Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast

Welcome to tour season 5 opener episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Caitlin and Sophia start the episode off with a very hot topic... FIBER!  Fiber has been making its way around the social media algorithm, rightfully so, because of its fertility benefits for a high fiber diet. Both Caitlin and Sophia chat about the importance of getting enough fiber into your diet and break down how to do it.  They chat about the different types of fiber to eat, what fiber rich foods to avoid and how not all fiber is created equal. Not only is eating enough fiber important for your fertility but it also does your body wonders.  This episode is great if you are ready to work on your nutrition and feel stuck on where to begin or how to add more fiber into your diet without the supplements! Feel free to grab a snack and have your notepads out!  Thank you to our Season 5 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount.   MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty   FullWell: FullWell is offering our listeners 20% off your first order by using our code FFF20. Head to their website for more information on their products.   Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/    You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome to the last episode of our 2025 summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson breaks down the supplements you should consider when you are trying to conceive, pregnant and even postpartum! Caitlin breaks down her four most recommended supplements to take when trying to conceive. She suggests taking a quality prenatal, fish oil, inositol and lastly a vitamin D supplement especially if your prenatal does not have enough in it or if you are deficient in vitamin D.  She goes over what supplements to stop taking once you find out you are pregnant, her stance on probiotics before and during pregnancy and why bitters are so helpful to incorporate into your diet.  Caitlin also talks about when the best time is to take certain supplements, what supplements should be spaced out, what supplements should be taken with a meal and more!  Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what you can be doing to help or hurt your fertility.  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia breaks down the top five trying to conceive mistakes you can make. Sophia breaks down why you should work with a fertility dietician early, why it's important to know what your doctor is capable of, why it's important to track your cycle and more in this episode! She goes over why women make mistakes when trying to conceive and how to fix your mentality! Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what you can be doing to help or hurt your fertility.  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat all about inositol supplements! If you are confused on if you should be taking an inositol supplement, what the ratios mean, what brands to buy or when to start taking it this episode is for you! Inositol is a naturally occurring compound that could be grouped with B vitamins that helps assist insulin regulation, and hormone balance. It can be found in food like nuts, grains and fruit. Inositol can also greatly help those who have PCOS or endometriosis conceive. Caitlin and Sophia go over the difference between Myo-inositol (MYO): The most common form, often used for mental health and insulin resistance and D-chiro-inositol (DCI): Often combined with myo-inositol, particularly for PCOS, to help regulate glucose metabolism. Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great refresher on what inositol supplement is right for you! 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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about when to announce your pregnancy! Sophia goes over the medical statistics of having a misscarriage, why so many women wait till 12 weeks, why you might tell close friends and family as soon as you get that big fat positive and more! Whether you have been trying to conceive for one month, six months or over a year, this episode is a great reminder that when the time comes, you are in the driver's seat in your pregnancy! 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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson chats with the CEO of Tempdrop Michael Vardi.  In this episode Caitlin breaks down how Tempdrop helped her track her cycle, how it helps her clients track their cycles and how Tempdrop can help women who want to avoid getting pregnant while working on their fertility goals.  This episode is perfect if you are curious about what Tempdrop is, how it can help you and why it might be a good investment for you.  Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor Tempdrop! Both Caitlin and Sophia have used Tempdrop to track their ovulation with their wearable device! Tempdrop is easy to use and only takes a couple of steps to track and monitor your fertile window!  Before you go to sleep, press the drop-shaped button to turn on your Tempdrop sensor. Place the band on your upper arm and leave it on throughout the night. Remove once you are up for the day and sync with the Tempdrop app whenever convenient. Track your symptoms to verify ovulation and learn about your cycle phases. View the chart and interpret your results. Upgrade to premium for automatic interpretation!  Tempdrop is all about supporting individuals connecting with their bodies. One of their goals is to support and make things more accessible while trying to conceive, rather than replacing existing methods. Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson wants to talk specifically to the PCOS girlies! She reads a chapter from her upcoming book breaking down what PCOS is and how it impacts fertility.  This episode is great if you have been struggling trying to understand why you got your PCOS diagnosis, if you are concerned about not conceiving month after month, wondering how PCOS can impact your future and so much more.  In this episode Caitlin breaks down how PCOS is diagnosed, why it's important to get your labs checked, learning how to track your cycle and more. Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor Tempdrop! Both Caitlin and Sophia have used Tempdrop to track their ovulation with their wearable device! Tempdrop is easy to use and only takes a couple of steps to track and monitor your fertile window!  Before you go to sleep, press the drop-shaped button to turn on your Tempdrop sensor. Place the band on your upper arm and leave it on throughout the night. Remove once you are up for the day and sync with the Tempdrop app whenever convenient. Track your symptoms to verify ovulation and learn about your cycle phases. View the chart and interpret your results. Upgrade to premium for automatic interpretation!  Tempdrop is all about supporting individuals connecting with their bodies. One of their goals is to support and make things more accessible while trying to conceive, rather than replacing existing methods. Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia chat about an exciting update! If you have been following along this podcast for awhile then you know Sophia has been trying to grow her family. In late December / early January Sophia suffered from an ectopic pregnancy.  As she took time to heal herself, mentally emotionally, spiritually and physically she was open to trying different treatments to shrink her fibroid. In this episode Sophia gives a great update to how her treatments have been working which resulted in her conceiving for a fourth time!  This episode is heartwarming, blissful and just what you need if you have been following along Sophia's journey! Both Caitlin and Sophia talk about the struggles of trying to conceive, how their faith has shaped them when it comes to trusting their bodies and what Sophia's next steps are!  Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor Tempdrop! Both Caitlin and Sophia have used Tempdrop to track their ovulation with their wearable device! Tempdrop is easy to use and only takes a couple of steps to track and monitor your fertile window!  Before you go to sleep, press the drop-shaped button to turn on your Tempdrop sensor. Place the band on your upper arm and leave it on throughout the night. Remove once you are up for the day and sync with the Tempdrop app whenever convenient. Track your symptoms to verify ovulation and learn about your cycle phases. View the chart and interpret your results. Upgrade to premium for automatic interpretation!  Tempdrop is all about supporting individuals connecting with their bodies. One of their goals is to support and make things more accessible while trying to conceive, rather than replacing existing methods. Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Caitlin Johnson wants to talk specifically to the picky eaters who are trying to conceive! Fun fact... Caitlin said she used to be a very picky eater!  This episode is great if you have been struggling trying to add more protein into your diet, eat more colorful vegetables or lay off the carbs at breakfast!  Not only can eating the rainbow be beneficial for trying to conceive but it can be fun too and Caitlin goes over exactly how to make your veggies taste so good you will be going back for seconds and thirds!  If anything that Caitlin said in this episode inspires you to try a new vegetable, be sure to post it on Instagram and tag our account! We'd love to see how you prepared a new veggie or how you liked hiding liver in your lunch! Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor Tempdrop! Both Caitlin and Sophia have used Tempdrop to track their ovulation with their wearable device! Tempdrop is easy to use and only takes a couple of steps to track and monitor your fertile window!  Before you go to sleep, press the drop-shaped button to turn on your Tempdrop sensor. Place the band on your upper arm and leave it on throughout the night. Remove once you are up for the day and sync with the Tempdrop app whenever convenient. Track your symptoms to verify ovulation and learn about your cycle phases. View the chart and interpret your results. Upgrade to premium for automatic interpretation!  Tempdrop is all about supporting individuals connecting with their bodies. One of their goals is to support and make things more accessible while trying to conceive, rather than replacing existing methods. Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/  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

Welcome to another episode of our summer season! Host Sophia Pavia chats all about  cold plunges and saunas and how it may help or hurt you during your trying to conceive journey!  Cold plunges have grown in popularity over the years and are essentially submerging your body in cold water or cryotherapy. You typically submerge yourself in cold water for a few minutes in a bathtub, a cold plunge tub or even a natural body of water like a lake during winter.  A sauna is typically a small building designed for heat bathing or using dry or wet heat to induce sweating. It's a space, often wood-lined, where people can relax and experience the effects of heat exposure.  Sophia goes over different research on how cold plunges or relaxing in a sauna impact cortisol levels for women.  Thank you to our fabulous summer season sponsor Tempdrop! Both Caitlin and Sophia have used Tempdrop to track their ovulation with their wearable device! Tempdrop is easy to use and only takes a couple of steps to track and monitor your fertile window!  Before you go to sleep, press the drop-shaped button to turn on your Tempdrop sensor. Place the band on your upper arm and leave it on throughout the night. Remove once you are up for the day and sync with the Tempdrop app whenever convenient. Track your symptoms to verify ovulation and learn about your cycle phases. View the chart and interpret your results. Upgrade to premium for automatic interpretation!  Tempdrop is all about supporting individuals connecting with their bodies. One of their goals is to support and make things more accessible while trying to conceive, rather than replacing existing methods. Tempdrop has generously offered our listeners 15% with code FFF15 at checkout! Click right here for the discount! Or copy and paste https://www.tempdrop.com/  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   Articles Sophia Referenced: https://journals.lww.com/clinicalpain/abstract/2003/07000/sex_differences_in_cortisol_response_to_noxious.6.aspx https://rpt.atar.edu.pl/info/article/UAST711306a200044383a1a0d98ca9a1a564/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0011224009000091 https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&q=+multiple+cold+water+immersions+women+hormones&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5#d=gs_qabs&t=1753136210058&u=%23p%3Dha3q5cWV1cEJ