Latest Pre-conception Podcast Episodes
The Future of Fertility Friendly Food | Episode 119
Fertility Friendly Food - November 08, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutesThis is not your regular episode! If you caught our last one, Episode 118, you're already in the know - it marked the end of our wild ride through Season 4 of Fertility Friendly Food, the Podcast. In this episode, we're taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane. I'll spill the beans on why we k...
Navigating The Holidays When Trying To Conceive | Episode 118
Fertility Friendly Food - November 01, 2023 18:00 - 21 minutesCan you believe it's almost the silly season already? Now, over here at The Dietologist, we get it. The holidays can stir up a whirlwind of emotions, especially when those well-meaning friends and family members just can't resist asking the age-old question: "When are you having a baby?" Tis al...
Trying to Conceive In Your 40s - The Nutrition Guide | Episode 117
Fertility Friendly Food - October 25, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesTW: This episode covers the topic of pregnancy loss. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact The Pink Elephant Su...
Trying to Conceive In Your 30s - The Nutrition Guide | Episode 116
Fertility Friendly Food - October 18, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutesTW: This episode covers the topic of pregnancy loss. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact The Pink Elephant Su...
Practical Tips to Recover Your Period with Hypothalamic Amenorrhoea with Sarah Liz King | Episode 115
Fertility Friendly Food - October 11, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutesTRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns are discussed. If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 46 73. Welcome back to Fertility Friendly Food, the Podcast! In this episode, we revisit the topic of Hy...
Solo Motherhood By Choice - PCOS, Type 2 Diabetes, Weight Loss & IVF | Real Life Fertility Story | Episode 114
Fertility Friendly Food - October 04, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutesThis episode discusses a personal story. Every fertility story is different and unique. Please don't compare your own journey to our guest's story today and seek a professional health care team to support you on your own journey. This week, we're absolutely thrilled to introduce our special com...
Mental Health & PCOS | PCOS Mini-Series | Episode 113
Fertility Friendly Food - September 27, 2023 19:00 - 20 minutesTW: This episode talks about Eating Disorders and Mental Health. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need immediate help for your mental health, please contact LifeLine...
PCOS & the Gut Microbiome with Candice Crellin APD | PCOS Mini-Series | Episode 112
Fertility Friendly Food - September 20, 2023 19:00 - 25 minutesContinuing our PCOS mini-series with its third instalment, we're once again joined by our senior Team Dietitian, Candice Crellin APD, to share practical insights into enhancing our gut health and how we can actively influence PCOS Over the last five years, research has established a link betwee...
Weight Loss with PCOS with Candice Crellin APD | PCOS Mini-Series | Episode 111
Fertility Friendly Food - September 13, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutesTRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns are discussed. If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 46 73. In this episode, we are back on PCOS Awareness Monthwe're diving deep into the topic of weight lo...
What is the Best Diet for PCOS? with Candice Crellin APD | PCOS Mini-Series | Episode 110
Fertility Friendly Food - September 06, 2023 19:00 - 35 minutesTRIGGER WARNING: Eating disorders, disordered eating and body image concerns are discussed. If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact the Butterfly Foundation 1800 33 46 73. What's the best diet for PCOS? Keto? Low carb? Intermittent fasting? Or Low GI? Tune in to find o...
How Can You Protect Your Child's Future Fertility with Lucy Lines | Episode 109
Fertility Friendly Food - August 30, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutesTW: This episode mentions pregnancy loss. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact The Pink Elephant Support Netwo...
Vegan & Vegetarian Diet for Fertility - Helpful or Harmful? | Episode 108
Fertility Friendly Food - August 23, 2023 19:00 - 21 minutesDitching meat and animal products is nothing all that new. But in the past few decades, there is an ever-increasing number of people choosing to go vegan, vegetarian or plant-based whether it be for religion, animal welfare, environmental & sustainability or health-related reasons. A common qu...
How Becoming a Fertility Dietitian Changed My Life | BONUS Episode
Fertility Friendly Food - August 16, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutesIn this special BONUS episode of Fertility Friendly Food - The Podcast, I reflect on my journey into my career as a fertility dietitian and how it has completely changed my life! It's a role that goes far beyond the ordinary – one that immerses you in the most intimate, and sometimes darkest, m...
What You Eat Before & During Pregnancy Impacts Your Grandchildren | Episode 107
Fertility Friendly Food - August 09, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutesYep, you read that right, your diet & lifestyle BEFORE you even conceive your child can influence your grandchildren's health! How? A little something called, epigenetics! In today's episode, I dive into what is epigenetics and how it impacts your baby's health journey. Together we uncover...
How to Get Your Partner Involved in TTC Prep | Episode 106
Fertility Friendly Food - August 02, 2023 19:00 - 19 minutesToday, we're going to talk about how to involve your partner in pre-conception and fertility care from the get-go! Trying to get pregnant can be a very exciting time. Ideally, trying to conceive (TTC) should feel like something you're doing as a team (for those of you ith partners). But it isn'...
Trying to Conceive Whilst Breastfeeding with Lana Hirth | Episode 105
Fertility Friendly Food - July 26, 2023 19:00 - 59 minutesTW: This episode mentions pregnancy loss and stillbirth. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact The Pink Elephan...
Secondary Infertility, Gestational Diabetes & Pre-conception Prep | Real Life Fertility Story | Episode 104
Fertility Friendly Food - July 19, 2023 19:00 - 43 minutesThis episode discusses a personal story. Every fertility story is different and unique. Please don't compare your own journey to our guest's story today and seek a professional health care team to support you on your own journey. This week we are so excited to have another community guest on th...
The Impact of Trying to Conceive on Your Sex Life with Amanda Grogan | Episode 103
Fertility Friendly Food - July 12, 2023 19:00 - 52 minutesIn this episode, we explore how trying to conceive affects your sex life. Our guest, Amanda Grogan, a qualified counsellor specialising in sex and intimacy, shares her expertise and personal experience with endometriosis. We discuss common experiences of "scheduled" and less enjoyable sex duri...
What is the Best Diet for Endometriosis? | Episode 102
Fertility Friendly Food - July 05, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutesFresh from attending the World Endometriosis Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland, where I presented my poster on The Role of The Dietitian in Endometriosis, in this episode, we discuss dietary recommendations for managing endometriosis symptoms based on the latest research. In this episode, I brea...
Recurrent Miscarriage & Secondary Infertility with Melissa | Real Life Fertility Story | Episode 101
Fertility Friendly Food - June 28, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutesTW: This episode covers the topic of pregnancy loss and also features some baby cries & other delightful noises - we keep it authentic around here! If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friend...
Recurrent Implantation Failure & Diet with Kaylee Slater APD | Episode 100
Fertility Friendly Food - June 21, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutesRecurrent Implantation Failure (RIF) is a frustrating and challenging condition that affects some couples trying to conceive through IVF. The definition of RIF is 3 or more IVF attempts with good-quality embryos, this can be due to a number of factors, which we will discuss in today's episode. ...
Does Stress REALLY Impact Your Fertility? With Robyn Birkin | Episode 99
Fertility Friendly Food - June 14, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutesIf you have heard the comment "just relax" when trying to co nceive you probably rolled your eyes AND THEN maybe wondered what impact your stress really has on your fertility. Similarly, you may have wanted to know if mindfulness, meditation, and other self-care tools may actually improve your...
Gestational Diabetes - Why Does It Happen? with Helena McDonald APD | Episode 98
Fertility Friendly Food - June 07, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourToday’s episode is all about Gestational Diabetes or GD which can affect 15% of all pregnancies. And whilst it can be totally manageable, a diagnosis of GD may change the way you thought your pregnancy might look and the way we support you as dietitians with your nutrition and lifestyle. We a...
A Man's Perspective on Infertility with Jon Summers @infertilityman | Episode 97
Fertility Friendly Food - May 31, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutesIt is true that male fertility is not always discussed as openly or frequently as female fertility. However, male fertility is just as common and just as much a part of the conversation. So in today's episode, we get a man's perspective who's lived through and living through infertility. We are...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease & Fertility | Episode 96
Fertility Friendly Food - May 24, 2023 14:00 - 20 minutesIBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) is a group of chronic inflammatory conditions that affect the digestive tract, including Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. In today's episode, I discuss IBD and its potential impacts on fertility. If you are planning to conceive and have IBD, it's importa...
Recurrent Miscarriage - The Role of Diet & Lifestyle with Candice Crellin APD | Episode 95
Fertility Friendly Food - May 17, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutesTW: This episode covers the topic of pregnancy loss. If this is not something you feel you should listen to today please skip this episode and listen to one of our previous episodes on Fertility Friendly Food! If you need support, please seek the advice of your GP or contact The Pink Elephant Su...
The Ultimate Guide to Donor Conception with Meta Getman | Episode 94
Fertility Friendly Food - May 10, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourIn this episode we are joined by Meta Getman (pronounced May-da) , a fertility coach who helps families who are exploring and/or facing a journey to parenthood they had never imagined: using donor eggs, donor sperm or donor embryo. Through her work, Meta helps her clients go from isolation...
Why Is Male Fertility Declining So Quickly? with Candice Crellin APD | Episode 93
Fertility Friendly Food - May 03, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutesGuys! Men! Gents! We need to talk about the frightening statistics on male fertility. There is a growing concern about the sharp decline in sperm count and quality particularly in the last 50 years. Why is this happening and what can you proactively implement into your own lifestyle to improv...
Secondary Infertility, PCOS, Insulin Resistance with Bec | Real Life Fertility Story | Episode 92
Fertility Friendly Food - April 26, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutesThis episode discusses a personal story. Every fertility story is different and unique. Please don't compare your own journey to our guest's story today and seek a professional health care team to support you on your own journey. This week we are so excited to have our first community guest on...
Low Carb Diets and Fertility - Helpful or Problematic? | Episode 91
Fertility Friendly Food - April 19, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutesTW: This episode discusses disordered eating and eating disorders. If this is something that may affect you when listening, please skip this episode and listen to another episode of Fertility Friendly Food. We have all seen the rise in popularity of low-carb diets, keto, and paleo diets for hea...
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