Hormone Puzzle Podcast: Fertility, Hormones, & Women's Health

In episode #436 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our host, Dr. Kela Smith, talks about Solving Infertility When Nothing Has Worked Yet - Inside the Fertility Puzzle with Dr. Kela.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

More about Dr. Kela:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through the Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

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In episode #435 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Lily Nichols, talks about Preconception Nutrition for Fertility and Pregnancy.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guest:

Lily Nichols is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based nutrition. Her work is known for being research-focused, thorough, and sensible. She is the founder of the Institute for Prenatal Nutrition®, co-founder of the Women's Health Nutrition Academy, and the author of three books: Real Food for Fertility (co-authored with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack), Real Food for Pregnancy, and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily's bestselling books have helped hundreds of thousands of mamas (and babies!), are used in university-level maternal nutrition and midwifery courses, and have even influenced prenatal nutrition policy internationally. She writes at https://lilynicholsrdn.com

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About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through The Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

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In episode #434 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Brian Karr, talks about Mold, Mycotoxins, and Hormones: How Hidden Mold Exposure Disrupts Endocrine Balance, Impacts Fertility, and Often Goes Undetected in Standard Hormone or Fertility Workups.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guest:

Brian Karr, CMI, is the co-founder of We Inspect and The Dust Test and a second-generation indoor environmental consultant who specializes in assisting hypersensitive individuals with complex medical conditions by identifying and addressing mold, mycotoxins, and other indoor pathogens in their homes, often leading to significant improvements in their health. He is recognized nationwide as an authority on indoor environmental mold and biotoxin issues among medical professionals and has helped more than 10,000 individuals create healthier living environments. In addition to his consulting work, Brian is committed to education within the environmental and health industries, speaking at international health conferences and industry training symposiums, and sharing accessible knowledge through his podcast, #moldfinders: RADIO, as well as comprehensive training programs that empower consumers and health practitioners to confidently navigate mold and biotoxin concerns.

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About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through The Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

In episode #433 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, talks about The Truth About the Biological Clock and Egg Quality – Why Fertility Is About More Than Just Age.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guest:

Natalie Crawford, MD is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and is co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin,

Texas. Dr. Crawford is CEO and co-founder of Pinnacle, a professional network for women in medicine. She completed her undergraduate at Auburn University obtaining a degree in Nutrition Science, Medical School at UTMB, OBGYN Residency at UTSW, and REI Fellowship at UNC, concurrently obtaining a Master of Science in Clinical Research. Dr. Crawford is a digital health educator on social media, YouTube, and hosts the podcast "As a Woman" with over 6 million downloads. Her debut book, "The Fertility Formula", will be released by Penguin Random House.

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Check out her latest book, "The Fertility Formula" here: nataliecrawfordmd.com/book

Pre-order the book "The Fertility Formula" on Amazon.

About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through The Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

Episode #432 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast is a special episode where our host, Dr. Kela Smith talks about How to Build Confidence as a New Fertility Coach.

Each month, the final episode of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast is dedicated to coaches and those who aspire to become coaches, providing skills and insights you can apply directly to your own coaching practice.

Whether you're brand new to this path or already working in the health and wellness space, you'll walk away from this episode feeling inspired, equipped, and ready to take the next step.

🧩 Working hard on your wellness business but still not seeing the growth you want? Take the complimentary Wellness Business Growth Assessment to discover your current stage and what to focus on next.

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Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get:

✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ FREE access to Wellness Business Growth Roadmap: 5 Stages to Start, Grow & Scale a Successful Health & Wellness Business

🚀 Ready for personalized business support? A complimentary Clarity Call with Dr. Kela gives you the opportunity to talk one-on-one about where your wellness business is now, where you want it to go, what may be keeping you stuck, and whether working together could be the right next step.

📞 Book Your Complimentary Clarity Call: www.growyourwellnessbusiness.com/clarity-call

About Dr. Kela: Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Health & Wellness Business Strategist, and Women's Health Expert who helps health coaches, women's health practitioners, and wellness entrepreneurs build their businesses, grow their practices, and expand their expertise.

Having built a successful brand in the fertility and hormone health space, she now helps wellness professionals turn their passion and expertise into profitable, purpose-driven businesses. She is also the host of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, a trusted resource for fertility, hormone, and women's health education.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌growyourwellnessbusiness

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In episode #431 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our host, Dr. Kela Smith, talks about Using Herbal Teas to Support Hormones and Fertility - Inside the Fertility Puzzle with Dr. Kela.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

More about Dr. Kela:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through the Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

In episode #430 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Dr. Nadine Al-Kaisi, talks about Repeat Implantation Failure- Why It Happens and How to Fix It.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guest:

Dr. Nadine Al-Kaisi is a Fertility Doctor, Endocrinologist, Author and Mom.

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About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through the Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

In episode #429 of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Courtney Saye, talks about The Missing Prep Phase: How to Get Your Body Ready for IVF.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guest:

Courtney Saye is the Founder of the clinic and does not see clients directly. She completed her training and certification three years ago and developed the method alongside a highly experienced team.

With a combined total of over 60 years of experience in this work, the team brings extensive expertise and depth of knowledge to the practice. The clinic was founded in 2023 with a shared commitment to delivering high-quality, results-driven care.

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About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through the Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

In episode #428 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Marta Han and Zsofia Jamieson, talk about How Movement Supports Fertility Naturally.

💚 Ovulating, timing everything right…and STILL not pregnant? Find out what you may be missing.

🔍 Take the FREE 3-Minute Fertility Puzzle Assessment: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/quiz

Plus, when you take the assessment, you'll get: ✓ Your personalized assessment results ✓ Your Healthy Fertility Meal Plan ✓ FREE access to Why You're Still Not Pregnant: The 5 Most Overlooked Fertility Roadblocks

🧩 Ready for personalized fertility support? A Fertility Deep Dive Consultation with Dr. Kela is a 1-on-1 look at your fertility journey, health history, lifestyle, and past labs to help uncover what you may be missing and what to focus on next.

📞 Book Your Fertility Deep Dive Consultation: https://hormonepuzzlesociety.com/fertility-consultation-promo

About the Guests:

Marta Han is a health coach, yoga teacher, and certified Aviva Method instructor. After navigating infertility and hormonal imbalance, she restored her wellbeing naturally through movement, nutrition, and holistic practices. With over a decade of experience, she helps women reconnect with their bodies, balance hormones, and support fertility naturally.

Zsofia Jamieson is a certified Aviva Method teacher, entrepreneur, and former fashion executive. Diagnosed with severe PCOS as a teenager and told she might never conceive, she healed naturally through movement and nutrition. After leading global strategy for brands like Net-A-Porter, she introduced the Aviva Method from Hungary to the UK and US. Today, she dedicates her work to helping women worldwide reconnect with their bodies and reproductive health.

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About the Host:

Dr. Kela Smith, PhD is a Women's Health Expert specializing in fertility, hormones, and root-cause health. After navigating her own unexplained infertility journey, she developed the Hormone P.U.Z.Z.L.E. Method and has dedicated her work to helping women and couples better understand the many pieces that can influence fertility and hormone health.

Through the Hormone Puzzle Society, Dr. Kela helps women identify and address potential underlying factors contributing to fertility challenges, hormone imbalances, and the changes that come with perimenopause so they can feel informed, supported, and empowered at every stage of their health journey.

She is also the host of the Hormone Puzzle Podcast and author of the bestselling book Solving Your Infertility Puzzle.

📲 Follow Dr. Kela on Instagram: @‌drkelasmith

📩 Sponsorship & Media Inquiries: [email protected]

Disclaimer: Some links may be affiliate links, meaning a commission may be earned at no additional cost to you.

Pregnancy After Loss: When Your Hormones Are Fine but Your Nervous System Isn't with Sarah Lingle

In episode #427 of The Hormone Puzzle Podcast, our guest, Sarah Lingle, talks about Pregnancy After Loss: When Your Hormones Are Fine but Your Nervous System Isn't.

More about Sarah Lingle:

Sarah is a wife, a mom, and a birth and bereavement doula. The loss of her first baby and journey through infertility gave her a heart to support other women through the unimaginable pain of loss and all that follows. In her free time, Sarah can probably be found curled up with a good book and a chai latte.

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