Jen Aliano | The Crucial Role of Vitamin D in Prenatal Health + What Your Doctor Might Not Tell You
Show Notes:
When it comes to pregnancy and postpartum, it is hard to sift through what we should and should not be telling our clients; however, when it comes to Vitamin D, the research is clear – Vitamin D plays a crucial role in the health of our pregnant clients and their infants.
Today, Lynn Schulte, PT is joined by Jen Aliano, the Executive Director of GrassrootsHealth, as Jen dives into the incredible data on the critical, yet often overlooked, role of vitamin D in pregnancy, chronic disease prevention, immune function, and overall health.
Learn how vitamin D deficiency is contributing to poor health outcomes—which are often completely preventable. Join the conversation and connect with GrassrootsHealth to learn more about what can be done to raise awareness about the research behind the essential needs for Vitamin D.
✨Episode Highlights:
- Vitamin D & Pregnancy
- Why Deficiency Is So Common
- Breastfeeding & Infant Health
- Racial Disparities in Deficiency
- Immunity & Chronic Disease Prevention
- Testing & Individual Needs
- Policy Action – Capitol Hill, Sept 10
🧾 To Get Involved and Interview Links:
- Donate and learn more: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/a-major-opportunity-is-knock
- Link to Testing: https://daction.grassrootshealth.net/tests/
- Watch the Dr. Carol Wagner YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/vitamin-d-deficiency-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine-the-indicator-of-suboptimal-health-in-pregnant-women/
- Watch the Dr. Hollis YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/behind-research-exclusive-interview-dr-bruce-hollis/
- Watch the Dr. Weiss YouTube Video: https://www.grassrootshealth.net/blog/lessons-learned-rct-prenatal-vitamin-d-asthma/
About Today’s Speaker
JEN ALIANO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GRASSROOTSHEALTH
Jen Aliano, MS, LAc, CCN, has been working in the field of nutrition since 2004, with over 10 years of experience in vitamin D research and education specifically. She is currently the Executive Director of GrassrootsHealth, a non-profit public health promotion and research organization supported by over 40 international senior vitamin D scientists and experts. GrassrootsHealth has been running the world’s largest public health intervention study – the D*action field trial – to solve the vitamin D deficiency epidemic, while focusing on promoting optimal health worldwide through nutrient research, education, and advocacy, with a primary focus on the role of vitamin D.
Jen began her career with GrassrootsHealth in 2012; her various roles have included operations and project management, study design and coordination, communications, content writing, research reviews, and educational program development. Jen has co-authored several papers and resources published in collaboration with GrassrootsHealth and its panel of researchers and scientists. She played a key role in the “Protect Our Children NOW!“ Quality Improvement project, implemented at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2015. Prior to working with GrassrootsHealth, Jen was founder and CEO of a resource educating individuals and practitioners on holistic options for healthy fertility, pregnancy, birth, and children. She ran a nutrition, acupuncture, and holistic medicine practice specializing in the treatment of pain, fertility, and prenatal health. She has additional certifications in aromatherapy, massage, and health coaching, and she graduated from the University of California, San Diego, studying psychology and pre-medicine in 2000.
Website: https://grassrootshealth.net
Email: jen@grassrootshealth.net
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Love Dr. Rachael! She is such a gem in the Metro Detroit area. She was my pelvic floor PT during my first pregnancy and postpartum and inspired me to pursue pelvic health certification (coming from an Ortho PT clinic). I’m now working through Holistic Treatment of the Pregnant and Postpartum Body.
Thank you so much for this presentation…I am an osteopath and also trained in SER (love love Upledger!)…the piece about ‘freeze’ related to transgenerational trauma was very informative and a reminder to look further…I have had a client who lost a baby and when I treated her she felt she needed to give birth to this child…and then went back several lives and saw that she had also lost a baby many lives prior! This relieved her of some stress…so every piece of the puzzle counts…keep the nuggets coming, so appreciative! Best, Judith
Great interview, Lynn and Susanne, for pushing us beyond “hands on, hands in”, confirming our need as therapists, for wide, grounded personal presence for our clients to feel safe and then willing to bring forth those physical/emotional/transgenerational, traumas/beliefs that lead to more complete healing and return to function. Appreciate the shout out, and listened delightfully to two of my favorite teachers and mentors. All of this was gold!