Living Your Big Bold Life

Today we have the amazing Lily Nichols with us to discuss protein's key role in fertility, pregnancy, breastfeeding and the prevention of gestational diabetes. Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and critical of outdated dietary guidelines. She is co-founder of the Women's Health Nutrition Academy and the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily’s bestselling books have helped tens of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. Today she answers the following questions: What are her bold perspectives regarding fertility? Why does your partner’s health matter if you want to get pregnant? Are prenatal vitamins important? What are some examples of nutrient-dense foods? Why is protein so misunderstood? Is protein nutrient-dense? What are some great protein options for moms? What are approachable ways to eat liver? What are the issues with the current gestational diabetes testing? How can monitoring blood sugars be beneficial? Can I intermittent fast if I'm breastfeeding? What is her advice to moms who want to lose the "baby weight?” Listen for answers to these questions and more! Lily’s insights will benefit us all, no matter what our stage in life or health goals. Connect with Bett: www.bettlucas.com www.instagram.com/bettlucas www.instagram.com/bigboldlifepodcast For more motivation on your health journey, join Bett’s private Facebook group called MOTIVATE: https://www.facebook.com/groups/602418726853500 Intermittent Fasting Group for Moms: https://www.facebook.com/groups/171464991406793 Subscribe to Bett's newsletter: http://eepurl.com/g4usP9 Connect with Lily: https://lilynicholsrdn.com Insta and Twitter: @lilynicholsRDN Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PilatesNutritionist/