Episode 53: Your Plant-Based Guide to Fertility, Lisa Simon RD

Plant-Based Canada Podcast

In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada Podcast we are joined by dietitian and author Lisa Simon. Lisa is a registered dietitian with a wide range of clinical experience. She splits her time working in the NHS as dietetic lead in child and adolescent mental health, and working at CQC (Care Quality Commission) registered health care service, Plant Based Health Online, running individual and group consultations and delivering educational webinars. Lisa has written a clinical update on diet and fertility for the British Dietetic Association (BDA), and has written the book ‘The Plant-Based Dietitian’s Guide to Fertility: From Pre-conception to Healthy Birth’. Check out the podcast episode for more information and the episode´s show notes for more details about Lisa´s book.

In this episode we discuss:

• What is infertility?
• Role of plant-based practices in fertility
• The various stages and recommendations from preconception to birth
• LGTBQ+ considerations
• Specific dietary recommendations for fertility
• Myths and misconceptions
• Lisa´s Book, ‘The Plant-Based Dietitian’s Guide to Fertility’
• Take home message

Episode Resources:

Lisa Simon´s Book, ‘The Plant-Based Dietitian’s Guide to Fertility’

Barnard et al. Review on Nutrition & Endometriosis

Canada´s Food Guide, Healthy Eating When Pregnant and Breastfeeding

EatRight.org, Foods that Can Affect Fertility Article

Lisa Simon´s Socials:

Website: www.plantbasedhealthonline.com

Instagram (Lisa Simon): @rd_plant.based

Instagram (Plant Based Health Online): @plantbased_healthonline
Plant-Based Canada’s Socials:

Instagram (@plantbasedcanadaorg)

Facebook (Plant-Based Canada, https://m.facebook.com/plantbasedcanadaorg/)

Website (https://www.plantbasedcanada.org/)

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This episode was hosted by Stephanie Nishi RD, PhD.

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