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In this solo episode, I am tackling the topic of Ovulation Predictor Kits! I talk about OPKs and why I don’t think they are all they’re cracked up to be. I share why relying solely on OPKs can reduce your chances of conception in some cases, and why your body gives you much more reliable signs to go on when you pay attention to it!
Registration is now open for my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program starting in August/September 2017! Make sure to head over to the group program page and apply today to reserve your spot.
- Why relying primarily on Ovulation Predictor Kits (OPKs) can actually lower your chances of conceiving
- How OPKs can inadvertently lead you to use the rhythm method
- The impact of stress on your menstrual cycle
- Why the key to timing sex correctly is not about having sex on ovulation day
- Why women with PCOS often can't rely on OPKs to identify ovulation
- How relying on OPKs can result in you ignoring your body signs
- Why monitoring your cervical mucus observations is more effective than relying on OPKs
- Why waiting for a positive OPK to have sex will often cause you to miss out on several fertile days prior to ovulation
- The importance of understanding your fertility signs first and using OPKs second
- The benefits of using OPKs when you understand and pay attention your fertile signs first
- Using Fertility Awareness to optimize your chances of conception
Connect with Lisa.
You can connect with Lisa on the Fertility Friday Website, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Resources mentioned
Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes!
This episode is sponsored by Cora! Made from 100% organic cotton. Cora tampons were designed not only to help you manage your periods. Most importantly it aims to preserve your overall health. For every month of tampons you buy, Cora gives a month of pads along with menstrual health education to a girl in need in India. Click here to receive your first month's supply free of charge.
*Please note that Cora only ships within the United States.
Fertility Friday | 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program!
This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness in a supportive environment surrounded by an amazing group of like-minded women! Click here to reserve your spot in the group!
Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
Today I release another episode in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series! I interview my client Anna. Anna was a member of my most recent group program, and in our episode together we delve into the relationship between diet and her menstrual cycle.
In this episode, as in the other episodes in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series, I pull back the curtain and show you inside a real client session. You get to see exactly what it’s like to work with me one-on-one!
Registration is now open for the next round of my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! We're starting this month -- August 2017. Make sure to head over to the group program page and apply today to reserve your spot.
- The dramatic impact of diet on Anna's cycles
- Anna's transition from hormonal birth control to the Fertility Awareness Method
- Anna's experience on hormonal contraceptives and the side effects she experienced
- How menstrual cycle charting helped Anna to improve her PCOS symptoms
- How fertility awareness helped Anna to gain a deeper awareness of her cycles and her health overall
- The addictive nature of processed sugary food
- Eating in a way that balances blood sugar
- How Anna eliminated her menstrual cramps through diet and lifestyle changes
- Transitioning from the mindset of "food as fuel" to considering food as nutrition
- The connection between sugary food and unwanted hair growth in Anna's case
Connect with Lisa.
You can connect with Lisa on the Fertility Friday Website, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Resources mentioned
- Fertility, Cycles & Nutrition (book) | Marilyn Shannon
- Are You Trying to Conceive? Here's Why You Need to Get Your Partner's Sperm Tested ASAP
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 147 | Managing PCOS Symptoms Naturally | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Lisa & Erica
- FFP 146 | Anxiety, Depression & Low Libido | The Truth About Hormonal Birth Control | LeAnna & Samantha
- FFP 134 | Optimizing Sperm Health | Motility, Morphology & Sperm Count | Why He Needs To Get Tested ASAP | Marc Sklar
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 105 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Fertility Awareness Method | PCOS | Balancing Blood Sugar | Nutrition for Fertility | Teri & Lisa
- FFP 103 | Real Food for PCOS | PCOS, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes | Managing PCOS Naturally with Diet | Balancing Blood Sugar | Lily Nichols
- FFP 051 | The Impact of Sugar Consumption on Fertility and Health | Creating a Healthy Relationship with Food | Angelique Panagos
- FFP 002 | Fertility Awareness Method Cycle Charting | Rose Yewchuk
- Cora Tampons | Organic Tampons That Work
- 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program | Program Details
Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes!
This episode is sponsored by Cora! Made from 100% organic cotton. Cora tampons were designed not only to help you manage your periods. Most importantly it aims to preserve your overall health. For every month of tampons you buy, Cora gives a month of pads along with menstrual health education to a girl in need in India. Click here to receive your first month's supply free of charge.
*Please note that Cora only ships within the United States.
Fertility Friday | 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program!
This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness in a supportive environment surrounded by an amazing group of like-minded women! Click here to reserve your spot in the group!
Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
In this episode, as in the other episodes in my Fertility Awareness Reality Series, I pull back the curtain and show you inside a real client session. You get to see exactly what it’s like to work with me one-on-one!
Registration is now open for the next round of Group Programs starting in August/September 2017! Make sure to head over to the group program page and apply today to reserve your spot.
Topics discussed in today's episode:
- How Erica discovered the Fertility Awareness Method
- How to tell the difference between ovulatory bleeding, spotting, and menstruation
- How to chart different types of bleeding during your cycle
- What Erica did to bring back her period after 6 months of amenorrhea
- Recording your basal body temperature when your sleep routine is inconsistent
- How to time sex for conception
- The relationship between diet and the menstrual cycle
- Creating a breakfast routine that helps to stabilize blood sugar
Connect with Lisa.
You can connect with Lisa on the Fertility Friday Website, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Resources mentioned
- FFP 122 | Liver Function, Fertility, & Menstrual Health | Xenoestrogens | Liver Detoxification | Fatty Liver Disease | Lisa Leger, HRHPE
- Fertility Awareness Reality Series Episodes | Fertility Friday
- FFP 142 | Endometriosis, PCOS, Acne & Infertility | Getting to the Root Cause | Dr. Pamela Frank
- FFP 136 | Endometriosis, PCOS & Fibroids | Surgical Techniques That Preserve Fertility | NaPro Technology | Dr. Kyle Beiter
- FFP 111 | 8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS | Inflammation, Gut Health, Thyroid Disorders & PCOS | Infertility | Autoimmunity | Dr. Fiona McCulloch, ND
- [On-Air Client Session] FFP 105 | Fertility Awareness Reality Series | Fertility Awareness Method | PCOS | Balancing Blood Sugar | Nutrition for Fertility | Teri & Lisa
- FFP 103 | Real Food for PCOS | PCOS, Insulin Resistance & Diabetes | Managing PCOS Naturally with Diet | Balancing Blood Sugar | Lily Nichols
- FFP 060 | Treating PCOS Without Fertility Drugs | Conceiving Naturally With PCOS | Dr. Katherine Sherif
- Cora Tampons | Organic Tampons That Work
- 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program | Program Details
Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes!
This episode is sponsored by Cora! Made from 100% organic cotton, Cora tampons were designed not only to help you manage your periods but also to preserve your health. For every month of tampons you buy, Cora gives a month of pads along with menstrual health education to a girl in need in India. Click here to receive your first month's supply free of charge.
*Please note that Cora only ships within the United States.
Fertility Friday | 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program!
This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness in a supportive environment surrounded by an amazing group of like-minded women! Click here to reserve your spot in the group!
Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
In today’s episode, I have 2 members of the Fertility Friday community on the show to share their experience with hormonal contraceptives. Both LeAnna and Samantha had a range of negative experiences while on hormonal contraceptives, but like most women, they didn’t realize the pill was the cause of their symptoms until much later.
Samantha and LeAnna candidly share their experiences with hormonal contraceptives. From panic attacks to anxiety and depression, they tell all.
Registration is now open for my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Click here to apply.
Topics discussed in today's episode:
- LeAnna shares her experience taking hormonal contraceptives.
- Why in LeAnna's case, her panic attacks many years after she first started using hormonal contraceptives.
- What made LeAnna realize that the pill was behind her symptoms
- LeAnna's transition from hormonal contraceptive to fertility awareness and how it impacts her overall health.
- Why the most common side effects of using hormonal contraceptives are not what you think they are
- Samantha shares her experience using hormonal contraceptives.
- She shares the effects that she experienced and how it led her to the fertility awareness method.
- Samantha shares how the pill affected her mood.
- Why the is pill often the last thing women consider to be the cause of their symptoms.
Connect with Lisa.
You can connect with Lisa on the Fertility Friday Website, and on Facebook and Twitter.
Resources mentioned
- FFP 137 | Panic Attacks, Emotional Breakdowns, and Recurrent Yeast Infections | The Truth About Hormonal Birth Control | Briana & Cieara
- FFP 135 | Are Your Menstrual Products Toxic? | The Truth About Conventional Pads & Tampons | Managing Menstruation in Low Resource Settings | Molly Hayward
- Cora Tampons | Organic Tampons That Work
- 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program | Program Details
Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes!
This episode is sponsored by Cora! Made from 100% organic cotton, Cora tampons were designed not only to help you manage your periods but also to preserve your health. For every month of tampons you buy, Cora gives a month of pads along with menstrual health education to a girl in need in India. Click here to receive your first month's supply free of charge.
*Please note that Cora only ships within the United States.
Fertility Friday | 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program!
This episode is sponsored by my 10 Week Fertility Awareness Mastery Group Program! Master Fertility Awareness in a supportive environment surrounded by an amazing group of like-minded women! Click here to reserve your spot in the group!
Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic
Melissa is an expert on endometriosis and women’s health. She is incredibly passionate about changing the lives of women with endometriosis and is saddened by how many women are being restricted by the condition. She knows there are other ways to treat the condition beyond surgery, hormone treatments, and pain-killers. Having overcome stage 4 endometriosis herself, she is a guiding light for women with endometriosis who are keen to use a natural and holistic approach.
In today’s show, we talk about endometriosis what causes it, what the common symptoms are, and why it often goes undiagnosed. Endometriosis is best known for the pain and anguish many women experience when they have it, but many women experience little if any overt symptoms. Melissa and I discuss non-invasive ways to address endometriosis, and how to know when surgery is necessary.
Topics discussed in today's episode:
- Melissa shares how she overcome endometriosis and how her own experience compelled her to support women to do the same through her Endo-Empowered program.
- What is the REACH technique?
- What role do Natural Killer cells play in endometriosis?
- Why is endometriosis so painful for so many women?
- How do you know if you might have endometriosis? What signs should you be looking for?
- The connection between liver health and endometriosis
- How is Glyphosate -- i.e. Roundup connected to rising endometriosis rates?
- What is the connection between gluten and menstrual cycle issues like endometriosis?
- Why pain with sex may be an important indicator that you could have endometriosis
Connect with Melissa.
Resources mentioned
- FFP 122 | Liver Function, Fertility, & Menstrual Health | Xenoestrogens | Liver Detoxification | Fatty Liver Disease | Lisa Leger, HRHPE
- FFP 065 | 6 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Xenoestrogen Exposure with Lisa | Fertility Friday
- FFP 136 | Endometriosis, PCOS & Fibroids | Surgical Techniques That Preserve Fertility | NaPro Technology | Dr. Kyle Beiter
- FFP 017 | Natural Treatment for Unexplained Infertility | Treating Endometriosis and Fibroids | Dr. Shawna Darou, ND
- Cora Tampons | Organic Tampons That Work
Join the community! Find us in the Fertility Friday Facebook Group
Subscribe to the Fertility Friday Podcast on iTunes!
This episode is sponsored by Cora! Made from 100% organic cotton, Cora tampons were designed not only to help you manage your periods but also to preserve your health. For every month of tampons you buy, Cora gives a month of pads along with menstrual health education to a girl in need in India. Click here to receive your first month's supply free of charge.
*Please note that Cora only ships within the United States.
Fertility Friday | Fertility Management Masterclass
This episode is sponsored by my Fertility Management Masterclass! Gain clarity and confidence using the Fertility Awareness Method and improve your cycle health at the same time! Click here for more information!
Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Produced by J-Gantic