Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFMCPPresident at Five Journeys, Functional Medicine & Wellness Provider, Best Selling Author, Passionate Champion for Health

Balance Your Daily Habits to Support Better Fertility @AnnShippyMD

14 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief dialogue, the speakers emphasize that fertility health is best supported by a balanced, realistic approach rather than striving for perfection. They advocate for doing what works for the individual while providing extra support around indulgences or “vice” moments. The conversation highlights the body's natural resilience, noting that it can cleanse itself if not overloaded with toxins. Specific lifestyle factors to limit include hair dye, alcohol, and excessive processed foods, suggesting that occasional moderation combined with overall healthy habits can promote better fertility outcomes.

But I think you're highlighting something really important that it's not about being perfect. It's about dancing with what's going to work for you. You do the best you can with all of these things and then around your excursion or your vice or whatever we want to call it, that you support your body. You know, it's not just oblivious, like, oh, oh, like, you know, it's not the best, but you're going to do the extra things to help yourself be healthy. I think it's a balance.
Oh, it's also your body's resilient. As long as you don't dump it with all the toxins and hormones and everything else, your body will, will clean itself. Well, it is resilient, right?
Maybe don't dye your hair and drink alcohol and what, eat lots of processed food on that day.