Fertility, miscarriage & optimising egg quality with Fertility Naturopath, Rhiannon Hardingham

Have you repeatedly heard the term “unexplained infertility” and actually would just like someone to explain what that really means? Or maybe you’ve been through the fertility of fertility with recurrent miscarriages and want to find out more about what you can do. Perhaps you just want to find out more about how you can improve your egg quality. In this episode, Jacinta speaks with one of the leading Naturopath and Fertility Educators Rhiannon Hardingham about the causes of infertility, frequent miscarriage and what you need to do from today to optimise your egg quality. In this episode, Jacinta and Rhiannon discuss: 6:28 - Infertility, changes throughout time with natural conception 9:20 - Unexplained infertility, what it is and what are the next steps for someone who has been told this 10:36 - Impact of smoking and uncontrolled metabolic health 11:20 - Is it an egg quality or sperm quality issue, or an inplantation issue? 13:43 - Immune dysfunction association with infertility 18:14 - Vaginal microbiome, dysbiosis and screening 19:23 - Inflammation association with infertility 22:33 - Advice and strategies for reducing inflammation 26:14 - Effects of egg quality, age, lifestyle, excess recreational drug and alcohol use, obesity, diet low in antioxidants, genetics 32:33 - Impact of IVF cycles back to back 34:45 - What are the natural fertility outcomes for PCOS and endometriosis 39:54 - Male sperm quality and male fertility 44:09 - 3 dietary and lifestyle tweaks to recommend to optimise egg quality and hormonal health 46:07 - Protein intake for vegans and vegetarians 48:44 - Next steps to take for improving fertility And so much more! Rhiannon’s recommendations/references: Changing the 1%’s to improve fertility Seeking qualified help from IVF specialists and practitioners Ensuring to eat minimal sugars, but including plenty of healthy fats, good carbohydrate sources and the appropriate amount of protein Cease smoking, reduce alcohol, minimise day-to-day stress Learn more about Rhiannon via or follow their journey over on instagram rhihardingham, and website www.rhiannonhardingham.com and https://www.fertileground.com.au/ Music by Wavecont, https://www.wavecont.com/free-download/Licensed under creative commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/