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PART TWO - A: NUTRITIONAL FACTORS THAT SUPPORT CIRCADIAN HEALTH

Learn how nutritional factors including folate, choline, DHA, magnesium, serine, Vitamin D, and zinc support the circadian rhythm.

Summary:

  • Supporting hormones is one reason pregnant women need a high-protein diet1

  • Recommended reading: Lily Nichols’ book Real Food for Pregnancy

  • The amino acid (protein) tryptophan becomes serotonin and melatonin2

    • Melatonin is often considered representative of the circadian rhythm as a whole

    • Melatonin is anti-inflammatory3

    • Inflammation in pregnancy is ass…

The full video is for paid subscribers

Circadian Pregnancy Workshop
Learn how to optimize circadian rhythms for powerful pregnancy, transcendental childbirth, and resilient postpartum.
Authors
Nikko Kennedy