THE WHOLESOME FERTILITY PODCAST
EP 176 How to Hack Fertility Challenge Triggers
In this episode I speak about triggers that come up when facing fertility challenges. This is a topic that comes up a lot when my patients share with me their stories. That is why I felt compelled to speak about it on today’s episode. I share some of the tools that I often share with my patients to help ease the discomfort of triggers.
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EP 175 Five Common Mistakes to Avoid When Trying to Conceive
I have that there are common mistakes that people make when trying to conceive. I have seen these mistakes so many times that I decided to make an episode about it! Tune in to find out more about five common mistakes to avoid when trying to conceive!
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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
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https://twitter.com/million_marker
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EP 173 Who Can Benefit from an Egg Donor or Surrogate? | Jenna DeFord
Jenna DeFord is the founder to The Guidance Agency, which is an egg donation and surrogacy agency helping intended parents expand their family. They connect, counsel and guide families on the road to parenthood using their first-hand experience, expertise and handpicked network of surrogates and donors.
Instagram: @guidance_agency
Facebook page: guidanceagency
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EP 172 What Foods Should You Eat While Trying to Conceive?
In today’s episode of The Wholesome Fertility Podcast, I discuss a very important aspect of trying to conceive which is nutrition. This can be a confusing topic because there are so many fad diets and opinions. In this episode I discuss different food categories that support hormonal balance and preparation for conception. Don’t miss this very important topic!
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EP 171 How to Figure Out What Foods Your Body Needs to Conceive | Annina Burns
Annina Burns is a Registered Dietitian with a PhD from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom where she was a Marshall Scholar. Annina was the first PhD/RD in America to be certified in functional medicine, she was the Associate Director for Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative at the White House and has a passion for improving the health of families.
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EP 170 How to Cope with Fertility Overwhelm
The fertility overwhelm is real! With so much information, so many restrictions, and so many let downs, it’s not surprising that many going through the fertility journey find it traumatic! I bring this topic up in response to what I’m hearing from my patients and online clients, and I also bring the goods to add to your toolbox! Join me on today’s episode to find out how you can take the edge off from the fertility overwhelm!
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EP 169 When is it Time to Change Course on Your Fertility Journey?
In this episode, I go over a key question that I see many of my patients face which is wanting to know when it is time to pivot their plans on their fertility journey. This can look like changing doctors, getting a second opinion, looking into further testing, or choosing embryo donor. Be sure to tune in as I address how pivoting on your journey could be just what you need to change your outcome!
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EP 168 Understanding the Root Cause of Unexplained Infertility | Dr. Aumatma Simmons
Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes” Dr. Aumatma was awarded the “Best Naturopathic Medicine Doctor″ award locally in 2015 & 2020, and recognized as a top “Women In Medicine” Doctor in 2020 & 2021.
In addition to supporting couples through individualized care in person and long-distance, Dr Aumatma also trains practitioners who want to specialize in fertility. She has been featured as the holistic fertility expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, The Bump, etc., along with being interviewed for countless podcasts on topics of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health.
https://www.holisticfertilityinstitute.com
https://www.facebook.com/DrAumatmaNd/
https://www.instagram.com/holistic_fertility_doctor/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aushah
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EP 167 Could Your Genes be Impacting Your Fertility Health? | Jaclyn Downs
Jaclyn Downs is a functional nutrigenomics practitioner that specializes in fertility optimization. Rather than forcing hormones to be in specific levels to achieve pregnancy, Jaclyn uses genetics, functional lab testing, and a very in depth case history to identify and address root causes of imbalance. She then uses this info to create personalized protocols for each individual. In addition to her own clients, she also offers practitioner consults to review their patients' genetic reports to identify potential genetic weaknesses in things like antioxidant production, phase 1 and 2 liver detox pathways, improperly used iron, and issues with proper fat utilization, all of which are contributing factors to inflammation and oxidative stress that derails fertility.
Instagram: @FunctionalFertilitySolutions
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FunctionalFertilitySolutions
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EP 166 How Identifying with Infertility Can Set Your Journey Back | Monica Cox
Monica Cox is a top Functional Fertility Coach and Infertility Warrior. She helps women get to the bottom of their fertility issues, using science-based functional medicine to help increase their chances of getting and staying pregnant. She dealt with years of unexplained infertility, failed IVF's & survived several miscarriages before becoming an IVF mom & getting pregnant natural even though the doctors said there was nothing she could do to improve her situation. Author of the best-selling journals Boost Your Embryos, Baby & Me, and Fertility Food and host of the highly popular podcast Finding Fertility, Monica is dedicated to inspiring women to look beyond their infertility diagnosis and take control of their health through clean eating and simplifying their lifestyle. Her signature online program, The Fertility Formula & personal Fertility Focused Coaching, has helped woman increase their chances of creating the family of their dreams.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/findingfertility/
TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@findingfertility?source=h5_m
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EP 165 Unexplained Infertility, Immunology and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss | Dr. Andrea Vidali
Dr. Andrea Vidali is a world-renowned endometriosis surgeon, reproductive immunologist and reproductive endocrinologist who specializes in infertility, implantation failure and pregnancy loss. He is the principal clinician-scientist of Braverman Reproductive Immunology, bringing 20+ years as a leading authority in reproductive immunology along with extensive experience in minimally invasive and robotic surgery. As CEO and founder of Pregmune –– the first-ever immunology-based testing platform that’s revolutionizing the treatment of reproductive failure –– Dr. Vidali is dedicated to understanding and treating often-overlooked causes of infertility and debunking the overused term, ‘unexplained infertility.’ He’s also the co-owner and co-founder of The Endometriosis Summit, which connects patients and practitioners in the field of endometriosis.
https://pregmune.com/wholesome/
https://www.preventmiscarriage.com
https://www.instagram.com/endometriosis_surgeon/
https://www.facebook.com/pregmune/
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EP 164 The Yin and Yang of the Menstrual Cycle
On today’s episode, I share how a woman’s menstrual cycle can reflect the nature of yin and yang. This is a fascinating topic that I was amazed to learn when I began specializing in fertility health.
Being able to observe these types of patterns in your cycle can help tremendously when trying to conceive as it can alert you to subtle imbalances and when to reach out to a doctor.
Note: always speak to a qualified acupuncturist about herbs and moxa. A great way to find a local acupuncturist who specializes in fertility is searching for an ABORM certified practitioner which can be found here: https://aborm.org
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EP 163 Can Sound Vibrations Heal Your Body?
Can sounds impact your body’s healing ability? Join me while I cover some interesting experiments (including one that I did with my daughter!) as well as other fascinating studies on the power of sound vibration on living things.
Book: The Messages in the water by Masaru Emoto: https://amzn.to/3lPgrzS
Study on sound of Om: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3099099/
Studies on Binaural beats:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4428073/#B1
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EP 162 How Affirmations Changed My Life and Four Ways to Amplify Them!
In today’s episode I wanted to share just how powerful affirmations have been on my life – as an example of how they can work! Affirmations have the potential to alter your life, but there are a few ways to amplify and optimize their effectiveness! I will be sharing four of my favorite tricks to ignite the power of your affirmations!
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EP 161 Is a Positive OPK Enough? | Dr. Amy Divaraniya
Dr. Amy Divaraniya is the CEO and Founder of Oova, a women’s health company. She has more than 10 years of experience as a data scientist and has both led and published original research in the areas of personal genomics and biomarker discovery. Her solid understanding of biology and being able to apply complex analyses have led to innovative projects in the healthcare space. In 2017, Dr. Divaraniya chose to pivot her career as a data scientist and devote herself to improving women’s healthcare. After facing her own struggles with conceiving her son, Dr. Divaraniya decided to build a solution to help women having difficulty getting pregnant. Today, she and her team have built the first at-home test, Oova, that measures multiple hormones through urine samples and provides personalized results and insights on a woman’s fertility. As a response to COVID-19, Oova has done an early release of their product. Oova has resonated with many women and clinicians and is now being adopted by fertility clinics and hospitals across the country.
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https://twitter.com/oovalife?lang=en
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#160 What It Means To Honor Your Womb | Rebecca Wilson
Rebecca Wilson facilitates Shamanic Womb Healing & Rites Blessings. She is the Founder of Womb Connection- Healing- Awakening, which has been birthed from her personal journey of Womb Awakening.
Rebecca is a Womb Keeper, Womb Healer, Wise Womban, Spirit Baby & Birth Doula.
She holds a powerful Earth filled Medicine which naturally infuses all her work and offerings, she is deeply connected to nature and finds her inspiration within the elements. Rebecca is a channel for the sacred energies of Divine Mother Frequency, connecting heaven on earth through the new earth templates and earth line grids she holds a healing transmission for the birth of the New Earth.
Her passion is to lovingly hold a space for participants to express themselves fully and creatively. By allowing them to feel comfortable and safe when dipping their toes in vulnerability, Rebecca encourages self expression through embodiment healing which provides a space for each individual to explore and awaken deep energies throughout the physical, emotional and spiritual body.
Rebecca encourages each individual to take their own journey through her offerings, creating a space to tune into their own intuition and inner wisdom.
https://www.rebecca-wilson.com
https://www.facebook.com/Rebeccawilsonyoga
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSKCpkaTHda74b_LhKdEfj71_EFiRlURg
https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_wilson_/?hl=en
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#159 “One Pound, Twelve Ounces”, a Story of Tragedy, Strength, and Triumph | Melissa Harris
Doctors told Melissa Harris she may never have another child. After nine surgeries, years of fertility treatments and a heartbreaking miscarriage of twins, she brought micro-preemie Sam into the world. His fight for survival, alongside his persevering mother's, is the subject of inspiration in Melissa's new memoir ONE POUND, TWELVE OUNCES (Nov. 2, 2021, She Writes Press), a non-medical, non-religious look at premature birth and miscarriage.
Melissa is now a work-from-home account manager for two virtual creative agencies in the Bay Area. In her free time, she drives kids from activities to appointments to playdates, volunteers at the neonatal intensive care unit at Alta Bates Hospital where Sam was born, and helps her congresswoman fight for better health care for all Americans.
For more information, visit Melissa’s website, https://melissaharrisauthor.com/ .
https://www.facebook.com/melissaharrisauthor
https://www.instagram.com/melragent/
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#158 Can a Past Life Trauma Influence Fertility? | Ainslie Macleod
Ainslie MacLeod is an internationally acclaimed past-life psychic, spiritual teacher, and award-winning author of The Instruction, The Transformation, and most recently, The Old Soul’s Guidebook. Ainslie specializes in exploring past lives to reveal your life’s purpose, and has been a featured guest on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations Series. He lives on a tranquil island in the Pacific Northwest.
www.ainsliemacleod.com
www.ainsliemacleodart.com
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#157 Fertility Coaching Episode: Healing After Loss
On today’s episode, I had a fertility coaching session with a woman who experienced secondary infertility with a pregnancy loss after getting pregnant a second time. She shared about the heart wrenching loss she experienced and how alone she felt in the process. I know her story will resonate with so many who have experienced loss in the fertility journey. Listen in to find out more!
Links / resources mentioned on this episode:
https://miscarriagehopedesk.com
https://pregnancyafterlosssupport.org
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