Are you timing right for fertility?
Timing is so important when it comes to fertility.
How do you know what your fertile window is?
How do you know when you are ovulating?
What happens if your cycles are irregular or you have PCOS?
We answer this and more!
The Two Week Wait…
Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or undergoing assisted reproductive therapy such as IUI or IVF, the 2 week wait for a positive pregnancy test can be a very stressful and anxious time.
To help you through the two week wait, I have listed below some of the top things I suggest to people to make these two weeks easier.
Why do BBT temperature charting?
Heard of BBT temperature charting?
Wondering why you should do it? Temperature charting tells you so much about ovulation, predicting when your period will come and can give you insights to underlying health issues.
It’s an amazingly cheap tool to get real time info about your health and is highly recommended for those wanting to improve their hormonal health or fertility (even if doing IVF!)
Modified AIP + how to reintroduce foods
Great news!
There’s been some changes to the Original/Core AIP that most people tolerate well.
This means (if your body tolerates it), there’s now an easier version of AutoImmune Paleo - hooray!
We also cover EXACTLY how to go about reintroducing eliminated foods.
Coming off hormonal contraception? What to expect
We work with women at all stages of their hormonal journeys.
Some are thinking about having a family soon while others are wanting to take a break from often a long journey on hormonal contraception.
Here’s what to expect when coming off hormonal contraception, when and what to test if your periods don’t come back and how to smooth this hormonal transition
The Thyroid, Hormones & Fertility
Something we see very commonly in our clinic is thyroid abnormalities. Your thyroid controls your metabolism & so many of your hormones.
Thyroid issues have become increasingly more prevalent and can present as overactive or underactive and the symptoms can be varied and confusing and are important at all stages of life, especially for fertility, pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause.
How does Acupuncture for fertility work?
Let's be honest—there's no journey quite as exciting, emotional, and sometimes frustrating as the quest for parenthood.
Let us introduce you to & explain the world of Acupuncture for fertility, discussing how this ancient practice might be the missing piece in your baby-making puzzle for natural conception or alongside IVF.
How to improve your symptoms of low iron deficiency anemia
We see a lot of women with Blood deficiency at our clinic.
In Western terms, Blood deficiency equates to either anemia or being on the way to anemia.
Blood deficient symptoms include: insomnia, fatigue, anxiety, scanty periods, dry brittle skin and nails, hair loss
Here’s what helps treat symptoms of Blood deficiency
Making Auto Immune Paleo Easier
Whether you’ve come across Autoimmune Paleo in your own research or advised to do it for health reasons, AIP is a great option to help your body heal.
We understand, for some people, it can be a little tricky to get your head around at first.
So we’re here to help!
Here are the ways to make this as smooth as possible
Healthy Fats for Healthy Hormones
Did you know your hormones such as oestrogen, progesterone, testosterone + cortisol and EVERY SINGLE CELL in your body are made from fats?
How crazy is that?!
And how important it is to be eating enough of the right stuff. So which is the right fats for your hormones?