The Dr Vonda Show The 4 Things Most Pregnant Women Are Missing and Why They Matter for Life | Jessie Inchauspe | #152
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What if the single most powerful window to shape your child's lifelong health isn't in the pediatrician's office, it's in the nine months before they're even born? In this episode, I sit down with Jessie Inchauspé, the French biochemist and NYT bestselling author known worldwide as the Glucose Goddess, to explore her groundbreaking new book Nine Months That Count Forever and why pregnancy nutrition is the most underestimated conversation in medicine today.
What we cover: - How four pillars of pregnancy nutrition: choline, protein, omega-3s, and glucose control actively shape your baby's brain and metabolic health.
- Why 90% of pregnant mothers lack enough choline, and how this egg yolk nutrient shapes your baby's brain cells and cognitive performance.
- How glucose spikes pass to your baby in utero, programming greater vulnerability to obesity and diabetes for life.
- Why building muscle before pregnancy protects both mother and baby from excessive blood sugar spikes.
- What to do when first-trimester nausea strikes, and why one extra egg yolk a day can still make a difference.
About Jessie Inchauspe:
Jessie Inchauspé is a French biochemist, founder, and international bestselling author. She has devoted her career to translating cutting-edge science into easy tips to help people improve their physical and mental health. Through her books Glucose Revolution and The Glucose Goddess Method, which have sold over 3 million copies in 43 languages, she has reshaped the global conversation around blood sugar. Nine Months That Count Forever, her latest, breaks down the complex topic of pregnancy nutrition. Jessie is the founder of the wildly popular social community @GlucoseGoddess, where she reaches over seven million people across platforms. She holds a BSc in mathematics from King's College, London, and an MSc in biochemistry from Georgetown University. Connect with Jessie Inchauspe:
Website: https://www.glucosegoddess.com/pages/9-months-that-count-forever Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glucosegoddess/ ▶️Jessie's new YouTube series on "What I (Glucose Goddess) Eat in a Day: Pregnancy Edition", a preview of what is to come in her new book.
📖 9 Months That Count Forever: How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Baby's Future Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1668219123 Simon & Schuster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/9-Months-That-Count-Forever/Jessie-Inchauspe/9781668219126 Timestamps 00:00 Intro
07:00 Jessie's Origin Story
10:30 How Blood Sugar and Mood Are Connected 13:00 Introducing Nine Months That Count Forever 16:00 The Four Pillars: Choline, Protein, Omega-3s and Glucose Management
18:30 Four Egg Yolks a Day and Why 90% of Moms Are Choline Deficient
22:00 More Choline in the Womb Means Faster Cognition and Higher IQ
24:00 Why Low Intake Sets a Blueprint for Low Muscle Mass for Life
26:00 Building Brain Cell Connections That Last a Lifetime
29:00 Glucose During Pregnancy: Why Your Spike Is Also Your Baby's Spike
33:00 The UK Sugar Ration Study
37:00 Practical Glucose Hacks for Pregnancy
39:00 How the Womb Sets Fat Cells, Muscle Mass and Disease Risk
44:00 Where to Start Today If You Are Overwhelmed
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