I talk about so many things with my clients - diet, herbs, supplements, exercise, meditation, and acupuncture - just to name a few. But I am more and more frequently thinking about the dangers of environmental toxins and how we should be doing more to help protect people, their fertility, and their health. You may remember the Endocrine Society releasing a report in 2009 discussing the dangers of endocrine disruptors in our environment and how this affects our health and fertility. … [Read more...] about Environmental Toxins and Your Fertility
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IVF Experience and Crying: You’re Not Alone-Part Three
This is the third blog post in a series from a client that is experiencing infertility and undergoing her own IVF experience. Her writing bares all, is funny, brutally honest, and hopefully helps you feel less alone on your own fertility journey. (If you missed the first part you can find it here.) Enjoy! -Misty Fertility Journey - The IVF Experience: Part 3 6 Days of Stims: Still Crying! Today I had my second sonogram after starting stims. I've taken 6 days of stims so far. My … [Read more...] about IVF Experience and Crying: You’re Not Alone-Part Three
Get Pregnant After Age 35
Our generation is choosing to have children much later in life than our parents did. Combine this with the fact that fertility begins to decline rapidly at age 35, and it's no wonder that 1 in 8 couples in the US experience infertility. What we eat and do to our body on a daily basis impacts our health, which includes our fertility. I've created a short video with 3 tips to get pregnant after age 35 to give some guidance in the areas of mind, body, and Western intervention when it comes to … [Read more...] about Get Pregnant After Age 35
More gratitude can improve your fertility journey
Before I talk about how gratitude can improve your fertility journey, I need to give a little background regarding my car. See it was my car that recently made me reconsider the topic of gratitude in my life, if I have enough of it, and how it relates to you and your fertility journey. My family and I took a 2 week car trip during the summer. It was amazing. We saw many college friends that have moved away, as well as exposed our kids to new ideas and cultures that they can’t experience here … [Read more...] about More gratitude can improve your fertility journey
Your mindset on your infertility affects your fertility
Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.” -Charles Swindoll I truly believe this quote is accurate for all aspects of our lives, especially fertility. The fertility journey can be very challenging (an understatement I know) and can make us feel that we don’t have control over anything. I challenge my readers today to take a different approach - if “Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it” then apply this statement to your fertility. Yes, you have … [Read more...] about Your mindset on your infertility affects your fertility
IVF Experience: You’re Not Alone-Part I
This is the first blog post in a series from a client that is experiencing infertility and undergoing her own IVF experience. Her writing bares all, is funny, brutally honest, and hopefully helps you feel less alone on your own fertility journey. Enjoy! -Misty Part One Stims Day 1: It wasn't that bad, but I cried anyway. A bit of background about me: at the time of writing this I'm 34, and my husband will be 35 next month. We've been together for 5 years and married for 2 … [Read more...] about IVF Experience: You’re Not Alone-Part I
Review of the short film If I Could Tell You
The provocative short film If I Could Tell You follows the infertility journey of a woman named Abby on her quest to conceive and become a mother. She goes through a multitude of Western fertility treatments and when these prove unsuccessful she resorts to the black market of fertility options to make her dream a reality. The film accurately portrays the emotional struggles of infertility, especially how other people are always trying to offer their opinion regarding this very private matter … [Read more...] about Review of the short film If I Could Tell You