How Weight Loss Drugs Can Impact Your Fertility with Dr. Gary Levy
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Dr. Gary Levy. Dr. Gary Levy is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist and is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of FertilityCloud, America's first and only comprehensive, fertility, telemedicine platform. Through FertilityCloud all evaluation and treatment for fertility can be done from the comfort of your home. Dr. Levy's has a primary focus on treatment of refractory infertility, Assisted Reproduction, Ovarian Stimulation, Endometriosis, and...
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Win Wednesday: PCOS, lowering stress, and the right supplements helped Valerie conceive naturally
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to a new segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Valerie Eugenio on working with Caitlin to conceive her daughter. Valerie is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. After battling with painful periods she went on birth control which made her have a cycle every few months. After getting off of birth control she noticed her periods were not coming so often and showing up about every 60 days. After binging the podcast and implementing tips from both Sophia and Caitlin her cycle got down to 40 days...
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Nutrisense - Blood Sugar Regulation with Catherine Staffieri
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Catherine Staffieri about the importance of blood sugar balance when trying to conceive. Catherine is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist currently working as a Nutrition Manager at , one of the fastest growing healthtech start-ups aimed to help anyone discover and reach their health potential. Catherine has counseled thousands of clients on their glucose scores reviewing over 750,000 hours of glucose data and recorded meals in the process while recommending nutritional adjustments to improve...
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Pivot to Progesterone
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak about progesterone and why Sophia made the switch to specialize in this subject when helping women who are trying to conceive. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to start from scratch and learn about all things progesterone as well as how to talk to your doctor if you think you might need some help making enough progesterone to get pregnant. Caitlin and Sophia engage in an in-depth discussion on requesting labs, symptoms of having low progesterone, how to...
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How to Prepare for Pregnancy with an Autoimmune Diagnosis
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Paulette Kamenecka. Paulette is an economist, a writer and a podcaster interested in women's health. She's written about the science of autoimmunity, what we currently know about different aspects of the immune system, and the immune system in pregnancy. Her podcast, focuses on the difference between what women expected in this enormous transition and what they experienced. It also includes expert insights on many issues that can visit a pregnancy. In this episode...
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Win Wednesday: Success Story with Kaile
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to a new segment under Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Kaile Garcia on working with Caitlin to conceive her daughter. Kaile is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. After suspecting PCOS she took Caitlin's course which helped her better understand her body, fertility and her hormones. In this episode, Kaile talks about how important it was to cut out coffee, alcohol and other bad habits to help her hormones. She worked on moving her body daily and switching to a good quality prenatal. Once she...
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Pelvic Floor Exercise with Ashton Koehlmoos
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Ashton Koehlmoos. Ashton is a long time listener of the podcast and has her own unique fertility journey. She is a fitness educator supporting all women in the ttc, pregnancy and postpartum stages. She now educates and help you find the inner strength your body posses through your breath & inner core unit to create support and stability through all chapters of motherhood. She wants you to feel empowered to make decisions on when you need to scale back your training and when...
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Navigating Infertility and TTC in the Social Media Era
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Hannah Bowers. Hannah was first diagnosed with PCOS after she was newly married and looking at starting to plan for a family with her husband. What began as a personal journey to motherhood became a deep passion for sharing reliable resources for every stage of the journey. Now, she is dedicated to taking what she has learned and sharing the most useful information so that others can become mothers and thrive. Caitlin, Sophia and Hannah speak about the positives and...
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Follow Up With Listener Caitlin and her Pregnancy Update
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Caitlin Dillon. This is an update episode! We had Caitlin Dillon on during season two to talk about her fertility journey. She took our advice and it led her to getting further tests done along with working with a great medical team. Now, Dillon is more than halfway through her pregnancy and speaks about how her faith has allowed herself and her battles the struggles of infertility and navigate through this pregnancy. The three women speak about protecting your peace while trying to...
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Pregnancy Loss And Options For Care
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Allison Tartari. Allison found her way to midwifery care through the pregnancy and birth of her fourth child. She knew she wanted to help support women during pregnancy, and avoid the unnecessary interventions she encountered with her other children. She became passionate about educating families on other, safer options for birth. She became a D.O.N.A trained doula and followed that path for 8 years, attending many births in and out of the hospital setting. It became clear to her that...
info_outlineWelcome to the season 2 finale of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia embark on an exploration of PCOS labs. They delve into the crucial aspects of what to test for, how to inquire about these tests, and most importantly, how to interpret the results. This episode is a treasure trove of knowledge, designed to empower you to advocate for yourself and ensure that you're armed with the right questions on your fertility journey.
Caitlin and Sophia engage in an in-depth discussion about the specific labs that you should request, unraveling the reasons behind their significance. Furthermore, they provide invaluable insights on how to delve deeper into the results and navigate meaningful conversations with your doctor.
The results of certain tests can serve as guiding lights on your path to starting a family. This episode carefully dissects these pivotal labs, shedding light on their importance and illustrating how to thoroughly review and apply the obtained results.
Be sure to have your notepads ready, as this episode is a goldmine of wisdom that you won't want to miss. Tune in to gain the knowledge and confidence you need to navigate your fertility journey with grace and clarity.
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