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b'There are no guarantees when it comes to successfully conceiving a healthy baby, but there are steps you can take to make sure the very basis of your baby\\u2019s life, your genetic raw material, is as healthy as possible even before you conceive. It\\u2019s during the preconception period that your baby\\u2019s raw genetic material is being formed and influenced.\\nOn today\\u2019s Broken Brain Podcast, our host, Dhru, talks to Dr. Afrouz Demeri, a licensed board-certified Naturopathic Medical Doctor specializing in integrative, Functional Medicine for women. Dr. Afrouz finds the root cause for hormonal imbalances, thyroid disorders, stress, weight or digestive issues, fatigue, depression, and anxiety. As faculty of the University of California Irvine, she sees patients at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute or in her Ladera Ranch office in California.\\nDr. Afrouz has been featured in publications such as Women\\u2019s Health, Now Magazine, Weight Wise Expo, and Vitality. When she\\u2019s not helping patients find their own lifelong wellness, you can find her studying yoga, cooking for her family of four, or teaching\\u2014and dancing\\u2014at the local Zumba studio.\\nIn this episode, Dhru and Dr. Afrouz talk about all things fertility and how the 90-day period prior to conceiving a baby has the potential to change the genetic code of your baby. They discuss the toxins that can negatively affect your fertility and the overall health of your baby, as well as the importance of detoxing prior to conception. They also talk about how food is the most powerful form of medicine we can use to shift our epigenetics and how what we eat impacts overall egg and sperm quality, and the difference between a healthy diet and a fertility diet.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, we dive into:\\n-Dr. Afrouz\\u2019s personal fertility story and journey into medicine (1:41)\\n-How Western medicine looks at miscarriages and what Dr. Afrouz learned in her naturopathic training (18:59)\\n-The importance of looking at both egg quality and sperm quality (24:32)\\n-How mold impacts your fertility and baby\\u2019s health (26:16)\\xa0\\n-Why a vegan diet is not optimal for fertility (43:23)\\n-What Dr. Afrouz did differently during her second pregnancy (54:55)\\n-What couples need to know about the health of sperm (1:00:30)\\n-Dr. Afrouz\\u2019s new online course: Trimester Zero (1:27:58)\\n-Why timeline matters when it comes to preparing your body for pregnancy (1:48:38)\\n-Lab testing for fertility (1:49:52)\\n-Eating for fertility (1:56:08)\\n-What you can do today when it comes to air, water, and toxins for optimal health (2:02:19)\\nFor more on Dr. Afrouz Demeri, be sure to follow her on Instagram @drdemeri, and on Facebook @aimforwomen. Check out her website https://www.aimforwomen.com. To learn more and register for her new course Trimester Zero visit https://www.trimesterzerocourse.com, and her Spring Whole Body Detox at 1440 visit https://1440.org.\\nBelow are the air and water filtration systems that Dr. Afrouz recommends:\\xa0\\n-IQAir - https://www.iqair.com\\n-PristineHydro - https://pristinehydro.com\\nSponsor: This episode is sponsored by our partnership with the AirDoctor Air Filter. To get exclusive access to this deal visit www.brokenbrain.com/filter\\nInterested in joining Dhru\\u2019s\\xa0Broken Brain Podcast\\xa0Facebook Community? Submit your join request here:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/\\nFor more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram\\xa0@dhrupurohit, on Facebook\\xa0@dhruxpurohit, on Twitter\\xa0@dhrupurohit, and on YouTube\\xa0@dhrupurohit. You can also text Dhru at\\xa0(302) 200-5643\\xa0or click here\\xa0https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'