The Problem with Your Prenatal Vitamin: Why your current prenatal vitamin may be stopping you from getting pregnant + How to choose a better multi. I get it, choosing a prenatal vitamin can be complicated and sometimes it’s easiest to just grab the first thing we see at Costco, or
The Fasting Mimicking Diet: Your how-to guide to the only diet proven to reverse aging, diabetes & autoimmune disease. The fast mimicking diet, popularized by the Longevity Institute, is a modified fast that has been proven to improve longevity and possibly even reset the immune system in autoimmune disease. The FMD
The Worst Fertility Disruptors in Your Home + How to Eliminate them Endocrine disruptors are chemicals found in the environment that can impact your ability to conceive. These chemicals can alter the production, metabolism, and activity of hormones and are a big problem when it comes to your fertility. Fertility
Your vagina deserves better than toxic tampons + some healthier alternatives. Why it’s officially time to ditch that toxic tampon: Your vagina is lined with a mucous membrane layer that contains a ton of blood vessels and is highly permeable. This means that anything that touches the inside of your
Fertility Blood Tests: The Essential Tests You Need + What They Mean If you’re currently being treated for infertility then you already know that there’s a ton of blood work involved. My patients are constantly telling me that the most stressful part of their conventional fertility treatment is the blood
Problems With the Birth Control Pill: Why the Pill Isn’t the Solution to Your Hormonal Problems “Fun” fact: nearly 150 million women worldwide take the birth control pill. While there’s no doubt that the pill prevents unwanted pregnancy, it’s also handed out like candy for almost every known female hormonal condition.
The 6 Worst Thyroid Disruptors Hiding in Your Home + How to Eliminate Them: The thyroid is an endocrine gland located in the neck. It uses iodine, tyrosine, selenium and other nutrients from the foods you eat to make two main hormones: Triiodothyronine (T3) + Thyroxine (T4). These hormones are critical to
Nutrition is always a priority in my practice, but when it comes to preparing your body for pregnancy proper nutrition is more important than ever. A balanced nutrient-rich diet for the 3 – 6 months prior to making a baby will not only help to provide the right building blocks
Most of my female patients have spent the majority of their young lives trying not to get pregnant. A lack of proper cycle education in school combined with a pharmaceutical industry that’s trying to sell every woman on the birth control pill have confused many women into thinking that it’s
Sorry to break the bad news guys … but most supplements are garbage. Many supplements don’t contain what they say they contain, most are unnecessary and some may even be contraindicated for you. This is why it’s important that you always work with a licensed Naturopathic doctor or MD with extensive functional
