186: Fertility Awareness Method Part 2

Today, Dr. Monica Minjeur and I continue with our two-part series on fertility awareness, explaining how to chart and understand your menstrual cycles, regulate them without birth control, and optimize your cycle to promote fertility. Today, in Part 2, we discuss lifestyle changes that can help you, and I share some of my fertility journey. Please listen to part one first if you have not already done so.
Lifestyle changes to assist fertility:

Exercise moderately for 15 to 20 minutes three times per week

Walk for 30 minutes per day, six to seven days a week

Avoid processed foods

Watch your carb intake

Eat lean proteins, fruits, veggies, whole grains, nuts, and healthy fats like olive and avocado oil

Reduce your stress (You can use meditation, prayer, yoga, quiet, or deep breathing exercises)

Get at least seven to eight hours of sleep per night


Dr. Monica Minjeur's Bio:
Dr. Monica Minjeur is the founder and CEO of Radiant Clinic in Cedar Rapids, IA. The mission of Radiant Clinic is to restore natural menstrual cycles to improve health and promote fertility. 
As a board-certified family medicine physician, Dr.Minjeur specializes in testing and treatment for irregular or painful periods, PCOS, recurrent miscarriages, infertility, PMS, and other gynecological conditions. 
She is passionate about providing education for using fertility awareness methods to get to the root cause of menstrual-related concerns and improve the health of the women she serves. 
Dr.Minjeur also hosts the podcast, "Cycle Wisdom" where she talks about menstrual cycle awareness and natural ways to restore fertility.
In this episode:

Dr.Minjeur shares her tips and tools for optimizing hormones (1:15)

The differences between natural and synthetic hormones (4:12)

The link between estrogen deficiency and irregular menstrual cycles (5:34)

How stress can cause low oestrogen and progesterone levels (6:53)

Why brown bleeding is not ideal (15:49)

Lifestyle changes that could help with fertility (18:29)

Why it is essential to reduce stress for fertility (21:20)

Toxins that could impact fertility (25:26)


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