854. The Science of Pregnancy Nutrition (What Most Doctors Don’t Tell You) with Jessie Inchauspé

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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In this episode, glucose expert + bestselling author Jessie Inchauspé reveals the four key nutrients that shape your baby’s brain, metabolism, and lifelong health, sharing essential science from her new book 9 Months That Count Forever: How Your Pregnancy Diet Shapes Your Baby’s Future. But before the science, Jessie shares the deeply personal story of her silent miscarriage, the grief that followed, and the anxiety she carried into her next pregnancy. In a vulnerable conversation, she opens up about healing, navigating fear, and holding both grief + hope at the same time. Then we dive into the research: how your glucose levels influence your baby’s metabolism, why 90% of moms are deficient in choline, and the surprising foods that support brain development and long-term health. If you’re thinking about pregnancy—this episode is a must-listen. We also talk about: Jessie’s experience with silent miscarriage + navigating pregnancy after loss Why 90% of pregnant women are deficient in choline (+ why it matters for brain development) The surprising connection between blood sugar spikes during pregnancy + your baby’s future metabolic health Why the common belief that “the baby takes what it needs” isn’t always true The four key nutrition pillars for pregnancy: choline, glucose balance, protein, and omega-3s How epigenetics during pregnancy can influence a child’s health for life The myth of “eating for two” + what your baby actually needs nutritionally The emotional + physical realities of pregnancy anxiety after miscarriage What Jessie learned about protein intake + muscle development in babies Her experience with natural birth + preparing for labor Resources: Website: https://www.glucosegoddess.com/fr-fr/pages/9-months-that-count-forever Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glucosegoddess/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlucoseRevolution Book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/9-Months-That-Count-Forever/Jessie-Inchauspe/9781668219126 Order our book, Almost 30: A Definitive Guide To A Life You Love For The Next Decade and Beyond, here: https://bit.ly/Almost30Book. Sponsors: BetterHelp | This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/almost30 and get on your way to being your best self with 10% off your first month. Chime | It just takes a few minutes to sign up. Head to https://www.Chime.com/ALMOST30. Paleovalley | Head to https://www.paleovalley.com/almost30 for 15% off your order! Our Place | Visit https://www.fromourplace.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 for 10% off sitewide. Fatty15 | Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to https://www.fatty15.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 at checkout. Our Place | Visit https://www.fromourplace.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 for 10% off sitewide. Ka’Chava | Go to https://www.kachava.com and use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your next order. Ritual | Don’t settle for less than evidence-based support. My listeners get 25% off your first month at https://www.Ritual.com/ALMOST30. Hero Bread | Hero Bread is offering 10% off your order. Go to https://hero.co and use code ALMOST30 at checkout. Revolve | Shop at https://www.REVOLVE.com/ALMOST30 and use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your first order. #REVOLVEpartner To advertise on this podcast please email: partnerships@almost30.com. Learn More: https://almost30.com/about https://almost30.com/morningmicrodose https://almost30.com/book Join our community: https://facebook.com/Almost30podcast/groups https://instagram.com/almost30podcast https://tiktok.com/@almost30podcast https://youtube.com/Almost30Podcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: almost30.com/disclaimer. Almost 30 is edited by Garett Symes and Isabella Vaccaro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Project Hail Mary is an awe-inspiring masterpiece.
0:03.0	I'm not an astronaut.
0:06.0	Critics are in agreement. It's utterly spellbinding.
0:09.0	So, I met an alien.
0:11.0	Mesmerizing and profoundly moving.
0:13.0	It's now or never.
0:15.0	Thumbs up, baby.
0:16.0	Project Hail Mary.
0:17.0	Amaze, amaze, amaze.
0:19.0	In Cinemas now.
0:42.4	Hello and welcome to Almost 30 Podcast. Welcome to the show. It's, yeah, Geryl's Lindsay and Krista. Thanks for being here. I've been doing this 10 years, baby.
0:52.6	Excited to have you. The new 2006 or the 2026 is the new 2016 trend. I was like, oh, you have no idea. We could throw down on that trend. Yeah, I think I was looking at the content that you're sharing for that as the example,
0:56.5	and I was really taken aback by that time.
1:00.4	I just can't believe that it, yeah, it was like 2016, I had just moved to L.A., I think.
1:07.5	Or that's when we launched.
1:09.6	We launched in September 2016. Okay, got it. Yeah. It was funny. I was going back at my phone to kind of see if I could participate in the trend or if we could. I don't, I have, like, no pictures from 2016. I don't know if, like, I went in delete, I wouldn't have deleted it. Yeah. But, like, I don't know what happened. And It was like only some of the ones that from like photo sheets we did. I think we're a culture now that documents and takes photos of everything. So I think it's sort of different generationally because in 2016 I wasn't on my phone that much. I didn't take that many pictures. For sure. Only of special occasions. Only of nights out. And your cameras were so bad on your phone. Yes. So, yeah, it was crazy. But I'm really excited about our conversation today. We have Jesse and Giuseppe, the glucose goddess, the queen Gigi, back on the show. I think this is her third time. Yes. And I'm so excited to be talking about her book, The Nine Months That Count Forever,
2:03.2	how your pregnancy diet shapes your baby's future.
2:06.4	And as clocking in as the godmother of that baby, said baby, that inspired this book.
2:10.8	So it's been a really beautiful process and journey to see her become a mother
2:14.5	and to see her to become just an incredible, incredible, thoughtful,
2:20.0	dedicated, loving, playful, grounded mother and to see her family just completely change in
2:27.9	such a beautiful way, has been just such an inspiration.
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