The BeingBrigid Show: Top Science-Backed Women’s Health Podcast for Hormones, Inflammation, Gut Health & More Root Cause Infertility: Inflammation, Insulin Resistance & Hormones Explained with Natalie Crawford
If “everything is normal” but getting or staying pregnant isn’t happening, this episode will change your playbook. Brigid sits down with double board-certified fertility specialist Dr. Natalie Crawford to unpack how chronic inflammation—from blood sugar swings to endocrine-disrupting chemicals—can quietly derail women’s health, hormone health, egg quality, and cycles. You’ll learn how to spot red-flag symptoms, track ovulation like a pro, and use functional nutrition to lower inflammation, stabilize blood sugar, and support gut health for real, root-cause healing.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why inflammation is a core driver of fertility problems
- Blood sugar, insulin resistance & hormones: what’s really happening
- Environmental toxins that impact hormones—and what to swap
- Cycle tracking that works
- A nutrition strategy for fertility
- AMH testing: what it tells you (and what it doesn’t)
- Supplements Dr. Crawford recommends
- Men’s factors that matter
Timestamps
- 00:50 How inflammation hijacks fertility
- 03:55 Self-advocacy after dismissal & losses
- 08:46 Endometriosis delay & why pain varies
- 10:06 Dr. Crawford’s story: losses, research, root-cause lens
- 18:39 Gluten, elimination trials & individualized nutrition
- 22:09 Endocrine disruptors: air, water, plastics, cookware, coffee makers
- 31:59 Building a hormone-supportive plate: fiber, fats, protein variety
- 38:09 Blood sugar & insulin resistance + easy fixes
- 44:41 Cycle tracking that’s actually accurate (Oura/Natural Cycles, OPKs, mucus)
- 53:23 Prenatals & folic acid
- 61:15 AMH testing, ovarian longevity & perimenopause clues
- 66:49 Sneaky fertility killers & male factors
Next Steps & Resources
If you’re ready to improve energy, support hormones, and pursue root cause healing, start with small swaps and consistent nutrition accountability.
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