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Welcome to Get Pregnant Naturally. Where Functional Medicine and Natural Fertility solutions will help you get pregnant and have your baby. My mission is to inspire, motivate and empower you! Most of all I want you to wake up! With Functional Medicine, we can discover what causes infertility and eventually reverse the condition.
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This podcast is about interviewing different intriguing books that will make you want to jump out of your seat and get your read on! Cover art photo provided by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@thedakotacorbin
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We’re digging into how to improve your libido when you are TTC. When you’re on the fertility journey, your focus may be on babymaking rather than lovemaking, with intimacy feeling more like a chore rather than experiencing true connection. Or what if your libido has been impacted, and you don’t even want to have sex? But you’re trying to conceive, …
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We’re digging into what to do after you’ve read It Starts With The Egg. Most people on the fertility journey have read It Starts with the Egg by Rebecca Fett. It has become the bible for egg health and the fertility community. The well-researched book includes actionable steps for diet, lifestyle, and supplement recommendations. However, the advice…
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We’re digging into the impact of using Ozempic when you are TTC. Ozempic, a drug used to treat diabetes, is getting a lot of attention as celebrities have described using it to lose a lot of weight in short time frames. Search “Ozempic babies” on TikTok and you’ll see quite a few videos declaring surprise pregnancies (Ozempic also reduces the effic…
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We’re digging into what mineral levels mean for your fertility. Minerals are the body's spark plugs and are essential for reproductive health. But poor diet, alcohol, medications, and stress can deplete your vital mineral stores. So, if you have brittle hair/nails, mouth ulcers/cracks in the corners of your lips, bleeding gums, poor night vision, d…
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We're digging into the essential testing needed for preconception health. It may feel overwhelming when you are trying to conceive with all the contradictory advice out there. But what if your doctor is missing critical testing that can fast-track your chances of pregnancy success? It’s not about waiting until you’ve tried for more than one year if…
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We’re digging into how to know if IVF is the next step if you have low AMH/high FSH. Most of us focus on the AMH and FSH levels. After all, your REI may have told you that IVF is your only hope. But what if there was a proven method to naturally improve AMH and FSH levels? A method that, when followed, dramatically increases pregnancy success with …
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We’re digging into how to improve pregnancy success over 40. Getting pregnant over 40 may have you feeling panicked. After all, the fertility industry tells us our fertility falls off a cliff after 40. While we can’t ignore that fertility declines with age, there are specific steps you can take to improve egg quality in your 40s. Let’s discuss how …
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We’re digging into what thinning/shedding hair means for reproductive health. Being told that hair shedding or thinning is normal is frustrating, especially when trying to conceive. If you notice a noticeable change in your hair, this is a clue to examine your health more closely. It’s not about selecting the right shampoo or serum (although this c…
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We’re digging into anxiety and how this impacts reproductive health. A theme we see with low AMH and high FSH is mood problems such as anxiety. There can be situational anxiety from being on the fertility journey, such as feeling worried, overwhelmed or impatient. And there can also be anxiety that we may have dealt with our whole lives. We get hyp…
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We’re digging into how skin conditions impact your ability to conceive. If you’re struggling with skin issues such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, rashes or hives, this is a clue for you when you're TTC. The body does not work in silos even though conventional medicine has us believe that we need to see a different specialist (i.e. dermatologist, REI, …
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We’re digging into genetic testing to improve pregnancy success and prevent or decrease the risk of pregnancy loss. At Fab Fertile, we’ve been offering genetic/genomic testing as part of our method for years. This genetic testing is very different from the testing you would receive from your conventional doctor. Our genetic testing looks at specifi…
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We’re digging into how to improve liver health and what you need to know when you are TTC. One of the themes we see with low AMH and/or high FSH is a sluggish liver. If your liver is not functioning properly, it may not be able to remove estrogen from your body. This leads to estrogen reabsorption, which results in hormone imbalance. Some signs of …
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We’re digging into how to regulate your menstrual cycle and get pregnant this year. Missing and irregular periods can cause a lot of frustration and worry when you’re trying to conceive. You’ve probably already tried a lot of solutions to restore your period health, but nothing is working. What if those general changes were only wasting time? Today…
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We’re digging into safer childbirth and how to prepare for the birth of your baby. Years ago, when I had my children, no one was talking about doulas, midwives or how to advocate for yourself during childbirth. I remember taking a childbirth class and some Lamaze breathing with a coach, which was about it. I didn’t know that if I wasn’t happy with …
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We’re digging into how to address weight loss as you prepare for pregnancy success. Losing weight is easier said than done. Like most people, you’ve probably tried A LOT of things to lose weight. Someone may even have told you that weight loss is necessary for you to conceive or move forward with IVF. We may even blame ourselves when nothing works …
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We’re answering the top 5 questions I get about low AMH and/or high FSH. When you’re TTC, there can be a lot of worry and being overwhelmed about what to do next. I regularly get a lot of questions about where to start with low AMH and/or high FSH. After all, the top recommendation from your REI is to rush towards IVF. But what about the couple tha…
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We’re digging into how to improve preconception health when we are TTC. It feels like we need to rush to medicated cycles, IUI or IVF to fast-track the chances of having our baby. After all, this is what happens when we receive a diagnosis of low AMH, high FSH, diminished ovarian reserve or premature ovarian insufficiency. At Fab Fertile, we're not…
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We’re digging into how to know if IVF is next step if you have low AMH and/or high FSH. What we see with low AMH/high FSH when a couple selects IVF (without making targeted diet/lifestyle changes) is cancelled cycles, poor response to medications, poor embryo quality, and miscarriages. This is financially and emotionally devastating. So what is the…
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We’re digging into how to improve egg health if you have low AMH and/or high FSH. Maybe you’ve been told you have poor egg quality. You may have experienced irregular menstrual cycles, poor fertilization rates, low AMH, high FSH, low levels of estradiol, chromosomal disorders and pregnancy loss. This may have sent you down a rabbit hole of informat…
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We’re digging into how to navigate pregnancy loss with a focus on mental and emotional well-being. Women still experience enormous stigma and shame when they lose a baby, and they are often not encouraged to talk about the loss. This can lead to isolation and disconnection from a partner, family and friends, as well as feeling trapped in grief. Wha…
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