Rewriting the Rules of Prenatal Nutrition: Science, Intuition & Women’s Needs with Julie Sawaya
No Matcha No MamaShow Notes
What happens when you’re doing everything “right,” and your body is still asking for more? Julie Sawaya is the co-founder of Needed and a grounded, deeply thoughtful voice in women’s health whose work was born from curiosity, science, and an honest reckoning with nutrient gaps many women experience during pregnancy and beyond. Guided by both personal testing and years of collaboration with clinicians and perinatal practitioners, Julie has helped challenge outdated prenatal standards and reframe nourishment as something dynamic, individualized, and deeply human. This conversation is an invitation to listen more closely to the body, to question long-held assumptions, and to approach women’s health — and family health — with integrity, education, and intention.
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