Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations , where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Sarah Nash, a registered Nutritional Therapist who specialises in PCOS, about IVF as a first-line treatment to try and conceive with PCOS. Sarah is passionate about supporting and educating women with PCOS and their partners on their journey to parenthood. In this episode Sandra and Sarah discuss th...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations , where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Debbie Cotton, Head of Clinical Innovation at Invivo Healthcare, about the vaginal microbiome and how this can affect fertility. In this episode Sandra and Debbie discuss the significance of the vaginal microbiome in fertility, looking at its impact on reproductive health. They highlight the importa...
Jul 10, 2024•50 min
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations , where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Raquel Monroy about how to protect your mental health and stay positive when you're trying to conceive. Raquel is a registered Nutritional Therapist specialising in infertility and women's health. She helps those who are trying to conceive to optimise their diet and lifestyle to help them get pregna...
Jul 02, 2024•52 min
Fertility Foundations: Working with a Nutritional Therapist - my fertility journey with Stephanie Foxley Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations , where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Stephanie Foxley about her fertility journey and what she learned from working with Jennifer Walpole, Nutritional Therapist. On discovering fertility issues, Stephanie and her husband were to und...
Jun 25, 2024•49 min
Fertility Foundations: My fertility journey - What I knew then and what I'd do differently now with Samantha Ferguson Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations , where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Samantha Ferguson about her personal experience and challenges. Throughout the episode Sandra and Samantha discuss their personal experiences and professional insights on addressing ...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min
This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Natasha Evans, Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach, about a fully holistic, 360 degree approach to fertility and what that actually entails. Natasha firmly believes that the reason people are finding it increasingly difficult to conceive is because of the modern, unnatural world we're currently living in. A core part of Natasha's approach is to help people get back to nature, tune in to their body's innate wisdom and reconnect with what their bodies we...
May 14, 2024•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 11
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Katy Bradbury, Registered Nurse and Nutritional Therapist, about what you can do if you’re feeling lost and overwhelmed while trying to conceive. As well as being a registered nurse and a nutritional therapist, Katy is qualified to work with people who have eating disorders and is trained in hypnosis...
May 07, 2024•53 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Julia Young from Julia Young Nutrition. Julia is passionate about supporting couples and women with their fertility and hormonal issues. Having gone through her own fertility struggles, Julia was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and suffered from absent periods for seven years. Unabl...
May 01, 2024•54 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Dr. Rahi Victory from Victory Reproductive Care. Dr. Victory is a board-certified Obstetrician, Gynecologist and infertility specialist dedicated to helping improve the reproductive health of men and women. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and Fellow of the American Congress ...
Apr 23, 2024•46 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Fertility Foundations: Herbs, homeopathy and natural medicine for fertility with Jenya Di Pierro Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Jenny Di Pierro, Naturopath, Herbalist and Homeopath, all about herbs, homoeopathy and the power of natural medicine. Jenya is also the Founder and CEO of Cloud Twelve, a wellness and lifestyle club in No...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Fertility Foundations: Blood testing with Milena Mastroianni Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Milena Mastroianni, Registered Nutritional Therapist, about blood testing and analysis and which tests are important as part of a fertility workup. Milena always knew she wanted to support women and couples in the space of fertility as nutr...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Sarah Laver, Nutritional Therapist and founder of The Embryologist Nutritionist, about embryology and improving egg health. After working as a clinical embryologist in IVF clinics for many years and seeing couples struggling with their fertility, Sarah was finding it difficult to offer alternative wa...
Jan 25, 2024•51 min
Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Ian Stones of testhim about male fertility and testing. Ian is co-founder and co-director of testhim a company aiming to change the world of male fertility. With over 15 years experience as a practitioner supporting couples going through fertility difficulties, Ian knows how much of a battle infertil...
Jan 18, 2024•41 min
Fertility Foundations: Staying well when you're pregnant with twins with Kirsten Mooring Welcome to the latest series of Fertility Foundations, where we speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Kirsten Mooring about nutrition for twin pregnancies. Kirsten struggled for years with fertility issues and pregnancy loss in her 30s and wondered if she would ever be able to have a baby. Looking for ways to sup...
Jan 11, 2024•56 min
Welcome to the fertility Foundation's podcast where we go into detail about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. We dive deep into the underlying root causes for fertility issues and natural solutions. I want you to know that you're not alone and you're not broken. I hope that by sharing these episodes that will help you move from feeling overwhelmed and lost to feeling hopeful and empowered to take charge of your own path to parenthood. I'm Sandra Greenbank nutritional therapis...
Dec 18, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Welcome to a new series of Fertility Foundations, where we go speak in depth with expert guests about how to prepare the foundations for healthy pregnancy. This week Sandra Greenbank is talking to Dr. Victoria Sampson about the connection between oral health and fertility. Dr Sampson is well known for her work in developing saliva diagnostics, microbiome testing, and incorporating artificial intelligence into everyday oral care. Her work has been acknowledged worldwide, resulting in her becoming...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with fertility Nutritionist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by Nutritional therapist Julia Young. Julia went through years of fertility struggles, which she overcame with the help of nutrition and lifestyle changes. Her experience led her to study to become a nutritional therapist and specialise in the field of fertility. We talk about Julia's experience, and she shares the details and ...
Jul 30, 2020•50 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with functional medicine practitioner, nutritional therapist and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week I'm joined by consultant embryologist Alpesh Doshi from IVF London. Alpesh is one of the UK's top experts in embryology and PGS testing. On this episode we dig deep into embryology, egg health and what we can do to improve our chances of pregnancy success by natural means, as well as the technology available. IVF London website: www.ivflondon.co.uk Sandr...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by functional medicine practitioner and coach Sarah Clark. She is the author of Fabulously Fertile - Supercharge your Fertility Naturally. Her fertility coaching program, which includes functional lab testing, supports couples to make diet and lifestyle changes that dramatically improve the chances of a healthy pregnancy and bab...
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, Functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast I'm joined by author, Fertility Awareness educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner Lisa Hendrickson-Jack, who teaches women to chart their menstrual cycles for natural birth control, conception, and monitoring overall health. In her new book The Fifth Vital Sign, Lisa debunks the myth that regular ovulation is only important ...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Nicola Moore about the links between our immune system, and fertility. We also cover some simple strategies that you can put in place straight away, at home, to improve both your fertility and immune resilience. Specialising in the gut, immunity and hormones, Nicola Moore is considered one of the UK’s leading nutritional therapists. Having work...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with Victoria Smith about the importance of IVF preparation. Victoria is a nutritionist specialising in fertility nutrition, in particular for the purpose of making every IVF cycle count. She draws on her own experience as an IVF mum of two girls, and having noticed the vast difference before and after preparing for each round, usi...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with five elements acupuncturist Claire DaBreo about acupuncture for fertility. We talk about the different types of acupuncture and how to know whether acupuncture may be useful for you, or not. Claire's website: https://www.thelondonacupuncturist.co.uk Sandra's website: www.sandragreenbank.co.uk...
Dec 16, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I chat with Lucinda Miller from Naturedoc about what we can do before, and during pregnancy to ensure that our children are born as healthy as possible. Lucinda's website: www.naturedoc.co.uk Sandra's website: www.sandragreenbank.co.uk Sandra's Fertility Foundations online course: www.bit.ly/fertilityfoundations...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, functional medicine practitioner and coach Sandra Greenbank. This week on the podcast, I talk to Dietitian and Functional medicine practitioner Lara Rickard who specialises in PCOS. Lara's personal struggles with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome from a young age has inspired her to study this area in-depth and choose to specialise in this subject. Join us, as we discuss natural, evidenced-based strategies to healing PCOS and how...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr 12 min
This week I talk to the wonderful Tanya Borowski about the importance of thyroid health for fertility, and why this is so often misunderstood by clinicians.
Nov 25, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist, coach and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Alice Rose, IVF mum, podcast host, consultant, speaker and campaigner. Alice works tirelessly to raise awareness of infertility and IVF as well as supporting others going through infertility. She's doing some fantastic work and I'm so excited that she has agreed to come on my podcast to talk about strategies to cope with Christmas with infertil...
Nov 17, 2019•59 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Lily Nichols, registered dietitian/ nutritionist, diabetes educator, and researcher. She is the author of two books, Real Food for Pregnancy and Real Food for Gestational Diabetes. Lily's work is so exciting, because she picks apart current dietary guidelines in fertility and pregnancy nutrition, and looks at what the most recent science tells us abou...
Nov 10, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I talk to Dr Carrie Jones about advanced functional hormone testing for fertility, using the DUTCH test. Dr. Carrie Jones is an internationally recognized speaker, consultant, and educator on the topic of women’s health and hormones. She graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM), School of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon where ...
Nov 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to the Fertility Foundations podcast with nutritional therapist and functional medicine practitioner Sandra Greenbank. This week I speak to my client Olivia about her experiences with recurring miscarriages, and working with me via my online fertility course to ultimately have a successful pregnancy. We also talk about the months of anxiety that follows a positive pregnancy test when you have suffered previous losses. Olivia posts on Instagram under the handle @reachingforourrainbow wher...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 7 min
