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Avoiding Anti Depressants with Fertility or Conception Issues
June 28th, 2010 | Blog, Chinese Medicine, Emotions, Infertility | Sam | No Comments
The following article appeared in Time magazine. If you are on anti depressants please discuss this article with your doctor, as there is a correlation between miscarriage and anti depressant intake. There are other modalities, such as acupuncture and Chinese herbs to help with depression and anxiety around infertility. Pregnancy is often fraught with complications, [...]
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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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Women and Infertility: POF is not falling off a cliff.
May 25th, 2010 | Infertility, Premature Ovarian Failure (POF) | Sam | 2 Comments
For years I have been encouraging women to look beyond their diagnosis of Premature Ovarian Failure. High FSH and the poor response to follicular stimulating drugs are the most common symptoms of POF. Often women get this life altering diagnosis after visiting their reproductive doctor or completing a cycle of IVF. This diagnosis is nothing [...]
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What if we changed our world?
April 29th, 2010 | Infertility | Adam | No Comments
One of my clients sent me a link to a wonderful short video about fertility and the “what if’s” of the journey. This video is fabulous. It asks all the right questions and opens a new avenue of thought. Through all of the pain and grief comes power to view life out of the box. The video asks…
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A Beautiful Cervix Project
April 1st, 2010 | Infertility | Sam | No Comments
Well Ladies I was introduced to an amazing website dedicated to pictures of the cervix. It shows a daily picture of the cervix from day 1 of menstruation through ovulation and up to the day of the new menstrual cycle. It’s amazing how the cervix changes from day to day and prepares for ovulation. Many [...]
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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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"Sugar: The Bitter Truth"
February 11th, 2010 | Infertility | Sam | No Comments
This week I am posting about fructose. One component of the dietary changes I recommend to fertility clients is consuming less sugar. Many of us understand sugar is a dietary no no, but few of us realize how powerfully negative it can be in our bodies. Fertility books recommend women to completely remove soda from [...]
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Twinning with technology
February 2nd, 2010 | Infertility | Sam | No Comments
The following snip it is of a much longer article which grabbed my attention. Currently research is investigating the possibility of removing cells from an embryo and growing a twin from the cells. Researchers believe the high tech procedure will offer poor responders and older women with good quality embryos a larger pool of potential [...]
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The Number Game
January 20th, 2010 | Emotions, Infertility | Sam | 1 Comment
So many of my clients define themselves by the number they are given by Western medicine. This number game involves age, FSH, antral follicle count or AMA results. Number readings can feel like a heavy burden in this journey to conceive. One of my clients, K. experienced the number game. She wanted to reach out [...]
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Your Diagnosis and Choosing a Clinic
November 23rd, 2009 | Infertility | Sam | No Comments
Last week we discussed the friend referral. This week we will be discussing how to pick a clinic based on your diagnosis. If you have already have a diagnosis, such as high FSH, blocked tubes, fibroids, endometriosis you will want to find a clinic with a specialized doctor for your situation. Remember to ask your referring doctor [...]
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