Natural Fertility with Marc Sklar

Feb 5

Today Marc Sklar aka The Fertility Expert joins us for an in depth and insightful discussion. As a natural fertility specialist he has seen firsthand the impact that lifestyle and functional medicine approaches can have on a woman's journey to motherhood — especially if you are supported and empowered.In addition to his Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Marc trained at the Harvard Medical School, Mind/Body Medical Institute. He is the co-author of Secret to Conception and a Fellow of the American Board of Oriental Reproductive Medicine and Medical Advisor for Natural Health International.If you or someone you know is ready to start a family, The Fertility Expert can help and this episode is definitely worth a listen and/or a share.Topics we cover:

Marc’s path to becoming a fertility specialist
Moving from a pre-med degree to becoming sick before arriving in his acupuncture and functional medicine career
Shared burden between doctors and patients to figure out root causes
Our conditioning to think that fertility issues relate to reproductive system only rather than other aspects of health
70-80% of people doing IVF are doing it prematurely because they’re sent before deeper investigation
IVF has a time and place and there’s nothing wrong with it but it’s expensive and can be challenging
Lack of research around Covid, vaccines, and fertility
The importance of choosing organic when it comes to food, alcohol, and CBD
Marc’s thoughts on pelvic steaming
Removing fear from sex education and better education around birth control
Believing in your body’s ability to have children

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