013: A Positive Pregnancy & Birth Experience to Raising a Healthy Eater with Joy McCarthy

On today’s show, I have a long time friend and colleague of mine, Joy McCarthy of Joyous Health. She is not only a mama to her sweet daughter Vienna, but she is also a holistic nutritionist, author of three best-selling books, and hosts the Joyous Heath Podcast with her hubby Walker.

I am thrilled to have her on my show as she has knowledge in so many areas that relate to mom and baby wellness. We cover so much on today’s episode including Joy’s positive pregnancy experience, what foods she craved during pregnancy, how she cared for her skin and baby bump, the interventions she avoided, how she prepared for a natural birth, breastfeeding challenges, and the key nutrients for raising a healthy child.

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Highlights from this episode:

Sarelle’s 44-week milestones
Joy loved being pregnant
Her food cravings and aversions during pregnancy
Avoid refined sugar to help balance blood sugar levels
Nourish your body… what you eat is growing the baby
The key nutrients Joy recommends for pregnancy
Listen to your gut, don’t take iron supplements if you don’t need too
Yoga helps manage round ligament pain
Make sure you rest during the third trimester
How Joy managed her anxiety naturally throughout pregnancy
Take time to slow down during pregnancy
Joy’s body care and bump care routine to avoid stretch marks
Bring mindfulness into your pregnancy
Joy’s pregnancy self-care rituals
Her approach to the different interventions and tests that came up
Tune it to connect with your child’s soul
Vitamin K can be administered orally to the baby
Joy’s positive approach to her birth plan
The benefits of a birthing center
The struggle with breastfeeding in the first 6 weeks
Using organic goat milk formula for top-ups
Having a supportive co-parent is essential
Allow your body time to heal postpartum
Vienna’s first foods
The challenges feeding toddlers and what you can do
Start with vegetables first before super sweet foods
The key nutrients for raising a healthy child
Kids are more deficient than adults in essential fatty acids
How much vitamin D do kids need?
Partnering with Genuine Health to create a kid’s line of supplements
Teach kids to try a food 7x
Don’t be so militant about food
You know your child best, all your decisions come down to you and your partner

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