The Holistic Fertility Show
Our holistic fertility podcast explores natural and integrative approaches to fertility. Through expert interviews and thoughtful discussions, we aim to empower listeners with knowledge about optimizing reproductive health through lifestyle, nutrition, acupuncture, and other holistic practices.
Episodes
119 episodes
Diminished Ovarian Reserve: A Patient's Guide
The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness improves egg quality, even in women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR), through an integrative approach combining acupuncture, customized herbal medicine, and low-level light therapy (LLLT). Acupu...
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Nutrient Optimization for Reproductive Wellness and Postpartum Recovery
Proper nutrient intake is essential when trying to conceive because the quality of eggs and sperm, hormonal balance, and the ability to support early implantation are all directly influenced by nutritional status. Key nutrients such as folate, ...
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Can Herbal Medicine Help You Conceive?
Customized herbal medicine offers a highly personalized approach to enhancing reproductive health by addressing individual imbalances and underlying factors that affect fertility. Tailored formulations work from the inside out to reduce oxidati...
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17:45
Do Fertility Supplements Really Improve Outcomes?
Fertility supplements play a valuable supportive role for both men and women grappling with fertility challenges.Please help support the show so we may continue to bring you the best in reproductive medicine information. Thank you https:...
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Can acupuncture really help improve fertility outcomes?
Acupuncture stimulates the release of nitric oxide, a key vasodilator that relaxes blood vessels and enhances circulation to reproductive organs, thereby improving fertility parameters such as egg, endometrial lining, and sperm quality. This in...
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Cortisol is Killing Your Fertility.
Cortisol, often dubbed the "stress hormone," can significantly hinder fertility in both men and women by disrupting hormonal balance and reproductive processes. In women, elevated cortisol levels from chronic stress can lead to irregular menstr...
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Food & Lifestyle can Ruin Your Fertility. Or, Improve It!
In our latest podcast episode, we dive deep into the powerful ways food and lifestyle choices influence fertility outcomes for both men and women. Drawing from recent insights and expert discussions, we explore how nutrient-dense diets r...
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Cortisol Affects Fertility - In a Bad way!
Cortisol, often termed the "stress hormone," impacts fertility by disrupting the delicate hormonal communication between the brain and reproductive organs. When chronically elevated, cortisol can suppress the secretion of Gonadotropin-Releas...
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Do You need Vitamin D when Trying to Conceive?
This nutrient acts as a critical hormonal regulator that improves egg quality and stabilizes ovarian function, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful fertilization. Beyond conception, maintaining sufficient levels ...
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Do You have a Thin Endometrial Lining?
Acupuncture and herbal medicine, rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, offer natural ways to help thicken the endometrial lining, which is the inner layer of the uterus, important for fertility and implantation. Acupuncture works by stimulati...
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Acupuncture's Role in Optimizing Female Fertility Outcomes
Acupuncture has been shown to enhance fertility outcomes by promoting better blood flow to the reproductive organs, which can improve nutrient delivery, oxygenation, and overall tissue health in the uterus and ovaries, potentially leading to be...
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Antioxidant Protocol: Reducing Sperm DNA Fragmentation
At the Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness, we’re proud to be an authorized Fullscript dealer, giving our patients exclusive access to the highest-quality, practitioner-grade fertility supplements trusted by leading integrative and functio...
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How Sperm DNA Damage Undermines Even Advanced Fertility Treatments—and How Acupuncture Can Help
Infertility affects millions of couples worldwide, with male factors playing a starring role in up to 50% of cases. While basic semen analysis—measuring sperm count, motility, and shape—has long been the go-to diagnostic tool, it's like judging...
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Acupuncture, Nitric Oxide & Better Fertility Outcomes.
Patients facing fertility challenges should consider starting treatment at The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness because it is one of the longest-established and most experienced complementary medicine fertility centers in the United Sta...
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12:58
Herbal Medicine Improves Fertility Outcomes.
Customized herbal formulas, carefully tailored to each person’s specific pattern of imbalance through comprehensive individual assessment, have been shown in numerous clinical studies to substantially improve pregnancy rates among couples exper...
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Acupuncture and IVF Success: Improving Egg Quality
The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness specializes in improving IVF outcomes by focusing on one of the most crucial factors in fertility success—egg quality. With more than two decades of clinical experience, the Center combines acupunctu...
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Implantation Failure - What can be done?
At the Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness in New York City, women experiencing implantation failure receive a personalized, integrative approach to enhance fertility outcomes. Led by infertility specialist Mike Berkley, LAc, FABORM, the c...
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Why Your PGT-A Normal Blastocyst Didn't Produce A Viable Pregnancy.
At The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness in New York City, a pioneering complementary medicine clinic founded by Mike Berkley, LAc, FABORM — the first U.S. acupuncturist to devote his practice exclusively to reproductive health — we spec...
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The Hidden Male Factor that Causes Infertility
Acupuncture and herbal medicine deliver a robust, holistic remedy for sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF), a stealthy yet pivotal factor in male infertility that undermines sperm integrity and obstructs fertilization. By boosting blood flow to the re...
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Can Low Level Light Therapy Really Improve Your Chances of Pregnancy?
For women trying to conceive (TTC), Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLT) offers a groundbreaking, non-invasive path to enhanced fertility by stimulating mitochondrial function in reproductive cells, boosting ATP production, reducing inflammation, and ...
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PGT-A... Does it really work?
Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy, or PGT-A, a procedure used in IVF to screen embryos for chromosomal abnormalities before implantation, is increasingly facing scrutiny and criticism in 2025 due to mounting evidence of its limited...
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Male Factor Infertility...and what to do about it.
Acupuncture offers several benefits for male factor infertility by enhancing sperm quality and overall reproductive health. Studies indicate that it can significantly improve sperm motility, concentration, morphology, and viability, potentially...
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22:45
Herbal Medicine - Does it help with conception?
Herbal medicine offers several potential benefits in addressing infertility by supporting hormonal balance, enhancing reproductive organ function, and improving overall reproductive health, which can lead to higher conception rates when used as...
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17:48
Integrating Western & Chinese Medicine to Produce More Live Births.
Mike Berkley, L.Ac., FABORM, is a pioneering licensed acupuncturist and board-certified herbalist specializing in reproductive medicine, with over 25 years of experience helping couples achieve pregnancy through holistic, evidence-informed trea...
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Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, and Low Level Light Therapy Improve Fertility Outcomes.
The Berkley Center for Reproductive Wellness, located in New York City, is a premier holistic fertility center dedicated to supporting individuals and couples on their journey to parenthood. Specializing in integrative approaches, the center co...
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