Nutrition for Pregnancy:
Prenatal, Pregnancy, and Postpartum

Learn essential nutrition to support all stages of a healthy pregnancy
Empower yourself and family with holistic health knowledge
Nourish yourself and your child

Weekend Intensive Course with Julie Matthews
Certified Nutrition Consultant

This course combines traditional wisdom with modern insights for optimal nutrition for preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum. Participants will learn to embrace nutrient dense foods that nourish mom and baby to give your child a head start on a healthy life – while providing mom what she needs to thrive. Julie explains the core elements of a healthy diet and how women can apply them in today’s busy world.

The principles for optimal “mom nourishment” are consistent among people and cultures around the world. What’s good for mom and baby are good at all stages – from preconceived notions to postpartum.

Proper Nutrition for Pregnancy affects:

  • Healthy weight gain and healthy postpartum weight loss
  • Energy level and general wellbeing
  • The life long health of a child
  • Reduction in pregnancy-related complications and common discomforts
  • Decreased risk of birth defects and miscarriages
  • Liklihood of full term and healthy labor
  • Adequate flow of healthy breast milk

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Join Julie during this special weekend - she will be 7 months pregnant - and will share personal insights gleaned through years of clinical (and now first-hand) experience.

 

Building Nutrient Reserves

  • Discover which nutrients are vital for fertility and pregnancy
  • Essential foods for developing baby’s growth and brain development
  • Ways to reduce sugar and fat cravings during pregnancy, allowing mom to have more energy
  • Discuss what was GOOD about the “good old days” – and how to restore more traditional ways of eating (avoiding the world of modern processed foods)


Digestion

  • Vital steps to improve digestion for greater nutrient absorption and optimal health
  • Restoring digestive balance helps support baby’s digestion and reduces potential for colic, thrush, eczema, and more.
  • Discover naturally fermented and nourishing foods to create the optimal environment for digestive wellness
  • Help mom reestablish beneficial bacteria balance/levels - minimizing potential yeast overgrowth and Group B Strep.


Detoxification/Healthy Environment

  • Learn what to toxins avoid and healthier alternatives. Current and future moms especially should understand the impact of toxins and how to steer clear as best as possible. This is vital to the health of baby.
  • For those planning for pregnancy, learn about detoxification before getting pregnant to enhance fertility and minimize baby’s exposure. (Do not detox during pregnancy.) There will be plenty of information for pregnant and postpartum women about creating a healthy non-toxic home, and information for planning your next pregnancy.


Postpartum

  • Special nourishment for mom after childbirth – mind and body.
  • Optimal nutrition for breastfeeding - and substitutions for commercial formula (when necessary)
  • Infant health care: Navigating western medicine and alternative therapies: ear infections, antibiotics, thrush, colic, etc.
  • Great information for postpartum mothers and information to save for after baby is born.

Includes 2-hour Presentations & Discussion with local Holistic Practitioners

  • midwife (Maria Iorillo)
  • doula (Britt Fohrman)
  • acupuncturist
  • chiropractor (Kristine Hicks)
  • prenatal yoga instructor
  • mental health counselor (Joanna Adler)
  • other supportive approaches for fertility, pregnancy, and childbirth

 

Julie Matthews is an internationally respected Certified Nutrition Consultant specializing in healthy pregnancy, babies, and children. She is an expert in applying food, nutrition, and diet for optimal health.

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Julie's discusses this workshop on the radio -

Registration includes:

  • Two days nutrition education and practical insights from Julie Matthews
  • Comprehensive pregnancy nutrition workbook by Julie
  • Special 2-hour panel with presentations and Q&A forum
  • Free audit: second time attendance at no charge (space permitting)
  • Connecting with other holistic oriented moms and practitioners
  • Bring a partner - discount for couples
  • Treats from Three Stone Hearth!

EVENT Details:

  • DATE: Saturday & Sunday - January 16th & 17th, 2010
  • TIME: 9:00am - 4:30pm (registration begins at 8:30am)
  • LOCATION: Clocktower Building - 461 Second Street, SOMA San Francisco. MAP
  • Practitioner Q&A continues through the lunch break (bring a sack lunch!)
  • Just 2-blocks from Whole Foods Market (4th & Harrison)
  • Workshop fee - $225
  • Couples - $325.

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Special Weekend Treats!

During this special Nutrition for Pregnancy weekend, you'll be able to sample delicious nutrient dense foods - ideal for healthy moms, children, and entire families. Special treats will me made available from our friends at Three Stone Hearth community supported kitchen in Berkeley

What people are saying about Julie's class....

"I walked out feeling energized and inspired about the prospect of starting a healthy family."

“Julie provides extensive knowledge about the nutritional needs of pregnancy and how to prepare your body to have the healthiest pregnancy possible."

"I've entered a new world of thinking and reading about both nutrition and general wellness."

"Julie's helped me focus on key areas to improve my health and feeling of well-being."

“I participated in Julie's pre-pregnancy class to gear up for my second pregnancy and wished so much that I'd taken it in time for my first. Julie's knowledge is deep and research-based and her class was incredibly useful, inspiring, eye-opening, and practical. Because of her class I've entered a new world of thinking and reading about both nutrition and general wellness for which I am so grateful."

“I loved the class. It was informative, interesting, and fun. Before taking your class, I didn't pay much attention to nutrition, but now, I'm all about eating organic and reading labels (and not just for the calories). I also learned a lot about all of the options that pregnant women have with midwives, doulas, Chinese medicine, etc. I recommend your class.”

 

Pregnant now

Planning for Pregnancy

You will learn essential nutritional information for yourself and your developing baby. We'll also cover broader holistic health information for pregnancy and infants, and insights on nursing and nutrition for breastfeeding. Women focusing on fertility and pregnancy planning learn to nourish their bodies beforehand and discover high nutrient food options to boost up nutrient reserves before they conceive. Depending on timing, preconception women can detoxify in advance.

Already a Mom

Pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing take a lot of nutrients from the mother, through the food she eats and her own stored nutrients.  After the birth of a child, boosting nutrient reserves can help replenish a mother's vitality and prepare her for future pregnancies.

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Questions? Please contact us at info@HealthfulLiving.org

 

 

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