569: Why Fertility Is Declining – Inflammation, Toxins and What You Can Do | Natalie Crawford, MD

About this episode

Natalie Crawford, MD discusses the impact of inflammation, toxins, and lifestyle on fertility and offers actionable advice.

Fertility expert Natalie Crawford, author of The Fertility Formula , breaks down how inflammation, toxins, metabolic health, and modern lifestyle factors may impact your ability to conceive—and what you can do about it. This episode is proudly sponsored by: Get 160+ labs per year for only a dollar a day to OWN your health with Function Health! http://functionhealth.com/max and use gift code MAX25 for $25 off. Food waste is one of the biggest and most overlooked environmental problems—and most of it happens in our homes. Mill makes it effortless to do something about it, and you can try it risk-free for 90 days and get $75 off at http://mill.com/genius with code GENIUS.

People in this episode

Host: Max Lugavere

Guest: Natalie Crawford, MD

Topics covered

• fertility
• inflammation
• toxins
• metabolic health
• lifestyle factors
• conceiving

Keywords

• fertility
• inflammation
• toxins
• metabolic health
• lifestyle
• conceive
• health

Sponsors

Function Health, Mill

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Fertility Formula

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