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A lot of fertility problems come from inflammatory causes.

The good news? This is something we can control. 

In today’s episode, natural health expert Elizabeth Yarnell will teach you how inflammation affects the body. You’ll learn how to spot the signs of hidden inflammation and be one step ahead of your health. 

Dr. Fox and Elizabeth explore the ins and outs of food ingredients and how you can use your diet to avoid inflammation.

Lastly, Elizabeth explains everything you need to know about parasites and how to tell if you have any in your own body.

If you struggle with an unknown medical symptom, there’s a good chance you can find the solution in this episode! 

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• How inflammation causes infertility. 
• Elizabeth’s three-pronged approach to approaching inflammation.
• The importance of reading labels and identifying chemicals.
• Elizabeth tells stories of her own patients’ experiences with anti-inflammatory diets.
• Three factors that are common to most chronic fertility and auto-immune conditions.
• Signs you have a parasite.

Where To Find Elizabeth Yarnell:

https://elizabethyarnell.com/ 

Book your free naturopathic health assessment: https://elizabethyarnell.com/schedule-your-free-initial-phone-consultation/ 

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@elizabethyarnell_naturopath

Memorable Quotes:

“I just want to make sure that listeners understand that they don't have to feel pain in order to presume or question whether or not there's an inflammatory process. There are these more subtle indicators.” (9:18, Dr. Fox)

“What I'm talking about is not a pharmaceutical bandaid. This is not some sort of artificial inducement that will make it seem like you're okay. But you're not really okay underneath. We're talking about a holistic view of the body to actually create healing from the inside out so that you are in better shape to be a parent.” (10:55, Elizabeth)

“You just have to read the labels, even from things that you have long assumed safe.” (17:17, Elizabeth)

“You don’t even ever have to have eaten

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When people own their fertility stories, it inspires others to keep going.

Mary Wong, a Chinese medicine practitioner and fertility strategist, is one woman who does just that. With her programs, podcast, and book, she helps rewire our beliefs around fertility. 

This week, I speak to Mary about her own fertility journey and how she surrendered to the process. 

She reminds us that a fertility journey is deeply personal and we should never compare our experiences. 

If you’ve been struggling to conceive, Mary will inspire you to persevere and trust the universe.

Don’t forget to share and comment on this episode for the chance to win a copy of Mary’s book on fertility! 

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• Why many practitioners don’t like the word “infertile.”
• Mary shares her personal fertility journey.
• Authenticity in a fertility journey can help others.
• Instead of resisting the situation, just surrender.
• Fertility problems are not a failure.
• Every fertility journey looks different. 

Where To Find Mary Wong:

https://meetmarywong.com/

https://myfertology.com/ 

@meetmarywong

Pathways to Pregnancy: Personal Stories and Practical Advice for Your Fertility Journey

Memorable Quotes:

“No woman, no matter what, had brought me down because the fact was that once they come in, I see them in the depths of their darkness, but I also get to witness as they transform and transcend.” (11:07, Mary)

“In that book of conception to birth and on the way to death, it’s a process of engagement and equal surrender.” (14:18, Dr. Fox)

“At the end of the day, it’s about being a mom. It’s not you how the baby comes to me.” (24:16, Mary)

“Your authenticity is what allows others to take down their barriers.” (43:48, Dr. Fox)

“No matter where you are in your fertility journey and no matter what your struggle is, have the grace to accept where you are and then have the fortitude to say what's next?” (48:12, Dr. Fox)

“Your journey is your own. What you choose to do is your own. What works for you is your own.” (48:54, Mary)

“It doesn't matter what your age is, your religion, yo

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

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Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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Conception and sensuality go hand in hand.

This week, Dr. Susan sits down with Denise Weisner, LAc is the founder of Natural Healing and Acupuncture and author of the book Conceiving with Love. Together, Dr. Denise and Dr. Susan hold an open and relevant conversation around sexuality and bring joy back into your sex life.

Without education, it can be difficult to understand what the physical, mental, and emotional effects can be around sex and menstruation. Dr. Denise shares insight into the phases of menses, the fluids, and vaginal discharge one can have, and how sexual trauma impacts sexual expression and reproduction.

Tune in to learn traditional Karma Sutra practices and short exercises to connect with yourself, your partner, and the sexual experience you want to have. You don’t want to miss this!

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• The misinterpretation of the infertility struggles of today.
• It takes anywhere from 20 to 45 minutes to fill erectile tissues with blood. And sexual arousal is different for each body.
• 5-minute intimacy exercises to increase connection and better understand what you and your partner both want.
• It is possible to create comfort and confidence within a man when a woman uses a stimulating toy for orgasm.
• The ins and outs of egg freezing: when to do it, the side effects, and how to prepare for the procedure for optimal egg retrieval. 

Where To Find Dr. Denise Weisner

https://www.denisewiesner.com/

Memorable Quotes

“Really what is making a baby, but two people coming together with big open hearts and hearts that connect to our reproductive and our genitals, and that is the experience of passionate lovemaking.” (5:00, Dr. Denise)

“But we've sort of become inculturated with the idea that lovemaking and sexual expression is different from when it's time to start a family.” (6:03, Dr. Susan)

“Everyone's sexual needs are different and there are so many erogenous zones in the body. It's not just like our clitoris.” (10:14, Dr. Denise)

“Men forget that a lot of times women are clitoral orgasmers, and not vaginal orgasmers.” (17:29, Dr. Denise)

“I actually don't encourage anybody to egg freeze in their twenties. There's a lot of hormones to put your body through and you might meet someone and never use them.” (20:36, Dr. Denise)

“Many women and many men who have experienced sexual abuse, to many other things, it cuts off a part of our body and it lives in our body. It gets in the way of fully expressing themselves sexually because they have trauma in their body.” (31:06, Dr. Denise)

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

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Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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In this dynamic episode, Dr. Susan brings on guest Dr. Evan Hirsch to discuss the 4 step process to overcoming fatigue. Dr. Evan is the founder of the International Center For Fatigue and is an expert in combating and overcoming fatigue, including long hauler fatigue.

2020 presented a new concern for our health and additional concerns we hadn’t anticipated: long haulers. And Dr. Hirsch has identified 33 different causes of long haulers fatigue and has found ways to help you identify what they are based upon your signs and symptoms. 

There are various levels of fatigue, and depending on what your level is will determine certain actions. Tune in to learn what each level is and how to repair your body based on where your fatigue lies.

If you are pregnant or want to get pregnant, Dr. Hirsch and Dr. Susan talk through healthy detoxification processes to reduce fatigue and prepare you for bearing a healthy baby.

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• What chronic fatigue looks like and how to tell if you are more than simply tired.
• The causes of fatigue and how to resolve them.
• What long haulers is, and how to overcome it and return to feeling healthy.
• An overview of the 4 steps to overcoming fatigue
• There are 33 different causes of fatigue in long haulers and those are deficiencies and toxicities.
• The levels of fatigue.
• How to navigate overcoming fatigue during pregnancy.

Where You Can Find Dr. Evan Hersh:

Get his book for FREE: https://go.fixyourfatigue.org/full-book-pdf-optin

fixyourfatigue.org 

Join the Facebook Group: https://Fbgroup.fixyourfatigue.org

Memorable Quotes:

“So it (getting long haulers) really has to do with the number of predispositions or predisposing factors that they have. So essentially those deficiencies and toxicity set the stage. And then all of a sudden the C 19 is the straw that broke the camel's back.” (10:00, Dr. Hirsch)

“If you don't know what problems you have, you cannot fix them.” (13:20, Dr. Hirsch)

“A level one problem is when fatigue can be resolved by lifestyle habits.” (17:25, Dr. Hirsch)

“If you're tired and it's not relieved by rest, or you're having problems sleeping and you're tired all the ti

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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Can you locate your pelvic floor?

In this episode, host Susan Fox is joined by Lizanne Pastore, a California-based physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor health. In her practice, Lizanne incorporates the tenets of somatic psychology to provide her patients with an integrative approach to pain management and recovery.

Tune in to discover exactly where your pelvic floor is located, its critical functions, and ways to support the health of your pelvic floor. Additionally, Lizanne discusses common pelvic floor risk factors and issues such as pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth.

If you’ve experienced issues with your pelvic floor or are curious to learn more about this powerful area of the body, you won’t want to miss this episode!

Key Topics and Takeaways:

1. What is the pelvic floor, and how to locate it?
2. The functions of the pelvic floor
3. Risk factors that contribute to poor pelvic health
4. Causes of painful intercourse
5. Pelvic floor pain: Pudendal neuralgia
6. Pelvic floor pain: Causes of chronic constipation and treatment approaches
7. Exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor
8. Demystifying pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth

Where You Can Find Lizanne Pastore PT, MA, COMT:

https://www.lizannepastore.com/

Memorable Quotes:

“The pelvic floor is a really amazing part of our body that sits at the bottom of our abdominal canister and has relationships with pretty much the entire body from how we walk, to our posture, to even just how we stand on our feet” (2:51, Lizanne)

“Data does show that having a BMI over 25 can be a risk factor for pelvic organ prolapse” (13:32, Lizanne)

“I almost think of the pelvic floor muscles as somewhat of an upside down salad bowl” (16:43, Lizanne)

“The pelvis wants to move; those muscles want to move. They are meant to be active and engaged on and off all day long” (29:33, Lizanne)

“Try to imagine that there is a drinking straw in the perineum. And you want to gently close around the straw. So, you're going to close your lips or scrotum around the straw. And then try to lift, sip the water up the straw by lifting your pelvic floor muscles up, up, up. And now relax and let the drinking straw drop; you should truly be able to feel yourself lift and let go.” (30:51, Lizanne)

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

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Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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What if irregular cycles are your regular cycle? 

On today’s episode of Fundamentally Fertile, Dr. Susan speaks with Dr. Amy Divaraniya the Founder and CEO of Oova, a company that produces accurate hormone testing kits that you can use at home to test your hormone levels and to determine your fertility cycle.

Dr. Divaraniya and Dr. Susan discuss what the benefits are to pinpointing your hormone levels, whether or not you’re hoping to conceive a child. Together, they cover how you can begin to accurately track your hormone levels to find out your most fertile moments, as well as what it may mean if you have an irregular ovulation cycle.

This episode has a lot of really useful information for anyone who’s interested in learning more about their fertility! Plus, the listener with the most interesting comments and the most shares on social media will receive a free Oova kit to try out at home, so tell us your fertility story for a chance to win. 

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• It’s really difficult to measure your own fertility over time, especially if you have an irregular cycle.
• It can take up to three cycles to really accurately determine your fertility cycle.
• Nutrition, physical health, and emotional health can all impact fertility.
• Having data about your fertility can help to put you in the driver's seat to make decisions about your reproductive health.
• Fertility kits are helpful for understanding your overall hormone patterns, not just for conception.

Where to find out more about Dr. Amy Divaraniya and Oova:

https://oova.life/

[email protected]

https://www.instagram.com/oovalife/

Memorable Quotes:

“The concept of not being parents was a really easy decision to make, and not an easy pill to swallow.” (2:51,Dr. Divaraniya)

“Tracking my cycle became my second full-time job.” (3:58, Dr. Divaraniya)

“What I set out to do was create a solution that quantitatively and very accurately measures key fertility moments, and tracks that data over time.” (4:41, Dr. Divaraniya)

“Everyone is taught that you should be your own advocate. Advocate for yourself! Stand up for yourself, challenge your doctor! But it’s really hard to advocate for yourself when your soapbox is built off Google searches and comments from Facebookers.” (9:28, Dr. Divaraniya)

“There are differen

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Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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In the wider context of fertility and fertility struggles, men can sometimes be overlooked.

On today’s episode of Fundamentally Fertile, Dr. Susan aims to reverse this trend and put men’s health back in the picture. Dr. Susan speaks with Dr. Paul Turek, a renowned expert in reproductive urology who conducts research about men’s health and fertility. The two cover a wide range of topics, from how men can improve their fertility to what lifestyle factors can change sperm count levels.

Dr. Turek also discusses how sperm levels are a biomarker for overall men’s health, a theory which he was one of the first people to conceptualize and advance. This has led to a revolution in healthcare for men, helping men to reset their bodies and have longer, healthier lives.

Tune in to this episode to find out how stress impacts men’s fertility, what taking soft and hard drugs and steroids can do to men’s health, and whether or not cycling is bad for the testicles and sperm count. Don’t forget to share and comment on this episode for the chance to win a bottle of Dr. Turek’s male antioxidant formula.

Key Topics and Takeaways:

• Overall male fertility levels aren’t changing, but our awareness of male fertility is.
• Male fertility can be affected by the environment during their first 12 weeks of development in utero.
• Intensive exercise can affect sperm counts, but the sperm count can return if exercise levels drop to moderate intensity.
• Chronic, low-level stress over time has a bigger negative impact on male fertility than short periods of high stress.
• Sperm levels are a biomarker of overall health.
• It can be a good idea for men to take dietary supplements to increase the chances of conception.

Where to find out more about Dr. Paul Turek:

https://www.theturekclinic.com/meet-dr-turek-fertility-urologist/

https://www.facebook.com/TheTurekClinic

https://www.instagram.com/drpaulturek/

Other links:

https://www.givelegacy.com/

https://yospermtest.com/

https://alphasperm.com/

Memorable Quotes:

“No part of a young man’s mind has ever dealt with infertility, because it’s so foreign to them.” (5:50, Dr. Turek)

“A healthy body is a

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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Do you struggle with fertility?

In this inaugural episode host Susan Fox opens up with a dynamic conversation on fertility, the impact of our environment and childbearing capacity, and how to keep your health for when, or if, you decide to have children.

Susan is joined by special guest Randie Lewis, PhD, LAc, the author of Infertility Cure, and The Way of the Fertile Soul. She also teaches women through her books and workshops and how to identify where imbalances lay and how to return to a state of stability. 

Tune in to learn about the shifts of menopause age, menstruation cycles and tools to take care of yourself and maximize your fertility. Your fertility path doesn’t have to walk alone, here is a place for you to find answers and feel connected! No longer will you say, “if I only knew”.

Key Topics and Takeaways:

1. The influences within a woman's body that drive fertility.
2. The environmental reasons we are having struggles with fertility.
3. The connection between emotions and fertility.
4. What to eat and drink to nourish your body for optimal fertility.
5. How to listen to your body and give it what it needs.
6. The cycles of 7 in a female and cycles of 8 in a man.

Where You Fan Find Randine Lewis, PhD, LAc:

https://www.thefertilesoul.com/

Memorable Quotes:

“When we have lost harmony with nature and then states of disease manifest, the same is true with fertility.“ (8:42, Dr. Randine)

“The main reason that we're having fertility challenges is that we have lost the natural rhythm of life. We are way too fast paced goal oriented and have become a top heavy culture. We live in our heads.” (8:52, Dr. Randine)

“In Chinese medicine, there is an equation that the blood follows the Qi, and the Qi follows the heart mind, and the heart mind follows the Dow and the Dow follows itself.” (11:55, Dr. Randine)

“In her (OB-GYN) clinical experience that actually even the age of men, RP has shortened to starting around age nine is the new normal.” (14:59, Dr. Susan)

“The faster you go, the more your body's stress hormones interfere with the reproductive potential at any age.” (16:22, Dr. Randine)

“My body gives me everything that I need, but I've had to learn it's language where things are a little off inside where I have a little bit of a

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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Thinking about having kids one day? Concerned about the infertility pandemic that is being reported by experts in the field?

There IS a way to address this NOW so to ensure your fertile future ~ and I don’t mean simply freezing your eggs! FUNdamentally Fertile highlights experts in the field of fertile health to give you need-to-know info on how not to be a statistic. Our goal is to put the FUN in fundamentals of fertile health and put the power back in your hands to realize your dreams of family when you’re ready.

Join Dr. Susan Fox, fertility health coach practicing in San Francisco Bay Area, as she interviews experts on fertility in Eastern and Western Medicine, nutrition and relationship health, and women and couples who have been in the trenches as they share their stories, including the “if only I knew” aspects.

💻 About Susan Fox: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/about

Take your 5-Element Fertility Quiz:  http://yourfertilityquiz.com/

Detox to De-Stress:  View the FREE Masterclass on the importance of detoxification to prepare for a healthy pregnancy:  https://susanfox1.easywebinar.live/gentle-detox

Learn about our program entitled Your Fertile Health: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/programs

Schedule a Fertile Health Assessment: https://www.healthyouniversity.co/your-fertile-health-call

Let us journey with you as you navigate your fertile health. Connect with me:

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