Office Hours: Preparing Your Body for Pregnancy — Fertility, Nutrition & Hormones

The podcast addresses rising infertility rates and empowers listeners to take control of their fertility through lifestyle and functional medicine approaches. It identifies key drivers of infertility, including metabolic dysfunction, environmental toxins, microbiome health, and stress. Dr. Hyman emphasizes that issues such as subtle thyroid dysfunction, inflammation, insulin resistance, and nutrient deficiencies can be identified and treated through functional medicine. He shares a story about a woman who had recurrent miscarriages and was able to have a healthy baby after addressing a folate deficiency. He also discusses the importance of sperm quality and male fertility, as well as strategies for women to recover and detox after IVF treatments, including supporting mitochondrial health and liver detoxification.