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Ep. 40 Healing Postpartum Autoimmunity

Is the utter exhaustion of postpartum parenting normal or just common? With more than 40% of the autoimmune symptoms reported in the first year of parenting, postpartum autoimmunity is a real issue (that is often overlooked!) In this Beyond Birth Podcast interview with Brandy Cummings, we discuss the root causes of postpartum autoimmunity, things you can do now to support your overall health, and how to advocate for the support needed and deserved postpartum.

In this episode: 

  • What exactly is postpartum autoimmunity
  • Why autoimmunity is so common and the root causes 
  • What folks can do to support their preconception health and reduce the likelihood of developing autoimmunity
  • How nutrition plays a vital role in autoimmune function 
  • What foundational nutrition look like. 
  • The importance of developing postpartum support plan
  • Catch Brandy at the online 2020 AIP Summit Jan 6-12, 2020
About Brandy:
Brandy Cummings is a certified Nutrition Consultant trained in Functional Medicine. She has her masters in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine from the University of Western States. Additionally,  she is an AIP (autoimmune protocol) Certified Coach, and Feed Your Fertile Body!  and Feed Your Pregnant Body!  instructor, mama and owner of Thriving Vitality. 
Connect with Brandy
Thriving Vitality LLC 
@thrivingvitalityllc
 
healing postpartum autoimmunity

About the Beyond Birth Podcast

Welcome to the Beyond the Birth Podcast. Join us each week as we take the conversation of motherhood … Beyond Birth.
Co-hosted each week by Liz Winters (Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified pre and post-natal coach, and mama) and Jenny Anderson (doula, Birthfit Regional Director, and mama). Our hope is to inspire, educate, and empower women as they navigate pregnancy, postpartum, and parenthood with evidence based guidance, informative interviews, and entertaining anecdotes from our perspectives as moms, entrepreneurs, and birth professionals.

Stay Connected with Jenny & Liz!
Jenny Anderson bend.birthfit.com @birdie.in.bend
 
Liz Winters lizwinterswellness.com @lizwinterswellness
Have questions or want to say hi?! Email us at beyondbirthpodcast@gmail.com 

January 23, 2020

Liz Winters

Podcast, Postpartum, Postpartum Recovery, Postpartum Wellbeing

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