#17: Preconception Nutrition with Dr. Ari Calhoun

Dr. Ari Calhoun joins us this week and is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to preconception, prenatal, and pediatric health. Ari shares her tips for creating not only a healthy lifestyle and body for mom but how that directly translates to the health of a growing baby. Ari shares how most women are not receiving adequate macro and micronutrients and simple things you can look to add into your diet, both food and with supplementing, but also shares that if you have the means to dig deep with a practitioner such as herself, how you can drastically change pregnancy, birth, and pediatric outcomes for you and your children. Links: @dr.aricalhoun www.wholesomebrainmedicine.com Thisisneeded.com Time stamps: 00-1:10 - intro 1:10-4:10 - Ari shares about her expertise and background 4:10-6:20 - setting up the body for optimal health in pregnancy 6:22-12:59 - advice for women who are trying to get pregnant 13:00-16:13- cost associated with this type of care 16:15-26:03 - nutritional and supplemental needs for women in preconception and pregnancy 26:05-28:50 - reasons for spikes in genetic abnormalities in utero 29:00-32:58 - old wives tales or myths for fetal brain development 33:00-35:55 - supporting neurodevelopment at the end of pregnancy 36:00-37:02 - one thing to reduce fetal neuro-developmental issues  37:05-42:45 - if you could fund any study what would it be?