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Meghan reveals little-known detail about her pregnancies

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on May 8, 2019
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, pose for a photo with their newborn baby son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on May 8, 2019 (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
  • The Duchess of Sussex has revealed she consulted an Ayurvedic doctor during both her pregnancies with Archie and Lilibet.
  • Meghan made the disclosure in a podcast interview, where she emphasised the Ayurvedic principle of "food as medicine".
  • She highlighted the use of adaptogens, including mushrooms, for stress and anxiety management.
  • Meghan acknowledged there were potential negative connotations associated with mushrooms, but stressed their medicinal properties.
  • This revelation follows Prince Harry's disclosure in his memoir, Spare, about taking magic mushrooms in California in 2016.
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