Food Freedom and Fertility Podcast
125 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago -A fun, honest conversation about food, fertility, and women’s health.
The Food Freedom Fertility podcast started when Caitlin’s mom overheard a conversation between Caitlin and Sophia about fertility nutrition. As registered dietitians and experts in their field discussing fertility nutrition and human health, their banter was funny, honest, and insightful.
Sophia and Caitlin both specialize in prenatal, fertility, pregnancy, and postnatal nutrition, and invite you into their conversation about all things food, freedom, and fertility!
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Navigating Infertility and TTC in the Social Media Era
April 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBWelcome 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 othe...
Follow Up With Listener Caitlin and her Pregnancy Update
April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBWelcome 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 infertilit...
Pregnancy Loss And Options For Care
March 26, 2024 22:57 - 1 hour - 104 MBWelcome 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...
Pregnancy Loss and Options for Care
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBWelcome 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...
Know Your Options on Reproductive Health Care with Dr. Gary Levy
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBWelcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Dr. Gary Levy is a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and Infertility Specialist Dr. Levy 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 treatmen...
Why RDA's Aren't Cutting it with Ryan Woodbury
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBWelcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Ryan Woodbury, the co-founder of Needed the Prenatal Vitamin Company, who dedicates her work to helping women get the vitamins they need for preconception, pregnancy and postpartum. Caitlin, Sophia and Ryan speak about the importance of taking a quality prenatal vitamin, ways prenatal vitamins differ and why you should speak with a trying to conceive dietitian rather than your gene...
Midwifery Care Thrive Wellness with Dr. Jordi - ND Pediatrician
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBWelcome to another episode of Food, Freedom, and Fertility. Host Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia speak with Dr. Jordi, a Pediatric Naturopathic Medical Doctor based in San Diego, CA with a passion for growing healthy humans from before birth through childhood. Dr. Jordi serves patients throughout California and specialize in Pediatrics at Nourish Medical Center. Throughout her medical career, she worked extensively with autoimmune and chronic disease patients and discovered that many dise...
Male Factor Infertility with Dr. Leah Gordon
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBWelcome 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 ve...
Alcohol & Mocktails with Sarah Jeltema
February 19, 2024 21:08 - 1 hour - 108 MBWelcome 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 a...
Intracervical Insemination & At Home Fertility Treatments
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBWelcome 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 con...
Reopening Tubes with MD Naomi Whittaker
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome 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 fertili...
Physical Therapy Techniques & Manual Manipulation for Fertility
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBWelcome 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...
Prepping Your Kitchen for Nutrition
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBWelcome 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 tal...
Overview of Functional Medicine Testing & Benefits
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWelcome 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. T...
Folate vs Folic Acid with RD Lily Nichols
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelcome 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, Soph...
Back to Basics - PCOS
January 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome 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, workou...
PCOS Labs
June 06, 2023 02:13 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBWelcome 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 disc...
Importance of adequate progesterone in pregnancy with reproductive endocrinologist from Fertility Cloud
May 29, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 92 MBJoin us in this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility as we delve into the world of reproductive health and the crucial role of progesterone in pregnancy. Our special guest, Dr. Gary, a renowned reproductive endocrinologist from Fertility Cloud, sheds light on the importance of adequate progesterone levels during pregnancy. In addition to exploring the significance of progesterone, we also take a closer look at Fertility Cloud itself. Created amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 ...
God's Design for Sex and How to Hold to The Goodness Sex Brings Marriages In Hard Seasons
May 22, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBIn this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility, we discuss God's Design for Sex and how to hold the goodness sex brings marriages during the hard season. We delve into the topics of sex and intimacy, challenges when trying to conceive and exploring a deeper understanding of connection within relationships. We have Francie Winslow, host of Heaven in Your Home Podcast that talks about sex, marriage and the mission of God. The discussion begins with Francie sharing her personal story of he...
Sophia's Birth Story
May 15, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 149 MBTrigger Warning: This episode discusses a birth story and if this is something you would like to skip over please feel free to do so. Last week on Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia shared what her TTC journey looked like and this week Sophia we delve into the story of baby Jenny’s birth. We hear about the ups and downs of her pregnancy, the preparations she made, and the moments that led up to the birth of her child. Sophia takes us through her journey, sharing her emotions and experienc...
Sophia's Hormonal Health Journey and TTC
May 08, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 108 MBToday’s on Food Freedom and Fertility Sophia shares her trying to conceive journey. Sophia has helped so many families conceive in her career she and Caitlin thought it would be fun to turn the tables and share one of their stories. Tune in to learn how Sophia and Caitlin met along with details about Sophia and her TTC journey even as far back as her early pre-pubescent years. Most listeners will be surprised by some of the experiences Sophia has had as a prenatal nutritionist. She is also ...
Interstitial Cystitis and Fertility with Callie Krajcir, RD
May 01, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBOn this week’s episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we are going to discuss Interstitial Cystitis and Fertility with Callie Krajcir, RDN, Nutrition Coach. Callie has lived with IC since she was very young. Elementary through college her symptoms would cause her pain and put her on a rollercoaster of emotions as she continued to see a variety of doctors who did not know what was wrong with her. During college she tried a variety of treatment methods and learned to advocate for herself becau...
Red Meat and Fertility with Diana Rodgers of Sacred Cow
April 24, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWelcome to Food, Freedom and Fertility. Today we have Diana Rodgers. She is a dietitian and the author of Sacred Cow. She is an expert on the intersection of nutrition and sustainable agriculture. One thing in her book that she discusses is that there are there are three separate buckets: nutrition, environment, and ethics. They are separate butintricately intertwined. Those buckets are: 1. Nutrition 2. Environment 3. Ethics Diana shares how they chose the bucket ...
Minerals and Hormonal Health with Robyn Johnson, RD and Creator of Rayvi
April 17, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 63 MBWelcome to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility. This week we have Robyn Johnson, RD as a guest to discuss minerals and hormonal health. Robyn’s expertise is as follows: · Registered Dietitian Nutritionist · Bachelor of Science from University of Nebraska · Master of Science from Kansas University Medical Center · Trainings in clinical nutrition, women’s health, skin health and functional & integrative medicine therapies This is a very educatio...
Meal Prep Hacks and Healthy Delicious Kitchen Tips with Cassy Joy of Fed and FIt
April 10, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 65 MBWelcome to our 100th episode of the Food Freedom and Fertility podcast. We celebrate this episode with the one and only Cassy Joy Garcia who is a recipe developer. Cassy Joy Garcia, a New York Times best-selling author, of Cook Once Dinner Fix, Cook Once Eat All Week, and Fed and Fit as well as the creative force behind the popular food blog Fed & Fit. Eager to share her healthy living secrets with the world, she started Fed & Fit in 2011. Since then, she became a holistic nutrition consul...
Birth Control Options - Post Partum
April 03, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 71 MBOn this week’s episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we are discussing how to avoid pregnancy until you want to get pregnant! We will discuss all of the potential forms of birth control. Sophia and Caitlin will help you understand what options are out there and give their feedback from a profession and personal viewpoint. One of their favorite methods of birth Control is a non-hormonal option. They remind women that you will always ovulate before you get your first period post-partum. Cond...
Planning to Conceive After a Baby- Getting Your Cycle Back and More
March 27, 2023 20:07 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWelcome to Food Freedom and Fertility, this week we are talking about planning to conceive after a baby- getting your cycle back and much much more! Caitlin and Sophia discuss the landscape post-partum territory looks like. The first topic of discussion is how soon after my baby is born should I be trying for my next. Sophia and Caitlin share the different research on the different reasons why it is important to wait a certain amount of time and how your body can still be recovering from...
Blood Sugar Management by Trimester and Gestation Diabetes with Ryann Kipping
March 20, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBOn today’s episode of FFF we have the founder of The Prenatal Nutrition Library, Ryann Kipping. Not only is she the founder of TPNL she is also the author of Feel Good Pregnancy Cook Book: and she is a CLE (Certified Lacation Educator). We have Ryann on the show today so she can help you break down Blood Sugar Management by Trimester and Gestation Diabetes this episode also helps you understand why the Prenatal Nutrition Library exists. She is a huge advocate of empowering pregnant women...
Interview with Proov Founder Amy
March 13, 2023 07:30 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MBWelcome back to another episode of Food Freedom and Fertility, on this episode we are super excited to welcome back Amy Beckley, founder of Proov. Amy, who is an infertility veteran and PhD Scientist and the inventor of Proov. After three years of infertility and seven miscarriages, Amy applied her own science expertise to uncover a luteal phase defect (a problem with ovulation quality). With help from her doctor and a simple supplement, Amy was able to get pregnant with her daughter. I...
Omega-3 and Fish Oil - Importance in Pre-Conception and Pregnancy with Ayla Baummer
March 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBWelcome to the 95th episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility! This week we have the founder of FullWell Fertility, Ayla Baummer, MS, RD, LDN. Ayla founded FullWell as an adjunct to her clinical practice at Boston Functional Nutrition because she wanted to make the evidence-based, effective, and high-quality supplement they created for their clients available to the rest of the world. Sophia and Caitlin have been fans of Ayla’s and FullWell long before the FFF podcast was born. Ayla has jo...
Infertility Listener Interview- Part 2
February 27, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBWelcome to the second season and 94th episode of Food Freedom and Fertility. This episode jumps in where the last episode left off with our guest and listener Caitlin Dillon. Caitlin was a listener who participated in a contest last season and won the opportunity to be a guest on the podcast. Last episode Caitlin and Sophia discussed what Caitlin Dillon and her husband have been doing in their TTC journey. We pick up as we dive deeper in to Caitlin’s data, labs and personal habits. While Ca...
Season Kick Off - Infertility Listener Interview - Part 1
February 20, 2023 08:09 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBWelcome back to Food Freedom and Fertility! We are kicking off Season 2 with one of a special guest… one of you! Last season we finished with a contest for our listeners to give us a review and you could win a guest spot on the podcast. Caitlin Dillon wrote a great review and she is the lucky winner. Or shall we say we are lucky to have her on the podcast to share her personal fertility journey. During this 2-part episode our guest, Caitlin shares her path and discuss some of the difficul...
Becoming a Mom On Purpose + Podcasting Anniversary
July 04, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBIn this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility we are going to celebrate our 2-year anniversary! Caitlin and Sophia’s main discussion during this episode is all about becoming a mom on purpose. They chat about the sacrifice, the joy and the work that comes along with being a mom. They candidly share their favorite moments from the past 2 years and some of their not so favorite moments. Over the past 2 years Food, Freedom and Fertility has covered a broad variety of topics to help liste...
Fertility and Binge Eating Recovery with Marissa Kai Miluk, MS, RDN Binge Eating & Body Image Coach
June 27, 2022 07:31 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBThis week on Food, Freedom and Fertility we are joined by Marissa Kai Miluk who is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Body Image Coach. Marissa works with individuals who struggle with their relationship with food and body image. Her specialty is binge eating and through her practice, Behind the Binge, she helps individuals break free from restrictive eating patterns and reclaim trust with their body to move towards a more compassionate and enjoyable approach to health and well-bein...
Snack and Fridge Swaps
June 20, 2022 14:30 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis episode of food freedom and fertility is the 3rd installment of TCC friendly swaps! This week we jump into snack and fridge swaps and while we have some good ideas we want the listeners to know that you will need to expand your horizons for snacks because there isn’t always a 1 for 1 swap, but to remember it’s all about balance. It is ok to remember that if you love a snack… make room for it but also keep in mind how much you indulge on this treat. If it something you have daily make ...
TTC Friendly Food and Grocery Swaps
June 14, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 87 MBOn this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia are talking about grocery swaps! During this “eat this… not that” episode to help with your fertility journey and overall health! Our hosts start off with organization tips on how to curate your shopping list to fit your life which will help you kick off a successful grocery store trip. They also discuss the EWG’s new list of dirty dozen and clean fifteen. They dive into how important it is to look into your pantry item...
TTC Friendly Kitchen Swaps
May 30, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIn this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia are discussing TCC friendly kitchen swaps! Caitlin and Sophia have some great tips on how to make easy swaps in the kitchen to better serve yourself and your fertility. Women with PCOS have increased effects with plastic exposure. By reducing plastic exposure in the kitchen you help control and influence the way your genetics interact with your environment. So how do you determine how to curate your kitchen to support yo...
Midwifery Care for Pregnancy Health - Karly Nuttall
April 25, 2022 07:21 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBOn this week’s episode e of Food, Freedom and Fertility we are joined by Karly Nuttall a Midwife and Educator. Karly is a certified Professional Midwife who has also launched on online school, Midwifery Finishing School. Today we have Karly here to discuss Midwifery Care for Pregnancy Health specifically focused on pregnancy loss. The Midwifery approach to pregnancy loss is very open and diverse. The thought process is that there is not one correct way to handle this but better yet yo...
Egg Quality with Aimee Raupp
April 18, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBOn this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we have Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she holds a Master of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, a Bachelor’s degree in biology from Rutgers University and is currently w...
Preeclampsia - What do we know and a powerful fertility journey with Laney Poye of the Preeclampsia Foundation
April 11, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBOn this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we are discussing Preeclampsia with Laney Poye. Laney Poye serves as the Director of Communications and Engagement for the Preeclampsia Foundation, overseeing the Foundation's robust digital and traditional communications channels. She ensures that the three pillars of its mission (Community, Research, and Health Care Improvements) remain at the heart of the Foundation's work. Laney enjoys overseeing the development of scientifically accurate a...
Plagiocephaly and Torticollis - What to look for in your newborn and how to be proactive with Dr. Brittany McGeary, PT, DPT
March 28, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBIn this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility we are having a special episode to focus on Plagiocephaly and Torticollis with Dr. Brittany McGeary. Brittany is a pediatric physical therapist who specializes in torticollis, plagiocephaly, and developmental delay. She owns Grow Physical Therapy, a mobile pediatric practice whose purpose is to spread awareness about torticollis and plagiocephaly and advocate for early referral and intervention. Early referral is essential in order to prevent a ...
Using Reproductive Technologies Without Shame or Guilt with Dr. Laura von Hagen, M.Sc, N.D
March 21, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBWelcome to Food Freedom and Fertility, this episode we have Dr. Laura von Hagen to discuss using reproductive technologies without shame or guilt. We hope today’s episode can help remove the stigma and shame out of couples want to use reproductive technology as the next step of their journey. Dr. Laura is a nature path doctor who used IVF to conceive. During this episode you will hear Dr. Laura’s journey and how she and her husband went to get pregnant it just wasn’t possible to use na...
Mental Health - Medications, Strategies and More with Sipra Laddha, MD
March 14, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBOn this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility we are joined by Sipra Laddha who is a board-certified physician, trained in psychopharmacology as well as psychodynamic psychotherapy, CBT, and humanistic psychotherapy. Dr. Laddah discusses a variety of topics surrounding mental health and women who are TTC, pregnant, post-partum or working through grief from a lost baby. During these times in a woman’s life there can be additional stress of medications, financial pressures and the load...
Every Kind Of Pregnancy with Michelle Armstrong
March 07, 2022 08:33 - 1 hour - 97 MBOn this episode of Food Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin have invited their longtime friend Michelle Armstrong to discuss pregnancy and specifically her unique 4 different experiences. Michelle and her husband have been together for over 12 years but have experienced so much more than they could have ever experienced around pregnancy and childbirth. Michelle joins the podcast today to walk us through her journey of having to say goodbye to their first child at 24 weeks and the proc...
Periods and Fertility with Nicole Jardim
February 28, 2022 08:30 - 59 minutes - 48 MBThis week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility is all about your menstrual cycle! Since we are talking about the menstrual cycle we thought the best guest for that is Nicole Jardim Nicole is a Certified Women’s Health Coach, writer, speaker, mentor, and the creator of Fix Your Period, a series of programs that empower women and menstruators to reclaim their hormone health using a method that combines evidence-based information with simplicity and sass. Nicole and Sophia chat ...
Men's Preconception Health and Fertility and It's Affect on Pregnancy Complications with Ayla Barmmer
February 21, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBOn this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia and Caitlin welcome Ayla Barmmer with Men's Preconception Health and Fertility and It's Affect on Pregnancy Complications with Ayla Barmmer. For over 15years, Ayla Barmmer, MS, RDN, LDN, has been advancing the health and empowerment of thousands of clients, patients, peers, and mentees, at the intersection of nutritional science, functional medicine, and evidence-based holistic solutions. Ayla is the founder and CEO of FullWell, ...
Heart Health and Maternal Mortality - How to be proactive with Dr Jennifer Haythe
February 14, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBThis episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility is in honor of Valentine's Day and also because February is PCOS Awareness for heart health risk. The guest this week is Dr. Jennifer Haden Haythe. Dr. Haythe specializes in Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. Dr. Haythe graduated from Harvard University in 1995. She completed her medical school and residency training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003. After finishing a con...
New Year, New Baby - Caitlin's Pregnancy and Birth Story Update
February 07, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBHappy New Year! Your hosts Caitlin Johnson and Sophia Pavia are back after a holiday hiatus. The first episode of 2022 is thoughtful, heartwarming and educational. Caitlin shares her pregnancy and birth story with Sophia and all of you listeners as always Caitlin and Sophia give you a plethora of great tips and advice. Trigger Warning: This episode discusses positive pregnancy results, a birth story and breastfeeding content. Welcome back to Food Freedom and Fertility!
Enjoying the Holidays when TTC
November 22, 2021 08:30 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIn this episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Caitlin and Sophia help you find a way through the holiday season while trying to conceive. Caitlin Johnson is back from her maternity leave and ready to give you tons of tips and pointers to not only get you through this holiday season but make it enjoyable while TTC. One of the biggest reminders is to be mindful of your choices. One quick way to ensure you are going to have some sort of healthy food at parties or dinners is offer to brin...
What you need to know about IVF with Dr. Merhi
November 15, 2021 08:30 - 45 minutes - 36.1 MBOn this week’s episode of Food, Freedom and Fertility Sophia Pavia interviews Dr. Merhi about IVF and the variety of work his center is currently working on. Dr. Merhi is the founder and the medical director of Rejuvenating Fertility Center (RFC). He is an internationally recognized fertility doctor, lecturer, editor, and grant reviewer. His training and faculty appointments included Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, and University of Vermont. He is currently a...