FMP Essentials: Functional Medicine Practitioner Show · Dr. Yousef Elyaman

Postpartum Depletion Explained | Dr. Lauren Davis on Hormones, Fatigue & Breastfeeding Health

·1 hr 19 min·5 clips

Breastfeeding women need 1.7 to 1.9 grams of protein per kilogram - nearly double what we previously thought.

Dr. Lauren Davis, an osteopathic physician specializing in breastfeeding medicine, explains postpartum depletion - a syndrome coined by functional medicine physician Oscar Saralock where new mothers experience brain fog, fatigue, joint pain, and hormone disruption due to nutrient and hormonal depletion. The episode covers the five key nutrient deficiencies (iron, magnesium, vitamin K, vitamin D, iodine), the cell danger response, and why 40% of women skip their postpartum visit.

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A functional-medicine conversation about pregnancy aftereffects, breastfeeding, and how breast milk may help seed a baby's gut microbiome.

Dr. Yusuf Elyaman and Dr. Lauren Davis look at what can follow pregnancy, moving from breastfeeding and intestinal permeability to the way breast milk may help shape a baby's gut microbiome.

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You want a clearer read on postpartum recovery and the gut-breastfeeding connection.

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