THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY PODCAST
EP 251 How Fertility is Impacted by Creativity | Dr. Deanna Minich
Deanna Minich, MS, PhD, CNS, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner (IFMCP), is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over twenty years of experience in academia and in the food and dietary supplement industries, currently serving as Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health. She has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit™). She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and over fifty scientific publications. Her academic background is in nutrition science, including a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1995) and a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Medical Sciences from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands (1999). She has served on the Nutrition Advisory Board for The Institute of Functional Medicine and on the Board of Directors for the American Nutrition Association. Currently, she teaches for the Institute for Functional Medicine, University of Western States, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and Institute for Brain Potential. Through her talks, workshops, groups, and in-person retreats, she helps people to practically and artfully transform their lives through nutrition and lifestyle. Visit her at: www.deannaminich.com
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
FB: https://www.facebook.com/deanna.minich/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/deannaminich/
EP 200 The Impacts of Autoimmune Conditions On Fertility Health |Makayla and Cassie from Mamas Maternal Health
Makayla and Cassie are registered dietician nutritionists and are the founders of Mama’s Maternal Health, an online organization created to help women with Type 1 Diabetes and Autoimmune diagnoses get and stay pregnant.
Website & Social media links (Facebook, instagram, twitter)
@mamas_maternal_health
mamasmaternalhealth@gmail.com
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EP 191 How to Make the Fertility Diet Practical | Charlotte Grand
Charlotte Grand is a registered Nutritional Therapist, fertility nutrition expert, author and creator of the popular instagram channel @thefertilitykitchen where she shares her wholesome balanced approach alongside deliciously simple, everyday recipes, backed by science. Charlotte has spent almost ten years specializing in preconception and fertility, and in her private practice supports her clients to transform their health in preparation for conception and pregnancy.
https://thefertilitykitchen.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/thefertilitykitchen/
https://www.facebook.com/thefertilitykitchen
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
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EP 179 Why The Heart Plays Such An Important Role In Conception | Zita West
Zita West is a leading fertility and pregnancy expert. She is a practicing midwife, acupuncturist, nutritional advisor and author of ten fertility and pregnancy books. She is acknowledged as one of Europe’s leading experts on how we can improve our prospects at each key stage of the reproductive process through natural means or, if necessary, through medical intervention.
Zita has been involved in fertility now for over 30 years and over that time thousands of couples have come to her for advice on how to get into optimum shape – physiologically, nutritionally and emotionally – for all the vital stages of childbirth from pre-conception to conception, pregnancy and the months immediately after birth.
https://zita-west.myshopify.com/
https://www.instagram.com/zita.west/
https://www.facebook.com/zitawestfertility
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/
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EP 174 Can Toxins be Contributing to Your Fertility Challenges? | Jenna Hua
Jenna Hua’s extensive experience as an academic and health advocate led to her founding Million Marker in 2019, shortly after completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Throughout her career in academia, Jenna has researched and published numerous studies that largely focused on citizens science, general health, and the impact of food consumption on a person’s well-being. In one of her most recent publications, Jenna used machine learning to identify people based on food consumed in order to offer healthier food options. She also published another report that studied the arsenic exposure and risks of eating rice within adolescents in Kunming, China. Jenna has been a Project Manager for UNC’s Carolina Population Center, a Graduate Instructor and Research Assistant at UC Berkeley, and a Project Manager at UCLA’s Center for Population Research. She was also a US Fulbright Fellow at the Institute of International Education in Kunming, China. Jenna holds a BS in Nutrition and an MPH and PhD in Environmental Health Sciences from UC Berkeley.
https://www.millionmarker.com
https://www.instagram.com/million_marker/
https://twitter.com/million_marker
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
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#145 Preparing Your Body for Conception | Nora Debora
Nora DeBora is a Preconception Health Coach, Holistic Nutritionist and Fertility Awareness Practitioner who helps women prepare their bodies for pregnancy and have a healthy baby after 30. Through her signature program, Master Your Cycle To Get Pregnant, she teaches women how to optimize their hormones and fertility by harnessing the power of their menstrual cycle with nutrition and self care practices. When she’s not coaching, you can find her indulging in gourmet burgers, sweating in a yoga class, or on long hikes with her husky.
www.naturallynora.ca
Download your Eat To Get Pregnant Guide at www.naturallynora.ca/eat
#144 PCOS & Fertility Health | Caitlin Johnson
Caitlin Johnson is a registered dietitian who loves great food– and people even more! She started her own family naturally in spite of a PCOS diagnosis. Now she uses her experience, evidence-based nutrition, and expertise to guide other women with PCOS into healing and fertility. You can find her on Instagram @PCOSFERTILITYNUTRITION.
#143 Stesha Reukauf | Conceiving naturally effortlessly
Stesha Reukauf is a Holistic Fertility Practitioner, Board Certified, focused on aligning the body, mind and spirit for optimal health & fertility for women. Through her signature course, Holistic Fertility Method, Stesha teaches women who have been struggling to conceive on their own or who are at the end of the road of what conventional medicine can offer them, to get to the root of their fertility challenges and create a holistic body-mind-soul practice to drastically increase health & fertility.
www.steshareaukauf.com
Instagram: @stesha.reukauf
Facebook: @steshaRcoaching
#142 Are Your Hormones Imbalanced? | Candace Burch Discusses Saliva Tests, Hormone Balancing, and Fertility!
Candace Burch is the founder of Your Hormone Balance and a founding member of Women in Balance, one of the first nonprofits in the country to advocate for women’s hormone health. Her goal is to help people naturally rebalance their hormones to relieve symptoms and restore balance in their lives. Candace has spent the last 30 years as a health educator, journalist, and women’s health advocate raising public awareness about natural hormone health, including lobbying senators on Capitol Hill for safe access to bio-identical alternatives to hormone replacement therapy.
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Instagram: @yourhormonebalance
Podcast: “WTF: Women Talking Frankly”
# 141 Finding Strength through Loss on the Fertility Journey | Caryn Rich
Caryn Rich is a Fertility Coach, with experience helping women who want to get through the infertility journey using the expertise of someone who has experienced success. Through her courses, challenges and one-on-one coaching, she helps women shake up their approach to the process with support, making every step feel calmer and more understandable.
After spending 8 years going through double digit ART cycles, 5 miscarriages and the loss of one of her twins, Caryn was able to fulfill her dream of completing her family. It was during that time that she earned her PHD in Infertility. She has helped many women with a step-by-step framework based on her own journey. She believes that having the right mindset, advocating for yourself and keeping your sense of humor are the most important aspects for success.
When Caryn is not teaching women the ABC’s of Infertility, you can find her enjoying time with her family and indulging in her favorite bulletproof coffee.
https://www.instagram.com/carynrich/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
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#140 Clean Living with Essential Oils | Laura Ortner
Laura has been in the health and wellness space for years as a coach and trainer. Always trying to live life at a point of optimal health. Hearing the word infertile came as quite a blow. She decided to take that diagnosis and learn all that she could about infertility. Through diet, supplements, clean living and hormone balancing, she was able to take control of her fertility naturally.
Laura was given a less than 1% chance of having a child of her own and in 2019, she gave birth to her biological baby girl.
Her journey soon became her passion. Laura wants to help women in her situation navigate the overwhelming and frustrating diagnosis of infertility.
https://www.instagram.com/naturally_lb/
https://www.facebook.com/naturallylb
https://www.pinterest.com/naturallylb/
Fertility Essential oil blend:
https://www.naturallylb.com/blog/essential-oils-for-fertility
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#139 Miscarriage Hope Desk’s Allison Schaaf Shares Her Journey of Loss and Hope
Allison Schaaf is the founder of Miscarriage Hope Desk, created as the resource she wanted during her years-long struggle with infertility, including a total of 5 miscarriages.
Miscarriage Hope Desk provides evidence-based research articles, stories of hope and community for those struggling with recurrent loss.
Allison has a background as a chef and dietitian and is also a serial entrepreneur. She founded the meal planning website, PrepDish.com which helps busy moms get healthy, delicious meals on the table!
Allison currently lives in the Texas Hill Country about 1 hour outside of Austin, TX with her husband, 2 sons, 2 cats, 24 chickens and a few bee hives.
https://miscarriagehopedesk.com
https://www.instagram.com/miscarriagehopedesk/
https://www.instagram.com/prepdish/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
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# 112 The Period Guru Jenna Longoria Talks About Why Our Cycle is Vital!
Jenna Longoria aka The Period Guru, is a board certified functional nutrition practitioner specializing in women’s hormonal health. She was listed by The Huffington Post as one of the top 20 new health writers to follow in 2017. Her work has been featured in Mind Body Green, NBC, The Elephant Journal, SXSW and she is the author of 7 Steps to a Healthier You: An Attainable Guide to Health.
Jenna helps women reclaim their hormones by working with them to achieve pain-free, regular periods and optimize their fertility. Through her private practice, she helps women balance their hormones with functional nutrition and diagnostic testing. Jenna is a firm believer that the right diet and lifestyle can put any hormonal condition into remission.
https://www.instagram.com/jennalongoriahealth/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/176310099892415/?ref=bookmarks
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https://jennalongoria527.lpages.co/ebook-sales-page/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.michelleoravitz.com
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#95 Mastering Your Fertility Host Kristin Cornett Shares the Importance of Gut Health & How It Can Impact Hashimoto’s
Kristin Cornett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with specialized training in functional medicine, women’s health, and fertility. She works with couples all over the world through her virtual fertility practice, called Tiny Feet, and also hosts the Mastering Your Fertility podcast.
Kristin uses a unique functional medicine approach that gives couples the tools they need to get to the root cause of their health and fertility struggles, conceive successfully, and set their babies up for a healthy life from the very beginning. Her passion for fertility work comes from her own lifelong battle with health issues and years of trying to conceive without success.
After finding answers and healing through nutrition, functional medicine, and mind-body work, she’s determined to bring this same hope and healing to other couples so they can build the families they’ve always dreamed of. You can learn more about Kristin on her website at tinyfeet.co.
For more information about Michelle, visit www.thewholesomelotus.com
For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
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#93 Dr. Carrie Jones Explains how the DUTCH Test can Reveal many Fertility Hormonal Imbalances
Dr. Carrie Jones, ND, MPH, is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women’s health and hormones. She graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), School of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon where she also completed her 2-year residency in women’s health, hormones and endocrinology. Later she graduated from Grand Canyon University’s Master of Public Health program with a goal of doing more international education. She was adjunct faculty for many years teaching gynecology and advanced endocrinology/fertility and has been the Medical Director for 2 large integrative clinics in Portland. She is the Medical Director for Precision Analytical, Inc, creators of the DUTCH hormone test.
For more information about Dr. Carrie Jones, visit http://www.drcarriejones.com
For more information about the DUTCH test, visit https://dutchtest.com
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For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
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#90 Kela Smith Shares how Her Hormone Puzzle Method was the Missing Piece to Her Fertility Health
Kela has an extensive background as a professional fitness trainer, wellness educator, and author. To date, she has published two books: The Complete Hormone Puzzle Cookbook and The Hormone Puzzle Method for solving infertility, as well as an online course with the same name. Kela also holds four distinct qualifications as a Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach. She realized her dream of creating a virtual holistic health and wellness practice and helps women all over the world solve these issues. As the creator of the Hormone Puzzle Method, Kela helps her clients learn how to cycle sync so they have pleasant periods, boosted fertility, happy hormones, hotter sex lives and greater creativity, productivity, and wellbeing at work.
https://www.hormonepuzzle.com/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.thewholesomelotus.com
For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
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#89 Heather Grzych Discusses the Inspiration for Her Book “Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility”
Heather Grzych is the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. A board-certified Ayurvedic practitioner, she bridges the worlds of conventional and alternative medicine to help women and men heal their physical and emotional lives. Heather is on the board of directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association and has consulted with doctors, governments, and insurance companies. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Visit her online at http://heathergrzych.com.
Heather’s book: The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathergrzych/
For more information about Michelle, visit www.thewholesomelotus.com
For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
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#84 Awakening the Divine Feminine | Alexandra Roxo
Alexandra Roxo is a writer, artist, spiritual + emotional guide and teacher who is extremely passionate about the intersection of spirituality and sexuality in the lives of women. Her writing on personal growth, healing, the divine feminine resurgence, moon ritual, and modern spirituality can be read on Girl Boss.com. Teen Vogue, Mind Body Green, and more. She has been featured in many publications for her deep, sensual, and raw approach to healing and transformation, and has also been named a “modern spiritual leader” by Well + Good and has appeared on multiple TV shows and been featured in top podcasts.
She was called to find a way to share her spiritual work with women in places in the world where there is less access to workshops, classes, and retreats, so together with Ruby Warrington, she co-created the online community MOON CLUB, which consists of hundreds of women worldwide who attend monthly online rituals, empowerment talks, and are guided in journey, meditation and breathwork practices. MOON CLUB has since transitioned into Alexandra’s Group Coaching Container, Radical Awakenings. She is working on her first book with the publisher Sounds True, out in July of 2020, and will be leading a retreat in July at Kripalu Center as well as a small book tour in the summer.
For more information on Alexandra, visit: www.alexandraroxo.com
Instagram: @alexandraroxo
For more information about Michelle, visit www.thewholesomelotus.com
For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
#83 Fertility Coach Melanie Legend Discusses how each Individual Requires Their Own Fertility Healing Tools
Melanie started her journey at Western University where she started her first degree (Honours Specialization in Health Science with Biology).
After graduation, Melanie attended the (Royal College Of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain) for 2.5 years. At which point, she had what some may call a "spiritual awakening". Shortly after this shift in perspective, Melanie decided to leave medical school and travel home.
in 2018 she started her Naturopathic Medicine Doctorate Degree at CCNM (Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine). Currently in her 2nd year.
Melanie has always been passionate about women's health, especially after navigating her own journey through PCOS. Her career is now geared towards infertility, pre & post natal treatments, with a drive to be of service to women & children.
After working with multiple clients on hormone regulation, and fertility Melanie found her passion in redefining what fertility treatment looks like. Encompassing a mind-body-soul approach Melanie aims to teach women how to become empowered about their health, curious about their hormones and most importantly healed from the origin!
Melanie is the author of The Miracle Mind: The Power of Self-Healing. She is also host of the Get Seriously Fertile Podcast.
For more information about Melanie, visit:
Instagram: @melaniel.legend
For more information about Michelle, visit www.thewholesomelotus.com
For information on the Wholesome Fertility Method online program visit www.thewholesomefertilitymethod.com
The Wholesome Fertility facebook group is where you can find free resources and support: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2149554308396504/
Instagram: @thewholesomelotusfertility
#81 Dr. Christiane Northrup Talks about her Journey of Birthing Hope, Belief, and Empowerment into Women's Health
Christiane Northrup, M.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause, and Goddesses Never Age, as well as the host of eight public television specials. A board-certified OB/GYN with more than thirty years of clinical experience, Dr. Northrup has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The View,
the Today Show, and Good Morning America, among many others.
Dr. Northrup has been a huge inspiration in my life as well as my mom’s. She is a thought leader who has always been ahead of her time, and has lead with tremendous courage during a time in medicine when many professionals did not acknowledge the mind-body connection and understanding women’s bodies from a holistic point of view. I have been dreaming of this day to have Dr. Northrup on and am honored to have her as a guest today!
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You can get Dr. Christiane Northrup’s books here:
https://store.drnorthrup.com/category/store-books/
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