24/01/2022
The GROWCO postpartum supplement protocol was developed through research & discussion with many expert perinatal clinicians and the understanding that your diet after giving birth is likely not giving you everything you need.
Supplementation is an effective way to make sure you’re nourishing your body in the hard weeks & months of healing, stress, sleepless nights and difficulty getting enough food after baby is born. They’re like little buffers to keep you well and away from depletion.
Magnesium is a mineral that is necessary for relaxation and appropriate nerve function.
While pregnant, magnesium is absorbed in huge doses by your baby & placenta.
Further, lactation is known to deplete maternal magnesium as well.
Depletion without replenishment in the form of food or supplementation may contribute to the onset of postpartum depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue and migraines.
A deficiency in magnesium has been shown to induce depression-like behaviour (mice study) and on the other hand, exhibited anti-depressant-like activity when consumed in the proper dose.
Given that magnesium is understood to be part of over 800 biochemical reactions in your body and has 3750+ binding sites on human proteins....
.. and that magnesium regulates neurotransmitters, which send signals throughout the nervous system and brain.
.. and regulates the melatonin, which guides sleep-wake cycles in your body (more wake than sleep after baby, right?!)
It makes sense to add this supplement into your post natal line up and as part of your postpartum plan.
We've compiled our entire protocol and the brands we recommend through the link in bio.
Send us a DM with your postpartum plan question!
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