300: Dr. Jaime Seeman on Low-Carb Diets for Women & Optimizing Female Hormonal Health
Dr. Jaime Seeman is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist practicing in Omaha, Nebraska at Mid City OBGYN offering a full range of services in obstetrics, gynecology, robotic surgery, and primary care. She is a fellow in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona School of Medicine and is a board-certified ketogenic nutrition specialist through The American Nutrition Association. She has a passion for fitness, preventative medicine, and ketogenic therapy not only in her medical practice but in her own life.
In this episode of Wellness Realness:
- 6:45 - Jaime’s health journey leading her to keto and a version of the carnivore diet
- 11:02 - How pregnancy affects insulin regulation
- 15:30 - How excessive insulin during pregnancy can have a negative effect on the baby
- 16:50 - Is it safe to eat a low carb diet during pregnancy?
- 20:07 - Dr. Jaime’s optimal diet for a pregnant woman
- 22:16 - Epigenetics and how the mom’s diet affects the baby’s DNA
- 25:10 - Your menstrual cycle as a vital sign for health
- 27:30 - What’s happening during the different phases of the menstrual cycle
- 31:33 - Symptoms of estrogen excess & how we become estrogen dominant
- 35:35 - Adequate fat and protein intake for women
- 41:13 - How Dr. Jaime approaches the carnivore diet
- 44:33 - How the thyroid is affected by carb intake and how to support your thyroid
- 50:00 - Dr. Jaime’s experiment with monitoring her glucose on various diets
- 1:02:23 - How Dr. Jaime’s discusses birth control with her patients
- 1:12:23 - The benefits of weight lifting and building muscle
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Published on 5 years, 8 months ago