Did you ever wonder how bio-identical hormones first got started? Dr Jonathan Wright was the first person to put together bio-identical "natural" hormones for women. This man has done so much for women! In this video he tells his famous story of how he treated the first patient with bioidentical hormones. The History of Bioidentical [...]
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEALING GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) Most important things that have helped me: 1. Avoiding eating 3 hours before bed. 2. Avoiding trigger foods 3. Eating a simple, healing diet, and eating small meals. 5. Sitting down to eat, not rushing, and relaxing. 6. Conscientiously taking my herbs (1 – 3 grams of “Refluxan”, [...]
I am sharing this short blog from News & Blogs from www.babycenter.com, on the issue of infertility and weight loss. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? I'm overweight. Is it okay to diet before trying to conceive? Bridget Swinney nutritionist Yes. Your chances of conceiving and having a healthy pregnancy are greater [...]
Institute of Medicine Issues Flawed Vitamin D Guidelines On November 30, 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released their most recent report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D. This report, sponsored by the U.S. and Canadian governments, established new dietary intake guidelines, which include an increase in vitamin D recommendations and a [...]
As I work with couples who are having difficulty getting pregnant or keeping a pregnancy, I often think about the genetic factors that are at play here. It is often genetic mutations to the DNA of the mother's eggs and the father's sperm that lead to infertility. Herbs, acupuncture, detoxification and avoidance of toxins, and [...]
I practice in Boulder, Colorado, and many of my patients are vegetarians. Some are vegans (who eat no animal food at all.) In my experience, vegetarians eventually become qi and blood deficient. It is hard to make strong blood from plant sources of protein. When these are women who are suffering from from infertility or [...]
The cold and darkness of winter urges us to slow down, sleep more, reduce stress, eat warming and nourishing foods, and our deep winter dreams will create the seeds for new life in the spring. Nutritional Support: Eat plenty of nourishing meat and bean stews with root vegetables and perhaps adding shitake mushrooms, garlic and [...]
I highly recommend seeing a PT who specializes in pelvic issues after giving birth. I wish I had done this after my C Section. I ended up with chronic back pain. This is a great article from PTs who specialize in this type of care. We have very good local practitioners who can help you [...]
TEN WAYS TO DETOXIFY YOUR BODY by: Deborahann Smith Practiced for centuries by cultures around the world - including Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine systems - detoxification is about resting, cleansing and nourishing the body from the inside out. By removing and eliminating toxins, then feeding your body with healthy nutrients, detoxifying can help protect you [...]
You bet it does! Watch this video to see how it made a huge difference in just one week for 4 families.