136 | The Fertility and Birthrate Crisis with Dr. Marina Straszak Suri M.D.

In this podcast we are talking about fertility and its' relationship to the very survival of our species. It is an indicator of the health of a population and important in the survival of the fittest theory... that is "Natural Selection"."Dr. Marina" Straszak Suri has over 30 years of experience as an OBGYN doctor where she takes a holistic functional approach to patient care. She is also an assistant professor at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ottawa. She is author of the book "Optimize Your Fertility Naturally", a holistic guide to achieving a healthy pregnancy. It's a book to help both women and men learn proven lifestyle strategies to help them increase their chance of natural conception and a healthy pregnancy.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro Snip01:06 Introduce Dr. Marina Strashzak-Suri03:45 Why aren't people reproducing?04:58 Fertility rates compared to the National Debt06:45 What does fertility rate have to do with health?07:46 how stress interferes with fertility09:38 How do you manage the stresses that interfere with fertility?10:50 What is the difference between mainstream medicine and functional medicine?12:00 How does mainstream medicine manage fertility problems?16:25 What are some examples of results and testimonials from your work?18:38 How does your practice work and who can be a patient?22:08 What is your recommended app for stress management?23:40 What are the Warrior Versus Worrier gene and what influences them?25:15 Do you have a favorite genetic test?