Functional Medicine and Fertility: A Comprehensive Approach to Reproductive Longevity with Dr. Kalea Wattles: Episode Rerun
September 21, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Kalea Wattles, ND explains all about reproductive longevity, including the fertility span, testing for fertility, and how to slow down ovarian aging.
They dive into:
1. Focusing on reproductive longevity
2. Understanding lifespan, healthspan, and fertility span
3. Normal versus pathological ovarian aging
4. Oxidative stress and inflammation
5. Slowing ovarian aging
Dr. Kalea Wattles is an accomplished naturopathic doctor, certified functional medicine practitioner, and a renowned fertility expert. Her approach to helping women conceive and maintain pregnancies is based on the functional medicine philosophy. She is the Founder of Functional Fertility and also serves as an Associate Director at The Institute for Functional Medicine and currently a Clinical Special Projects Manager.
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In this episode, Dr. Kalea Wattles, ND explains all about reproductive longevity, including the fertility span, testing for fertility, and how to slow down ovarian aging.
They dive into:
They dive into:
- Focusing on reproductive longevity
- Understanding lifespan, healthspan, and fertility span
- Normal versus pathological ovarian aging
- Oxidative stress and inflammation
- Slowing ovarian aging
Dr. Kalea Wattles is an accomplished naturopathic doctor, certified functional medicine practitioner, and a renowned fertility expert. Her approach to helping women conceive and maintain pregnancies is based on the functional medicine philosophy. She is the Founder of Functional Fertility and also serves as the Clinical Special Projects Manager. at The Institute for Functional Medicine.
Labs Mentioned:
- Hormones testing
- Luteinizing hormone test
- Follicle-stimulating hormone test
- Testosterone panel
- DHEA-S Test
- Progesterone testing
- Thyroid testing
- TSH testing
- Free T3 test
- Free T4 test
- Reverse T3 test
- Thyroid antibodies test
- Comprehensive metabolic panel
- Lipid panel
- High-sensitivity C-reactive protein test
- Hemoglobin A1C test
- Fasting insulin test
- Nutritional testing
- Vitamin D testing
- B vitamins testing
- Celiac panel
- Ferritin test
- Iron test
- Homocysteine test
- Infectious screening
- HIV test
- Syphilis test
- Chlamydia test
- Gonorrhea test
- Hepatitis test
- Cytomegalovirus test
- EBV test
- Salivary cortisol test
- Comprehensive stool analysis
- Micronutrient testing
Guest Details:
- Dr. Kalea Wattles’ Website
- Dr. Kalea Wattle on LinkedIn
- Dr. Kalea Wattle on Instagram
- Dr. Kalea Wattle on TikTok
- Dr. Kalea Wattle on Facebook
- The Institute for Functional Medicine Website
- Functional Fertility Podcast
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