Dr. Mark Hyman

So the next question is about in vitro fertilization or IVF and how to deal with the risks of the meds and how do they detox after?

A lot of people are asking about this.

So let's sort of get into what they do.

What IVF meds do is stimulate your ovaries to make eggs and then to help you stabilize the pregnancy in the early parts of the pregnancy.

So a lot of hormones involved, a lot of short-term side effects, but there are long-term side effects.

The risk is generally low, but they're still being studied.

Now, after you've kind of done this IVF treatment, how do you actually recover?

How do you help?

Because the amount of energy required to stimulate ovaries, to make eggs is a lot.

And what drives the energy production, your mitochondria?

So mitochondria are the energy factors in your cell.

They help power hormone production, egg development, detoxification.

They help your overall recovery.

And there's lots of ways to support mitochondrial health.

So you can eat rich foods and antioxidants and lots of berries, leafy greens, colorful fruits and veggies, lots of omega-3s, salmon, sardines, walnuts, chia seeds, all great.

CoQ10, also very important, really important.

Organ meats, okay?

People don't like them, but I love liver.

They really help.

They're the most nutrient-dense food on the planet.