Prevent and Manage Gestational Diabetes With Certified Diabetes Educator Lily Nichols, RD

Prevent and Manage Gestational Diabetes With Certified Diabetes Educator Lily Nichols, RD

Author: Sarah Roselinda Trott May 17, 2025 Duration: 50:50

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian and the author three books designed to support healthy conception, birth and postpartum, including how to prevent and manage gestational diabetes.

Her books are Real Food for Fertility (co-authored by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food For Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes.

Lily shares important information all women should know about optimizing their diet for fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum from a scientific perspective.

Even for women who aren't currently in the pregnancy state of mind, knowing this information early on helps everyone to make better choices down the road.

Lily's books Real Food for Gestational Diabetes | Real Food for Pregnancy | Real Food for Fertility

Connect with Lily Nichols lilynicholsrdn.com | Instagram

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