To Test or NOT To Test - All About Home Pregnancy Tests
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Release Date: 07/04/2025
Macros and TTC: What You Need To Know
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about hitting your macronutrients goal while trying to conceive. Macronutrients are very important nutrients that your body needs to adequately ovulate and carry a healthy pregnancy. Macronutrients or macros for short include your protein intake, carbohydrate intake and fats. Sophia goes over what you should be aiming for when eating everyday and how to incorporate more of these important nutrients daily if you find yourself lacking in some areas. After listening to this episode you might find...
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Can Cinnamon Help You Ovulate?
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about cinnamon and its benefits when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to incorporate cinnamon into your diet especially if you have insulin resistance. Cinnamon is a powerful spice and very tasty and is packed full of so many benefits! It is an anti-inflammatory spice and there have been numerous studies going over the benefits of taking cinnamon everyday and seeing an improvement in menstruation, lowering inflammation and more! Caitlin also goes over how to incorporate cinnamon into...
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The Most Underrated Fertility Support- Sleep
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats all about sleep support when trying to conceive. She goes over why it is so important to get enough sleep for your body. Whether that's seven hours, eight hours or nine she goes over why sleep is so important especially if you are struggling to conceive. Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what she has seen as far as sleep support for fertility. Caitlin also goes over setting the right mood to fall asleep with changing your lights...
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Can Stress of Overthinking Prevent Pregnancy? The Truth Behind the Relax and It Will Happen Trope
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to the another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing the saying "don't stress and you will get pregnant." She goes over why this phrase is harmful and how more often than not, relaxing won't cause make you pregnant when you have an underlining condition like PCOS or endometriosis. Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what she has seen as far as stress impacting your chances of trying to conceive. Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor ! Both Caitlin...
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To Test or NOT To Test - All About Home Pregnancy Tests
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to the first episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing for pregnancy! She goes over when the best time to take a pregnancy test, what type of test she believes is best, why it's best to wait to test and so much more! Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on the best time to take that pregnancy test so you can get your big fat positive! These summer episodes will be shorter than our normal episodes and are meant to give little bites of information! We hope you love getting them...
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PCOS Ovulation Induction - What Route is Right For You
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to the season four finale of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak about PCOS ovulation induction medication and what the research is showing. Caitlin talks about working with a client and meeting with Dr. Gary Levy with Fertility Cloud to go over her options on trying to conceive. Dr. Gary suggested to Caitlin's client to take both Letrozole and Clomid and Caitlin looked into the research! Not only is this episode full of valuable information on ovulation induction medications, how they work, the different ones you might be offered, but this...
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Acupuncture for Fertility with Emily Marson
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Emily Marson the founder and clinic director for Aphrodite Acupuncture. Aphrodite Fertility Acupuncture is a practice dedicated to helping women achieve their dream of pregnancy. Emily is a true believer in comprehensive integrative fertility care. She has made it her mission to pull women out of the darkness of infertility and guide them to the family they’ve always wanted. They are highly skilled and knowledgeable in relevant eastern and western techniques so that you are always in...
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Ellen's Story: PCOS Diagnosis, Working with Caitlin, Medicated Cycle, Healthy Baby
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility! Host Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson speak with Ellen who worked with Caitlin during her trying to conceive journey. Ellen was diagnosed with PCOS when she was a young adult and quickly looked for answers. After she got married she and her husband started to try and after not having success she started working with Caitlin. Ellen cut back on work to decrease her stress, started eating more, began yoga, worked on her blood sugar balance and did one round of Letrozole to eventually become pregnant with her daughter! This...
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Sophia's Fertility Journey Update: Trying New Medications
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat about Sophia's fibroid. She goes in depth about when she first discovered the fibroid, how it impacted her puberty years, how it impacted her pregnancies and what led to her having two abdominal surgeries so far. This episode Sophia talks about partnering up with Joy Wellness and taking medication to try and shrink her fibroid. has a mission to help you live longer, feel fully alive, and look fantastic—at every stage of life. They are honored to be your trusted...
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Preconception and Fertility When You Have Diabetes
Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. In this episode hosts Sophia Pavia and Caitlin Johnson chat with Nikki Sahebghalam with about trying to conceive after you have a diabetes diagnosis. Nikki is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Nutrition Specialist here to help you feel your best from the inside out. She has spent most of her career as a dietitian in skilled nursing, eating disorder and addiction treatment, and outpatient counseling. However, she has always found the most fulfillment in the 1:1 counseling she gets to do with her patients. She has worked with...
info_outlineWelcome to the first episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about testing for pregnancy! She goes over when the best time to take a pregnancy test, what type of test she believes is best, why it's best to wait to test and so much more!
Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on the best time to take that pregnancy test so you can get your big fat positive!
These summer episodes will be shorter than our normal episodes and are meant to give little bites of information! We hope you love getting them weekly and be sure to follow us on Instagram and watch our podcast on Youtube!
Click right here to catch up on all of our previous episodes on Youtube! You can also find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility