Alyssa Broadwater RD

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Alyssa Broadwater RD

Nutrition counseling for fertility, prenatal, postpartum. Pregnancy is a time when food and nutrition become so important but completely overwhelming.

The standard of your physician giving you a “food to avoid” list is usually more confusing than helpful and doesn’t give you any kind of direction on what to actually eat! My focus is on real food that is nutrient dense, satisfying, and delicious! You want nothing but the best for your baby and nutrition is a huge piece to that. There’s so much conflicting advice available with a quick web search so I’m here to make it simple and straightforward. Lifestyle factors including nutrition can make trying to conceive easier, increase your chances of a healthy pregnancy, reduce health risks during pregnancy for mom and baby, and aid in an easier recovery postpartum.

06/25/2025

One of the reasons I don’t like how we talk about fish intake during pregnancy- we scare moms away from it.

DHA is one of the main omega 3 fatty acids in fatty fish like salmon.

The conventional recommendation is to limit fish intake to 12oz per week of low mercury fish and limit tuna to 6 oz per week. However, there is no evidence that going above 12 oz is harmful but lots of evidence that below 12 oz is harmful to mom and baby. Increasing likelihood of things like postpartum depression is one of those potential harms of not consuming enough fish.

If you’re not eating fatty fish like salmon, herring, sardines, fish roe, atlantic or alaskan mackerel (NOT king) ~3 times a week, you likely would benefit from supplementing with fish oil or cod liver oil during pregnancy and postpartum.

Just avoid the high mercury fish: swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, pilot whale, and shark.

06/21/2025

You know how everyone and their mother is talking about protein? Fiber is about to be the next nutrient everyone’s obsessing over. And for good reason:

→ Fermentable fibers fuel gut bacteria to produce SCFAs like butyrate, which reduce inflammation and support intestinal barrier integrity.
→ Insoluble fibers support motility and regular elimination—crucial for hormone clearance (think estrogen detox via the stool) and colon health (hello rising colon caner rates).
→ Viscous fibers blunt postprandial glucose spikes and improve insulin sensitivity.
→ Soluble fiber slows digestion, helps stabilize blood sugar, and binds to cholesterol-rich bile acids.

It’s not just about “staying regular”—fiber plays a central role in hormone health, metabolic regulation, and even mood.

06/19/2025

The things I make because I couldn’t afford to buy the equivalent:
-Sourdough bread, bagels, buns, pizza crust, etc made with organic flour
-Sprouted grain organic crackers
-Sprouted oats low sugar organic granola
-Pasture raised, organic, A2/A2 yogurt
-Kombucha
-Organic diced tomatoes in a glass jar instead of BPS/BPA lined can
-Clean body products
-Lard/tallow soap

I’m so thankful that these products are available for purchase if you really look but they’re expensive! And they probably should be because they’re high quality and take time to make.

How I am able to keep my kitchen and house stocked with high quality things are by making a ton of them myself. Buying them isn’t wrong if that is what works for you. There is always a trade off between time and money.

And I didn’t start making these things all at once. It’s been 10+ years of slowly adding more things into my routine so don’t be discouraged.

What things do you make at home?

06/12/2025

What a gift, to pause three times a day and say:
I am worth nourishing.
I am allowed to enjoy this.
Good food is good for the body and feeds the soul.

06/09/2025

When it comes to fish in pregnancy, we want to maximize omega 3 fatty acid content while minimizing mercury content. These 👆 are some of the highest omega 3 fish with the lowest mercury.

The evidence is very clear, we should be eating MORE fish in pregnancy! The conventional recommendation is often to limit fish to 12 ounces of low mercury fish per week but there is no evidence that going above 12 oz is harmful and lots of evidence that below 12 oz is harmful to both mom and baby.

06/03/2025

1 year of loving you more than I thought possible
1 year of being a mother and finding my home
1 year of nursing you to sleep
1 year of picking you up when you cry
1 year of listening to you breath as you sleep right next to me
1 year of watching you explore and learn
1 year of recovering and replenishing
1 year of failing and learning
1 year of letting go
1 year and forever to go

05/30/2025

There is a lot of evidence that a mother’s nutrition status during pregnancy and in postpartum can play a big role in long term risk of health conditions such as thyroid issues, autoimmune issues, and osteoporosis.

We’re not taught these things and we would never guess because our society doesn’t take postpartum seriously.

After working with so many women walking their postpartum journey and going through my own, one of my biggest desires is to be able to help give my future daughter in law or daughter the postpartum we all deserve.

Food is a huge part of that. You will end pregnancy depleted. There is not way around that. So our focus she be on replenishing what was and still is being lost so you can properly care for your baby and set yourself up for good long term health.

I have a blog on planning for postpartum that is a great starting point; linked in my bio.

05/28/2025

How?

Studies suggest that women with gum disease may take up to 7 months longer to conceive compared to those without it. This is likely due to the infection creating systemic inflammation which can impact ovulation and implantation.

When we think about the preconception time period, our goal isn’t just increasing chances of conception, it’s also setting the environment up for the healthiest possible pregnancy. Poor oral health during pregnancy is linked to miscarriage, preterm birth, and low birth weight, all of which may be influenced by inflammation and bacterial spread.

This impact isn’t just in women; we see fertility decrease in men with poor oral health as well.

There’s also likely a link between risk factors which play a role in this relationship too. For example, poor diet can lead to poor oral health and we know poor diet affects fertility and health during pregnancy too.

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Dublin, OH
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