I'm Pregnant! The 6 Health Hacks I had to give up (and what I use instead)

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Thanks to Ritual for sponsoring this video! For 25% off your first order of Ritual go to: https://ritual.com/science25 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 I’m Pregnant :) 00:50 Tretinoin 05:15 Vibration Plates 07:55 Rhodiola + Nootropics 10:40 Ritual Natal Choline 12:02 Unlimited Caffeine 14:58 Melatonin 18:22 Saunas 21:16 Book Rec 21:56 Personal experience LINKS Rebounding video: https://youtu.be/07Owh_SDsgg Physionic’s video on Rhodiola Rosea: https://youtu.be/CgTguN3nFPw?si=IK5OTLU30S5hsQP1 Circadian rhythm/melatonin video: https://youtu.be/_YUtzirzbVE Red light therapy video: https://youtu.be/z71ED3n2qV4 ITEMS MENTIONED (more links coming) Vibration plate: https://amzn.to/4gDbkOp Bitters: https://amzn.to/4nkDksG Book rec: https://amzn.to/4mDsE7w CITATIONS Caudill, M. A., Strupp, B. J., Muscalu, L., Nevins, J. E. H., & Canfield, R. L. (2018). Maternal choline supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy improves infant information processing speed: a randomized, double-blind, controlled feeding study. FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 32(4), 2172–2180. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201700692RR Dodd, F. L., Kennedy, D. O., Riby, L. M., & Haskell-Ramsay, C. F. (2015). A double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the effects of caffeine and L-theanine both alone and in combination on cerebral blood flow, cognition and mood. Psychopharmacology, 232(14), 2563–2576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-015-3895-0 Draghici, C. C., Miulescu, R. G., Petca, R. C., Petca, A., Dumitrașcu, M. C., & Șandru, F. (2021). Teratogenic effect of isotretinoin in both fertile females and males (Review). Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 21(5), 534. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.9966 James J. E. (2021). Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: a narrative review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be. BMJ evidence-based medicine, 26(3), 114–115. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111432 Moretti, M. E., Bar-Oz, B., Fried, S., & Koren, G. (2005). Maternal hyperthermia and the risk for neural tube defects in offspring: systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 16(2), 216–219. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000152903.55579.15 Owen, G. N., Parnell, H., De Bruin, E. A., & Rycroft, J. A. (2008). The combined effects of L-theanine and caffeine on cognitive performance and mood. Nutritional neuroscience, 11(4), 193–198. https://doi.org/10.1179/147683008X301513 Qian, J., Chen, Q., Ward, S. M., Duan, E., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Impacts of Caffeine during Pregnancy. Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM, 31(3), 218–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2019.11.004 Peng, X., Cai, X., Li, J., Huang, Y., Liu, H., He, J., Fang, Z., Feng, B., Tang, J., Lin, Y., Jiang, X., Hu, L., Xu, S., Zhuo, Y., Che, L., & Wu, D. (2021). Effects of Melatonin Supplementation during Pregnancy on Reproductive Performance, Maternal-Placental-Fetal Redox Status, and Placental Mitochondrial Function in a Sow Model. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 10(12), 1867. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10121867 Voiculescu, S. E., Zygouropoulos, N., Zahiu, C. D., & Zagrean, A. M. (2014). Role of melatonin in embryo fetal development. Journal of medicine and life, 7(4), 488–492.