5: Quitting Sugar, Natural Parenting, & Pregnancy Tips

I’m so happy to introduce Genevieve from MamaNatural.com. Genevieve is mom to two children and she and her husband Mike work together to run the Mama Natural blog and their wildly popular YouTube channel. She’s a also a Wellness Media featured contribute.Mama Natural on Quitting SugarAs her name suggests, Mama Natural is an expert at all things natural parenting, natural pregnancy and breastfeeding. She is also the mind behind the hilarious video Sh*t Crunchy Mamas Say:In this episode, Genevieve and I discus:1:28 Her health struggle and how she came to real food2:25 Her lightening bolt moment and how she made lasting changes3:15 Her “last supper”5:23 The factors that helped her with quitting sugar, lose 60lbs, and keep it off for over 15 years6:16 How accountability helped her7:23 How long it takes to detox from sugar and how to do it8:20 Why she has hope for the health of future generations10:45 Natural pregnancy, parenting, and birthing tips16:00 The crunchy thing she can’t do and the crunchiest thing she’s ever done16:45 The thing she recommends to help have a natural birth – Hint: it starts in the 2nd trimester17:46 Why Fermented Cod Liver Oil & exercise can improve birth18:00 Tips to help baby’s position before birth19:00 Crunchyest thing she’s ever tried, and what weird foods she ate after she gave birth21:28 Her best advice for listening to your body23:00 Number one health step to take now24:07 The book she recommends everyone should readPosts we ReferenceLearn more about Genevieve and MamaNatural hereGenevieve’s special page for Wellness Mama Readers with resources for healthy pregnancy and birthHow to stay in touch with GenevieveMy (super long) birth sagaTop ten books for pregnancy (Wellness Mama)Pregnancy and prenatal care options (Wellness Mama)Please join us for a listen and to learn all things natural and organic when it comes to quitting sugar, pregnancy and breastfeeding.Read TranscriptKatie: Hi. This is Katie from wellnessmama.com. Welcome to episode 5 of the “Wellness Mama” podcast where I provide simple answers for healthier families.This episode’s interesting fact is that people who laugh a lot are much healthier than those who don’t. Dr. Lee Berk at the Lorna School of Public Health in California found that laughing lowers the levels of stress hormones and strengthens the immune system. In fact, six-year-olds have it best. They laugh, on average, 300 times a day. Adults only laugh 15 to 100 times a day.But today’s guest has improved my health by making me laugh many times with her funny yet always informative videos at mam