09/04/2023

Episode 2 – Lets talk Nutrition in Pregnancy with Dietitian Melinda Olliver

Melinda Olliver is a Dietitian, the founder of She Oak Nutrition and is absolutely obsessed when it comes to gut health, hormonal health, womens health and all areas of fertility!! She has a passion for helping women through the preconception into pregnancy journey; supporting them in pregnancy and nourishing them in the Postpartum. So I felt it was absolutely fitting to have her extensive knowledge feature on this show.

So if your pregnant or wanting to become pregnant and wondering how best to nourish yourself and your baby or where to even start on the nutrition side of things- then this is the show for you.

In this episode we chat about;

How Mel began her journey in nutrition and dietetics and what led her to where she is now in the fertility space.
The gap she saw in “standard dietitian training” when it came to fertility, epigenetic’s and the work she had to do to further expand her knowledge.
Her approach to fertility and how she helps support the conception journey for the women as well as the importance of looking into sperm health for the man.
The importance of pathology testing and specifically what we should be looking for.
What nutrients we what to ensure we are getting enough of during our pregnancy journey.
Busting the myth of eating for 2
Why quality good fat is so important to consume during pregnancy and what are the good fats we are looking for.
What are prebiotic’s and why are they important and how can we get these through our food.
How to prepare for subsequent pregnancies and ensure we are replenished and restored
Preparing for our postpartum- Mel’s tips to prepare for this time and how it’s so essential we focus on restoring and replenishing the Mother
Supplementation – how sometimes it’s not just the well known ones with good marketing that are the best.
How supplementation ideally needs to be individualised and what to look for in marketing or just because a nutrient is listed on the bottle doesn’t mean it’s adequate quantity