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Can Lack of Sleep Affect Your Fertility? – The Relationship Between Sleep, Stress, and Fertility
In the fertility community, the rumors abound. There are so many myths about what causes infertility and what increases your chances of getting pregnant. “You can’t get pregnant while you’re breastfeeding.” “Put your legs in the air for 20 minutes after sex to help...
Can Lack of Sleep Affect Your Fertility? – The Relationship Between Sleep, Stress, and Fertility
In the fertility community, the rumors abound. There are so many myths about what causes infertility and what increases your chances of getting pregnant. “You can’t get pregnant while you’re breastfeeding.” “Put your legs in the air for 20 minutes after sex to help...
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Organic Acid Test: What it Measures and Why It’s Used
Organic Acid Testing (OAT) is one way a functional medicine practitioner can evaluate your overall health. It’s a urine-based test that provides insight into the functioning of various bodily systems and helps identify possible nutrient deficiencies, gut dysbiosis,...
Tips for Optimizing Fertility in Your 30s
If you’ve always imagined being a mom one day, you might be left wondering, is it too late to optimize my fertility? There are a lot of misconceptions about fertility in your 30s. The good news is that it’s NOT too late! Women are giving birth later, and it’s no...
The 10 Best Foods to Reduce Bloating
Your quest to reduce bloating can feel like the search for the holy grail—complex, treacherous, and with many unknowns along the way. News alert, it doesn’t have to be. There are ways to banish belly bloat for good! Bloating is a common complaint among those with...
Home Remedies for PMS
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) sucks, and truthfully, it often indicates an underlying hormonal imbalance. In some cases, you can restore balance to your hormones with a few simple lifestyle changes. Other times, it will take more drastic measures, functional lab work,...
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Can Low Iron Cause Miscarriage? How Iron Levels Affect Fertility
Iron deficiency is a common nutritional deficiency among women of reproductive age. It is the most widespread nutritional deficiency in the world and the most frequent cause of anemia during pregnancy. With that in mind, can low iron cause miscarriage? That’s the...
How Are Hypothyroidism and Iron Deficiency Connected?
Fatigue is often the most common symptom of hypothyroidism. It also happens to be the most common symptom of iron deficiency. In this article, you’ll learn how hypothyroidism and iron deficiency are connected. This may come as a surprise to you, but there is a deeper...
Natural Remedies for Anemia to Boost Iron Levels
Feeling “out of it” and tired is common among women of reproductive age. As a mom of six, I understand the feeling. However, there may be more to the story if you’re constantly fatigued. Anemia and an iron deficiency may be to blame for your exhaustion. Luckily, there...
Five Ways You Can Prepare Your Mind And Body For Pregnancy
There are a million different advice columns on what you should or should not do when pregnant. After all, you’re growing a baby which is difficult work. Regardless, it begs the question what should you do when you’re trying to get pregnant? How can you prepare your...
Your Guide to Greenwashing and How to Identify Non-Toxic Products
Did you grow up to the sterile smell of bleach too or was that just me? Bleach got thrown on everything that was white, not just the laundry. It was the cure-all for any and every mess. Nowadays, most of us have put bleach aside for more family-friendly cleaning...
The Perks of Having a Health and Fertility Coach All-in-One
Coaching support during the preconception phase can help you make beneficial lifestyle changes and deal with the emotional turmoil that may accompany your fertility journey. A health and fertility coach is an invaluable asset and a member of your care team. During...
What is Fertility Coaching?
The majority of people don’t know where to start when trying to conceive. Contrary to what you might think, it’s not as easy as a little romance in bed. Fertility coaching exists to help you navigate the path to parenthood. Between alarming costs and uncertainty,...
Healthy Habits You Need for a Healthy Life
The maxim of functional medicine is diet and lifestyle change. A functional medicine approach seeks to heal the root cause rather than rely on prescription drugs to cover up a symptom. That often requires you to develop new, healthy habits. A lot of advice you’ll see...
Why You Should Eat a Whole Foods Diet
“You are what you eat” is a maxim often thrown around in the health coaching world. While you won’t get rolled around by an Oompa-Loompa because you turned into a human-sized, juicy blueberry (sorry Violet), your overall health does reflect what you put into your...
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Looking for your next great meal that supports optimal wellness and fertility? This recipe index has you covered. My recipe philosophies center on fresh, healthy, whole food-based recipes that center around optimal wellness. Recipes are organized by meal type to help you find what you need.
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Common Hormone Patterns and What They Are Trying to Tell You
Whether it’s fluctuating energy levels, mood changes, or an altered sex drive, hormones are at play. For a quick overview, hormones are substances our bodies produce that transmit information and influence the action of various organs and systems. They are critical...
Common Hormone Patterns and What They Are Trying to Tell You
Whether it’s fluctuating energy levels, mood changes, or an altered sex drive, hormones are at play. For a quick overview, hormones are substances our bodies produce that transmit information and influence the action of various organs and systems. They are critical...
Home Remedies for PMS
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) sucks, and truthfully, it often indicates an underlying hormonal imbalance. In some cases, you can restore balance to your hormones with a few simple lifestyle changes. Other times, it will take more drastic measures, functional lab work,...
How Thyroid Disorders and Stress Impact Getting Pregnant
Did you know that women are more likely to deal with thyroid conditions than men? Optimizing thyroid function should be at the top of your list if you are trying to get pregnant. The truth is that the tiny, butterfly-shaped gland at the base of your throat controls a...
Is a Continuous Glucose Monitor the Right Choice For You?
If you like wearable tech and health, you’ll love the continuous glucose monitor (CGM). These smart devices provide real-time data on your blood glucose levels 24 hours a day. Traditionally used by those in the diabetes community, CGMs are becoming increasingly...
Signs and Causes of Estrogen Dominance
I can’t tell you how many times women ask me, “could it be my hormones?” Lots of times they’ve been told that everything checks out fine, that it’s just normal hormonal changes, or that the only option they have is to take the birth control pill. Well… Those things...
How to Identify Which Type of PCOS You Have (Hint: There are Four!)
Absent periods, abnormally heavy periods, acne, hair loss or hair in unwanted places, infertility, and more are all indications of a pesky problem called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). It is a hormonal disorder based on a collection of symptoms that affects females...
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