends if you are looking to understand your genes betterThe dangers of folic acid in general, but especially on pregnant women and those who are looking to conceiveWhat you should look for in a pre-natalThe culprits of chronic acne and what to do about itSeeking Health's new acne product:What he means by “common sense stuff isn't common practice” when it comes to taking care of your health& much more!Follow Dr. Lynch on InstagramCheck out his website HERELINK to Seeking Health Supplements (discount code is GUTTALK)NEW Acne Supplement "Skin Nutrients" launching end of June 2024

For years, Kelley has been searching for a holistic pediatrician for her kids, and while she doesn't live in Vegas Kelley and Chad get the pleasure of sitting down with integrative pediatrician Dr. Ana Maria Temple today on the show to learn all about the real cause of chronic health conditions in our children. Dr. Temple started her practice as a typical Western pediatric doctor, but when she began to see chronic conditions popping up with her own kids, she knew she had to make a change and better understand what was going on from a root cause perspective. Through her journey of healing her own children when it came to chronic ear infections, asthma, ADD and eczema and her travels to living in New Zeland and discovering a lifestyle that was predicated on prevention, Dr. Temple completely switched her approach to medicine where her mission is now to help families implement positive changes in their lifestyle so that they can achieve a better quality of life.Through their conversation, Kelley, Chad and Dr. Temple discuss the impact of the changes in the food industry in America in the last 50 years on the health of America's youth. The addition of these chemicals to our food has led to various health issues in children, including neurological problems, chronic conditions like asthma, eczema, allergies, and so much more. They discuss how to create change in your children's diets for better health (even in the pickiest eaters), the connection between gut health and chronic conditions like eczema and recurrent ear infections and the importance of positive reinforcement and quality time in rewarding behavior for kids. Finally, they unpack the controversial topic of vaccines: from when is the right timing, to which ones skip, and which are important to have as our children go out into society. Tune in to learn about how to holistically support your child and create an environment for their health and wellbeing to thrive.  To connect with Kelley click HERETo book a lab review with Kelley click HERE To connect with Dr. Temple click HERE 

Today we're talking about the difference between Folic Acid & Folate & why Folate is WAY better for you & baby.Join the Mind Your Hormones Method, HERE! (Use code PODCAST for 10% off!!)FREE TRAINING! How to build a hormone-healthy, blood-sugar-balancing meal! (this is pulled directly from the 1st module of the Mind Your Hormones Method!) Access this free training, HERE!NEEDED | What to look for in a Prenatal vitaminDiscount Codes: Shop Here! Use Code CORINNE for 20% off your first order or 20% off your first 3 months of one month subscribe & save!CORINNE100- $100 off 1st 3 months of the complete plan.CORINNESAMPLE- $10 off sample packs.Check out our Sponsor GutPersonal!Plus, code CORINNE saves you 10% on any item in their store.Don't forget to take the GutPersonal Quiz to find out exactly which supplements are best for your unique situation! Join the Mind Your Hormones Community to connect more with me & other members of this community!Come hang out with me on Instagram: @corinneangealicaOr on TikTok: @corinneangelicaFree Facebook group: Mind Your Hormones Podcast CommunityEmail Fam: Click here to get weekly emails from meMind Your Hormones Instagram: @mindyourhormones.podcast 

It's a pretty common understanding that B vitamins are an important nutrient we all need, but do you ever wonder what each B vitamin does for you? Do you wonder which one you should take or if you should be taking a B-Complex? On this episode of Vitality Radio, Jared explains the role of each of the B vitamins and answers those questions. You'll learn about methylation, MTHFR, and why the form of your B vitamins matter and also about a very specific B vitamin almost nobody knows about! Products MentionedAdditional Information:#329: MTHFR Mutations, Methylated B Vitamins, Folic Acid vs. Methylfolate and more with Carrie Pattison#346: The Ultimate Vitality Multi - What Makes It the Ultimate Multivitamin for YouBe Healthy UtahBe Healthy Utah discount code: vitality40Visit the podcast website here: VitalityRadio.comYou can follow @vitalityradio and @vitalitynutritionbountiful on Instagram, or Vitality Radio and Vitality Nutrition on Facebook. Join us also in the Vitality Radio Podcast Listener Community on Facebook. Shop the products that Jared mentions at vitalitynutrition.com. Let us know your thoughts about this episode using the hashtag #vitalityradio and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Thank you!Please also join us on the Dearly Discarded Podcast with Jared St. Clair.Just a reminder that this podcast is for educational purposes only. The FDA has not evaluated the podcast. The information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The advice given is not intended to replace the advice of your medical professional.

As a Functional Medicine Nutritionist and gut health expert, Jessica specializes in helping women who need help resolving their digestive issues, hormone imbalances, and PCOS. She utilizes an individualized, science-based approach to identify imbalances in the body, which is often rooted in our gut microbiome. Her goal is to help her clients transform their health through personalized nutrition and lifestyle modification so they can feel confident in your body and thrive in their life! Topics: -Jessica's story -infant formula -prep for pregnancy and care for postpartum -beauty/skincare -balanced lifestyle Resources: Jessica's Instagram (@nourishingrhythms) Jessica's website email jessica@nourishingrhythmns.com Follow the host, Claudia, @healingthesource

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Join our FREE 3 Day Breathwork Challenge: ⁠⁠https://theultimatehuman.com/breathwork⁠⁠ Get weekly tips from Gary Brecka on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to ⁠https://www.theultimatehuman.com/⁠ For more info on Gary, please click here:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/thegarybrecka Order The 1 Genetic Test That Will Give You Results For Life Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://10xhealthnetwork.com/pages/genetic-testing?utm_source=gbrecka⁠⁠⁠ Get The Supplements That Gary Recommends Here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://10xhealthnetwork.com/pages/supplements?utm_source=gbrecka⁠ Sign up for 10X Health Affiliate Program ⁠https://10xhealthsystem.com/GBaffiliate⁠ ECHO GO PLUS HYDROGEN WATER BOTTLE ⁠https://echoh2o.com/?oid=19&affid=236⁠ BODY HEALTH - USE CODE ULTIMATE10 for 10% OFF YOUR ORDER ⁠https://bodyhealth.com/ultimate⁠ You asked and we're answering! In this episode of the Ultimate Human Podcast, Gary Brecka is taking the top questions directly from listeners about methylation and living an optimal life! You'll learn which vitamins to avoid and which ones to take to fill nutrient deficiencies, Gary's morning routine for boosting energy and mood, and what your gene test results mean and how to supplement correctly. Tune in to get actionable steps to feel your best with lessons you can apply today! 00:00 - We're diving into you most commonly asked questions about Methylation! 01:30 - The first ingredient you should avoid in all of your supplements. (A cyanide-based version of B12 called Cyanocobalamin)  05:30 - Why you should avoid Folic Acid. 06:30 - How long does it take to get back the results to gene tests? 09:00 - When will the test be available outside of the United States? 10:10 - Gary Brecka's top recommended vitamins.  11:30 - What blood tests should everyone get to learn about their baseline health.  13:00 - Why take methylfolate vitamins vs folic acid. 15:30 - Methylcobalamin vs Hydroxocobalamin. 16:30 - How do you know if a vitamin is methylated? 17:15 - If you take a folate supplement, does that make up for having folic acid? 19:00 - Can you take too many vitamins? 19:30 - Gary Brecka's personal supplement stack. 22:00 - Does morning sunlight have the same impact on cloudy days? 23:45 - Gary Brecka's morning routine. 24:45 - Why it's important to do breathwork and practice breath holds. 28:00 - How to ground and why it's important. 29:45 - What do the colors on a gene test mean? Studies Referenced: ⁠https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/hydrogen%20cyanide⁠ ⁠https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1293728/pdf/jrsocmed00105-0046.pdf⁠ ⁠https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24494987/⁠ Gary Brecka: ⁠@garybrecka⁠ The Ultimate Human: ⁠@ultimatehumanpod⁠ Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠@ultimatehumanpodcast⁠ The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here is the complete guide to B12 and Folic Acid or Methyl Folate replacement for those looking to significantly reduce heart disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, and for treatments to neuropathy, autism and more. Dr Lesser pulls this important topic together in the most comprehensive guide and levels the truth. Homocysteine is the key and your doctor may not be testing it. 

Today's episode is a solo show. John is doing a deep dive on the topic of folic acid enrichment and fortification in our food supply. This is an incredibly important episode as this issue likely affects people who you love. Share the episode and use the links below to do your own research. Folic Acid vs. Folate — What's the Difference? Folic Acid - Science Direct What Is the MTHFR Gene? MTHFR: Another Piece of the ADHD-Genetics Puzzle Gary Brecka on Clip NIH Folic Acid Food Fortification—Its History, Effect, Concerns, and Future Directions CDC MTHFR Gene, Folic Acid, and Preventing Neural Tube Defects Subscribe to John's Finding Freedom Show solo feed. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! AND our new perk for $10 and up patrons 15% off coffee at Run Your Mouth Coffee! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a solo show. John is doing a deep dive on the topic of folic acid enrichment and fortification in our food supply. This is an incredibly important episode as this issue likely affects people who you love. Share the episode and use the links below to do your own research. Folic Acid vs. Folate — What's the Difference? Folic Acid - Science Direct What Is the MTHFR Gene? MTHFR: Another Piece of the ADHD-Genetics Puzzle Gary Brecka on Clip NIH Folic Acid Food Fortification—Its History, Effect, Concerns, and Future Directions CDC MTHFR Gene, Folic Acid, and Preventing Neural Tube Defects Subscribe to John's Finding Freedom Show solo feed. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! AND our new perk for $10 and up patrons 15% off coffee at Run Your Mouth Coffee! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the last 25 years, the U.S. has required that grain and cereal products be fortified with folic acid — and the CDC is now urging manufacturers of products made using corn masa flour to add the B vitamin to minimize the risk of birth defects in the Latino population.

Today I'm going to cover folic acid and folate. Are they the same? No, they're not—and we're going to talk about why. Folic acid is the synthetic version of vitamin B9, and folate is the natural version. Many pregnant women take a supplement that contains folic acid because data shows that it can help prevent neural tube defects. But many people are finding that they have a genetic mutation related to B9, which means there could be a problem if they take folic acid. This genetic mutation involves an enzyme responsible for converting folic acid into an active form so your body can use it. People with this mutation need more vitamin B9 than usual, but it's also important that they don't have too much. For example, one of the top benefits of vitamin B9 is that it protects against the initiation of cancer. However, excess vitamin B9 is also involved in the initiation of new cancer cells. The solution is to take a version of vitamin B9 that doesn't require an enzyme to be converted—making this genetic mutation not a problem anymore. What we need is more methylfolate. Methylfolate is a type of vitamin B9 that's easily absorbed and doesn't require other enzyme reactions like synthetic folic acid does. Overall, it's essential to avoid products that contain folic acid and consume more foods that contain natural folate. The best source of natural B9 is dark leafy green vegetables. DATA: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23125... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crin...

The industry for pre-sleep supplements, foods, and products is booming. But what actually works, and how much does our diet actually impact our sleep quality and quantity? Greg and Lyndsey talk about how pre-sleep products are marketed, break down the science behind popular sleep supplements (like melatonin, magnesium, lavender, and more), and discuss how macronutrient distributions influence sleep. They also answer a few listener questions about pre-sleep protein and about the impact of eating meals right before bedtime. Want to get your question answered on the show? Send a voice memo to podcast@strongerbyscience.comTIME STAMPSNote: The full list of sources and notes can be found on the episode page on strongerbyscience.com here: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/podcast-episode-118/Intro (0:00)What's on your mind? (0:27)Plugs (10:03)Sweet Dreams cereal (13:53)Other pre-sleep food brands/claims – Nightfood and Sleepy Chocolate (36:06)Ingredients purported to improve sleep: Zinc, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, Lavender, Chamomile, Typrophan, Magnesium, Melatonin, and Valerian (44:33)Recommendations for pre-sleep meal/snacks (1:30:14)How macronutrient distributions influence sleep (1:37:06)Sugar/Carbohydrates (1:46:40)Protein (2:01:20)Fat (2:03:47)General wrap-up and final thoughts (2:07:20)Listener Questions:Should you still eat protein before bed if doing so decreases sleep quality? (2:10:57)Do you need a slow-digesting protein before sleep? (2:15:09)Are there benefits of eating additional total calories (including carbs and carbohydrate) right before bed? (2:25:09)Note: The full list of sources and notes can be found on the episode page on strongerbyscience.com here: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/podcast-episode-118/ MORE FROM THE SBS TEAMWork with a Stronger By Science coach: Get personalized training and nutrition plans and ongoing support from one of our expert coaches.Try MacroFactor for free: Use code SBS to get a 14-day free trial of our nutrition app MacroFactor. MacroFactor has the fastest food logger on the market and its smart nutrition coach adapts to your metabolism to keep you on track with your goals. Download it today on the App Store or Google Play.Join the Research Spotlight newsletter: Get a two-minute breakdown of one recent study every Wednesday. Our newsletter is the easiest way to stay up to date with the latest exercise and nutrition science.Join the SBS Facebook group and Subreddit.RECOMMENDED PRODUCTSBulkSupplements: Next time you stock up on supplements, be sure to use the promo code “SBSPOD” (all caps) to get 5% off your entire order.MASS Research Review: Subscribe to the MASS Research Review to get concise and applicable breakdowns of the latest strength, physique, and nutrition research – delivered monthly.

Interview with Katrina E. Donahue, MD, MPH, USPSTF member and coauthor of Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement. Hosted by JAMA Editor in Chief Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS. Related Content: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects Fully Effective Folic Acid Fortification Reaffirming Recommendations for Folic Acid Supplementation Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects

We have a very special guest on the podcast today, Julie Sawaya, who is one of the co-founders of Needed, a company that focuses on providing women with the highest quality of vitamins needed during the entire perinatal period.Julie shares with Meagan the research behind Needed's prenatal vitamins and supplements. She talks about why you need a prenatal vitamin in the first place, the optimal dosage and forms of specific vitamins in pregnancy, how supplementing proper nutrition in the best ways can positively impact your entire birth experience, and so much more!Use the code VBAC20 to receive 20% off at www.thisisneeded.comAdditional LinksNeeded WebsiteWhat to Look for in a Prenatal VitaminFolate vs Folic Acid. What's the Difference?Ryann Kipping: The Prenatal NutritionistReal Food for Pregnancy: The Science and Wisdom of Optimal Prenatal NutritionHow to VBAC: The Ultimate Prep Course for ParentsFull Transcript under Episode DetailsMeagan: Hello, Women of Strength. We have a very, very special episode for you today. We have our friend, Julie Sawaya, and she is the co-founder of Needed. If you haven't heard us talking about Needed yet, go listen to the other episodes and get on Instagram. You guys, Needed is incredible. She is a mama of two young girls. We were just talking before the episode and her youngest is nine months. She is a lifelong nutrition nerd. I love that she calls herself this, a nutrition nerd. I'm a birth nerd. When we find ourselves passionate about something, we just nerd out, right? It's so amazing. Julie grew up in a family of medical doctors and learned at a young age the power of nutrition and how it can influence or help. Julie went on to study the issue of nutritional access in college and got her Master's in business from Stanford where she met her Needed co-founder, Ryan Of the most nutritionally aware of their friends, Julie and Ryan were shocked to realize that through nutrient testing, they were seriously major deficient in key nutrients. We don't think about it, Julie. We just don't think about this, I think, enough. We think we're taking something and we think that we're good. They found out that there was really much more needed for a healthy pregnancy. They dug into the research and they realized that they were not alone. 97% of women take a prenatal, yet 95% have nutrient deficiencies. Let me just say that again. 97% of women take a prenatal, yet 95% have nutrient deficiencies. Most prenatal vitamins just weren't cutting it and Julie and Brian started Needed to create a new, higher standard for perinatal health. Working alongside a collective of more than 3,000 perinatal nutrition and health experts, together they have redesigned the products, education, expertise, and experience that women need. Welcome to the show, Julie. I seriously am reading this and I'm like, “Oh my gosh.” This is amazing because like I was saying when I was pregnant years ago, I did not pay attention to anything. I got the bottle. I took it. Check mark.Julie: Yeah. No, I mean, I think it's a problem. The core underlying problem that we're solving at Needed is that women are nutritionally deficient in this life stage. It's a problem both with the products that are available. Most prenatal vitamins are designed to meet just the bare minimum nutrient needs, not to set you up for optimal health, and it's also an awareness or an education problem because, in some way, it's a problem that you don't know you have until you feel the effects of it. We're told it's normal to feel depleted, that it's normal to not feel your best, to feel like yourself during pregnancy or postpartum. So many of the complications of pregnancy have a nutritional root to it whether it's gestational diabetes or preeclampsia or hypertension or nausea even, or more severe nausea like hyperemesis. There is a nutritional component to it. Not to say that nutrition is a cure-all, but it's a reasonable first step in supporting your body optimally. Meagan: It's huge. Julie: What Ryan and I found when prior to starting the company is that despite how important nutrition is and yes, I am a lifelong nutrition nerd. Ryan and I are also trained nutritionists. It was truly and utterly shocking to us that we had these deficiencies but what we realized once we looked under the hood is that this problem is widespread and part of the problem stems from the fact that it's so common for women in the U.S. to see an OB. I come from a family of MDs and I have huge respect for the medical profession. But most doctors aren't trained in nutrition. It's actually not a requirement in most med schools. I think somewhere in the range of 50% of med schools don't require one nutrition course. The average OB appointment time in the US is 7 minutes long so even if an OB is trained in nutrition and has the intention to help educate their patients. OBs are generally very well-meaning. They're just people who are constrained on time and with the curriculum as we like to say, the curriculum is flawed, not the people. But even if all of the stars align in 7 minutes, you can't get all of your nutrition questions answered. What we hear again and again, the most common recommendation is, “Take a prenatal vitamin,” and then you ask, “What kind?” and then they say, “It doesn't matter. They're all the same.”Meagan: Just take one, yeah. Julie: “Just take one. Make sure it has folic acid in it,” which I'm sure we'll get into. That particular nutrient and nutrient form. But there is so much more to prenatal nutrition than vitamins and minerals. But even if you just focus on vitamins and minerals, it's really hard to pick a prenatal. There are over 100 on the market. There is a vast difference when it comes to quality. The quality of the nutrients, the quality of the nutrient forms, and dosages. We spent over three years formulating our first products with a collective of health and wellness practitioners that study perinatal nutrition and looking at all of the available clinical research on nutrient dosages and forms, and what pregnant and lactating women need. The reality is that there are a lot of nutritional gaps. That's where this collective of practitioners that are testing women's nutrient and hormone levels every single day really, really matters to understand in practice what does it take to dose? What dosing of Vitamin D do you need to give your patients to be in optimal nutrient ranges? It seems like such a basic question, but no prenatal company had done that legwork to understand what's actually optimal. Meagan: That is what I was going to say. There are so many things about Needed that I love. Honestly, one of them is how this company came about. It's two women that found that there was something lacking out there and had a passion from themselves and had passion to share it with the world. That's how The VBAC Link started. Myself and my old partner, Julie, same thing. We just found this passion so I love the heart that comes behind this company and then really what you guys have done. You've built it from somewhere where it was really mediocre if you could even call it that is incredible. Like you said, not only getting ingredients but the optimal amount. As I have compared in the past, there are so many out there that are even recommended on Amazon or wherever and they don't even have the ingredients at all let alone that optimal amount. I am so excited and honored for you to be here today and be talking to our community because I think that it is so important. Like you were saying, it's not that my provider had any ill intent to not give me that information, but it really was as I was walking out, he goes, “Oh, and by the way. Make sure to start a prenatal right now.” I was like, “Oh, okay.” That was it. That was it. I did. I found myself Googling it and found one. I was like, “Okay, cool. That one has some okay reviews.” I got it and I really didn't know the impact that it was leaving or lack thereof. Julie: Yeah, totally. I think some of that comes from there is misunderstanding that a prenatal vitamin is for the baby. By and large, unless you have massive nutrient deficiencies, the baby's going to get what he or she needs to develop properly, but often at the expense of your own nutrient reserves. As a mom of multiples, you know that oftentimes, women experience and understand the pain point more as a second-time or third-time mom than as a first-time mom because once you've been through pregnancy and birth and if you choose to breastfeed or pump, you can feel it viscerally how depleting that experience is maybe more so than a first-time mom that hasn't yet been through it all. In some ways, it's an experience that has to be lived to fully appreciate the problem probably much like the topic of VBACs. You go into a first birth maybe not fully understanding how one birth choice or one birth outcome will impact the second birth choice or birth outcome. What we're really trying to do at Needed is to raise awareness so that you can make the best choices possible with the information that you have. That's all that it's about. It's not about what I would have done differently with one pregnancy versus another. It's not at all. Any of the information we share is not in any way meant to shame or add guilt. There is so much of that mom guilt, so much of that fear-mongering out there. That is the antithesis of who we are as a company. But we find that when you're empowered with the right information, you can make better-informed decisions so that's a huge part of what our mission is here at Needed. Meagan: Yeah. Yeah, I mean we can relate to so much of that over here. I didn't know what I didn't know when I had through perinatal care to birth to recovering after a C-section. We grow from our journeys. Yeah. There's never any more shame. Mom guilt is way too thick. We lay it on way too thick, especially with social media. So here we are today to have this episode so you can start learning and growing and finding that information so you can make the best choice for you and your growing baby or maybe through your fertility journey or nursing journey or whatever part of the journey that you are in, Needed has so many incredible things, really it all. I'm sorry, but you kind of have it all out there. It's just amazing. So thank you so much. Yeah, let's get into some of these questions. Julie: Yeah, I'm excited. Meagan: Me too. Okay, so one of the questions is what is the importance of a prenatal vitamin? Really, why? We're being told to take these prenatal vitamins and we were just a little bit talking about how there are a lot of things that we need, but why do we really need them and does it matter if we don't take them?Julie: Yeah, that's a great question. I like to answer it with a look back at context from nature because first and foremost, I think people are right to have skepticism about supplements in general. Do I need them? Why do I need them? Is it just snake oil in general? I think something that was an aha moment for me as someone who was a little bit of a, “Food is my medicine, not supplements.” That's the perspective I came into before starting Needed. I think it's really helpful to understand that one of the main reasons we need supplements generally and then specifically at the life stage of pregnancy or the perinatal stage is because our soil is depleted. Food isn't as nutritious as it once was and it tends to take a lot longer to reach us than it used to. We're not generally growing our own food. We don't necessarily know who is growing our own food. Even if you shop at the farmers market as Ryan and I did at the time. We were testing our nutrients way back 6 years ago when we started Needed. Your food can still be depleted because the soil quietly is depleted. We're also subject to a lot more environmental toxins which that toxic load increases baseline nutrient requirements. Your body has to consume more nutrients to operate at homeostasis because of the burden of toxins it's trying to process effectively. Meagan: Yeah. Julie: We have a great book posted on our website. The title is “Why Your Grandmother Didn't Take Prenatal Vitamins But You Should.” It's really talking about these factors that are an evolution of modern life.We also now know as we didn't previously how important some nutrients are, especially nutrients like folate which is vitamin B9. It's really critical for babies' brain and neural tube formation. Folate's sister nutrient is choline. It's a super important nutrient for many of the same reasons– brain development, cognitive function, neural tube formation. Those are nutrients you don't want to skip out on in that even with your best intentions, you might be deficient it. 95% of women are deficient in– sorry about that. I have a rowdy dog. 95% of women are deficient in the nutrient choline. It's most abundant in eggs, liver, and foods like that but in the first trimester, many women have a food aversion to eggs. I certainly was not consuming any liver in my first trimester. Meagan: Yeah, I was going to say that liver never crossed the path of my pregnancy, unfortunately, or fortunately. Julie: Yeah, not at all. Yeah, but in any event, at a high level, prenatal vitamins are there to fill the gaps in your diet. I think that a misunderstanding and the way that prenatal vitamins have been formulated historically is that they're dosing around a concept called the RDA level which is basically a dosage framework that came out of World War II when the government was trying to determine how to set nutrient levels to avoid serious diseases like scurvy, like a significant deficiency of vitamin C. The entire concept of an RDA is rooted in this idea of, what's the bare minimum amount of a nutrient I need to give someone to avoid a disease or worse like famine or starvation. Minimalistic, not optimal. There's a big order of magnitude of difference of what amount of vitamin C your body needs to avoid scurvy versus what it needs to support postpartum tissue healing and repair and optimal immune health during pregnancy or optimal reference ranges. But at a high level, basically, prenatal vitamins are there to fill in the gaps in your diet. They are, unfortunately, a necessity because of our modern food system and they are especially important at a life stage like pregnancy and breastfeeding when your body will never have higher nutrient needs than it does in these life stages. It's really, really critical that you're getting the right nutrients. As I said earlier, it's not just for the baby. It's for you too. I think that a concept that we're really passionate about is centering women in this journey because ultimately, your baby is most likely going to get what they need but you might be left depleted and that depletion can have long-term impacts. If you want to have two kids or three kids or ten kids, your body has fewer nutrient reserves to give to the next baby with each sequential baby unless you are replenishing those nutrient stores. If your family feels complete, it's still important to supplement throughout the postpartum and a time period thereafter to support your hormone health and your thyroid health. Just general vitality and overall well-being. I think it's super common for women to say that it took them several years to feel like themselves post-pregnancy and a lot of that can be tied back to nutrient deficiencies. Meagan: Yeah, something that you said that resonated with me is that through each pregnancy, my life became busier because I had little toddlers and newborns. You know, all of these things around. So like you were saying at the beginning, you were like, “I can get it through my food. I can get it through my food.” Yes. Food definitely is impactful but obviously, as we know, is not as great as it used to be. Not only was it not as great as it used to be, but when I was really, really busy running around, I'm going to tell you right now that I was not eating correctly. I wasn't even getting enough calories at the time let alone the right foods. I was like, “Oh. There's a Nutrigrain bar. Let me just grab that because I'm hungry.” I wasn't grabbing the right things or enough. It just goes to show that as we keep going on too, it's so important. Julie: Yeah. That's absolutely the reality. I think where it's almost more important to take supplements with each subsequent pregnancy for that reason or even in the postpartum period because when you're pregnant with your first, you generally speaking have more time than you do in postpartum with your first. And in postpartum with your first, you generally have more time than pregnancy with your second or third or fourth so that's absolutely right. Meagan: Yeah. I would also remember breastfeeding my baby even in the middle of the day and just feeling sucked. Literally dry of energy and everything. Julie: Hydration and nutrients. Meagan: Hydration, yep. My mouth was getting dry. It just goes to show that you are feeling it. You are literally feeling your body change right there. Okay, so now we know it's definitely important to take prenatal vitamins in the perinatal/postpartum stage and everything. But what ingredients should we focus on? We talked a little bit about folate and choline. What should we be looking at when it comes to the back of our bottle? Are those really the two main ones or are there more ingredients that are like, “Hey, we really need to be focusing on these and if we don't see them on the back of our prenatal, we should have our alarms going off”? Julie: Yeah. There are really 24 vitamins and minerals that Needed has chosen to include in our prenatal vitamins because they are the ones that have the most clinically validated need for them. Choline and folate are two really important ones. I think they are really easy ones to scan a bottle for or a supplement facts panel and see not only does this have choline in it, but what's the dosage? The most common dosage of choline– it's a nutrient that has had an RDA. We talked about RDAs. It's a minimum amount. It's at an RDA of 450mg in pregnancy for 20+ years, 550 for lactation. The most common dosage of choline in a prenatal vitamin is 0, followed by 55mg which is 1/10 of the breastfeeding RDA. RDAs are the minimum. They're taking 1/10th of that in most prenatal vitamins. The reason for that isn't because you're getting all of the extra from your diet. It's because choline is a bulky nutrient that is hard to fit into a one-a-day prenatal. It's hard to fit into a gummy. You just really can't effectively do so. To dose it optimally, you need to include it in multiple capsules or in a powdered form like we offer. One of our options for a prenatal vitamin is a powder which is really, really great, especially for those bulkier nutrients like choline. The other bulky nutrients that are really important are calcium and magnesium. I would look for dosages of at least 200mg of those two ingredients. Ideally, magnesium and other minerals are in the glycinate form. Sometimes that's on a label as magnesium bis-glycinate or magnesium bound to glycine. Glycine is an essential amino acid that just helps with absorption, keylation basically, the usability of that nutrient in the body so that's a really important one. Other nutrients I suggest scanning a panel to see if they are in there– vitamin D is a telling one. I think nearly every prenatal vitamin will have vitamin D in it but the dosage matters and the form. Some prenatal use a less-absorbed form called vitamin D2. We recommend the D3 form. We also suggest looking for at least 2000 international units, IUs or more optimally would be 4000. Our prenatal vitamin capsules and multi-powder have 4000 and then our essentials multi which is a paired-down version in only three capsules has 2000. Those are the ranges that we typically like to see for vitamin D. Vitamin D is best absorbed with vitamin K. Make sure that vitamin K is on that supplement facts panel and 90 is the dosage that we tend to look for vitamin K. It should be in the K2 form. That's the best-absorbed one. Those are some key ones. The other things to look for are– I think we'll probably get into the question of what form of folate so let's have that's conversation. Meagan: Yeah.Julie: If you're told nothing else about prenatal nutrition, you're probably told to take folic acid which is the manmade synthetic form of the nutrient folate. Folate is naturally occurring in food. It's an essential nutrient. We talked about its use in the body. It's really important for babies' neural tube formation so for spina bifida. That's why it's emphasized usually in the first trimester because the neural tube fully closes during the first trimester. It's a nutrient that is so, so important and many women don't know they're pregnant until well into the first trimester so it's pretty common to hear that you should start taking it preconception which we definitely agree with, with one caveat which is that the synthetic form of folic acid is not readily used by the body. Many women have a genetic variation, MTHFR which makes it impossible for their bodies to convert synthetic folic acid into the usable form of folate. Instead, Needed uses methylfolate which is a naturally occurring form of folate. It's the active form meaning it doesn't have to go through the conversion process. It's been shown in clinical research to be better utilized by the body, especially for those with the MTHFR. There is controversy out there of folic acid versus methylfolate. Primarily what the controvery stems from is the fact that the clinical studies on folate for neural tube defects was done with folic acid. That's because the research is old. It's 30 years old. Now that we know how important folate is to neural tube defects, it would be unethical to do a clinical study with a double-blind placebo controlled study where you're putting women on a placebo that has no folate in it versus one that has folate in it. We know the risk factors. We don't want to induce spinal cord issues or neural defects. So a lot of those who are pro-folic acid are relying on stale research. Really, this argument is that all of the clinical research around neural tube formation is on folic acid. We're not arguing with that. That's actually a true statement. But there's a huge wealth of research showing that head-to-head comparing methylfolate versus folic acid, methylfolate is better absorbed by the body. 96% of the circulating folate in your body is methylfolate so that's pretty clear evidence in support of it. Mechanistically, in the body, how we're preventing neural tube formations is the serum folate status of mom. There is research showing that methylfolate raises serum folate status in mom in the same way or better than folic acid does. We have a really well-researched blog post on this topic on our website. It's dense. Maybe we can link to it in the show notes for those who want to learn more, but there is a reason why many of the higher-quality prenatal vitamins are including methylfolate, not folic acid. I would tend to distrust– there are some out there who are saying, “Oh, it's a designer prenatal vitamin. They're just trying to charge you more.” The reality is that methylfolate is so much more expensive than folic acid. You could make a lot higher profit margin if you used folic acid than methylfolate. I think it's around 100 times more expensive which is also why most of the clinical research is relying on folic acid. Folic acid is a nutrient that is often fortified in cereals and bread, so there's also a food lobby that has an interest in keeping folic acid in things and not methylfolate because it would be cost-prohibitive to include methylfolate in a $3.00 box of cereal. Meagan: Interesting. Julie: Yeah, there are a lot of factors. I don't want to bog listeners down in all of this information, but this is a really good nutrient to highlight how much information and nuance and research goes into selecting optimal nutrient forms and optimal nutrient dosages. It's a quick way of saying that we did a tremendous amount of research and there is a lot of evidence behind what we're including in the Needed prenatal. We include references for every single nutrient that we use for those who are, like me, nutrition nerds that want to go many layers deep. For those of you who are like, “Oh my god. This is over my head,” I would say that the core message is that we've done extensive research and these nutrients have been utilized in practice with perinatal nutrition and health experts for decades. This isn't newly redesigned. We did design our prenatal vitamin from the ground up, but the insights, expertise, and recommendations behind it have been put into practice for many, many decades. Really, what Needed did was bring together all of this inside of a single product instead of previously how practitioners were having to say, “Okay, go take this magnesium and this vitamin D and this prenatal and this amount of choline,” because no prenatal had everything that you needed in one package. Meagan: Right. That is another reason why I love and trust you guys so much. Literally, it's all of the research that has gone into creating such a solid product for the birth community so I love that. Thank you so much for explaining that because yeah, it definitely is a hot debate sometimes. Julie: Yeah. I think it's good to have that. We love a healthy debate. We work with practitioners. We actually have now almost 4000 practitioners in our community. It includes OBs. It includes reproductive endocrinologists but it also includes a lot of registered dieticians and naturopathic doctors and functionally-trained practitioners. We're collaborating with all of them when designing products. We appreciate that some people come from different training backgrounds. Some people might have different skepticism and all voices are welcome. We want to have a construction conversation on this specific topic of folate versus folic acid, sometimes, the status quo argument is unwilling to hear the other side. It's nuanced and that's why we have a great blog post on the topic. Also, if you're just early in your research and want a basic primer on what to look for in a prenatal vitamin, we also have that free resource available on our website as well as a review of over 75 of the prenatal vitamins on the market. It compares the pros, the cons, and overall recommendations. So if you love your prenatal, but it doesn't have choline or it doesn't have magnesium, we'll give you those recommendations on how to supplement or how to get more of those nutrients from your diet. Again, we're really not trying to tell you, “Everything you're doing is wrong.” It's really about how you can upgrade what you're doing or make small changes on the margin that can have a huge benefit for you and your baby. Meagan: Yeah. I was going to say, All I can see is that it's an improvement. We're making improvements. We grow and make improvements in everything in our day-to-day lives. This is one that is really important so that's why we're doing this today. We're sharing this so we can make improvements. Sometimes just it's just small tweaks to benefit ourselves. Okay, so now we're talking about all of the things that we really should be looking for nutrient-wise during pregnancy. Are there any nutrients we really should be avoiding taking during pregnancy and through your guys' research, have there been some of those ingredients even in prenatals out there? We were just talking about folic acid and folate, but are there any where you are like, “Okay, if you see this, this is one of those tweaks that you really should make”?Julie: Yeah, it's a great question. We talked about folic acid. We would suggest avoiding that nutrient. The other very common nutrient form that we suggest avoiding is a form of B12 called cyanocabalamin. It's easy to remember because it's actually derived from a cyanide molecule. There is just not research to substantiate. It's a synthetic nutrient form. It doesn't exist in nature and there's not safety data to suggest why you'd want to consume cyanocabalamin. We're leveraged the two naturally-occuring active forms, methocobalamin and adenosylcobalamin. We use those in a 50-50 ratio. Try to avoid cyanide if you can. Try to avoid synthetic folic acid. We're always using nutrient forms that exist in nature and we think that that's the best way to make sure that we're on the side of safety. It's often contrary to cost. Those synthetic nutrient forms tend to be cost-effective but they really don't necessarily perform as nature intended. Meagan: Right. Julie: And then another one that's maybe a little counterintuitive or nuanced is the nutrient iron. Most prenatal vitamins have iron in them. We chose not to include iron in our prenatal for a few reasons. Iron is absolutely an essential nutrient for pregnancy and postpartum. It supports your blood volume. Your blood volume effectively doubles in pregnancy and you lose blood postpartum. It's a super important nutrient for avoiding anemia and for just overall blood volume expansion during pregnancy. The reason to not include it in a prenatal is that your needs vary by trimester or by stage. We wanted to make a prenatal vitamin that was safe to take before, during, and after pregnancy and safe for all women to be taking. Iron also competes with calcium and other nutrients for absorption in the body. Oftentimes, prenatals will just include both calcium and iron and you can be pretty well-assured that the calcium that you're taking isn't going to be absorbed in that case. Or sometimes they just leave calcium but they don't tell you that you should take calcium at a different time of day. We've kept calcium in our prenatal and we offer iron as a separate add-on. The advantage of that is that you can take exactly what you need. If you've done any iron testing, which is pretty common in pregnancy, you can tailor the dosage to your ferritin levels. That's the type of iron testing we recommend. And then taking it at a different time of day ensures you're absorbing all of the calcium that you need as well as all of the iron that you need. We like delivering iron in the kelated form bound to glycine. It's much gentler on the stomach. A lot of prenatals have a really high dose of iron in a form that's not well-absorbed. It can cause GI issues and then women will stop taking their prenatal because they say it makes them nauseous. Meagan: Yes!Julie: There are many reasons why we think that iron in a prenatal is suboptimal. I think if you don't know that information, you might scan prenatals like Needed's and say, “Oh, it doesn't include iron. That's a problem,” and it's actually a really intentional choice so I like to call that nutrient out. Meagan: I love that you talked about that because as a doula, we actually do have a lot of clients who pee on a stick, see it's positive, and start looking for a prenatal. We have clients that do hire us in that stage and we're always there for our clients. They'll be writing us and be like, “We're just so sick and it seems to be after I take my prenatal,” so they stop taking their prenatal because it makes them sick or their nausea gets so intense when in fact, it's not what we should be viewing. Again, not to shame anyone if you've stopped taking your prenatal. We should be taking our prenatal, but we don't think about that. I love that you guys have done that. I've been sharing it since I learned about this. I've been sharing that with my clients really early on because I think it's really important. Something also I love about your products is that there is a lot that can help with nausea as well. Julie: Yeah. I'm glad you mentioned that because that's one of the key reasons why it's really, really beneficial to start taking a prenatal vitamin before you try to conceive. We suggest up to 6-12 months before conception getting on a high-quality prenatal vitamin for a couple of reasons. One is that it can support cycle regularity so ovulation and healthy ovulation. It can also support egg quality. We have now a separate add-on, egg quality support, which is amazing in helping your egg follicles as they mature into egg cells before ovulation which is great. And then it can help you to build up your nutrient stores. Oftentimes, and I've been there. I've had first-trimester nausea despite all of my best attempts and taking all of the right supplements. Sometimes it just happens. You can minimize nausea by having adequate nutrient stores prior to conceiving. And then if you do find yourself with severe nausea in the first trimester, if your nutrient levels are optimal pre-conception, it's more tolerable to skip a day or two of your prenatal vitamin because your levels were already in a great range before so your body has enough nutrient stores. I'm not advocating not taking your prenatal in the first trimester, but if life happens and you skip some days, the fact that you started early on means that your body is going to have enough of those nutrients to draw upon to get you through to the second trimester when hopefully you're feeling much better. Meagan: Right. If we have really bad nausea and vomiting and we're throwing up all of the time, we're also losing nutrients, so it's a whole cycle. It all goes together. Julie: Yep. It sure does. It sure does. Not to push our products, that's not what this is about, but I would say hydration, hydration, hydration for nausea. We have hydration support if you are interested at all in trying it, I suggest trying it. It has the right nutrient ratios for pregnancy. It's made without artificial sweeteners. It just has monk fruit which is naturally occurring. It comes in three flavors, three very first-trimester-friendly flavors. They are citrusy so grapefruit, lime, and lemon. But you can also make hydration stuff at home. You can just take a glass of water and put in some sea salt. You can add a squeeze of lemon. You can add in– you probably have your own recipe for a labor aid, but that's another use of our hydration support during labor. Hydration can really impact. It's like the chicken and the egg. “I'm nauseous. I don't want to drink water. Water makes me nauseous,” but also if you're dehydrated, nausea is worse. I would really recommend trying to stay hydrated during the first trimester if you can. Meagan: Yeah, absolutely. From the first trimester to the end, sometimes we can have early prodromal labor and stuff like that when we're actually dehydrated. Julie: Exactly. Meagan: It's just so, so, so important the whole time. Julie: And just to support that blood volume expansion that we were talking about that takes place in the second and third trimester. It has to come from nutrients but largely water. Your amniotic fluid levels increase. Sometimes they decrease too and they risk you out of a VBAC or a home birth and the things that you want for your birth outcome. So yeah. Hydration is key. It's your mom's advice, “Make sure you're drinking enough water,” but it's really true. Meagan: It really is true. My kids all roll their eyes at me. They're really big into sports and I'm like, “No, your body, your muscles, and everything needs that hydration.” Okay, so we've talked about when it's good. We've talked about taking it before. One of the questions is, “Oh, I've had my baby. I'm done with my prenatal vitamin, right?” But we talked a little bit and skimmed the surface about why it is important to take it during breastfeeding. We talked a little bit about how it's still depleting our bodies, but after having a baby, how long should we be taking these? Then if we want a close baby, is it something that we should just continue?Julie: Yeah. Yeah, great questions. The minimum that we would recommend is 6 months after delivery and that is whether or not you are breastfeeding. So from your choice or from how things turn out and you aren't lactating, it's still beneficial to give your body that time to replenish because pregnancy and labor are really depleting events on the body. It just takes time to rebuild those nutrient stores. That's the minimum. So yes. Please, keep taking a prenatal vitamin postnatally. There are postnatal vitamins on the market. Generally, that is a marketing differentiation, not a product-quality differentiation. Most postnatal vitamins are almost identical to their prenatal counterparts except for a couple of nutrients where they take maybe 25mg more vitamin C which is less than you would get from one strawberry. It's basically a marketing play. We skipped that step and we just offer one prenatal vitamin that's appropriate for the entire perinatal, before, during, and after stage. And then if you are breastfeeding or pumping or otherwise producing milk, we recommend staying on a prenatal vitamin for that full duration of time. If you can give your body a couple of months once you stop lactating, that's really beneficial for the same reasons we just discussed. It gives your body a chance to recuperate. There is a concept known as the recuperative interval when we're thinking about pregnancy spacing if you're having multiple kids. I myself did not do this. I breastfed my first daughter basically until the day my second daughter was born. Maybe not optimal– optimal in some ways, not optimal in others. Meagan: Really common, though. Julie: Really common. Yep. Meagan: A lot of people do it and then they want to feed both babies. Julie: Exactly. Or maybe you can breastfeed until you're pregnant with the second. In any event, that is a reason why you should keep taking your prenatal vitamin because it ensures that your body has enough nutrients to give to your baby. Basically, the order of operations is going to be growing baby gets first, older baby gets second, and mom gets last. So if you are nursing while pregnant, if you are tandem feeding, that's what your body is going to do. It's evolutionary. Your body is really smart. Except for in the example that we talked about in the recording about severe postpartum hemorrhaging, your body's first priority will be surviving but second to that, your body is going to give to baby before it gives to older baby before it gives to itself. Make sure to take your prenatal vitamin all throughout. I think that's a general misunderstanding. A lot of women are like, “I'm not pregnant anymore.” Men, when looking at the category when Ryan and I were starting the company, they're like, “It's 9 months. You're going to have a customer for a maximum of 9 months.” We were like, “Just frankly, you're wrong,” because this is a life stage that women are in for five years, or seven years, or ten years. It's a much longer life stage when you account for trying to conceive, pregnancy, postpartum, breastfeeding, trying again, or preparing to conceive again. That's why this is a consequential decision and taking care of your body during those five or ten or one or two really intensive nutritional years can set you up for long-term health and your babies up for long-term health for the rest of their life. Meagan: Yeah, absolutely. I was one of those after my first. My provider didn't say, “Continue taking these vitamins.” That wasn't even a discussion. It was, “How are you feeling? What birth control would you like?” That's really the conversation that we had. Again, we're not shaming the provider for that but that's just following the script. “Okay. We're six weeks. This is what we're doing.” I just needed so much more. Julie: At six weeks, honestly, nutritionally depletion-wise, you are nowhere near recovered even if your scar is healing well from a Cesarean or if your stitches are healing well from a vaginal delivery. Emotionally and physically, we are very much postpartum at that point. Even at the stage I am now at 9 months postpartum, this is still postpartum. We call it the fourth trimester sometimes which at least allows for three months, but in a lot of years, it's two years after having a baby that your body is still returning to homeostasis, whatever that homeostasis is for you. Meagan: Right, and then by then, we're kind of entering that prenatal stage again. Julie: You could be. Exactly. Meagan: Right? A lot of people are. I love this. Okay, so a couple more questions. I know we are kind of running out of time, but collagen is a big thing that I never really heard about when I was pregnant. The words didn't even come out of anyone's mouth. I honestly didn't even read it online. You guys have prenatal protein collagen or collagen protein. I think it's important to talk about that too because it can impact us in a really positive way not only during but especially after healing from surgery or anything. We've got tissues that are healing so I don't know if you'd like to share a little bit about the protein. Julie: I'd love to. I think that this is something that we are super passionate about and something I learned a lot about when we were in the formulation stage. We know that protein requirements increase substantially in pregnancy. You need 80-100g of protein a day. That is the low end of the range. There is newer research showing that you need upwards of 140g of protein a day. That's a lot to hit when you're pregnant. Those needs are there because you're growing a baby obviously. Amino acids are the building blocks of life, the organ that you're growing, the placenta, and blood sugar regulation. Especially as your blood volume is expanding, protein is really important for stabilizing blood sugar and for a lot of other things. We love collagen proteins specifically because it's a single ingredient. It's really cleanly sourced. Plant-based proteins can be high in heavy metals whereas we don't find that to be the case with collagen protein. The amino acids in collagen protein are specifically really beneficial for pregnancy. Two of them, glycine and proline, are conditionally essential meaning that your body can't synthesize them on their own. They have to be consumed by food and many of us are not consuming the foods that are high in glycine and proline like the carcasses of animals and the skins and bones. It's just not very common, especially in pregnancy. We tend to eat boneless, skinless chicken breast. Maybe some even have animal protein aversions during pregnancy. Collagen is an awesome form of glycine and proline and overall meets your protein needs. It's effectively flavorless. You can blend it into smoothies. It blends really well with our prenatal multivitamin powder. You can mix it, especially for those first-trimester mamas, into mac and cheese. You can mix it into just about anything to get some protein in even when you're feeling a bit nauseous. Then for postpartum, why it's beneficial is that your skin tissue stretches. It needs to recover whether that's because you had a vaginal delivery or a Cesarean. Collagen can be really, really helpful for tissue healing and repair and recovery in that regard. The last thing I should mention is that the placenta is actually comprised of collagen so it really makes a lot of sense to be consuming those building blocks when you're making your new organ for pregnancy. Meagan: Yeah. I want to share with you guys that I love it in my oatmeal. Julie: Yeah, that's awesome. Meagan: I put it in my oatmeal. I'll put some apples and a little bit of cinnamon and it works really well. I actually put a little bit of yogurt. It's amazing. Julie: I sneak it into my daughter's oatmeal. She calls it sprinkles. Kids have lower protein requirements than adults of course, but it helps to balance out their blood sugar too in a really beneficial way. Making sure she's not bouncing off the walls more than necessary. Meagan: I love that. I love that. That's something too I love. A lot of this is really good for kids. We could go into it. There are so many other products. There are a lot that my kids love as well. Okay, so the last question, we kind of talked about this in the beginning how we can get this through food. It's hard to get that because we're not typically eating carcasses and skin and liver, right? Julie: Yep. Meagan: So what are some foods that we can drop for this audience to eat that help us during pregnancy just in general and in postpartum that will help us in addition to Needed and other products? Julie: Well, I would say that in general, we are huge advocates for food. You can't out-supplement a bad diet. Food should be a critical component of your nutrition plan. It's just really hard sometimes to eat optimally. But foods to focus on during pregnancy, are lots of organic if you can, leafy greens, vegetables, and fruits. Eat the rainbow. I think some people tend to be afraid of fruits because of the sugar content and gestational diabetes but there is fiber in fruit. Unlike fruit juice, there is actually fiber in fruit. You can pair it with something like nut butter to add a little bit of protein and fat to help with blood sugar stability. Other things to focus on are prebiotics and probiotic-rich foods like kimchi and depending on your stance on it, I drink kombucha during pregnancy. There is a tiny, tiny, tiny amount of alcohol in it but the benefits to me outweigh any potential risk of alcohol content. Sauerkraut is another really great one and fiber. A lot of women during pregnancy have hemorrhoids or they're constipated so foods that are rich in fiber are generally very good for you and your baby. Probably one of my favorites when I'm pregnant– I tend to fall off the wagon a little bit postpartum because you have a newborn and whatnot, but I'm usually really good at smoothies during pregnancy. Smoothies are a great way. You can put our collagen in it or our prenatal multivitamin powder. If you are not a capsules fan, you can even take our pre-probiotic and add it or vitamin D. You can add in a lot of our capsule products. Just break open the capsule and dump the powder contents into the smoothie. That's a really great way to put in greens and fruits and whatever else– nuts, seeds. That's a great way to get in your fat content. That's definitely one of my favorites as well as depending on the season. If you're pregnant more in the winter months, you can make soups. Stir the collagen protein into the soup. Try to load it with those other fruits, vegetables, and fiber-type-rich foods.But I think we're really, really passionate about debunking some of the concerns around pregnancy like pregnancy weight gain. You are eating for two. It doesn't mean you should go load up on ice cream and pretzels and chips. Some of that in moderation is totally fine, but think about nutrient density. That's what you're going for both for you and your baby. It's going to help you avoid depletion, to feel better. Pregnancy, even if you're eating well, is pretty uncomfortable so I think eating foods that are going to nourish you and leave you feeling good is definitely the priority. We do share some really great recipe ideas over on our Instagram. A couple of people in our network that you can check out if you're looking for more food recommendations, the prenatal nutritionist, Ryann Kipping, has a prenatal nutrition library that is full of really great food-based nutrition ideas. We also love the work of Lily Nichols. She's really popular with midwives and doulas also. She wrote a book called “Real Food for Pregnancy” that has some great, practical tips for nutrient-dense meals. A lot of what she's recommending is going to sound familiar from this podcast like collagen and eating more meat than you might think you need and eating more. Honestly, I say this coming from the perspective of having been a vegetarian and a vegan for a long time. I think that you can do that during pregnancy but you have to be really intentional about protein and about nutrients like vitamin D and choline. It's much more difficult but it's possible. I would not advise undergoing a vegetarian or a vegan pregnancy without working with a dietician or a nutritionist to help you figure out what those nutritional gaps could be. Meagan: That's a really good point because we do. We know we all eat differently and we all have different allergies and things that have developed so that is really, really important to know. We are going to have all of these links that she is mentioning like the blogs, the recipes, all of this linked in the show notes. So if you want to go and dive in–Julie: Nerd out with us. Meagan: Nerd out and get your teeth sinking into this, then check it out because you guys, Needed is just amazing. Really, it's such an honor to have had you on today to be talking about this. Julie: Thank you for having me. Meagan: Because it is so important. With my first and second pregnancies, I was healthy-ish but each pregnancy got better because I learned more. Julie: Isn't that amazing that there is this concept of, “Oh, you're too old or you're subsequent.” If I have a third, I'll be a geriatric mom but it's so much more about your health span or your health status than it is about age in some ways you can have your healthiest pregnancy at 40 if you're doing the right things and taking care of your body in the right way. Meagan: Yeah. Yeah. My best pregnancy was the older one. The oldest that I was. I was the oldest in my pregnancy and it was my best pregnancy. It just impacts. I wanted to touch a little bit on what you said that sometimes we hesitate to eat or we are eating the right things. Women of Strength, if you are listening, I know that as a person wanting to have a VBAC and as a mama wanting to have a VBAC, sometimes we get scared of the world out there saying, “Your baby is too big and you can't have a vaginal birth.” I saw just today three posts in our community, “A doctor said that my baby is too big.” Then we sometimes tend to hold back and not get the right nutrients, right? Not purposely, but purposely because we're trying not to make too big of a baby because we really want this vaginal birth. It's all twisted and I don't love it, but it's really important to remember like she was saying, get these nutrient-dense foods in you and don't be scared to supplement. Don't be scared to supplement because our bodies and babies deserve it. We deserve it. Julie: Yep. And on the other side of birth, I tend to feel that bigger babies sometimes sleep better. They sometimes eat better. My second daughter was almost 9 pounds, but the first daughter was late. She was born almost at 42 weeks. I was so nervous about it, but she was a champion sleeper and feeder. I think there is a lot of natural wisdom in that your body knows how big of a baby to grow and your body knows how long to carry that baby for. But I loved this conversation. I think it's so important. It might not be immediately intuitive why nutrition and birth outcomes go so hand-in-hand, but they do.Oftentimes, what risks women out of the birth that they want whether it's a VBAC or just a primary first-time vaginal birth is a factor that can be traced back to nutrition like preterm labor or gestational diabetes or whatnot. We are very aligned on the idea that nutrition for prevention and for optimal outcomes. Meagan: Yeah. Yeah. I had a client during COVID who had pre-eclampsia. She got it at 18 weeks. She had a home birth planned and all of these amazing things planned. She had to completely shift gears. The second one, she was like, “I'm going to start trying soon and I'm going to dive in.” She did. She dove in and changed so many things and had an incredible, incredible home birth with her second. She was like, “I really do feel that because I fed my body and fueled my body, it gave back.” We know that sometimes we do all of the right things, everything, and still, we have undesired outcomes. But if we can do everything within our control, if we can do what we can within our control– Julie: That's exactly it. Yeah, I'm nodding my head here because we keep saying to ourselves and are starting to say more externally that there is so much on this journey that you can't control. You can do everything right and still have things not go as you want. That's just a reality. But nutrition is a big one that you can control so why not focus on the things that you can control and let go of the rest? Meagan: Right. Absolutely. Well, we will end on that note because I think that is such a powerful ending point. I want to share with everybody that we are going to have the link in the show notes, but if you want to go check out Needed and all of the amazing products because we just barely touched on a few today, you can go to thisisneeded.com to learn more about Julie and Ryan and go learn about their partners. There are a lot of partners that we've actually had on the show. We just love you guys. We appreciate you so much so thank you for taking the time today.Julie: Absolutely. It was really fun.ClosingWould you like to be a guest on the podcast? Tell us about your experience at thevbaclink.com/share. For more information on all things VBAC including online and in-person VBAC classes, The VBAC Link blog, and Meagan's bio, head over to thevbaclink.com. 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