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Birth Control Depletes the Very Nutrients Needed for Fertility and a Health Pregnancy

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What does nutrition have to do with the birth control pill?
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Quite a bit actually, especially if you’re thinking of transitioning off to try and conceive.
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There’s more than one mechanism in which these pills deplete us of nutrients. In general, common nutrient depletions are, but not limited to:
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Folate (Vitamin B9)
Magnesium
Selenium
Zinc
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Vitamin A
Copper
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These are MANY of the main nutrients we need for fertility AND building a healthy baby.
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“Birth control pills can deplete the very nutrients your baby needs for neurological development.” — Dr. Thomas Cowan & Sally Fallon
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Some doctors advise pregnancy is totally possible after coming off the hormonal birth control pill. And it is, because I’ve seen it. But is it OPTIMAL?
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Considering the impact these nutrient depletions can have on your baby’s health, I find this totally shocking. Not to mention, these can increase the difficulty of the pregnancy as well as recovery.
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Other doctors recommend taking a minimum of 6 months to replenish nutrient stores post-pill. Other experts: a minimum of 2-3 YEARS. And these timelines are if the mama-to-be has no additional health issues.
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Regardless of what your situation is, it’s never a bad time to start eating more traditional and nourishing foods that will help replete nutrient stores for maximum fertility and optimal development. And IMO, the synthetic supplement route post-pill can do more harm than good.
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This post is not meant to scare or shame anyone, but to bring awareness to the often overlooked fact that the birth control pill not only depletes us of many of the very nutrients we need to be fertile (hello balanced hormones, metabolism, etc!), but ones we need to create a robust, healthy, thriving baby. It's certainly information I wish I knew before taking the birth control pill for almost a decade.
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Stay tuned for my course where we’ll talk more about key nutrients to focus on when TTC!
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Not medical advice.

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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.

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References

Brighten, J. (2019). Beyond the Pill. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.

Fallon, S. Cowan, T.S. (2013, 2015). The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby and Child Care. Washington, D.C.: NewTrends Publishing.

Haas, E. M. Levin, B. (2006). Staying Healthy with Nutrition. New York, NY: Ten Speed Press.

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