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Pregnancy After Infertility
I had a call with one of my clients who is well into her second trimester. She came to work with me after failed fertility treatment cycles and multiple miscarriages and she got pregnant naturally, which was her dream. She would love nothing more than to feel excited...
What’s Your Why?
What's your “why”? Why do you want to change your diet? To be in the best shape to have a baby? To boost egg quality? To make sure you're doing all you can to optimize your next fertility treatment cycle? Once you determine your why, you'll be more focused. I...
This Fruit Has the Highest Level of Pesticides
Strawberries are at the top of the list when it comes to pesticides in produce. Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) compiles the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen lists to help you choose wisely when buying fruits and veggies. The Clean 15 have the least...
I’ve challenged myself to a 30-day reset
This past month I’ve been feeling pretty down. I’m so over the cold weather and not enough sun. I’ve been really missing my sweet dog, Evie, who died at the end of October. I miss my friends and family who I haven’t seen in a year. I’m worried about the COVID variants...
Kayla’s Transformation. (Hint: It was life-changing)
My remarkable client, Kayla, has PCOS. She started working with me to prep for IVF after failed IUI cycles. She put in the work, and It’s been wonderful to see how she has transformed. I asked her some questions about her journey I thought would be really supportive...
When fertility treatment didn’t go as planned
I know first-hand the sadness and disappointment you may be feeling after a failed fertility treatment cycle. I would have loved to have had someone help me navigate those uncertain times. Here’s what I’ve learned. First, it’s so important to grieve the loss you are...
Eat food, not too much, mostly plants*
A diet rich in vegetables and fruits is shown to prevent or reverse many illnesses. And when you’re trying to get pregnant, eating more plant-based protein rather than animal protein has been shown to reduce the risk of infertility, including ovulatory infertility....
Exercise and Fertility
Two of my clients started ovulating again, and got pregnant naturally for the first time. One of the major lifestyle changes they each made was cutting back on long sessions of high-intensity exercise several times a week. And it’s not just them. Studies have shown...
What’s the best stress-management practice?
Like many women who are trying to conceive, your stress level may be sky high. So today I want to help you get your body out of “fight or flight” mode and into “rest and digest” mode, which is crucial to boost fertility. Here are a couple of suggestions Deep...
How can I improve egg quality?
I’ve been getting that question a lot lately. When it comes to boosting fertility and egg quality, three things to look at are carbs, protein and sugar. Studies have shown: Reducing the amount of carbs you eat (particularly refined carbs) and increasing protein for...
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