Lily Nichols joins me to discuss optimal foods for pregnancy, the current misguided dietary approach to gestational diabetes, folate vs folic acid, what to eat to prevent stretch marks, Vitamin K2 and much, much more.Lily is a registered dietitian and certified diabetic educator. She is the author of two seminal works of prenatal nutrition, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and Real Food For Pregnancy, She also runs the Womens’ Health Nutrition Academy, an online learning portal for evidence-based nutrition training.TIMESTAMPS00:00:04 Podcast begins00:01:17 Lily’s backstory00:07:53 Carbohydrates and gestational diabetes00:14:12 Pregnancy micronutrient ‘powerbank’ or ‘bank account’00:18:31 Weston Price’s observation of pre-conception feeding practices00:21:52 Lily’s nutrition advice for unplanned pregnancies00:28:11 Micronutrients, protein and optimal foods for pregnancy00:33:22 Folate, folic acid and how to prevent neural tube defects00:30:34 The importance of dietary collagen and glycine 00:46:26 Vitamin K2 deficiency and improper facial development 00:54:24 Lily’s closing advice00:57:05 Dr Max’s sign off----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSReal Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols - https://shop.lilynicholsrdn.com/collections/frontpage/products/real-food-for-pregnancy-paperbackReal Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols - https://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Gestational-Diabetes-Conventional/dp/0986295000Folate: Why Its Superior to Folic Acid For Pregnancy (Even if You Don’t Have MTHFR) Lily Nichols blog - https://lilynicholsrdn.com/folate-pregnancy-folic-acid-mthfr/Women's Health Nutrition Academy - https://whnacademy.com/Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow LILYTwitter: @LilyNicholsRDNInstagram: @lilynicholsrdnLily's blog: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/blog/----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd