On this episode, we’ve got not one but two fertility experts and both were classmates of mine at Bastyr! This episode is chock full of tips to prepare for fertility - both natural and with medical intervention, how to optimize ovulation and how to have the most healthy, successful pregnancy. And we’ve got tips for both the females AND males in this show, if you’re planning a family or have struggled with fertility as both of our guests have, you won’t want to miss this show.
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Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner Lisa Hendrickson-Jack joins us to talk about her new book: The Fifth Vital Sign. In this episode we debunk the myth that regular ovulation is only important when you want children and recognize that the menstrual cycle much like heart rate or body temperature is a vital sign for women. When things are off with our period it alerts us that something is wrong with our hormones.
Lisa shares with us how to track cervical mucus, cervical position and other key signs of ovulation so that you can not only enhance fertility OR avoid becoming pregnant with this method of non-hormonal birth control, but also how to better understand the signals your female hormones are sending you.
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We answered just three questions in this episode but they were seriously super-sized and jam packed with details! We talked about chicory, quinoa and CRP (what to do if it’s elevated) and sussed out the differences between functional and conventional thyroid lab ranges so you can know if you’re really low or normal thyroid. Discussed HPA axis dysregulation and the impact cortisol problems and stress have on fertility and covered several aspects of estrogen dominance including whether or not supplements to help with estrogen metabolism can lower estrogen too much. Finally, a favorite topic of Dr Brooke’s: the downside to long term DHEA supplementation. And finally within the DHEA question we covered several causes of swelling in hands and feet. These were great questions ladies, keep them coming!
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You asked and we answered! In today’s Q&A we talked about getting pregnant while you’re breastfeeding (with a caveat for women with PCOS), taking cold showers for fat loss and wandered through all aspects of taking fish oil.
A theme today was doing stuff you hate for the sake of health or fat loss - is it worth it? Is there a better way? And how to take big picture information like a study on fish oil and apply that to your daily choices of what to eat and vitamins to take.
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As always, keep those questions coming to bettereverydaypodcast@gmail.com! Follow us on Facebook together or keep up with Dr Brooke here and Sarah here. Learn more about working with Dr Brooke at betterbydrbrooke.com and with Sarah at sarahfragoso.com (obviously). Oh and you can find Dr Brooke and Sarah on Instagram as well.