Fertility and pregnancy, birthing and mothering are high energy demanding processes.  I think we really take for granted just how much our body needs to make and recover from having babies.   There are so many myths around this area of a woman’s life and I think a lot of them leave women fraught with emotions, guilt, shame, disempowerments and to be honest, long term health issues.   My wish is for women to learn about their bodies more to have empowered lives and so I really wanted to dismantle all these myths around fertility and pregnancy. My guest today, Loren de la Cruz, is a Nutritionist specialising in preconception, prenatal, pregnancy and postpartum nutrition, from all backgrounds, but she does have a specialty for helping couples with metabolic issues like thyroid and autoimmune conditions. Today we are talking about all the Myths around Fertility, Conception, Pregnancy and beyond.   In this episode we talk about: The common misconceptions about fertility, preconception and pregnancy A healthy cycle and how long it takes for a healthy egg to form  Coming off birth control Understanding fertility issues like low thyroid which might not present as low thyroid on a blood test, mineral deficiencies etc men’s role in fertility Myth of not eating liver in pregnancy and vitamin A and copper deficiency Myth of prenatal and antenatal vitamins and ascorbic acid,  Iron overload and copper deficiency.   Pre-Eclampsia  Gestational Diabetes Postnatal depletion  Breast feeding capacity and nutrition Healthy mom weight and healthy weight for breastfeeding Post pregnancy Thyroid issues Time between babies Secondary Infertility I can’t recommend Loren highly enough to help you through your fertility, conception and pregnancy journey.  You can find her on instagram as @innatefunctionalnutrition and please check out her course on her website at https://www.innate-nutrition.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.