Olive Tree Nutrition

Are you trying to conceive or planning on getting pregnant in the near future? 🤰🏻Nutrition in the preconception phase is so important to set you up for a healthy pregnancy, and ideally you want to start 3 months before planning a pregnancy. 🙌🏼
Here are 3 ways to prepare for pregnancy so that you can optimize your fertility and grow a healthy baby:👇🏻
1-✅take a quality prenatal vitamin. A prenatal vitamin provides essential nutrients to grow a healthy baby (eg folic acid/folate) and helps to fill in gaps in your diet.
2- ✅follow a mediterranean diet as it has been shown to help boost fertility. This pattern focuses on plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes, fish, and olive oil.
3-✅prioritize self-care, this includes reducing stress and getting enough sleep so that your body is relaxed and ready for pregnancy.
This is not a complete list but is a great start if you are planning on pregnancy in the near future.
Let me know below if you are in the preconception phase. What questions about nutrition for fertility and pregnancy do you have?👇🏻

Have you heard of the latest research on probiotics for pregnancy?🤰🏻
Probiotics are 'good' bacteria found in foods like yogurt, kefir, kimchi, sauerkraut, and tempeh, and help balance out the gut microbiome. An imbalance of the bacteria can lead to digestive upset.😬
A recent study looked at whether supplementing with probiotics helped pregnant women. They found that probiotics improved pregnancy related symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and constipation✅ (very common symptoms especially in that first trimester!). The pregnant women took over the counter probiotics, specifically 10 billion live cultures of the lactobacillus strain for two weeks. The study is small but offers some insight into another way pregnant women can help improve symptoms🙌🏼.
As a dietitian I always recommend a foods first approach, and supplementing when needed. If you aren't regularly eating probiotic rich foods then supplementing may be an option for you.🤰🏻
Study link: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3931/htm
What questions do you have about probiotics? Share this post with another mama today and let me know how you’re getting in probiotics!