How to Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy & Boost Fertility Naturally with Dr. Ann Shippy, Functional Medicine Expert
The Dream Bigger Podcast
Siffat Haider
4.7 • 659 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2026
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Ann Shippy, Functional Medicine Expert, to talk about how to prepare your body for pregnancy and boost fertility naturally in today’s increasingly toxic world. We dive into the critical preconception window, how both partners’ health impacts fertility, and the role of inflammation, nutrient density, and environmental toxins in reproductive health. Dr. Shippy shares her approach to supporting hormone balance through diet and lifestyle, why sperm quality and metabolic health matter more than ever, and the key supplements she recommends for conception, pregnancy, and postpartum. We also discuss how to support a healthy pregnancy - from building a strong microbiome and optimizing blood sugar to preparing your body for delivery and recovery. If you’re thinking about getting pregnant or simply want to optimize your long-term health, this episode is for you. Enjoy!
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.4 | How important is the man's health in all of this? Because so much falls on the woman |
| 0:09.5 | and I feel like, hello, it's 50-50 over here. Like, what are your thoughts? But I really like |
| 0:15.9 | with people to really start improving their environment, being more aware of the toxins that we're getting exposed to on a day-in and day-out basis. |
| 0:24.7 | The water we're drinking, the food we're eating, the air we're breathing, the products that we're putting on the skin. |
| 0:30.1 | But especially the toxins that are coming through our food, the pesticides, the packaging reaches into the food often |
| 0:35.8 | and actually builds up in our body and has a dramatic |
| 0:39.6 | impact on the expression of the genes in the baby. How can someone get an amazing placenta? How do you |
| 0:46.8 | know if you have good placenta? What does that mean? Like, tell me everything. |
| 0:52.7 | Hi, I'm Sif Heider, the founder of Farray. |
| 0:55.8 | I'm a wellness entrepreneur and digital creator, and this is my show, The Dream Bigger |
| 1:00.1 | podcast. |
| 1:01.3 | Listen, I love dreaming big, but you know what I love more? |
| 1:05.0 | Actually having the resources to make those big dreams happen. |
| 1:08.7 | And hey, dreams can sometimes be private jets, |
| 1:11.7 | but other times they can look a little something |
| 1:14.0 | like having the best skin of your damn life, |
| 1:16.6 | or starting a successful business, |
| 1:18.7 | or delving into spirituality. |
| 1:21.3 | So on this podcast, |
| 1:22.8 | I chat with experts and thought leaders |
| 1:24.6 | from different fields about their tips and tricks |
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