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We love talking about fertility
Lily and Lisa regularly offer interviews and have appeared extensively on podcasts. All you need to do is decide which one of us (or both!) you want to have on your show.
What topic(s) do you want to focus on?
Although we can both speak to all topics covered in the book, we have individual areas of expertise. That means you can expect more detail and data on specific topics with one of us versus the other, as outlined below:
Interview Lisa
Interview Lisa if you’d like to focus primarily on the menstrual cycle, fertility awareness, reproductive hormones, and issues with hormonal contraception — and how all of these tie into fertility as a whole.
Interview Lily
Interview Lily if you’d like to focus primarily on nutrition for fertility, including how specific foods and nutrients can improve the chances of conception and a healthy pregnancy.
Would you like a joint interview?
Joint interview request form
Book Reviews
"Real Food for Fertility is a must-have book for any couple preparing for pregnancy."
Real Food for Fertility is a must-have book for any couple preparing for pregnancy. Lily and Lisa have a deep understanding of nutrition and the menstrual cycle — and their insight goes beyond conventional advice on fertility. This book really moves the needle on fertility!
— Lara Briden, ND,
author of Period Repair Manual and Hormone Repair Manual
"Real Food for Fertility will help you understand exactly why you must start using food to optimize your cycle and hormonal health long before you want to conceive."
Real Food for Fertility will help you understand exactly why you must start using food to optimize your cycle and hormonal health long before you want to conceive. The evidence-based guidance provided in this book is not only essential knowledge for any woman trying to conceive but also should be required knowledge for all practitioners who support women on their fertility journey.
— Alisa Vitti,
author of WomanCode and In the FLO, Creator of Cycle Syncing®
"Without question, optimal fertility requires sufficient nutrients. "
Without question, optimal fertility requires sufficient nutrients. Lily and Lisa have consolidated thousands of years of deep wisdom, combined with the latest research, to distill down an easy-to-follow template that helps maintain or restore fertility.
— Robb Wolf,
New York Times–bestselling author of Wired to Eat and The Paleo Solution
"I am so grateful that Lily and Lisa have birthed this into the world. What a gift!"
This book is an invaluable resource for women and their partners who are TTC, and practitioners alike. I will be giving a copy to all my fertility clients! I am so grateful that Lily and Lisa have birthed this into the world. What a gift!
— Brittany Estrada Anderson,
RN, WHNP-BC, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner
"As a dietitian who advocates for real food, I enthusiastically endorse Real Food for Fertility to both men and women preparing for pregnancy."
Humans have known for thousands of years the profound impacts of food on fertility and the health of our future babies. People often come to me for recommendations on how to eat to prepare for a healthy pregnancy, but up until now, there really hasn’t been a comprehensive book on the subject. Real Food for Fertility provides the evidence behind an ancestral approach to preconception nutrition. As a dietitian who advocates for real food, I enthusiastically endorse Real Food for Fertility to both men and women preparing for pregnancy.
— Diana Rodgers,
RD, author, and Executive Director of the Global Food Justice Alliance
"Lily is a powerful advocate for truth in a time when misinformation about nutrition, especially in regard to fertility, runs rampant."
Lily is a powerful advocate for truth in a time when misinformation about nutrition, especially in regard to fertility, runs rampant. Brilliant and with the credentials to match, her no-B.S. approach to nutrition will change — and maybe even save — your life … and improve your chances of conception! Listen closely to what she has to say.
— Max Lugavere,
health and science journalist and New York Times–bestselling author of Genius Foods
"It’s a must-read for anyone looking to improve their fertility as well as their supporting practitioners."
Lily and Lisa have done it again! Real Food for Fertility is now my fertility bible in practice, right next to Real Food for Pregnancy and The Fifth Vital Sign. All pseudoscience and outdated dietary recommendations for fertility have been busted in this book. The pages are already highlighted and worn in my copy. It’s a must-read for anyone looking to improve their fertility as well as their supporting practitioners.
— Chelsea Leach,
MS, RD, CSSD
"This book not only demystifies the complexities of conception but also offers a science-based roadmap, that makes the journey toward optimal fertility an accessible and delicious experience."
Real Food for Fertility, authored by leading experts Lisa Hendrickson-Jack and Lily Nichols, unveils the crucial link between a healthy menstrual cycle and a successful pregnancy. Drawing on a wealth of research and their combined decades of expertise, the authors provide a comprehensive guide to nutrition’s pivotal role in hormonal balance and fertility. This book not only demystifies the complexities of conception but also offers a science-based roadmap, covering topics from birth control to stress management and providing real-world case studies that make the journey toward optimal fertility an accessible and delicious experience.
— Nicole Jardim,
certified women’s health coach and author of Fix Your Period
"I so appreciate the way Lily and Lisa have already contributed immeasurably to the field of women’s health and fertility. So I’m not surprised that they’ve done it again."
As someone who has devoted my life to empowering women with practical knowledge about their bodies, I so appreciate the way Lily and Lisa have already contributed immeasurably to the field of women’s health and fertility. So I’m not surprised that they’ve done it again. Even though this book is impeccably researched and packed with scientific principles, it is an eminently approachable guide for women wanting to consciously prepare their bodies for the best possible chance for a healthy pregnancy and head start for their baby.
— Toni Weschler, MPH,
author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility and Cycle Savvy
"Real Food for Fertility expertly curates evidence-based, actionable steps to optimize your fertility. This comprehensive book is a must-read for clients and practitioners alike."
As a Registered Dietitian with over two decades of experience supporting clients with fertility challenges, the importance of nutrition and lifestyle for egg and sperm quality cannot be overstated. Real Food for Fertility expertly curates evidence-based, actionable steps to optimize your fertility. This comprehensive book is a must-read for clients and practitioners alike.
— Ayla Barmmer,
MS, RD, founder of FullWell and Boston Functional Nutrition
"I highly recommend this book to my clients with fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum nutrient deficiencies because the recipes are so good, too! "
Real Food for Fertility is one of the best books I have read on fertility nutrition. It goes beyond basic meal plans to helping you to personalize your nourishment based on your unique needs, deficiencies, and fertility struggles. It is strongly evidence-based and includes preconception lifestyle, tracking, and other fertility optimization tools (for men, too, which is rarely included in other books!) I highly recommend this book to my clients with fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum nutrient deficiencies because the recipes are so good, too!
— Dr. Jessica Drummond,
DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC, founder and CEO, The Integrative Women’s Health Institute
"I believe this book has the potential to dramatically change the current trajectory of fertility issues for the better and I don’t say that lightly."
To say that this is the most comprehensive and well-researched book on fertility that I have read would be an understatement! As a Midwife I already refer all my clients to Lily and Lisa’s previous books. So it is no surprise that these two powerhouse women combined their expertise to create such a unique resource that goes far beyond what is currently taught in the fertility space. Real Food for Fertility is a book that is needed now more than ever. It’s a breath of fresh air to see such comprehensive information provided on both female and male fertility all in one resource. I believe this book has the potential to dramatically change the current trajectory of fertility issues for the better and I don’t say that lightly.
— Kate Martyn,
Registered Midwife and Registered Nurse
"The two authors have produced a remarkable book and I recommend it highly."
Real Food for Fertility will become THE reference book for men and women planning pregnancy and for all their conscientious health care professionals. Having spent 36 years as an OB-GYN and fertility specialist, I know firsthand that fertility’s greatest ally is nutrition. This highly readable and referenced book emphasizes nutrient-dense foods to optimize the stores of macronutrients, micronutrients, and minerals so desperately needed to enhance fertility and nourish mother and baby throughout pregnancy and lactation. In keeping with recent nutrition science, a number of fertility and nutrition myths are dispelled. The two authors have produced a remarkable book and I recommend it highly.
— Dr. Tim O’Dowd,
OB-GYN and fertility specialist (retired), and author of Our Children, Our Legacy
"Lily’s books are the ones that I recommend to every young woman who seeks to get pregnant and have a healthy baby."
Lily’s books are the ones that I recommend to every young woman who seeks to get pregnant and have a healthy baby. Despite widespread beliefs that a low-fat, Mediterranean, or plant-based diet is best, this well-researched, rigorous book will convince you that for optimal fertility, a nutrient-dense diet that includes animal foods is truly the best option.
— Nina Teicholz,
PhD, science journalist, and author of The Big Fat Surprise
"This valuable book provides both support and confidence during a journey that often proves stressful for patients — can’t recommend it enough!"
Real Food for Fertility is the book we’ve all been waiting for! Finally, a trusted, up-to-date nutrition resource for the preconception window, packed with clear answers and actionable tips. This valuable book provides both support and confidence during a journey that often proves stressful for patients — can’t recommend it enough!
— Dr. Fiona McCulloch,
BSc, ND, and bestselling author of 8 Steps to Reverse Your PCOS