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Podcast: The Dr. Hyman Show
Episode: Office Hours: Your Pregnancy & Postpartum Questions Answered
Description: Pregnancy doesn’t just change your life—it transforms your entire biology.
Hormones shift, metabolism adapts, nutrient needs increase, and your nervous system recalibrates in ways most women are never fully prepared for. And after birth, the postpartum phase can be one of the most overlooked and underserved stages of a woman’s health.
In this episode, I answer your most common questions, including:
• How to choose the right prenatal vitamins—including why methylated folate matters and the difference between folate and folic acid
• Natural ways to manage common pregnancy symptoms like nausea, heartburn, sciatica, and fatigue
• Key nutrition strategies dur...