Understanding our bodies' nutrient needs can be challenging even without the added complication of an impending pregnancy.

In this episode, I explain the differences between plant and animal proteins.

I also explain the role of proteins and amino acids in the fertility process and share where to find these nutrients in your diet.

• Is a vegan diet conducive to fertility

• How do animal products affect fertility

• What is the difference between protein from

  animals versus plants

• Why is vegetable protein harder to digest

• What role do amino acids play in fertility

• How much protein do vegetarians need

• Which foods are high in protein

"There is evidence showing the risks of under-eating animal products on fertility and fetal development." - Brooke Boskovich.

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In this episode, you'll learn what a holistic approach to IVF can look like, who it can work for, and what you can do to support IVF outcomes.

There are plenty of internal and external factors to consider when deciding whether or not to move forward with IVF and in this episode, we cover all the options.

Listen in to learn what a holistic approach to IVF is, what the timeline should look like when preparing for IVF, and how to nourish your nervous system overall to create the optimal environment for pregnancy.

Show Notes:

• What a holistic approach to IVF looks like
• Is IVF the only option for people with PCOS
• How to prepare your body for IVF
• What is the timeline for IVF preparation
• Can your egg quality improve
• Does sperm quality factor into successful IVF
• Which supplements support mitochondrial health
• How to nourish the nervous system

"There is absolutely a time and place for IVF but it is used prematurely way too often." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Learn my top tips for supporting implantation.

If you are only focusing on the implantation window once you are trying to conceive you have missed a lot of opportunities to actually support implantation.

Listen to learn more about the role of nutrition and lifestyle during the two week wait and throughout the entire cycle for supporting implantation.

"You can make the biggest impact on implantation by focusing on nutrition and lifestyle that works for your body for a minimum of three to four months prior to conception." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Iron supplementation for fertility is a very misunderstood, complex, and important topic.

In this episode, you will find dietary tips and tricks to help you support iron regulation with the help of your diet.

I discuss the iron recycling system in our body and how other minerals like copper play a key role in iron regulation.

Listen in to learn who needs iron supplementation and how to support iron metabolism.

• Iron's role in fertility

• How the iron recycling system works

• Why iron gets dumped in tissues

• How to know if you should supplement iron

• Where to get iron and supporting nutrients from food

• The relationship between iron and copper in the body

• Which foods have copper

"Iron doesn't work alone and supplementing it blindly can contribute to many more challenges." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Good quality sleep is crucial for your fertility.

How much sleep we get — or do not get — affects so many aspects of our physical health that it is no wonder that sleep directly affects fertility too.

In this episode, I talk about the amount of sleep we should get every night and how to ensure that we are regularly getting good quality sleep.

You will also learn about the negative effects of poor sleep patterns on fertility.

• Sleep's relationship to hormone balance

• How sleep affects fertility

• What happens in the body during sleep

• How much sleep we need each night

• What happens if we don't get enough sleep

• The connection between screen time and fertility

• How to get enough good quality sleep

"Poor sleep...is also associated with early miscarriage, pre-term birth, and infertility." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Today's topic affects plenty of parents who had no issues conceiving previously.

How long should you wait between pregnancies?

Is your gut health related to your recent fertility issues?

I explain secondary infertility, its main causes, and practical treatments in this episode.

• What is secondary infertility

• How to know if you have secondary infertility

• Ways to manage secondary infertility

• How is gut health related to secondary

• infertility

• What causes secondary infertility

• How long to wait between pregnancies

• What to eat to counteract secondary infertility

• How does sperm health affect secondary infertility

• Which labs to consider if facing secondary infertility

"Just because you didn't face any challenges having one child or two doesn't mean having another will come easy." - Brooke Boskovich.

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This episode is all about the highly requested topic of figuring out the best day to "try" to get pregnant.

In this episode, you will learn how to use nutrition to support cervical mucus and tips for understanding your fertile window.

I also discuss the accuracy of ovulation kits, explain what optimal cervical mucus should look and feel like, and offer tips for improving your cervical mucus to support your fertility.

• Learn when your fertile window is

• Do you need to "try" every other day

• Does abstaining from sex affect sperm quality

• Are ovulation kits accurate

• What does optimal cervical mucus look like

• What does it mean if you don't have optimal cervical mucus

• How to improve cervical mucus

"The highest chance of conception is when intimacy is happening the day before ovulation, which should be the same day you see the most abundant cervical mucus." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Learn how to get pregnant faster by improving how you adapt to stress.

Stress can have negative effects on the body that can prove challenging for fertility.

In this episode, learn the role that stress plays in fertility and how to help your body better adapt to stress as it arises.

Find out about common internal and external stressors and why mineral status plays an important role.

"We need our body to feel safe so it can spend as much energy as it needs to on fertility." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Today's we are talking about the connection between your fertility and the health of your thyroid.

Thyroid health has been a part of Brooke's own health journey.

Learn about normal and dysfunctional thyroid symptoms and ways to support a healthy thyroid throughout your fertility journey.

Medication isn't the solution for autoimmune thyroid conditions, so it is important to learn how to support the immune system if this is part of the thyroid imbalance picture.

• Is your thyroid normal

• Explaining the thyroid

• Can medication help with autoimmune response against the thyroid

• How to support an autoimmune thyroid condition

• Ways to support thyroid function

• Tips for supporting the immune system to quiet its attack on the thyroid

• What problems arise when the thyroid slows down

• How to learn if thyroid problems are affecting your fertility

• What are the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction

• What to do next if tests are normal but you

  experience symptoms of thyroid issues

• What to eat to support your thyroid

• How are minerals involved in thyroid support

"Every cell in the body has a thyroid receptor, so that gives you an idea of how important the thyroid is." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Fertility is impacted by all parts of our health.

Sarah is a graduate of the Master Your Fertility program.

She hit a wall after her fifth IUI and knew there had to be other options.

In this episode, we talk about how her gut health was impacting her fertility and share tips for improving how to get nutrients from our food.

We also talk about the importance of advocating for yourself and having the confidence to question the direction your health providers are suggesting if it doesn't feel right to you.

"What I thought I was eating before with the regular O.B. was not what I should be getting to support my body." - Sarah

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