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The Fertility Journeys Podcast features diverse stories of women who have navigated infertility helping to break the silence and stigma that still surrounds infertility. While infertility is a disease that impacts 1 in 8 couples and is not uncommon, most stories are never shared and thus it can be terribly isolating and lonely. In this podcast, Dr. Shala Salem, M.D., discusses topics to support you on your fertility journey, while optimizing health and wellness using integrative techniques. Dr. Salem has worked with patients on their fertility journey for over a decade. She was fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine under the world renowned expert Dr. Andrew Weil, and now uses her training to support those struggling with infertility. Integrative Medicine takes into consideration all factors that influence health and wellness: the mind, body, spirit and community and combines alternative and conventional methods to facilitate the body‘s own healing response. On the Fertility Journeys Podcast you will hear from experts who specialize in mental health, mind-body, nutrition, acupuncture, environmental toxins and more, to help educate you on the things that not only will support optimal fertility, but achieve optimal wellness for you.
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Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
In this episode of Fertility Journeys, Dr. Shala Salem’s guest is Dr. Vivian Chen, a UK Physician with 15 years of clinical experience. She is board certified in the UK in both internal medicine and family practice.
They explore the importance of supporting your gut microbiome, the health of which is key to promoting optimal overall health, and the evidence emerging that it plays a large role in fertility. Dr. Chen reveals how your diet, stress, and exposure to toxins can negatively impact your gut health.
Dr. Chen's world turned upside down when her daughter was hospitalized soon after being born with symptoms no doctor could figure out. Through doing her own research, she was able to help her daughter recover. She also realized that the many years of chronic fatigue, acne and brain fog she had was due to environmental toxicity. This opened the world of root causes she had never considered before as a conventional medical doctor.
She now coaches clients back to health virtually by identifying root causes and implementing lifestyle solutions. She is also on a mission to help people reduce their toxin load, one important root cause of many chronic health conditions.
On the Truth About Toxins segment, Dr. Shala Salem explains why the health of the microbiome is important for optimal fertility. She also discusses some of the research of the role of microbiome health in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis.
Dr. Vivian Chen- Website: www.platefulhealth.com
Instagram: @plateful.health
Dr. Chen has a starter guide on how to detox your home and can be found at https://www.platefulhealth.com/reduce-toxins
For information on Dr. Chen's course - The Detox Right course : https://www.platefulhealth.com/waitlist-detox-course
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