Nourished & Ready

Eight weeks of preconception nutrition research — distilled into one practical, actionable checklist. In this season finale, Maya and Sara bring together everything from the series: the daily and weekly foods that build fertility, the supplements that actually matter, the tests worth discussing with your doctor, and the lifestyle foundations that make everything else work. Topics: complete food ch...

The preconception health conversation almost always focuses entirely on women. But the research is clear: what your partner eats in the three months before conception directly affects sperm count, motility, DNA integrity, and ultimately the health of your baby. Maya and Sara break down the male fertility nutrients most couples never discuss. Topics: the 74-day sperm development window, zinc and sp...

Most women trying to conceive never hear about the estrobolome — the collection of gut bacteria whose primary job is to regulate circulating estrogen levels. But the science is clear: the health of your microbiome directly determines whether estrogen gets cleared from your body or recirculated — and that balance profoundly affects your cycles, hormones, and fertility. Topics: what the estrobolome...

You could be eating perfectly and still working against your fertility — if your stress levels are chronically high or your sleep is consistently short. Maya and Sara break down the physiology of chronic stress and its direct impact on fertility: how cortisol depletes your most critical nutrients, why sleep is one of the most underused fertility interventions available, and what nutritional suppor...

Your diet might look fine on the surface — but fine and genuinely nourishing are miles apart when it comes to preconception nutrition. Maya and Sara get specific: the foods that consistently show up in research as fertility powerhouses, and the ones that are actively depleting the nutrients that support egg quality and hormone production. Topics: why liver is the single most nutrient-dense preconc...

In the first 28 days after conception — before most women know they're pregnant — a single fertilized egg develops a brain, spinal cord, and every major organ foundation. Every step requires specific nutrients. Maya and Sara break down the four nutrients most critical to DNA replication and healthy cell division: folate, B12, zinc, and magnesium. Topics: why folate and B12 must work together,...

Most women grab a prenatal vitamin and assume they're covered. But there's a critical difference between folic acid and folate — and up to 40% of women can't properly convert one of them. Maya and Sara break down exactly which vitamins matter most before conception, what forms actually work in your body, and what to look for on your prenatal label. Topics: methylfolate vs folic acid, v...

Most women think preconception nutrition starts when they see a positive test. The science says something very different. In this first episode, Maya and Sara break down why the months before you try to conceive may be the most nutritionally important window of your entire reproductive life — and what to do about it starting today. Topics: the 3-month egg development window, why your body depriori...