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Episode 166, Danielle Walker

Episode 166, Danielle Walker

FromThe Whole View with Stacy Toth


Episode 166, Danielle Walker

FromThe Whole View with Stacy Toth

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Length:
75 minutes
Released:
Oct 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Intro (0:00)News and Views (0:56)Sarah is working on submitting her book and getting it off to the printerStacy's favorite person in paleo, and long-time guest on The Paleo View (episode 42 and 109), is here as a guest on this week's show - welcome Danielle Walker!Danielle had a baby recently and will be helping to answer a number of questions related to pregnancy, newborns, and breastfeedingYou can find more on Danielle on her site, Against All Grain, she has a popular YouTube channel, and is a New York Times Bestselling Author of Against All Grain and Meals Made Simple - and she is currently working on a third bookWhat brought Danielle to bloggingDanielle's number one job is being a mom, find out more about her kids hereThe difference in Danielle's pregnanciesFulfilling pregnancy cravings in a way that supports your health, but also makes you feel normalWhy people experience a shift in the immune system when they are pregnant - some experience a remission and others experience flairs, with the most major immune system shift happening when the baby weansHow Danielle is managing her health during the postpartum phase to reduce the possibility of an autoimmune flairSarah's recommendations on how to reduce the risk of a flair postpartumUber focus on nutrient density - how and why the immune system is a nutrient gas guzzler, with the immune regulator being the most sensitive to nutrient deficienciesGet a lot of sleep - let go of perfection, and focus on basic needsActivity is great, but prioritize sleepBe aware of stress levels and triggersDanielle's protocol when she notices a flairCreating a personal list of foods that are automatic no items that cause issues, and the role that a food journal can play in helping you identify your problematic foodsMilk production shifts around the 6 week marker and what is happening at a hormonal level that impacts that change in milk supplyWhat Stacy experienced with her food intolerances while breastfeeding her boys and how that led her to elimination dietingGetting Calcium from Non-Dairy Sources (34:09)There is calcium in other foods, and in fact more absorbable calcium in other foods than the calcium in dairy - we absorb a much higher percentage of calcium from cruciferous vegetables than we do from the calcium in diaryWe need calcium to make breastmilkThere is a collection of studies that looked at dairy consumption and long-term bone health and there is actually no correlation between dairy intake and bone health, if anything there is a slight negative correlationOne study shows that the more dairy you consume the more likely you are to have bone health problemsStudies show that the most important diet factor to bone health is vegetable consumptionOne of Stacy's favorite soup recipes is Danielle's Chicken and Vegetable Soup, which she finds as a convenient way to get vegetables and bone broth inWhat Danielle has noticed with the foods she is eating and how those impact Easton through breastmilkSupplementing Easton with a probioticCheckout kellymom.com for great factual information on breastfeeding, and for community and support with all things lactationHow and why antibodies from mom cross into breastmilkWhen you are nursing, your body will prioritize the food source for your child - your body will essentially take the nutrients you are not getting enough of from your reserves and pass them along to your childTop Foods Nursing Moms Should Eat (52:20)ProteinMineral rich foods (organ meats and vegetables like cruciferous vegetables)Vitamin D (fish and shellfish; pastured raised animals; grass-fed dairy; time out in the sun)Vitamin A (liver, egg yolks)Antioxidants (organ meat, high quality meats, lots of vegetables)How to get 5 servings of vegetables a day to optimize healthAs long as you are getting adequate animals foods and then piling on the vegetables, that is the best case scenario for your healthDanielle's tips for incorporating healthy foods and healthy habitsMaking soup and adding in
Released:
Oct 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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Join Stacy of Real Everything and Dr. Sarah of The Paleo Mom as they bust myths and answer your questions about a nontoxic lifestyle, nutrient-dense diet, Autoimmune Protocol, and parenting.