Fertility Beyond 35 with Dr. Aumatma Simmons

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes.” In this episode, Dr. Aumatma and Dr. Lauryn talk about age, fertility, and helping patients live healthy lifestyles. Stay tuned!

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Highlights

0:28 - Dr. Aumatma talks about what got her started down her career path in fertility

2:58 - The myths around fertility

4:00 - Thoughts on “high risk” pregnancies

9:14 - Dr. Aumatma shares what it’s like working with her older patients

16:13 - The relationship between mindset and fertility

21:36 - Optimization tips for helping with wellness and fertility

27:48 - How dieting can affect your fertility

31:52 - Dr. Aumatma talks about optimizing unique plans for each of her patients

33:59 - Seed Cycling

40:58 - A lightbulb moment Dr. Aumatma has had in her own health journey

42:51 - A wellness hack!

44:59 - How to learn more about Dr. Aumatma

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About Dr. Aumatma

Dr. Aumatma is a double board-certified Naturopathic Doctor & Endocrinologist, in practice for close to 15 years. She specializes in fertility and is the best-selling author of two books: "Fertility Secrets: What Your Doctor Didn't Tell You About Baby-Making” and “(In)Fertility: Struggles, Secrets, & Successes” Dr. Aumatma was awarded the “Best Naturopathic Medicine Doctor″ award locally in 2015 & 2020 and recognized as a top “Women In Medicine” Doctor in 2020 & 2021. 

In addition to supporting couples through individualized care in person and long-distance, Dr. Aumatma also trains practitioners who want to specialize in fertility. She has been featured as the holistic fertility expert on ABC, FOX, CBS, KTLA, MindBodyGreen, The Bump, etc., along with being interviewed for countless podcasts on topics of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum health.

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Connect with Dr. Aumatma

Facebook | Dr. Aumatma, ND: Holistic Fertility Specialist

Website | holisticfertilityinstitute.com

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Connect with Dr. Lauryn

Facebook | Dr. Lauryn Lax

Twitter | @drlaurynlax

Instagram | @drlaurynlax

Website | drlauryn.com 

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Transcript (Episode website contains full transcript)

Dr. Lauryn (00:02):

Well, Dr. Aumatma, I'm so happy to have you in the house, and I, you are absolutely one of my favorite people to talk to about the topics of hormones, but, and also really fertility, which is your specialty. And would love before we tackle the, the problem, so to speak, of age being a factor or maybe not being the only factor in fertility give us a little bit of overview of what got you into doing this work you're doing in the world.

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