Deep Dive into Reproduction with LIFE by Dr. Pat
Deep dive into reproduction and fertility treatment by LIFE by Dr. Pat Clinic and Dr. Patsama Vichinsartvichai
Deep Dive into Reproduction with LIFE by Dr. Pat
Why Full-Fat Milk Might Actually Help You Get Pregnant
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We’ve all heard the classic health advice to cut out fat and swap to skim milk, but when you're trying to conceive, that old rulebook gets thrown completely out the window. In this episode, Dr. Patsama digs into eye-opening data from the Nurses’ Health Study II, which followed over 18,000 women and found that having two or more servings of low-fat dairy a day actually spikes the risk of ovulatory infertility by up to 85%. On the flip side, reaching for full-fat milk—or even treating yourself to real ice cream a couple of times a week—can cut that risk by more than half! Tune in as we chat about why your body desperately needs dietary fats to synthesize estrogen and progesterone, how skim milk's added whey protein and IGF-1 mimic PCOS in your ovaries, and why embracing whole foods might be the easiest fertility upgrade you make today.
