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Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) impact one in five women, yet most won't be screened until their six-week visit, if at all. They can arise at any point from conception through one year postpartum, and affect partners too. Dr. Melissa Drake, MD, FACOG, brings both clinical precision and genuine compassion to a topic that deserves far more attention in conventional care. She walks throu...

Dr. Leslie Stone, MD, IFMCP, an OB-GYN with more than 5,000 deliveries, discusses the landmark research showing how trimester-by-trimester nutritional exposures shape a child's health and lifelong risk of chronic disease. She explains key nutrient deficiencies and lifestyle factors that influence pregnancy outcomes and makes the case for personalized, collaborative care starting before conception....

What if the nutrients a mother consumes during pregnancy could program her child's stress response, cognitive potential, and mental health resilience before that child is even born? That's not a hypothesis. It's the emerging science of epigenetics. Dr. Lucia Aronica, PhD, lecturer in epigenetics and nutrigenomics at Stanford University, makes the case for why choline may be the most underappreciat...

Endometriosis takes an average of seven to ten years to diagnose. Fibroids affect up to 70% of women. And yet both conditions remain vastly under-addressed in clinical practice. Dr. Roxanne Pero hopes to change that trajectory. She shares the pathophysiology, shared risk factors, and the integrative treatment framework she uses at her Dallas practice to help women get real answers. From diet to st...

Preconception health can play a powerful role in fertility outcomes—whether couples are trying to conceive naturally or pursuing assisted reproductive technologies. In this episode, Dr. Leah Gordon, ND, shares what every practitioner needs to know about preconception health: how nutrition shapes egg and sperm quality months before conception, often overlooked lifestyle components, what's missing f...

Dr. Deanna Minich, PhD, MS, CNS, IFMCP brings her signature whole-systems lens to one of the most underserved transitions in women's health. She breaks down why the standard conversation around perimenopause misses the bigger picture, and what a truly integrative approach looks like instead. Deanna discusses the role of the endocrine system, common myths surrounding perimenopause, and the signific...

Dr. Aviva Romm, midwife, herbalist, and Yale-trained MD, tackles what every woman and practitioner needs to know about herbal medicine.  Dr. Romm breaks down how to evaluate herbal safety trimester by trimester, why clinical hesitation is actually well-founded, and herbal recommendations that support women navigating preconception through perimenopause.  From galactagogues and postpartum adaptogen...

Most of the nutrition conversation around pregnancy ends the moment baby arrives, but the postpartum and breastfeeding period may be even more nutritionally demanding. In this episode, Allegra Gast, RD and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, breaks down exactly what new mothers need to stay nourished, recover well, and produce nutrient-dense breast milk without the pressure of eati...