Welcome to The Fertility Dietitian Podcast where Brooke Boskovich, a Functional Medicine Dietitian specializes in fertility and helps couples uncover the barriers that are preventing them from optimizing their fertility. And in this podcast she will teach you how to work with your body, to finally take home a healthy baby.

Each week she will be diving into different topics on fertility and sharing her perspective on physiology, metabolic health, nutrition & lifestyle approaches that have helped hundreds of couples get pregnant after years of heartache despite unexplained infertility, recurrent loss, endometriosis, male factor infertility, PCOS and more.

"Women's health is vastly under-researched, and protocols are an average of 17 years out-of-date." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Why should we care about preconception?

Today I talk about what preconception care is, why it is important, and how to support it, all with the goal of decreasing your time to a healthy baby.

I share the facets that preconception care includes, like eating well and reducing the body's toxic burden for both parents.

Listen in to learn common causes for early miscarriage and how our diet affects fertility.

"When I think about fertility I think about energy." - Brooke Boskovich.

• How to optimize fertility

• What is preconception care

• How long before conception should we change our diet

• Why is preconception care important

• How to support preconception care

• Does diet affect fertility treatment

• How to reduce your toxic burden

• What are common reasons for miscarriage

• How to eat during preconception

"We live in a time where a lot of our energy is used up by our detox pathways." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Today I share my top tips for boosting progesterone naturally. You may not hear about progesterone and its role in conception until you begin your fertility journey.

In this episode, learn about what progesterone is, how our bodies produce it, and how we can actively support that production process.

What is its biggest job and why should we care about it?

What are the signs of low progesterone levels and how does progesterone encourage ovulation?

Listen to this episode to learn my top seven tips to naturally increase progesterone production.

"Progesterone is a key hormone for cycle health. She balances estrogen, reduces inflammation, and is calming to the nervous system." - Brooke Boskovich.

• What is progesterone

• How do we make progesterone

• Ways to encourage ovulation

• How to support progesterone production naturally

• Why do we care about progesterone

• What are the signs of low progesterone

• What is the biggest job of progesterone

"Naturally boosting progesterone requires a strong foundation of gut health." - Brooke Boskovich.

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There is a lot of confusing and contradicting information out there about how our diet affects fertility.

Today is all about busting common fertility diet myths.

In this episode, I explain why nutrition is crucial to the fertility process and how to better understand how to support fertility with nutrition.

I also share tips for analyzing relevant scientific studies on fertility and diet.

Listen in to learn the three most common fertility diet myths.

• Why seek a provider specializing in fertility nutrition

• Which diet is best for fertility

• Is protein important for fertility

• How to analyze fertility studies

• Does the quality of dairy affect fertility

"It can be so hard to find a team that really has your best interest in mind and is not sold out to a protocol driven by massive conflicts of interest, but they are there and there are more of us all the time." - Brooke Boskovich.

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This episode is all about Anti-Müllerian Hormone or AMH.

What is AMH and what is its function for fertility?

Learn about AMH levels and how to increase them.

Find out what your AMH levels are telling you.

How is AMH related to factors like gut health and PCOS?

• What is AMH

• How does follicle size relate to AMH development

• What is the function of AMH in fertility

• Which factors affect AMH

• How is gut health related to AMH levels

• Is PCOS related to AMH levels

"AMH is a poor marker of overall ovarian reserve." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Today I share how you can improve your egg quality over the age of 35.

Learn four things you can do to support your mitochondria and improve egg quality.

I explain why you must support your gut to improve your egg quality.

Find out how long it takes to see improvements and what practical measures you can implement to decrease your toxic burden now.

• What is the best way to support fertility as we age

• Why do ovaries require so much energy

• What is the role of antioxidants in egg health

• Where do we get antioxidants from

• How to support mitochondria

• Ways to reduce oxidative stress

• Do commercial fertility detoxes work

• How to decrease your toxic burden

"We have to look at the whole body rather than isolate the reproductive system in order to have the biggest impact." - Brooke Boskovich.

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How do you know if your sperm analysis is normal?

Today I share the process of sperm production, why sperm health is important, and which steps you can take to maximize sperm health.

Sperm health affects the likelihood of a productive contraception process, so listen in to learn why preconception care also includes sperm health.

• What is the process of sperm production

• How can sperm cause conception to be more challenging

• What are optimal conditions for sperm growth

• How does nutrient deficiency impact sperm profit

• Does drinking and smoking hurt sperm health

"Your normal sperm analysis would've been considered infertile 15 years ago." - Brooke Boskovich.

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Sperm is a huge factor in the health of your baby.

In this episode, learn how poor sperm health affects pregnancy outcomes.

Reducing the toxic burden in our bodies takes energy away from healthy sperm production and is just one of the factors that can affect sperm health.

Find out if and when you should request sperm DNA fragmentation testing and how to analyze the results of those tests.

• What causes DNA fragmentation

• How does poor sperm health affect pregnancy outcomes

• What causes free radicals and how do they affect fertility

• Why should you request DNA fragmentation testing

• How to analyze DNA fragmentation testing

• What to do if your DNA fragmentation test results are over the normal 20% threshold

"Sperm contributes to 50% of your tiny human's DNA." - Brooke Boskovich, MS, RD.

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