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In the case study related to nutrition for fertility during Week 22, the patient could not eat liver, so a combo of extra virgin cod liver oil and desiccated liver supplements were recommended. How much of each and how often to give each of these in this case? Also, any recommendation for brands of desiccated liver?

Chris Kresser: If they’re doing both, I would probably do a teaspoon of extra virgin cod liver oil and then...

Patients with type 1 diabetes who are pregnant are advised to take 5 milligrams of folic acid. I’ve advised to take folate, not folic acid. My questions is whether they need to only take it until 12 weeks, and does it matter if they get extra folate in multivitamin and mineral supplements?

Chris Kresser: I think a moderate dose of folate throughout the pregnancy in a patient with autoimmune disease—or any patient,...

You recommend in the fertility and pregnancy unit that women focus on saturated fat and cholesterol. How would this recommendation change if the woman falls into the category we would typically recommend to eat a Mediterranean Paleo diet?

Chris Kresser: Yeah, I suppose it depends on maybe to some extent on the woman’s age, but if a woman...

I recently had a baby. Unfortunately, the birth ended up in an emergency C-section due to complications. I’m breast-feeding, and I think my infant has some reflux. He is five weeks old. He seems to stress after feeds but not bringing up any milk really. He’s gaining weight very well, if not too well as I have too much milk. I’m now on a strict Paleo diet, and my infant is on prebiotics and probiotics. I recently listened to your podcast but wondering if you have any other tips. Also, any tips for decreasing the amount of breast milk when in excess.

Chris Kresser: Okay, so the ideal in this situation, which unfortunately isn’t happening in that many hospitals yet, is that...

Would you recommend doing the DUTCH test while pregnant or nursing?

Chris Kresser: Sure, but you have to take into consideration that the patient is pregnant or nursing, and you...