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The LLHC Perinatal Nutrition Guide – Learn how to Optimize Fertility, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Recovery Through Nutrition.
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This guide supports informed, evidence-based nutrition choices across the three phases of the perinatal journey: preconception (Part I), pregnancy (Part II), and postpartum (Part III). Nutrition plays a critical role in conception, fetal development, and infant health. Yet, up-to-date, practical guidance is often limited within conventional medical care. This guide helps fill that gap and empowers families with accessible, science-based information.
Maternal intake of key nutrients can significantly influence fetal growth, infant development, and long-term health outcomes. This guide highlights which nutrients matter most at each stage, why they are important, and how much is needed for optimal outcomes during conception, pregnancy, and lactation.
This guide is designed as a practical reference rather than a book to be read cover to cover. Use it as needed throughout each perinatal period. For example, if you are told your iron levels are low during pregnancy, go directly to the iron section in Part II (Pregnancy) for clear, actionable guidance.
What’s Included:
-122 pages of content, organized by the three perinatal phases: Preconception (part 1), Pregnancy (part II), and Postpartum (part III).
-2 pages of resources and links
-Recipes and book recommendations throughout
-Link to recommended perinatal vitamin with discount code
-Links for perinatal nutrition coaching
Welcome to The Nutrition Guide. I’m Leslie, the Founder of LoLoHealth Co (LLHC). I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and Functional Nutritionist. I specialize in critically appraising nutrition science and translating that knowledge into digestible and actionable health and wellness recommendations. I use a function medicine model to uncover the root causes of health concerns rather than treating symptoms individually.
LLHC was created to help clarify misinformation and make healthy food choices uncomplicated. Our goal is to improve nutrition education and understanding, enabling our readers to make informed decisions about what a healthy diet looks like for them. We want to help make living a healthy lifestyle simple, achievable and, best of all, enjoyable!
This guide provides the tools to help your brain and body function their best today, and well into your elder years. We aim to provide up-to-date, evidence-based nutrition and wellness information that can be applied to your daily routines to help you feel your best while chasing your goals–and your kids. You can only show up and be the best version of yourself when you feel well. We want to assist you in navigating our food and medical systems while keeping the environment and sustainability in mind.
There is no one right way to achieve health. However, fundamental nutritional science principles are important to understand to achieve and maintain good health. We want you to feel your best while including foods that are important to you. Proper knowledge about what your body needs to thrive will ensure you make a fully informed decision about what you want to include in your diet.
This guide highlights the nutrients our brain and nervous system need to function optimally. It provides evidence-based nutrition science translated into clear, actionable wellness tips. It will address health concerns related to energy levels, cognitive function, weight gain, stress, and nutrient deficiencies commonly seen with plant-based eaters.
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leslie brugger, NP, MSCP
NP Brugger is a NAMS board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner and Functional Medicine provider with advanced specialization in menopause and hormone therapy. She is passionate about women’s health, fertility, and empowering women to optimize their health throughout every stage of life.
With expertise in neurological, metabolic, hormonal, and gut health, NP Brugger integrates functional medicine principles to address root causes and restore balance. As a Functional Nutritionist, she combines evidence-based nutrition, lifestyle interventions, exercise physiology, and targeted medical therapies to enhance metabolic health and reverse chronic conditions.
Clinics
Canopy Health Clinic
149- 1233 Lynn Valley Rd, North Vancouver, B.C.
T: 604-973-0210
Canopy Health is a family medicine clinic that does not take walk-ins. We are a team of 7 Nurse Practitioners. To receive care, you must apply to become a patient through our front desk or Healthlinkbc.ca. In BC, you can either have a Family Nurse Practitioner (NP) OR a Family General Practitioner (GP); you cannot have both. We service North and West Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. This is a fully MSP-funded clinic.
West Coast womens clinic
3525 W 4th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6R 1N9
https://www.westcoastwomensclinic.com/
NP Brugger is accepting new women’s health and functional medicine patients at West Coast Women’s Clinic, Vancouver BC. This is a private pay, annual membership program that allows for MSP-covered diagnostics such as labs and imaging.