Description

Outline of items discussed during this presentation:

• The concept of preconception health
  • Benefits to mom and baby
  • Effects on future generations
  • Epigenetic impact
  • Understanding egg and sperm quality
• Factors that can affect fertility
  • Age, weight, diet, medication use, recreational drugs, autoimmunity, immune dysregulation (at the reproductive level), previous infections, environmental factors (endocrine disruptors), stress
• Naturopathic considerations for preconception
  • Diet, lifestyle factors, basic supplementation, stress management
• Recognizing potential connections to unexplained infertility
  • The power of naturopathic medicine to assess and treat differently
• The effects of fertility issues on stress; the effects of “over-treating” on stress and fertility