The Planting Seeds Podcast
In The Planting Seeds podcast your host Iris Josephina + her guests explore how we can cultivate a more gentle relationship with our cyclical bodies, the earth, each other and the world around us through using our senses, science, the subtle and the sacred.
The Planting Seeds Podcast
Episode 29: Prime for Pregnancy - Why preconception is so crucial with Sarah Thompson
In this episode Iris sits down with Sarah Thompson, a certified functional medicine practitioner who has specialized in maternity care. Honestly - this whole episode will blow your mind! She shares with us why preconception is so crucial and how preconception time determines pregnancy and birth outcomes.
Topics covered
- functional medicine in maternity care
- why a functional medicine approach is needed in preconception
- essential nutrients for preconception
- the importance of both partners caring for their bodies before conceiving
- and more!
About Sarah
Sarah Thompson is a certified functional medicine practitioner who specializes in maternity care. She is also the author of the book, "Functional Maternity - Using Functional Medicine and Nutrition to Improve Pregnancy and Childbirth Outcomes."
Where to find Sarah