The Fertility Dietitian | Functional Fertility Info in your Ears

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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Each fertility journey comes with unique challenges.

My client Marika was diagnosed with PCOS at 22 and subsequently endometriosis and diabetes.

After many unsuccessful egg retrievals, doctors told her there was nothing she could do, so she started working with me.

I supported her through her IVF journey and subsequent pregnancy.

We focused on diet, lifestyle, and sleep as non-negotiables in fertility care.

In this episode, Marika talks about her experience, the crucial temporary shift in your priorities, and the lack of education in women's health from fertility doctors.

• What testing is most helpful for fertility

• Marika's fertility journey before working with a fertility dietitian

• What tips did Marika learn from the group program

• Why to get private fertility coaching support

• What are the benefits of private coaching

• How many egg retrievals did Marika do

• What differences were made in successful egg retrieval cycles

• Strategies for decreasing stress

• What is the first egg transfer like

• How meat impacts iron storage in the body

• Advice for women dealing with fertility issues

"I didn't eat enough protein for 20 years at least." - Marika.

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All of my clients have had a mineral imbalance that was negatively impacting their fertility. Listen to learn how important minerals are in the fertility process and how you can support mineral balance for a healthy pregnancy.

In this episode, learn how to test for your mineral status and how you can change your mineral levels.

"Our modern-day world makes it really hard to maintain efficient mineral levels." - Brooke Boskovich.

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The role of gut health is often overlooked in the conventional medicine world.

Gut health plays a very important role in fertility. All of my clients have had gut imbalances contributing to how they are supporting fertility.

Listen in to learn how you know if your gut health should be checked, and what the symptoms of poor gut health are.

• How to know if your gut health should be checked

• What the role of gut health in fertility is

• How does the microbiome affect the reproductive system

• What problems are caused by gut bacteria imbalance

• How is blood sugar balance related to fertility

• What are symptoms of poor gut health

• How much fiber do you need for good fertility

• Do you need fat for fertility

• What salt to eat when trying to get pregnant

• How to support digestion when trying to get pregnant

• Are food intolerance tests accurate

"Part of the bacteria environment in the gut plays such a big role in estrogen balance that it is known as the estrobolome." - Brooke Boskovich, MS, RD.

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After a miscarriage, the most important next step is to get support.

Whether you have had a single miscarriage or multiple, if you are ready to dive deeper into your health and the health of your partner, there is never a wrong time.

In this episode, I share which health markers are commonly missed by conventional healthcare providers post-miscarriage.

Learn the most common causes of miscarriage and how to test for many other risk factors of miscarriage.

• What is the most common cause of miscarriage

• Is recurring miscarriage normal

• How to test for risk factors of miscarriage

• Which nutrients are crucial for a healthy pregnancy

• How are the mouth and gut connected to a healthy pregnancy

"Depending on when the loss happened, we can get insight to where to look deeper." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Today I talk about what healthy and unhealthy menstrual cycles look like.

I also explain what cycle signs to track when you are trying to get pregnant.

Learn what happens during the different phases of the menstrual cycle and how to know when you should seek support regarding irregularities in your cycle.

Listen to this episode to learn how to confirm ovulation without ovulation predictor kits.

Show Notes:

• What a healthy menstrual cycle looks like
• How long should a menstrual cycle last
• What an irregular menstrual cycle can tell you
• When women make progesterone
• What happens during the luteal phase
• How to predict and how to confirm ovulation
• What a healthy period looks like

"An irregular cycle should be seen as a sign of an underlying health problem." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Why should we care about cervical mucus?

Today I share my top four tips for improving cervical mucus.

I explain why cervical mucus is important for fertility and what to do if you aren't seeing fertile cervical mucus.

I also talk about the relationship between cervical mucus and fertility hormones like estrogen.

Show Notes:

• How to improve cervical mucus
• What a healthy cervical mucus pattern looks like
• Why cervical mucus is important for fertility
• What to do if you don't have fertile cervical mucus
• How cervical mucus is related to fertility
• The relationship between cervical mucus and hormones
• How much water should you drink when trying to conceive
• Estrogen's role in a healthy cervical mucus pattern

"Hormone imbalance is never a root cause." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Lauren and her partner had been trying to get pregnant for six years before investing in my private coaching program.

She had done multiple IUIs which were unsuccessful and was suffering from a mild case of endometriosis.

The couple saw ten different doctors who all said different things. They were overwhelmed.

In this episode, I offer a reminder that there is typically room for improvement for both the male and the female when trying to get pregnant.

• What was Lauren's fertility journey before working with the Fertility Dietitian

• How is the private coaching program different

• What was the biggest change Lauren made

• How is gut health linked to fertility

• Is it different to prepare for a second baby

• What role can epigenetics play in fertility

• How to manage infertility

"It was empowering to learn that it is both of us, it's not just on the woman's body creating the baby." - Lauren.

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Detox and toxins are big buzzwords at the moment, so today I discuss them both in the context of fertility.

There is a lot of misinformation around detox support.

What goes in your body, on your body, and is around your body is a lot to think about.

In this episode, I offer relatable and actionable detox tips to support your fertility journey.

"Our modern environment tends to expose us to hundreds of toxins every day." - Brooke Boskovich.

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