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Joy McCarthy - Natural Pregnancy | Work-Life Balance As A New Mom | Should You Exercise While You're Pregnant?
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On this week's episode, we are speaking with holistic nutritionist, Joy McCarthy. Since her first appearance on the podcast, Joy's become a new Mom to a beautiful baby girl, Vienna. We take you through the whole natural pregnancy from pre-conception to balancing work-life with a new baby.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Joy's new baby, Vienna
- The importance of keeping your blood sugar balanced during pregnancy
- Thinking of getting pregnant? Here are some healthy resources
- A supplement you should be taking well before you get pregnant
- Food cravings during pregnancy
- Good quality fats and proteins are essential while you're pregnant
- Should you exercise while you're pregnant?
- Consider doing yoga throughout your pregnancy
- A natural way to curb low back pain during the birthing process
- Be patient, it's not impossible to get a midwife
- The role of the midwife (medical support) vs. doula (emotional support)
- How men can help out during pregnancy and delivery
- Chiropractic care helped Joy's baby with latching
- While you're pregnant and nursing, baby eats what you eat
- How long should you breast feed?
- Listening to your body and following intuition
- To physically get back to pre-pregnancy form, ditch the sugar
- Finding work-life balance as a new Mom
- Whether it's with your business or baby, always give 100%
Related links:
Sunwarrior <== 20% off all Sunwarrior products & free shipping over $50 (US only)
Joy McCarthy - Joyous Health (book)
Joy McCarthy's website (Joyous Health)
Follow Joy McCarthy on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
Joy McCarthy - Feel Joyous, Look Great After Pregnancy (and beyond) (ebook) - no longer available
Joy McCarthy - Eat Well (online classes) - no longer available
Listen to Joy McCarthy previously on TUHP (episode #012)
Leanne Phillipson-Webb - Sprout Right (book)
Patrick Halford - Optimum Nutrition Before, During and After Pregnancy (book)
Pam England & Rob Horowitz - Birthing from Within (book)
Birth As We Know It (documentary)
Habits app for iOS (*no longer available)
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