How Healthy Fats Support Fertility
Fats in Chinese medicine support the nourishment of your ‘Yin’. Yin is the most nourishing, feminine aspect of your body’s energy. Strong Yin is like a tree with a big, wide trunk. Very little can affect/impact/move/hurt a strong, grounded tree compared to a malnourished twig. When I’m treating women trying to fall pregnant, the most [&h
Acupuncture Doesn’t Balance Hormones
It gets said a lot. “acupuncture balances hormones”. I’m sure I’ve said it before too. But when you think about it, what does that actually mean? Balance means ‘a steady position or condition’ – is that really the hope for our hormones? Some back ground information…hormones are your body’s chemical messengers (medline.com). They are a [&hellip
Your First Visit
If you haven’t had an acupuncture treatment before, making that first appointment can be daunting. What you can expect with your first visit… Prior to your appointment with us, you’ll be sent a detailed questionnaire going through your previous history and goals for your health. When you arrive, you’ll be offered water and shown into [&h
Self Care in IVF
Post eggpickup plan to do absolutely nothing after egg pick up – sit at home watching tv, sleeping etc. back to some mild exercise like walking from the day after pick up but still taking it easy add a wheat heat bag the day after to help with pain/bloating plan to eat warm, really easy to digest foods – avoi
New Protein Powder: Clean Energy
As women, we often don’t eat enough good quality protein. Your body needs proteins and healthy fats to ovulate, make progesterone, stabilise blood sugars, help feel full and reduce snacking. This fermented brown rice protein powder has so many great ingredients including…supergreens, wheat grass, spirulina, sweet potato, chlorella as well as an orga
Acupuncture During Your Menstrual Cycle
The menstrual cycle has 4 phases, in a 28 day cycle, they are: Days 1-4 – Period Days 1 – 14 – Follicular phase Day 14 – Ovulation Days 14-28 – Luteal Phase In a perfect world, this is how people with uteruses would all menstruate. But of course this isn’t the case. So many […]
Reasons to Temperature Chart for Fertility
Temperature charting is just one method in fertility awareness. In Chinese medicine, it’s incredibly important for me to be able to diagnose and track progress. Here are all the reasons I find it helpful to temperature chart for fertility Help identify your fertile window Indicate areas where more testing needs to occur Identify causes of […]
IVF Partner – What You Can Do to Help
In over eight years working with women and families going through IVF, I have never been asked by a partner, “what can I do to help”….until two weeks ago. So I’ve had a couple of weeks to think about it and to get feedback from women going through their first, second or even fifth cycle […]
Aging and Environmental Factors Affect Embryo Growth
Recently, a comprehensive research paper was published in Fertility and Sterility detailing the effects of aging and environmental factors on egg, sperm and embryo growth and development. When you look at the statistics of IVF, the numbers aren’t great. Out of all eggs that are retrieved, only 7% of those will result in a full term […]
