Posts from the ‘Diet’ Category

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    Fertility and Milk: Is there another possibility? Part II

    August 3rd, 2010 | Diet | Sam | No Comments

    If you read my first article about avoiding milk while trying to conceive, you might be asking “but there’s a big study showing milk improves fertility”. Yes, a couple of years ago milk was boasted as the fertility cure by promoting ovulation. Newsweek discussed the use of whole milk and ice cream to improve ovulation [...]

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    Fertility without Milk: Part one – A Phlegmy Problem

    June 16th, 2010 | Diet, Infertility | Sam | No Comments

    Visited an acupuncturist to improve your fertility? In the treatment process I bet you have been told by your practitioner to remove dairy products from your diet. From a Chinese medicine view, the majority of fertility clients present with damp/phlegm and dairy enhances the buildup of this energetic issue. Yes, dairy includes yogurt, milk, butter [...]

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    Grow Live Granola – Gluten Free

    March 25th, 2010 | Diet, Gluten Free | Sam | No Comments

    Well, one of the things I miss on the gluten free diet, is eating granola. All that delicious granola sold at grocery stores is out of bounds. Recently I came across Go Raw Grow Live Granola…

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    The World of Gluten Free

    March 10th, 2010 | Diet, Gluten Free, Infertility | Sam | 2 Comments

    As you probably know – the removal of gluten is a recommendation for women trying to conceive. At the beginning of the year, I decided to go 100% gluten free since I had been tested positive for thyroid antibodies. Research has found a clear connection between thyroid antibodies and gluten sensitivity. It appears the protein [...]

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    Fertility Problems From a Poor Sense of Smell

    May 26th, 2009 | Diet, Emotions, Stress Relief, supplements | Sam | No Comments

    A study from the Universities of Liverpool and Newcastle by Dr Roberts found that women taking the birth control pill lose their ability to choose a partner. It appears the pill stops a women’s naturally ability to avoid a partner with similar genetic DNA.  This can lead to problems if a couple is conceiving.  When [...]

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