We are back with season 2, baby! And in this episode, I explain why I have been MIA on the podcast for so long and I dive into what pre-conception nutrition bloodwork you should be doing before getting started on your trying to conceive journey.

Can't wait to hear what you think of the first episode back of season 2!

Welcome to Fertility Friendly Food The Podcast!

I'm Stefanie, expert fertility dietitian and nutritionist, founder of The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility & pregnancy. A virtual nutrition practice dedicated to women’s health, fertility & pregnancy,
 
  Disclaimer: The information presented in this podcast is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes. The Dietologist and its guests do not accept any liability for any harm or damages that occur from following any of the suggestions in these podcast episodes.

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Why do your bowels go a little funky around that time of the month? Why is it that women with hormonal issues like PCOS and endometriosis are more likely to be diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome or IBS?

These questions and more are answered in the final episode of season 1 of Fertility Friendly Food and I walk you through the low FODMAP diet and why a dietitian is absolutely essential to help you in this journey to a happier tum and happier hormones too

Welcome to Fertility Friendly Food The Podcast!

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

The Poop Chart (Bristol Stool Chart) from Healthy Food Guide: https://www.healthyfoodguide.com.au/resources/bristol-stool-chart
Read more about Period Poops here: https://thedietologist.com.au/the-science-behind-period-poops/
Read more about PCOS and IBS here: https://thedietologist.com.au/pcos-and-ibs-is-there-a-link/
Read more about endometriosis and IBS here: https://thedietologist.com.au/low-fodmap-diet-for-endometriosis/

Learn about The FODMAP Challenge led by Chloe McLeod Dietitian here: https://fodmapchallenge.com/

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

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Is there a link between what is happening in your gut with your hormones? Well, perhaps!

In this episode, I am diving into whether our gut and hormones are connected:

• What is the gut microbiome?
• How is the gut microbiome connected to female reproductive hormones
• Top tips on how to nourish your gut microbiome to help your hormone health  

Welcome to Fertility Friendly Food The Podcast!

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Read more about the gut-hormone axis here: https://thedietologist.com.au/gut-hormone-axis/

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

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The oral contraceptive pill can affect your absorption of different nutrients, some of which are critical for a healthy period and optimal fertility. With 1 in 4 Australian women taking the oral contraceptive pill at some point in their lives, this is absolutely critical information to be aware of as a woman!

In this episode, we are diving into:

• The critical nutrients the pill could be depleting you of like B12, folate and many more!
• How to improve your nutritional status whilst taking and coming off the pill.
• The research behind nutrient absorption and the oral contraceptive pill.
• A call for more to be done so women are aware of this information should they want to conceive after coming off the oral contraceptive pill.

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Want to read more? Check out my popular blog post on the topic here: https://thedietologist.com.au/these-are-the-8-nutrients-the-pill-is-depleting-you-of/

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode talks about miscarriage and early pregnancy loss.

This episode talks about whether nutrition can help prevent another miscarriage, which affects 1 in 4 confirmed pregnancies. Now, it is never your fault! It isn't something you did or didn't eat, but I know you want to try and prevent the heartbreak of losing another little one and often we turn to the things we can control like diet. So here's the evidence around nutrition, diet and miscarriage.

For support for those going through or have been through a miscarriage or an early pregnancy loss please see the organisations and reach our to your GP for a mental health care plan and a referral to an experienced psychologist.
The Pink Elephant Support Network: https://miscarriagesupport.org.au/
Bears of Hope: https://www.bearsofhope.org.au/

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Download my FREE ultimate pre-conception lifestyle checklist for him and for her at: https://thedietologist.com.au/free

Read more about nutrition preventing miscarriage on my blog post: https://thedietologist.com.au/does-nutrition-play-a-role-in-preventing-miscarriage/
Read more about MTHFR and nutrition: https://thedietologist.com.au/what-is-mthfr/
Read more about choline: https://thedietologist.com.au/is-choline-the-new-folic-acid/

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Gents, dudes, lads, boys - this one is for you. You may be wondering why your significant other has sent you towards a pink podcast about your swimmers, but listen in, because I know you want to be doing your bit for a healthy baby!

In this episode, I will be diving into:

• Why sperm health matters to the health of your future baby.
• The research around key nutrients and sperm health.
• The key foods to be focusing on during the 3-6 months before you conceive to truly improve sperm quality.

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Read more about sperm health and nutrition here: https://thedietologist.com.au/what-to-eat-for-healthy-sperm/
Read more about lifestyle changes men can make to optimise sperm health here:  https://thedietologist.com.au/diet-lifestyle-sperm-health/

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Can you eat your way to a better AMH and higher quality eggs? Despite age, smoking status and body weight? Well, these are some of the questions that I answer in this episode of Fertility Friendly Food.

In this episode, I am covering:

• What is AMH and how it relates to age, and ovarian or egg reserve.
• What we can do to preserve AMH and egg quality through diet and nutrition.
• Some of the key fertility friendly foods to focus on. 

I'm Stef, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Read more about healthy eggs here: https://thedietologist.com.au/what-to-eat-to-improve-your-egg-health/
Check out my Instagram post about the "Life of an Egg": https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ftOzfnVhc/

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Can diet really help with managing the painful and incurable symptoms of endometriosis? I answer this question and so much more in this episode.

In this episode, I provide an overview of endometriosis including:

• What is endometriosis?
• How it can affect fertility?
• How oestrogen plays a role in endometriosis growth
• Top nutrition tips to help reduce symptoms and pain on endometriosis
• The latest evidence on gluten-free diets and soy-free diets for endometriosis.

For more information on endometriosis visit:
Endometriosis Australia: https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/
QENDO: https://www.qendo.org.au/
Read about my endometriosis story here: https://www.qendo.org.au/blog/agony-doesnt-equal-endometriosis-stefanies-journey-to-diagnosis

Read more about eating for endometriosis on my blog:
https://thedietologist.com.au/eating-for-endometriosis/
https://thedietologist.com.au/eating-for-endometriosis-part-2/

I'm Stefanie Valakas, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist and host of Fertility Friendly Food, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Download my FREE ultimate pre-conception lifestyle checklist for him and for her at: https://thedietologist.com.au/free

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Do you know the difference between PCOS and polycystic ovaries? Struggling to know which diet is the best when it comes to managing your PCOS? Get the facts in this episode.

In this episode, I dive into:

• What is PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome)? And how it can affect fertility and how it is diagnosed.
• PCO versus PCOS.
• Why the name really needs to change!
• Common symptoms such as insulin resistance and sugar cravings, and why they happen.
• Best practice guidelines from 2018 about PCOS diagnosis and management.
• My top diet tips for PCOS

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Read more about "lean" PCOS: https://thedietologist.com.au/5-nutrition-tips-to-help-manage-lean-pcos/

Read more blog posts about PCOS here: https://thedietologist.com.au/?s=PCOS

I'm Stefanie Valakas, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist and host of Fertility Friendly Food, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Download my FREE ultimate pre-conception lifestyle checklist for him and for her at: https://thedietologist.com.au/free

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Back to school! In this episode, I walk you through the key nutrients during the pre-conception phase, the research and the roles in the body.

In the last episode, we learned about why pre-conception nutrition is so critical for your own health and the health of your future babies. So in today's episode, I outline what the key nutrients and foods in which they are found that both men and women should be prioritised.

Read more on my blog: https://thedietologist.com.au/pre-conception-nutrition/ 

I'm Stefanie Valakas, fertility dietitian and nutritionist, aka The Dietologist and host of Fertility Friendly Food, here to help inspire and empower you through factual nutrition information about women's and men's health, hormones and fertility.

Disclaimer: This is not to be replaced by personalised medical or dietetic advice, please speak to your health care professional before making any diet or lifestyle changes.

Download my FREE ultimate pre-conception lifestyle checklist for him and for her at: https://thedietologist.com.au/free

Website: thedietologist.com.au
Want to work one-on-one? Let's chat
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Facebook: @thedietologist
Twitter: @the_dietologist

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