An Amber a Day: The Functional PCOS Podcast

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber discusses issues of new motherhood and motherhood after infertility, foster care and adoption, birth control and hormone issues with Jana Jamail.  This is part 2 of their conversation. Find Jana on instagram @hearditfromrose   Find more of Jana's offerings, including her new e-book The Undiet, here: https://li...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! This week Amber talks with Jana Jamail, a nutritionist specializing in cardiovascular disease.  Jana is based in Austin, TX and works primarily on heart health in her practice with great outcomes.  Personally, Jana and Amber share a history of infertility and talk about their experiences as nutritionists and moms in this podcast.  Today&...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! On today's episode, Amber discusses some of the most popular diet approaches for PCOS like gluten free/dairy free, paleo, keto, Mediterranean, and gives us her opinions and some of the research on the merits and downsides to each of these diet approaches.  If you've been searching for information about how these diets actually...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! Chronic inflammation is a major issue in many chronic health conditions including PCOS and addressing it can make a huge difference in health and wellbeing.  This week Amber talks about what inflammation is, where it comes from, and how to address it.  Send your questions for the podcast to anamberadaypodcast@gmail.com Interested in supp...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! This week Amber interviews client Selanie about her experience working on nutrition for PCOS and fertility.  Selanie began her nutrition journey for PCOS on her own with keto and low carb approaches that helped her lose some weight but she struggled with lack of energy.  After many years battling infertility, she came to Amber with the i...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! Another month, another conversation with Amber.  This episode Amber is talking some changes she is making with her own health, her struggle with consistency, her new PCOS group and updating on her life. Send your questions for the podcast to anamberadaypodcast@gmail.com Interested in supporting the podcast?  Your financial support helps...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In today's episode, Amber continues her series on diet approaches for the different types of PCOS.  Today's episode is focused on strategies for insulin-resistant PCOS.  She discusses her thoughts on typical diet approaches like keto and low carb and what she sees work best in practice. In this insightful episode of "An Am...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! This episode continues Amber's series "Conversations with Amber" where she talks about her life and things going on personally and professionally.  Today, Amber discusses the functional medicine conference she is going through currently, her latest ventures, and some of her frustrations with social media.  She talks about...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! On today's episode, Amber discusses the four types of PCOS that she works with in practice, how to identify each one and her typical strategies.  There are 4 main types of PCOS: insulin resistant, inflammatory, adrenal and post-pill.  This podcast explores the differences and crossovers between the types of PCOS.  You can find more...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber discusses her best advice for when you've been diagnosed with PCOS.  This is the start of a series on PCOS that will cover steps for diet and lifestyle changes to make the biggest impact on your health.  When you're first diagnosed, it can be overwhelming.  In this podcast, Amber tries to condense the mos...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! 3 evidence-based ways to support positive outcomes in IVF treatment: In today's episode, Amber discusses 3 tactics she teaches her clients that help them have better pregnancy rates.  Amber discusses what she did during her own successful FET and what she would change if she could.  She discusses some of the research on the most imp...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber talks with Melsa Maher, fertility acupuncture specialist.  Melsa specializes in helping women going through IVF and has even worked with one of the top fertility clinics in San Antonio.  Melsa was also Amber's personal acupuncturist during her IVF treatment in 2019.  On this episode, they discuss timing for IV...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber discusses setting goals for the new year that are realistic, sustainable, and connected to our deepest desires and passions.  She helps you determine if a podcast fits with your "why" for the year and explains why you should do this emotional work before creating goals.  She discusses common pitfalls of N...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode Amber interviews Kat Garcia-Benson, an RDN expert on multi-level marketing companies and their sometimes predatory practices.  We talk about our frustrations with health MLMs as nutritionists, nutrition scope of practice, running a small business and more.  We also discuss some nutrition related topics like our views on F...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber discusses the pillars of healthy lifestyle that contribute to better quality sleep and signs your sleep problems may be deeper than melatonin and blue-light glasses can fix.  The first part of the podcast is all about the fundamentals of good sleep and the second half discusses 3 potential deeper reasons for sleep...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! On Today's episode, Amber discusses the best ways to support immune health all year and especially during winter.  She will discuss the pillars of healthy lifestyle that lead to improved immune function, diet advice, and supplement and testing tips to make sure you are protected during cold and flu season. Make sure to check the new...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In today's episode, Amber discusses the ideal timeline for preconception care and fertility nutrition, specifically how to address nutrition when preparing for fertility treatments.  She talks about her personal experience with nutrition during IVF and client experiences.  She also discusses foods, supplementation, and folliculogene...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In today's episode, I talk with client (and friend!) Kerry Haddock, a PHD student in the mental health field and a woman who has battled many debilitating health diagnosis.  From Hashimoto's to Thyroid Cancer, Kerry watched her health decline as she struggled to find practitioners who took her concerns seriously.  When Kerry an...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! We often hear that alcohol negatively impacts fertility, but how and why?  In this podcast, Amber goes over her opinions and knowledge based on the research and her years in practice working particularly with women who already have fertility conditions like PCOS and autoimmunity.  Find concrete information about how alcohol impacts your...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber interviews her good friend Gabi Rivera of Apollo Eleven Nutrition all about her specialty- mindset.  They discuss the unifying traits of success in their clients and how they teach people to develop a mindset of success around nutrition so they can create a more holistic, healthy, joy-filled relationship to food an...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode of An Amber a Day, Amber talks with Renee Clair of The Productive Wellnessprenuer all about time blocking, time management, productivity, boundaries and the many things an entrepreneur juggles.  Renee runs a unique business helping entrepreneurs in the wellness industry become more efficient, focused, AND have more time f...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! Your body is jar that can only hold so much.  In today's podcast, find out the sneaky types of stress that can fill the jar, resulting in flare ups, worsening hormonal balance, or chronic disease.  Stress is often misunderstood in our culture.  It's not all about lifestyle and bubble baths won't cure it.  Biological stress...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber interviews Monique Farook of the Infertility and Me Podcast about her life journey as a spiritual person called to healing.  They discuss both of their early days in ministry, finding their purpose, the struggles of infertility and being mothers do premature infants.  Monique has a unique and important perspective...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! It's gynecological cancer awareness month, as well as PCOS awareness month!  This month, Amber's top two passions combine and she addresses the interplay of these two issues on Episode 20.  She will discuss signs of estrogen dominance, risk factors, and more. Please ask questions for the podcast- any nutrition, infertility, or...

Text with your questions & comments for future episodes! In this episode, Amber discusses insights from her first year of motherhood and her struggles being a working mom, work from home mom, Covid juggling, and trying to find times for self care. Link for the Productive Wellness Entrepreneur mentioned in the show: https://www.instagram.com/theproductivewp/ Please ask questions for the podcast...