In this episode, we're joined by Katie Braswell, a certified holistic nutritionist with a deep passion for optimizing women's health at all stages of pregnancy and motherhood. Katie's personal experience with fertility challenges has profoundly shaped her approach to supporting other women through their preconception journey. She offers us invaluable insights on optimizing health before pregnancy, the impact of lifestyle on fertility, the importance of deeply nourishing your body, and the science behind ancestral nutrition and lifestyle habits. If you're navigating fertility, planning a pregnancy, or simply interested in supporting your health as a woman – this episode will provide you with essential information.    Enter our giveaway!!! 1. Follow @livewildbewell and @theholistic.remedy 2. Leave a rating or review for this podcast!   If you want to connect with me, here's where you can find me: • Connect on Instagram → @theholistic.remedy • Explore my website → The Holistic Remedy® • Apply for my health program → THR® Method   Some free wellness resources, from me to you:  • Take the wellness personality quiz • Download the women's health checklist  • Receive my weekly wellness newsletter    Additional women's holistic health resources: • Take my virtual course • Join my monthly membership • Apply for THR® Method health program   You can find Katie on Instagram @livewildbewell and on her website!   What we cover in this episode: 03:08 – Introducing Katie Braswell 04:14 – Katie's path to becoming a holistic nutritionist 08:03 – How a miscarriage led to self-discovery and healing 10:07 – Optimizing health between miscarriage and pregnancy 10:58 – How lifestyle can negatively impact fertility 12:50 – The body needs nourishment to focus on reproduction 14:30 – Finding balance and honoring your bioindividuality 16:34 – Why quick fixes don't address the root cause 18:27 – Limitations of conventional medicine in the fertility space 19:32 – What are women lacking most nutritionally? 22:33 – Why keto isn't supportive for reproductive health 25:52 – The scientific benefits of ancestral practices 31:26 – Being mindful of stress around health 32:12 – Most common misconceptions around pregnancy 33:29 – Birth control and micronutrient depletion 35:15 – Signs of imbalance for preconception health 38:15 – What's in your prenatal supplement? 45:24 – Thoughts and advice for natural and home births 49:31 – Supporting your needs postpartum 51:48 – Katie's eight week live online fertility cohort 56:05 – Katie x Tanya giveaway   I'm so grateful to have you here, friend. If you love the show, be sure to follow and leave me a review. New episodes drop every Friday!

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