Pragma Journal
It affects 5-10% of women after delivery, arrives in two phases that look like ordinary new-parent life, and about 20% don't fully recover.
Samantha Peebles, DCN, RDN · · 2 min read
Pregnancy-depleted stores plus blood loss at delivery is a common combination, and the fatigue it causes is indistinguishable from newborn fatigue.
Samantha Peebles, DCN, RDN · · 2 min read
Two decades on the pill leaves a predictable micronutrient signature: B2, B6, B9, B12, plus magnesium, zinc, and selenium. Here's the evidence, the mechanism, and a practical Phase 0 plan. Not a reason to stop; a reason to know.
Whitney Brooke Isola, MBA, RDN · · 6 min read
The postpartum visit covers a lot in fifteen minutes. Micronutrient depletion (iron, B12, D, omega-3, choline, iodine) often isn't on the list. What to know.
Samantha Peebles, DCN, RDN · · 2 min read