Fertility Foundations
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe Fertility Foundations podcast: getting to the root cause of infertility.
Sandra Greenbank is a BANT registered nutritionist, functional medicine practitioner, and coach specialising in fertility and pregnancy. Infertility is on the rise and IVF industry is booming, however there is very little help out there for couples who are facing fertility issues.
This is why Sandra created the Fertility Foundations podcast; the podcast for those who are experiencing problems with fertility, and want to understand more about how they can take charge of their own path to parenthood. This podcast is here to inform, empower and inspire you with the tools and actions you can use to put down the necessary foundations, in order to help improve your chances of having a healthy baby, whether you are trying naturally or preparing for IVF.
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Episodes
Herbs, homeopathy and natural medicine for fertility - with Jenya Di Pierro
February 08, 2024 09:31 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBFertility Foundations: Herbs, homeopathy and natural medicine for fertility with Jenya Di Pierro Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Jenny Di Pierro, Naturopath, Herbalist and Homeopath, all about herbs, homoeopathy and the power of natural medicine. Jenya is also the Founder and CEO of Cloud Twelve, a wellness and lifestyle c...
Functional blood testing and analysis for fertility - with Milena Mastroianni
February 02, 2024 11:02 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBFertility Foundations: Blood testing with Milena Mastroianni Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Milena Mastroianni, Registered Nutritional Therapist, about blood testing and analysis and which tests are important as part of a fertility workup. Milena always knew she wanted to support women and couples in the space of fertilit...
Fertility Foundations: Embryology and optimising egg health with Sarah Laver the Embryologist Nutritionist
January 25, 2024 11:02 - 51 minutes - 49.7 MBWelcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Sarah Laver, Nutritional Therapist and founder of The Embryologist Nutritionist, about embryology and improving egg health. After working as a clinical embryologist in IVF clinics for many years and seeing couples struggling with their fertility, Sarah was finding it difficult to offer alterna...
Navigating male fertility and testing - with Ian Stones from testhim
January 18, 2024 09:38 - 40 minutes - 40 MBWelcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Ian Stones of testhim about male fertility and testing. Ian is co-founder and co-director of testhim a company aiming to change the world of male fertility. With over 15 years experience as a practitioner supporting couples going through fertility difficulties, Ian knows how much of a battle i...
Staying well when you are pregnant with twins - with Kirsten Mooring
January 11, 2024 09:37 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBFertility Foundations: Staying well when you're pregnant with twins with Kirsten Mooring Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Kirsten Mooring about nutrition for twin pregnancies. Kirsten struggled for years with fertility issues and pregnancy loss in her 30s and wondered if she would ever be able to have a baby. Looking for wa...
How to get the most out of IVF treatment with Jennifer Walpole
December 18, 2023 14:44 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWelcome to the fertility Foundation's podcast where we go into detail about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. We dive deep into the underlying root causes for fertility issues and natural solutions. I want you to know that you're not alone and you're not broken. I hope that by sharing these episodes that will help you move from feeling overwhelmed and lost to feeling hopeful and empowered to take charge of your own path to parenthood. I'm Sandra Greenbank nutritional ...
Oral health and the connection with healthy fertility and pregnancy with Dr Victoria Sampson
December 02, 2023 10:42 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWelcome to a new series of Fertility Foundations, where we go speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Dr. Victoria Sampson about the connection between oral health and fertility. Dr Sampson is well known for her work in developing saliva diagnostics, microbiome testing, and incorporating artificial intelligence into everyday oral care. Her work has been acknowledged worldwide, resulting in her be...
What I would like to tell my younger self about infertility with Julia Young
July 30, 2020 10:11 - 49 minutes - 60 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with fertility Nutritionist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by Nutritional therapist Julia Young. Julia went through years of fertility struggles, which she overcame with the help of nutrition and lifestyle changes. Her experience led her to study to become a nutritional therapist and specialise in the field of fertility. We talk about Julia's experience, and she shares the detai...
Expert interview - embryology and egg health with Alpesh Doshi from IVF London
July 20, 2020 11:23 - 1 hour - 88.5 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with functional medicine practitioner, nutritional therapist and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week I'm joined by consultant embryologist Alpesh Doshi from IVF London. Alpesh is one of the UK's top experts in embryology and PGS testing. On this episode we dig deep into embryology, egg health and what we can do to improve our chances of pregnancy success by natural means, as well as the technology available. IVF London website: www.ivflondon....
The Functional Medicine approach to infertility with Sarah Clark
June 01, 2020 13:51 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by functional medicine practitioner and coach Sarah Clark. She is the author of Fabulously Fertile - Supercharge your Fertility Naturally. Her fertility coaching program, which includes functional lab testing, supports couples to make diet and lifestyle changes that dramatically improve the chances of a healthy pregnancy ...
Your Menstrual Cycle, The Fifth Vital Sign with Lisa Hendrickson-Jack
May 18, 2020 12:33 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by author, Fertility Awareness educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is o...
The links between immunity and fertility with Nicola Moore
May 10, 2020 22:42 - 1 hour - 78 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Nicola Moore about the links between our immune system, and fertility. We also cover some simple strategies that you can put in place straight away, at home, to improve both your fertility and immune resilience. Specialising in the gut, immunity and hormones, Nicola Moore is considered one of the UK’s leading nutritional therapists. Hav...
Making Every Cycle Count - IVF Preparation with Nutritionist Victoria Smith
May 04, 2020 21:43 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with Victoria Smith about the importance of IVF preparation. Victoria is a nutritionist specialising in fertility nutrition, in particular for the purpose of making every IVF cycle count. She draws on her own experience as an IVF mum of two girls, and having noticed the vast difference before and after preparing for each roun...
Acupuncture for Fertility with Claire DaBreo
December 16, 2019 08:04 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with five elements acupuncturist Claire DaBreo about acupuncture for fertility. We talk about the different types of acupuncture and how to know whether acupuncture may be useful for you, or not. Claire's website: https://www.thelondonacupuncturist.co.uk Sandra's website: www.sandragreenbank.co.uk
Pre-conception and Pregnancy Nutrition for Optimised Children's Health with Lucinda Miller from Naturedoc
December 09, 2019 08:26 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with Lucinda Miller from Naturedoc about what we can do before, and during pregnancy to ensure that our children are born as healthy as possible. Lucinda's website: www.naturedoc.co.uk Sandra's website: www.sandragreenbank.co.uk Sandra's Fertility Foundations online course: www.bit.ly/fertilityfoundations
Natural Approaches to PCOS for Fertility with Lara Rickard from Marula Wellness
December 02, 2019 15:18 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I talk to Dietitian and Functional medicine practitioner Lara Rickard who specialises in PCOS. Lara's personal struggles with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome from a young age has inspired her to study this area in-depth and choose to specialise in this subject. Join us, as we discuss natural, evidenced-based strategies to healing PCOS a...
Thyroid Health for Fertility with Tanya Borowski
November 25, 2019 01:16 - 1 hour - 114 MBThis week I talk to the wonderful Tanya Borowski about the importance of thyroid health for fertility, and why this is so often misunderstood by clinicians.
Coping with infertility at Christmas with Alice Rose
November 17, 2019 17:00 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, coach and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Alice Rose, IVF mum, podcast host, consultant, speaker and campaigner. Alice works tirelessly to raise awareness of infertility and IVF as well as supporting others going through infertility. She's doing some fantastic work and I'm so excited that she has agreed to come on my podcast to talk about strategies to cope with Christmas with in...
Real food for fertility and pregnancy
November 10, 2019 18:42 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Lily Nichols, registered dietitian/ nutritionist, diabetes educator, and researcher. She is the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily's work is so exciting, because she picks apart current dietary guidelines in fertility and pregnancy nutrition, and looks at what the most recent science tells...
Real food for fertility and pregnancy with Lily Nichols RDN
November 10, 2019 18:42 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Lily Nichols, registered dietitian/ nutritionist, diabetes educator, and researcher. She is the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily's work is so exciting, because she picks apart current dietary guidelines in fertility and pregnancy nutrition, and looks at what the most recent science tells...
Hormone testing for fertility with Dr Carrie Jones
November 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Dr Carrie Jones about advanced functional hormone testing for fertility, using the DUTCH test. Dr. Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women’s health and hormones. She graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), School of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Orego...
Recurrent miscarriages - Olivia's story
October 31, 2019 09:24 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBWelcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I speak to my client Olivia about her experiences with recurring miscarriages, and working with me via my online fertility course to ultimately have a successful pregnancy. We also talk about the months of anxiety that follows a positive pregnancy test when you have suffered previous losses. Olivia posts on Instagram under the handle @reachingforourrain...