Holistic Nutrition for Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum

What is Nourish The Future?

For conscious moms, Nourish The Future empowers a commitment to healthy pregnancy. Healthful Living's nutrition courses, cooking classes, holistic workshops, and other events for moms, future moms, children and families expand your choice to intentionally invest in your health, and the health of the next generation.

Julie Matthews, Certified Nutrition Consultant leads classes for women at all stages of pregnancy. She teaches healthy nutrition for babies and children, recovering moms, growing families, and will soon add a new class on nutrition for future (and new!) dads.

 

Proper Nutrition during Pregnancy affects:

 
  • Healthy weight gain and healthy postpartum weight loss
  • Energy level and general wellbeing
  • The life long health of a child
  • Reduction in pregnancy-related complications and common discomforts
  • Decreased risk of birth defects and miscarriages
  • Liklihood of full term and healthy labor
  • Adequate flow of healthy breast milk

LISTEN to an Overview of Julie's Nutrition for Pregnancy Course
Julie introduces her 4-week Nutrition Course, currently being offered as special Weekend Workshop. (3 mins)

Interview with Julie
Julie's Background & Nutrition Philosophy (55 mins)

Interview with Julie
Julie's speaks exclusively about Nourish the Future. (55 mins)


PREGNACY RELATED INTERVIEWS:

On her weekly radio show, Reality Sandwich, Julie interviews experts on topics related to healthy pregnancy, babies, and children.

Julie interviews Sally Fallon
Author of the best selling cookbook, Nourishing Traditions (55 mins). Julie and Sally discuss the application of Weston A. Price diet and nutrition principles for pregnancy (and pre-conception), babies, and children.

Julie interviews Maria Iorillo - Midwife
Three moms share holistic birth stories (55 mins)

Julie interviews Liz Lipski
Author of the Digestive Wellness (55 mins)

 

 

 

 

Read about Julie!

Visit Julie's Healthy Pregnancy and Conception Section...

Pregnant now

Planning for Pregnancy

You will learn essential nutritional information for yourself and your developing baby. We'll also cover broader holistic health information for pregnancy and infants, and insights on nursing and nutrition for breastfeeding. Women focusing on fertility and pregnancy planning learn to nourish their bodies beforehand and discover high nutrient food options to boost up nutrient reserves before they conceive. Depending on timing, preconception women can detoxify in advance.

Already a Mom

Pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing take a lot of nutrients from the mother, through the food she eats and her own stored nutrients.  After the birth of a child, boosting nutrient reserves can help replenish a mother's vitality and prepare her for future pregnancies.

 

What people are saying about Nourish The Future....

"I walked out feeling energized and inspired about the prospect of starting a healthy family."

“Julie provides extensive knowledge about the nutritional needs of pregnancy and how to prepare your body to have the healthiest pregnancy possible."

"I've entered a new world of thinking and reading about both nutrition and general wellness."

"Julie's helped me focus on key areas to improve my health and feeling of well-being."

“I participated in Julie's pre-pregnancy class to gear up for my second pregnancy and wished so much that I'd taken it in time for my first. Julie's knowledge is deep and research-based and her class was incredibly useful, inspiring, eye-opening, and practical. Because of her class I've entered a new world of thinking and reading about both nutrition and general wellness for which I am so grateful."

“I loved the class. It was informative, interesting, and fun. Before taking your class, I didn't pay much attention to nutrition, but now, I'm all about eating organic and reading labels (and not just for the calories). I also learned a lot about all of the options that pregnant women have with midwives, doulas, Chinese medicine, etc. I recommend your class.”

 

Nourish The Future Classes:

Holistic Nutrition for Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum

 

Foundations of Traditional Foods: Recipe for a Healthy Family

Nutrition and cooking class teaches you to prepare healthy food for the whole family. The class includes information for women that are pregnant or planning for pregnancy. We'll cover nutrients essential for baby's development, tips for children that are picky eaters, and ideas for parents on the go. This class includes nutrition education on the health benefits of these delicious foods, as well as hands-on experience preparing them.
Additional details...


Cooking for Baby

Nutrition and cooking class for babies and toddlers will cover topics including homemade formula recipes, hands on demonstration of how to make baby food, what to feed and not feed your baby, tips and tricks for picky eaters, and much more. NEXT CLASS: Saturday, February 9th Details & Registration...


Traditional Healing Foods
for Children on the Autistic Spectrum including ADHD

Learn what traditional foods cultures across the globe had in common to keep them healthy for centuries and how these foods and preparation methods are incredibly healing for children on the autistic spectrum (as well as all children).

This class incorporates elements of many effective diets commonly used for Autistic Spectrum Disorders including gluten and casein-free, diets for yeast overgrowth, and food sensitivities. We will discuss how to adapt food choices to fit within the necessary dietary requirements. NEXT CLASS: Sunday, March 2nd Details & Registration...


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