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One of the main reasons real food is so beneficial is the way in which micronutrients within them work together to support our physiology. . One study explored the synergistic effects of nutrients in eggs on the impact of fetal neurodevelopment. Eggs are rich in choline, a vital nutrient in fetal brain development (see my blog for more on choline). Eggs also have antioxidants, like lutein and zeaxanthin, and are a good source of DHA, iodine, B12, and many other nutrients important for brain health. . This study looked at the impact of maternal intake of eggs and fetal brain activity, specifically the development of fetal nervous system activity, at 32 weeks and 36 weeks in utero. . In short, women who consumed more eggs had babies with more advanced nervous system development at 36 weeks. When looking at the combination of choline, lutein, and zeaxanthin from the women’s full diet (not just eggs) they found more advanced nervous systems at 32 weeks and at 36 weeks with the addition of DHA. They did not see such advancements when assessing nutrients independent from each other. . So what does this tell us? Not only are eggs full of nutrients, but those nutrients work better when they’re together. For example, other research has shown that choline improves DHA accumulation in baby’s brain, which may improve lifelong cognitive health. . #realfoodforpregnancy #nutrientsynergy

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Your reproductive system is not something that needs to be suppressed. Even if you're not trying to get pregnant right now, you might someday. I love it when women come in BEFORE they start TTC to see if they can work on their hormone health & menstrual balance. There are ways to avoid pregnancy besides hormonal contraception. Just ask us! Your uterus was created to house babies & your menstrual cycle was created to foster pregnancy. You may want to do that & haven't been able to, or are not in the right relationship or season for it, or maybe don't want to do it all for various reasons. But consider that suppressing your normal cycles has many drawbacks & birth control can have many side effects especially on mood & the cardiovascular system. If you have horrible periods, work with a knowledgeable women's health practitioner to work out what is causing it & get on a plan to address the underlying issues. There is nothing that birth control "regulates" or "fixes." It just turns off a natural hormonal system & substitutes a fake (not real hormones but synthetic steroid drugs) override system. Get your underlying hormones or structural/medical problems addressed. You deserve to have your issues taken seriously!

Women who started the pill as teens have 130% higher rate of depression: study A large study of more than 264,000 women examined the link between birth control and depression.

Ladies please consider researching birth control.

This photo of what a 7 year IUD looked like upon removal was shared on a support group and shared with permission. "Where did the copper go?" The answer is that it is embedded in this woman's uterine wall and now needs to be removed surgically. Sending warm support to her in that process:( Unfortunately, this problem is just one of a long list of adverse effects from both Copper & Hormonal IUDs.

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Absolutely! 100% this! I have proudly given my whole heart and body over to serving WOMEN—mothers—for almost 30 years and I won’t be party to erasing their sacred titles.

She is not a ‘birthing person’. She is a mother, and before she held that subtitle, she was always a woman. If she moved her hand away to expose her breast, Instagram would take this down like it did the other day. If it was a male identifying as a female and even vice versa, that ni**le would have been okay. Don’t TELL me that you look at this photo without assumption of the biological gender being a FEMALE. We KNOW a woman’s body. We know that only she grows and births a baby. This strong push to re-train your brain on definitions you’ve always known is pitiful. If you work in birth and you’re confused about why you’re not booking clients but are going with the flow to say ‘birthing person’, you’re missing a lot of beautiful opportunities to witness women becoming mothers. Where are all your birthing persons? Are they giving birth or does it just make you feel so inclusive to exclude mothers?