"We often wait to address fertility until it becomes infertility." - Alexandria DeVito
A diagnosis of infertility can be devastating, but this brilliant and informative conversation with expert Alexandria DeVito can inspire hope and proactive measures to identity fertility blockers and remove them. Alexandria is a functional nutritionist, best selling author, and the founder and CEO of Poplin, the first pre-pregnancy wellness company of its kind. You can reach Alexandria at her website https://9monthsisnotenough.com.

Some of the highlights Alexandria shares:

• Infertility diagnosis has a similar level of impact as a cancer diagnosis - devastating
• There has to be a better way
• Reactive models of healthcare vs proactive models of healthcare
• Infertility is really a symptom, not a diagnosis - it means you've tried for a year and haven't successfully conceived yet, it does not mean that you're not capable of conceiving
• Identify and remove fertility blockers
• Age is not a primary factor
• There's a difference between biological age and chronological age. We can't change chronological age, but we can modify biological age
• Lifestyle
• Learn about testing available to identify fertility blockers for an individual
• Our bodies were designed to conceive, but our modern environment was not
• How nutrition is a factor - we eat "food-like" substances instead of real food
• When we eat calorie dense food that is nutritionally deficient, our bodies think we're starving
• 80% of people are micronutrient deficient
• Why real food is the foundation for health
• How stress affects our physiology, ability to digest and assimilate nutrients and affects our ability to conceive
• Acute stress vs chronic stress
• Why our body thinks we're experiencing war and famine
• Our body prioritizes survival over procreation
• Identify stressors and eliminate or upgrade
• Even a 10% improvement can make a difference
• How to upgrade your current environment
• Minimize environmental toxins - be careful about what you put in and on your body
• Give yourself grace and patience
• Generational health - improvements now give huge benefits later - it's a gift that keeps on giving
• And more

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