Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Mastery for Women's Health Professionals

Today I address one of the most prevalent myths about the menstrual cycle. Can women ovulate multiple times per cycle? Is it possible to ovulate once in your cycle and again a week later? Is it possible to ovulate while pregnant? In today’s episode I lay these myths to rest and set the record straight once and for all!

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

•  What are common myths about the menstrual cycle
• The biological process of the menstrual cycle 
• When does your true menstrual period happen 
• The effects of estrogen in your cycle
• What happens during ovulation
• How long does ovulation last 
• Why it’s not possible to have double ovulation
• Ways to confirm ovulation
• Events that may be confused for double ovulation
• What causes delayed ovulation
• What is a double peak 
• What does a positive ovulation kit predict 
• How the human reproductive cycle operates
• What happens to our bodies during pregnancy
• How the body blocks itself from being able to become pregnant again while already pregnant 
• The importance of knowing pregnancy and implantation cannot just happen at random

• Timing of Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Ovulation
• Implantation in Assisted Reproduction: A Look at Endometrial Receptivity
• The Signals and Molecular Pathways Involved in Implantation, A Symbiotic Interaction Between Blastocyst and Endometrium Involving Adhesion and Tissue Invasion
• The Concept of Superfetation: A Critical Review on a ‘Myth’ in Mammalian Reproduction
• FFP 149 | The Truth About Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• Fertility Friday Awareness Mastery
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 250 | The Top 5 Myths About Fertility Awareness  | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 128 | The Biggest Myths About Sex and Female Orgasm | 5 Practical Ways To Have Better Sex | The Key To Orgasms During Sex | Sex & Fertility Awareness | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 085 | Myths and Facts About Fertility, The Pill & Ovulation | Fertility Awareness Method | Pregnancy | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 001 | Myths and Facts about Fertility Awareness | Intro Part 2

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Adriana’s background is multi-layered and multi-cultural. A former print and online editor from Venezuela, the birth of her daughter sparked her passion for being a birth advocate. With over 12 years of experience, Adriana is a certified advanced birth doula, postpartum educator, healthy sleep consultant, and bestselling author. Adriana is also the host of the Birthful Podcast, where she talks to amazing, knowledgeable, and passionate birth professionals every week, to help new and expectant parents inform their intuition. This is part of her quest to help expectant parents everywhere get birth and postpartum ready.

In today’s episode we have a candid conversation about the postpartum period from what it really looks like to how to prepare for it!

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• What inspired Adriana to jump into the birthing world
• What is the official role of a Doula
• The difference between a doula and a midwife
• The benefits of birth doulas and postpartum doulas
• The importance of postpartum education
• The idea of motherhood postpartum vs. the reality of those first few weeks
• The toll the first few weeks of postpartum life can take on a new mother
• The importance of a new mother to rest, recover and discover
• Benefits of establishing a postpartum plan
• Embracing the change and having grace during that change
• Communicating with your partner and sharing the mental load
• How the “super woman” idea causes unnecessary stressors and pressure on mothers
• Don’t forget to breathe!

• Adriana Lozada | Website
• The Birthful Podcast
• Postpartum Preparation Classes
• Postpartum Fertility: What you need to know, with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Fertility Friday Awareness Mastery
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 243 | The Fourth Trimester | Postpartum Care with Maga Mama | Kimberly Ann Johnson
• FFP 133 | Preparing for Pregnancy and Childbirth Naturally | Mama Natural (Genevieve Howland)
• FFP 126 | Does Your Diet Impact Your Breastmilk? | Eating for Two: How to Produce the Most Nutritious Breastmilk | Managing the Postpartum Period | What Breastfeeding is Really Like | Lily Nichols
• FFP 119 | The Truth About Using Fertility Awareness Postpartum | Is Fertility Awareness Effective When You’re Breastfeeding? | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 087 | Managing the Postpartum Period | Creating a Support System for New Moms | How to Transition Back to Work After Baby | Arianna Taboada
• FFP 043 | The Role of Birth and Postpartum Doulas in the Birthing Process | Placenta Encapsulation | Fertility Awareness | Sarah Moloney

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Wendy Myers is founder of Myersdetox.com. She is a detox expert and functional diagnostic nutritionist in Los Angeles, CA. She is the #1 bestselling author of Limitless Energy: How to Detox Toxic Metals to End Exhaustion and Chronic Fatigue. Wendy’s podcast is Myers Detox. Passionate about the importance of detox to live a long disease free life, she created the revolutionary Myers Detox Protocolafter working with thousands of clients.

In today’s episode we continue the conversation we started last week about heavy metal detoxification, and how it relates to your health and fertility.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• How did Wendy get into the area of heavy metals and detox
• What were some of the symptoms Wendy had that led her to discover her heavy metals toxicity
• How Wendy’s menstrual cycle was affected by her toxicity
• How long did it take for Wendy to start feeling better after starting her detox 
• Where does heavy metal toxicity come from
• Metals that most affect our hormones
• Where are we getting exposed to these heavy metals
• How lead and cadmium can affect fertility 
• How do you know if heavy metals are a problem for you 
• Wendy’s advice for those that are planning for pregnancy
• How heavy metal toxicity can affect the baby during pregnancy
• Practical ways to get started with your heavy metal detox 
• The importance of buying products without fragrance in them 
• Everyone reacts to the detox differently- sometimes right away and some gradually over time
• Start figuring out what going on with your body by taking a heavy metals test (see resources below)
• Why detoxing is a lifestyle and not a quick fix 

• Myers Detox | Website
• Myers Detox Podcast
• Are Heavy Metals Making You Sick? | Quiz
• Hair Mineral Analysis Test
• CitriCleanse Toxin Binder
• Myers Detox Store 
• FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
• Fertility Friday Awareness Mastery
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 266 | Detoxification for Fertility | Dr. Erika Enos, ND
• FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
• FFP 122 | Liver Function, Fertility, & Menstrual Health | Xenoestrogens | Liver Detoxification | Fatty Liver Disease | Lisa Leger, HRHPE
• FFP 058 | Post Pill Detox | Why You May Want to Detox Before Getting Pregnant | Dr. Aumatma Shah
• FFP 049 | Improving Fertility Naturally by Optimizing Your Diet, Lifestyle, and Environment | Eleni Roumeliotou

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Dr. Enos is a registered Naturopathic Doctor in the state of Colorado and owner of Healing Roots Natural Medicine.  Dr Enos strives to understand (and help her patients to understand) and correct health issues by identifying their root causes. While Dr. Enos works with patients with a wide variety of issues, her area of expertise is autoimmunity and "medical mysteries." Her approach to care involves unique blend of the best of traditional naturopathic medicine, biotherapeutic drainage, and functional medicine.  Dr. Enos completed her naturopathic degree at  National University of Natural Medicine  and her undergraduate degree at the University of California at Berkeley.

In today’s episode we talk all about detoxification, and how it relates to your health and fertility.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobook is finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• Dr. Erika Enos | Website
• Healing Roots Clinic | Blog
• Environmental Working Group
• FFP 164 | Thyroid Health and Fertility | Erika Enos
• FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
• FFP 259 | Thyroid, Adrenals, and Fertility | Dr. Aviva Romm, MD
• Fertility Friday Awareness Mastery
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 154 | Managing Your Toxic Load | Optimizing Digestion and Liver Function | Dr. Joseph Pizzorno | Dr. Joe Klassen
• FFP 142 | Endometriosis, PCOS, Acne & Infertility | Getting to the Root Cause | Dr. Pamela Frank
• FFP 122 | Liver Function, Fertility, & Menstrual Health | Xenoestrogens | Liver Detoxification | Fatty Liver Disease | Lisa Leger, HRHPE
• FFP 058 | Post Pill Detox | Why You May Want to Detox Before Getting Pregnant | Dr. Aumatma Shah
• FFP 049 | Improving Fertility Naturally by Optimizing Your Diet, Lifestyle, and Environment | Eleni Roumeliotou

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

During her 15-year practice as a Naturopath, Dr. Katherine has focused on uncovering the mysteries of Women’s Health: fertility, menstruation, and hormonal balance. In order to remain connected to her Natural Medicines (herbs, vitamins, and homeopathics) she regularly holds Mindful Moon Meditations. Dr. Katherine will guide you to connect to the cycles of the earth and your own body cycles; allowing you to heal your own body.

In today’s episode we delve into the connection between the menstrual cycle and the lunar cycle.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• Who inspired Dr. Katherine to get into health care
• What is Lunaception?
• The relation between the light and dark of the moon and the ebbing and flowing of activity in our own lives
• How the average menstrual cycle of 29 days matches up with the lunar cycle
• Does the light aspect of the lunar cycle impact women’s menstrual cycles
• How lights in your room at night can affect your hormones
• How Dr. Katherine uses the new moon to get a woman’s menstrual cycle back and on track
• Do all women cycle with the moon?
• The importance of getting in tune with your cycle
• Are you still affected by the moon if you are on hormonal birth control?
• How beneficial it is to connect your body with your creative potential within you by connecting to the moon cycle and your own cycle

• Dr. Katherine Dale | Website
• Moon Calendar 2019
• Manifesting with the Moon Workbook
• FFP 053 | The Effect of Light on the Menstrual Cycle and Fertility | Sleeping in Darkness to Regulate Menstruation | Natural Family Planning | Joy DeFelice
• Fertility Friday Awareness Mastery
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 197 | The Mind-Body Connection to Fertility | Amira Posner
• FFP 157 | Energy Medicine & Fertility | The Energetic Fertility Method | Nancy Mae
• FFP 150 | Harnessing the Power of Your Menstrual Cycle | Wild Power | Alexandra Pope & Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer
• FFP 093 | Mind & Body Connection to Fertility | Visualization & Meditation for Fertility | Circle + Bloom | Joanne Verkuilen
• FFP 042 | Lunaception | The Power of Night Lighting to Regulate the Menstrual Cycle | Louise Lacey

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

 Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Eloise is the founder of Family Inceptions — a “boutique style” family planning agency specializing in surrogacy and egg donation and Surrogacy Roadmap, a digital online platform teaching potential parents how to complete a successful surrogacy journey without paying agency cost— she considers it more than a business, but rather, a calling and she strives to be a blessing to the lives of people she meets each day. Eloise’s journey began in 1998 when she had the opportunity to be a kidney donor for her cousin. This experience became the catalyst for dedicating her life to serving others and empowering others to serve, and she went on to be an egg donor six times, and a surrogate three times. After these life-changing journeys, she was inspired to open a family planning agency in 2008 and continues to find deep joy and purpose in helping people fulfill their dreams of becoming parents.

In today’s episode we delve into everything you need to know about surrogacy and egg donation.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• How did Eloise get started in the egg donation and surrogacy world
• Why is there such a low percentage of surrogates being women of color
• What Eloise’s first experience with egg donation was like and how that impacted the structure of her own business
• The importance of knowing the risks and side effects-emotionally and physically-of egg donation before taking part in it
• How anonymity in the donation process is decreasing
• What inspired Eloise to be a surrogate 3 times
• What does Eloise always ask couples before they move forward with surrogacy
• What the surrogacy process entails
• Are there rules around surrogacy that the surrogate must follow?
• The importance of having a good relationship between the intended parents and the surrogate
• The importance of knowing your countries surrogacy laws when partaking in International surrogacy
• Who the people are that you will need on your team to successfully hire and use a surrogate
• The importance of doing your due diligence and research before starting the surrogacy process

• Family Inceptions | Website
• Surrogacy Roadmap | Online E-course
• FFP 044 | Taking Charge of Your Fertility | Fertility Awareness Method | Toni Weschler
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 225 | Egg Freezing and Cryopreservation | Fertility Preservation | Valerie Landis
• FFP 199 | Fertility Law | Assisted Reproductive Technology | Sara Cohen
• FFP 196 | Egg Donation | Infertility | The World Egg Bank | Diana Thomas
• FFP 183 | Reproductive Scenarios for Gender & Sexual Minorities | Fertility Awareness in the LGBTQAI Community | Rose Yewchuk
• FFP 088 | IVF Using Donor Eggs | Egg Donation | Infertility | Donor Egg Bank USA | Heidi Hayes
• FFP 040 | Premature Ovarian Failure at Age 28, IVF Using Donor Eggs, and Fertility Coaching | Sarah Clark

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

 Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Program

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

In today’s episode I discuss a controversial article that came out recently suggesting that men are 100% responsible for all unplanned/unwanted pregnancies. Should men be responsible for birth control or should the responsibility fall on us? Tune in to find out my take on it!

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• What is Lisa’s take on the controversial article that came out on birth control and responsibility of men in pregnancy
• What if women and men both took 100% of the responsibility of pregnancy
• Why Lisa believes it truly is a privilege to be able to ejaculate inside a woman’s body
• There is no birth control method that is 100% effective
• How the pill has set up the expectation that having sex is different from having sex for pregnancy
• What if men were expected to take full responsibility of pregnancy?
• Why Lisa believes no one should have the blame put on them, but everyone should be more educated on what can happen when you have unprotected sex or get pregnant
• The importance of couples or sexual partners to have conversations about sex, their preferred form of birth control and pregnancy
• Is the withdraw method effective?

• My Twitter Thread on Abortion | Gabrielle Blair 
• Men Cause 100% of Unwanted Pregnancies
• Male Birth Control Study Killed After Men Report Side Effects
• Fertility Friday Community
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 255 | Is Questioning The Pill Anti Feminist? | Beyond The Pill | Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND
• FFP 231 | How To Get Your Partner On Board With Charting | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 203 | The Pill Problem | Ross Pelton
• FFP 021 | What Hormonal Contraceptives Really do to Women | Sweetening the Pill | Holly Grigg-Spall

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Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

 Fertility Friday | Fertility Awareness Programs

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Nicole is a certified Women’s Health Coach and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines simplicity and sass. Her incredible work has impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of women around the world in effectively addressing a wide variety of period problems, including PMS, irregular periods, PCOS, painful periods, amenorrhea, and many more. Nicole is also the co-host of The Period Party podcast.

And in today’s episode we dive right into the controversy around diet, women’s healthcare, and abortion.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• The side effects Nicole experienced from the pill and how that kick started her profession
• The problem with birth control being prescribed as the quick fix for period issues
• Why isn’t there more and better options to treat endometriosis
• How being on birth control affects all parts of your health and body
• The importance of listening to your body even when a doctor may tell you nothing is wrong
• Finding the right diet to support hormonal health from a young age
• The importance of being aware of your bodies signals after eating and how your cycle responds to what you are eating
• How Nicole and Lisa individually feels about abortion and laws around women’s healthcare 

• Nicole Jardim | Website
• The Period Party Podcast
• Fix Your Period Programs
• FFP 019 | Fix Your Period | Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea and The Pill | Nicole Jardim
• PP# 133: The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles and Optimize Your Fertility with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• FFP 102 | Abortion, Menstrual Extraction | Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss, Still Birth | Molly Dutton-Kenny
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 255 | Is Questioning The Pill Anti Feminist? | Beyond The Pill | Dr. Jolene Brighten, ND
• FFP 239 | 6 Ways to Improve Your Menstrual Cycle in 2019 | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 198 | The Balance Plan for Healthy Cycles | Angelique Panagos
• FFP 143 | Choosing the Right Practitioner | How To Find A Functional Practitioner Who Will Really Help You | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 123 | Fertility Awareness Training for Physicians & Health Professionals | What Your Doctor Needs to Know About Fertility Awareness | Dr. Marguerite Duane

Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Meghan is a Toronto-based author, speaker, nutritionist, and founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition. She is the author of two best-selling, award winning books, UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Healthand The UnDiet Cookbook.  Meghan has been featured in Forbes, was ranked as one of the top 100 female entrepreneurs in Canada by PROFIT Magazine, and was named Best Holistic Nutritionist in 2017 and 2018 by National Nutrition Awards. With over ten years in the field, Meghan works tirelessly to empower her global community of Certified Culinary Nutrition Experts to become health leaders in the respective communities.

And in today’s episode we dive into preconception planning. Even if pregnancy is something you’re thinking about in the distant future, there are things you can start doing today to prepare for it.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

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• How Meghan’s self-healing experience for her autoimmune disease led her to her interest and studies in nutrition
• There is no one diet for every person or for one person their whole life
• How changes in diet could impact your fertility in the preconception phase
• Simple things to change in your household to prepare for pregnancy
• How to reduce causes of concern in your life when planning for pregnancy
• Benefits of getting high quality fat & protein postpartum
• The importance of finding answers and solutions that are good for you and your family and not putting too much pressure and stress on yourself to do something that is right for someone else
• Why it’s important to also focus on male fertility

• Meghan Telpner | Website
• 15 Healthy Nursery Essentials
• Academy of Culinary Nutrition
• Baby Food Introduction
• UnDiet: Eat Your Way to Vibrant Health
• The UnDiet Cookbook
• FFP 243 | The Fourth Trimester | Postpartum Care with Maga Mama | Kimberly Ann Johnson
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• FFP 242 | Planning for Pregnancy | What You Need To Know! | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 207 | Top 10 Ways I’m Preparing For Pregnancy | Lisa | Fertility Friday
• FFP 188 | Real Food For Pregnancy | Optimizing vegetarian & vegan diets for pregnancy | Lily Nichols
• FFP 172 |  Nourishing Fats | Why You Need Animal Fats For Fertility & Pregnancy | Sally Fallon Morell
• FFP 163 | PCOS & Fertility | Improving Fertility & Balancing Hormones with Diet & Lifestyle Changes | Robyn Srigley
• FFP 009 | Sacred Fertility Foods | The key to having healthy babies and a healthy pregnancy | Sally Fallon-Morell

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Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group. Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast in Apple Podcasts!

Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic

This episode is sponsored by my new book The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. Click here to buy now.

This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Awareness Programs! Master Fertility Awareness and take a deep dive into your cycles and how they relate to your overall health! Click here to apply now!

Dr. Romm is a midwife, herbalist, and Yale-trained MD, Board Certified in Family Medicine with Obstetrics, who has been bridging the best of traditional medicine with good science for over three decades. 

She is considered one of the world's leaders in botanical medicine and is the author of 7 books on natural medicine, including the textbook Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health (Elsevier) and The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution (Harper One). 

And in today’s episode we dive into thyroid and adrenal health, and how it can impact fertility and the menstrual cycle.

Today’s episode is sponsored by The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility. The Fifth Vital Sign is available for purchase on Amazon. Exciting news!! The audiobookis finally here! Listen to The Fifth Vital Signfor FREE when you sign up for a 30 day free trial with Audible. Click here to download now.

• How Dr. Romm’s scientific curiosity at a young age led her to her career path
• The lack of in-depth women’s health studies in traditional medical school
• How to choose the right practitioner
• The function of the adrenals vs. thyroid
• What factors keep the stress response system chronically activated
• How insulin resistance is a main cause of PCOS
• Signs your adrenals may be in overdrive
• The 3 key things to reset your adrenals
• The importance of keeping your blood sugar balanced
• How getting enough sleep benefits your body and stress system
• How cortisol impacts thyroid function
• Does the pill affect thyroid function?
• How problems with your adrenals or thyroid affect fertility 
• How to handle hypothyroidism when pregnant

• Natural MD Radio
• Natural MD Radio: The Pregnant Mom’s Guide to Thyroid Health
• Natural MD Radio: Hypothyroidism – Have You Been Dismissed or Misunderstood?
• Dr. Aviva Romm | Website
• The 28 Day Gut Reset Challenge
• The 10 Day Adrenal Reset
• Herbal Medicine for Women Course
• Women's Functional & Integrative Medicine Professional Training Program 
• The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution(Harper One)
• Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health(Elsevier)
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize your Fertility| Audiobook | Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• The Fifth Vital Sign: Master Your Cycles & Optimize Your Fertility (Book)| Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
• Get The First chapter of The Fifth Vital Sign for FREE | thefifthvitalsignbook.com

• [On-Air Client Session] FFP 234 | Thyroid Health and Your Charts | Lisa & Taq
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