As a high-risk OB specialist, I talk about diabetes in pregnancy all the time. In this week’s episode, we talk in simple terms about what gestational diabetes is. How your glucose affects your baby's glucose During pregnancy, the placenta makes hormones that make you more resistant to …
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4 Low Carb Southern Salads For Meal Prep Batch Cooking
Are you wondering what's for lunch this week? I have got four great Southern salads that you are absolutely going to love! Once upon a time, back in the day, Southern ladies would have a scoop of something on a bed of lettuce for lunch. Inspired by this, I've created four simple, low carb …
Low Carb Diet During Pregnancy | KETO DIET For Gestational Diabetes
Is Keto right for your pregnancy? For the last few weeks, we have been reviewing different diets and evaluating their suitability for pregnancy. Today, we are talking about the ketogenic (keto) diet. The keto diet is higher in fats and oils and restricts carbohydrates to a minimum so that your …
Paleo Diet During Pregnancy
We are in the middle of a four-part series on different diets that can be healthy for your pregnancy. So far, we have discussed the Whole30 and the Mediterranean diet. Today we take on the paleo diet. The paleo diet is based on the concept that our early human ancestors ate what they could hunt …