9 months before the 9 months with Angela Jenkins — IVF Prep at HealthYouniversity

When we talk about preparing for pregnancy, most of the attention goes to fertility testing, prenatal vitamins and what happens once you begin trying to conceive. I prefer to start earlier. The months before conception give us time to look at nutrition, sleep, hydration, movement and some of the environmental exposures that are part of everyday life.

My guest, Angela Jenkins, is a registered dietitian and detoxification strategist with more than 30 years of clinical experience. Angela takes an even longer view of preconception health, planning for the nine months before pregnancy whenever possible.

We talk about some very practical places to begin, including the quality and amount of water you drink, eating real food, getting enough sleep and taking a closer look at products and exposures in your home. Angela also explains why she pays attention to mold, fragrance, personal care products, clothing and bedding, and how she approaches these issues without trying to change everything at once.

Our conversation also gets into regenerative farming and food quality, fitting exercise into a busy day, getting natural light, turning screens off before bed and something that is often missing from conversations about health: spending time with other people.

This episode may be especially helpful if:

you're preparing to conceive naturally or through IVF and want to use the months beforehand to improve your health
you eat well but still don't feel as well as you think you should
you'd like to reduce unnecessary environmental exposures but aren't sure where to begin
you're dealing with fatigue, brain fog or an existing health condition while preparing for pregnancy
you want practical changes that don't require an enormous amount of time or money

One of the things I appreciated about this conversation was Angela's emphasis on the basics. Clean water, nutritious food, sleep, movement and reducing exposures where it makes sense may sound simple, but they are also the things we live with every day. Preconception health gives us a reason to pay closer attention to them.

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