Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Dr. Leah Gordon, who works in educating, supporting, and bringing healing to women along their womanhood journeys as they prepare for and move toward motherhood. Leah and her husband always knew they wanted to expand their family and become parents. Into their trying to conceive journey they had to overcome many obstacles. Through their journey Leah found out her husband had a very low sperm count. Caitlin and Sophia speak with Leah about the importance of looking at both partners when trying to conceive and doing in depth testing. They speak about how significant it is to get adequate testing to find the root cause and start a plan with a trusted provider. If you are battling with male factor infertility, or suspect that may be stopping you from seeing those two lines on your pregnancy test, this episode is a must! 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more infromation about Leah head to her website or follow her on Instagram!

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Sarah Jeltema, an intrepid traveler and spirits educator with a passion for writing and project management who loves teaching others and improving efficiency. Sarah founded WhiskyNomad LLC and uses social media to educate and expose enthusiasts to alcohol from around the world. She is also the President of Women Who Whiskey San Diego. Sarah speaks about her infertility journey and how doing shift work contributed to her struggling to conceive. She spoke about how putting herself first in her career, her relationship and freindships helped her conceive her child and find the best job that fulfilled her needs. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more infromation about Sarah head to her website or follow her on Instagram!

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson speaks with Jennifer Hintzshe, founder and CEO of Pherdal, the only sterile, FDA-cleared at home insemination kit. Jennifer speaks about her infertility journey and being diagnosed with unexplained infertility. This diagnosis lit a fire within her to try and understand why she was struggling to get pregnant which helped her come up with her at-home insemination kit. Jennifer and Caitlin have an in-depth conversation about the difference between IUI, IVF and other reproductive medicine for women who are trying to conceive. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more infromation abouto Jennifer or if you would like to pre-order your very own at home insemination kit head to her website!

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia chat with Dr. Naomi Whittaker, a board-certified restorative reproductive medicine physician and surgeon specializing in fertility and has received the Focused Practice Designation in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Naomi speaks about her experience with seeing infertility patients and the different surgeries that can help assist you in your fertility journey. Caitlin, Sophia and Naomi go over how nutrition can compliment women who are undergoing IVF or IUI and the different questions to ask your provider before accepting treatment. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more information on Naomi Whittaker head to her Instagram.

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia chat with Larry Wurn the CEO of Clear Passage. Wurn with his wife Belinda, co-developed the Wurn Technique® and Clear Passage Approach®, a non-surgical treatment for pain, female infertility, bowel obstruction, and sexual dysfunction. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are interested in non-surgical treatment to help you on your fertility journey. Wurn has performed over 36,000 hours of manual therapy, and admits that his hands are getting tired. Straying from his arts background, he co-authored pioneering studies on the use of the Wurn Technique and Clear Passage Approach to treat chronic pain, endometriosis, women's sexual health, and infertility. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more information on Larry Wurn and his practice head to his website.

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Maureen Lilly, a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who helps families learn the foundational skills to preparing healthy meals from home without the stress and burnout. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are confused about what foods to eat for fertility and how to declutter your kitchen cabinets, fridge and freezer for healthy foods. Caitlin, Sophia and Maureen talk about easy dinner ideas for the entire household and the best ways to prep your food for the week. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more information about Maureen Lilly head to her website https://www.yespeasnutrition.com/.

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia speak with Kaely McDevitt, a Registered Dietitian with ten years of experience helping clients reclaim their energy, optimize fertility and overcome hormone symptoms through personalized nutrition, on functional medicine testing. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are confused about functional medicine testing and what test is right for you on your trying to conceive journey. There's hundreds of different tests out there and it can be overwhelming and costly to do them all. Caitlin, Sophia and Kaely engage in an in-depth discussion on different tests, lab results, different auto-immune disorders and so much more. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more information about Kaely McDevitt head to her website https://www.kaelyrd.com/ or follow her on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/kaelyrd/?hl=en

Welcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia bring on RD Lily Nichols, a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist, Certified Diabetes Educator, researcher, and author with a passion for evidence-based prenatal nutrition, to talk about the difference between folate and folic acid. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to understand the importance of eating enough folate while you are trying to conceive. Caitlin, Sophia and Lily engage in an in-depth discussion on healthy folate levels, what type of prenatal vitamins you should be taking, and so much more. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility For more on RD Lily Nichols head to her website. https://lilynicholsrdn.com/about/

Welcome to the season 3 season opener of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin and Sophia start season 3 talking about getting back to the basics and emphasizing on women diagnosed with PCOS. This episode is one you will definitely want to listen to if you are wanting to start from scratch and learn about things you can be doing now to help your fertility and get one step closer to getting those two pink lines. Caitlin and Sophia engage in an in-depth discussion on PCOS labs, workouts to help your fertility and ones to avoid, how to advocate for yourself at the doctor's office and so much more. 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. Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% MyFertilityCloud: $25 off first appointment with link: https://bit.ly/Food-Freedom-Fertilitty Needed: FFF20 for 20% off your order with link: https://www.thisisneeded.com/discount/FFF20?rfsn=7726780.70156a&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=7726780.70156a You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility

Welcome 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. Thank you to our Season 2 Sponsors. Be sure to use the code on their site for a Food, Freedom and Fertility discount. Proov Testing Kit and online app 15% OFF in $15 or more FFF15 FullWell: FFF10 10% pre-natal, fish oil or men's pre-natal The Prenatal Nutrition Library: FFF20 20% Link from episode: WWW.thebloodcode.com/homa/ir/calculator You can find us on IG at FoodFreedomFertility