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Building a Pregnancy Support Team
Pregnancy can be fun but also challenging. Not only is your body changing but also your hormone levels are fluctuating. In my last post I mentioned information overload and one of the best ways to prevent overload is to create a support team. Your support team starts with your spouse and family....
Fertility Berry Smoothie
Berry smoothies are delicious and healthy snacks, packed with blood-nourishing antioxidants from dark berries and balanced protein. The combination […]
Preparing for a Healthy Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a joyous time in a woman’s life, but it can also be confusing because there’s a lot of advice out there. Many women want recommendations that support not only their own health and their baby’s, but also the environment. Most people are prompted to start making healthy changes in...
Red Flags When Hiring a Lactation Consultant!
If you're having trouble breastfeeding, or if you just want to avoid trouble down the road, hiring a lactation consultant can be very helpful. But how do you know if a particular lactation consultant has the experience and skills to help you? You can start by asking your physician or midwife or...
Gluten Free Lasagna
Sometimes the idea of going gluten free makes people feel like they are going to have to “give up” some […]
What is Baby Reflux?
“My pediatrician says my baby has reflux! She says there are medications to help. I really don't want my baby to take medicine. He's so little. But I also don't want him to suffer and spit up so much. What should I do? Can you help me?” Although the diagnosis of reflux seems ominous, keep in mind...
Cooking for Your Fertility!
The wisdom that what you eat is a direct reflection of your health is now widely accepted as science continues to prove that certain foods do in fact improve reproductive function. For years, clients have requested more delicious tasting fertility friendly recipes. From this desire emerged the...
Pregnancy Information – Helpful or Overload?
Expectant parents these days are a lot more informed than anytime in history. They can readily access information via the Internet and tend to read everything they can pertaining to pregnancy, birthing and postpartum care. They seek advice from friends and other people regarding their birth...
How Reproductive Hormones Work- Putting It All Together
We are endowed with a primordial pool of follicles during fetal development. At birth they measure near one million; by the time we enter menarche, they number about 500,000, and by the time we approach the perimenopausal years we have around ten thousand. These primordial follicles do not undergo...
Keeping the Reproductive Fire Burning
A simple analogy – FSH is the flame. The uterus is the oven. LH is the opening of the flu. The ovaries are the wood; Estradiol measures the available wood for burning, inhibin B could be seen as the damper that keeps the fire from burning out of control, and AMH could be seen as the lighter fluid....
The High FSH Craze
Within the last ten to 15 years, reproductive medicine has made quite a fuss made over high FSH levels. Chinese medicine doesn’t focus so much on the unqualified meaning of laboratory values like Western medicine does; we view lab results energetically according to what is behind them, rather than...
About Me
As the founder of FertileFoods.com my intention is to support men and women from the childbearing years all the way to the family dinner table by prioritizing relaxation, pleasure, exercise, healthy foods and high quality nutrient supplementation. 