The Ultimate Diet For Egg And Sperm Health

2:33 INTRODUCTION TO TODAY’S TOPIC & WELCOME BRANDY BUSKOW

4:00 THE FUNCTIONAL APPROACH

• There are a lot of underlying issues that have led to your diagnosis.
• We help our clients address all the underlying factors

5:33 HEALTH ISSUES THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE ALONGSIDE AN INFERTILITY DIAGNOSIS

• We often see digestive, mood, skin issues and more
• It’s important to step back and listen for the clues our body gives us.

9:10 UNDERSTANDING LEAKY GUT

• Leaky gut can lead to a lot of these issues
• What is leaky gut?
• Stress is the number one cause of leaky gut.
• What happens when leaky gut goes untreated
• The connection between glyphosate (a herbicide in Roundup) and leaky gut
• How switching to organic foods benefits your gut

16:18 WHY WE START WITH A FOOD ELIMINATION DIET

• You don’t know how poorly you’re feeling until you feel awesome.
• We have you remove certain foods from your diet for 10 days and then reintroduce them gradually afterwards
• The foods you should avoid in an elimination diet
• Surprising sources of gluten that may be in your diet
• Dairy is very rewarding to the dopamine centers in your brain, making it hard to give up.
• The problem with processed sugar

23:49 TOP GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS TO AVOID

• Artificial sweeteners are very disruptive to the gut microbiome.
• The simple rules you can use to identify better food options

28:01 WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU START THE ELIMINATION DIET

• How to start reintroducing foods after the first 10 days
• We always recommend at the minimum, taking out dairy and gluten for 60 days.
• There is no perfect time to start.

32:32 WHY GLUTEN-LIGHT & DAIRY-LIGHT DON’T WORK

• If you’re going to eliminate gluten, you have to do it all the way.
• For people with gluten sensitivity, it can take months to heal from a gluten exposure
• You need to be patient, but it’s definitely worth it.

34:34 GLUTEN CROSS-REACTORS

• What are gluten cross-reactors?
• Red flags that signal you might have issues with cross-reactors

35:41 DETOX SYMPTOMS

• You might experience some of these symptoms when you start the elimination diet
• Once you get past day four, things tend to get a lot better.
• How to support your liver during the elimination diet
• Movement is very important.
• It’s critical that you recognize the importance of what you place on your fork every day.