Thank you for this. I caught up with the Strong Sisters Podcast and everything you said resonated so much. I so appreciate all the effort and information you give. I picked up you aren't working 1:1 with clients at the moment, but if you do in the future I would love to know a bit more about this. Thanks again, Josephine
Kathleen you’re amazing! Dig the objective data you share such as the calorie recommendations. Intuitive eating has failed many of us because of skewed hunger signals leading to over under eating. Do you track calories do you have a fave app? Can you share your daily steps? I’m just a. Data nerd 🤓 and a navy vet too. 🥂 cheers!
This was wonderful, Kathleen. You are a blessing. I do have a question, what are your thoughts about supplementing with a high quality prenatal while pregnant and/or breastfeeding? I’m currently 3 months postpartum and exclusively breastfeeding and I often wonder if it is adding value but am nervous to stop for fear of becoming deficient in something. Thank you
Prenatals/ multis are usually difficult for multiple reasons -
1. The form may not be what you need and might make you worse (e.g., methylcobalamin vs. adenosylcobalamin vs. hydroxycobalamin).
2. The dose, frequency of that dose, and/or absorption path might not be what’s best for you. For example, many have first-pass liver issues. Or the excess that’s not absorbed goes to the microbiome to deal with, which can cause problems.
3. Many do not do well with certain supplements (e.g., Ashwagandha), and it’s hard to parse out what is causing a negative response. Or the other things in the supplement are causing positive responses, so the net is positive, but this negative could still be a problem over time.
4. I’m a proponent of drop dosing, so the transporters, cells, microbiome, etc., see a smaller amount of these things more frequently. Yes, storage, etc., apply, but I’ve found this to be more successful - especially for those sensitive to supplementation.
There are probably more, but those are what come to my mind currently.
If you’re objectively doing well with what you’re taking, then I see no reason to necessarily stop. I would consider trying the drop dose method and see if you notice any more improvement - you will probably need to start with 1/5 a capsule when doing so.
Thank you for this. I caught up with the Strong Sisters Podcast and everything you said resonated so much. I so appreciate all the effort and information you give. I picked up you aren't working 1:1 with clients at the moment, but if you do in the future I would love to know a bit more about this. Thanks again, Josephine
Hi Josephine, please message me, and I’ll see if I can help!
Kathleen you’re amazing! Dig the objective data you share such as the calorie recommendations. Intuitive eating has failed many of us because of skewed hunger signals leading to over under eating. Do you track calories do you have a fave app? Can you share your daily steps? I’m just a. Data nerd 🤓 and a navy vet too. 🥂 cheers!
100% on the hunger signals, etc.! I usually recommend people track for some time at first.
I like cronometer for tracking - use the nccdb listing when possible.
Thanks for your service!
This was wonderful, Kathleen. You are a blessing. I do have a question, what are your thoughts about supplementing with a high quality prenatal while pregnant and/or breastfeeding? I’m currently 3 months postpartum and exclusively breastfeeding and I often wonder if it is adding value but am nervous to stop for fear of becoming deficient in something. Thank you
Thank you, Jenn!
Prenatals/ multis are usually difficult for multiple reasons -
1. The form may not be what you need and might make you worse (e.g., methylcobalamin vs. adenosylcobalamin vs. hydroxycobalamin).
2. The dose, frequency of that dose, and/or absorption path might not be what’s best for you. For example, many have first-pass liver issues. Or the excess that’s not absorbed goes to the microbiome to deal with, which can cause problems.
3. Many do not do well with certain supplements (e.g., Ashwagandha), and it’s hard to parse out what is causing a negative response. Or the other things in the supplement are causing positive responses, so the net is positive, but this negative could still be a problem over time.
4. I’m a proponent of drop dosing, so the transporters, cells, microbiome, etc., see a smaller amount of these things more frequently. Yes, storage, etc., apply, but I’ve found this to be more successful - especially for those sensitive to supplementation.
There are probably more, but those are what come to my mind currently.
If you’re objectively doing well with what you’re taking, then I see no reason to necessarily stop. I would consider trying the drop dose method and see if you notice any more improvement - you will probably need to start with 1/5 a capsule when doing so.
My favourite Substack prescription. This particular entry I will have many clients reading too.
Wonderful, Kathleen, thank you.
Thank you Alan! I hope they find it helpful :).
In a world of nonsensical noise, word salad + straight up deception, truly thank you for imparting your wisdom + experience Kathleen 🙏🏼
Thank you Sammy! Please keep checking back as I update it :).