My original intention was to write this for women who lose themselves when they are trying to conceive. But when I stopped to think about it, we have the potential to lose ourselves in so many other situations. For example,…
Top 5 Resources to Improve Your Chances of IVF Success
To support you on your fertility journey, I have gathered my Top 5 resources to improve your chances of IVF success. When you are preparing for an IVF cycle, it can sometimes feel like your body is a bit out of your…
Going Gluten Free
A Few Tips to Starting a Gluten Free Diet While many may have seen or read about the benefits of gluten free diet sometimes the hardest thing to do is start. When you’re new to food choices and lifestyle changes,…
PCOS
Polycystic ovarian syndrome ( PCOS) is a common condition, affecting approximately 5-10% of women, which is thought to have a genetic origin. This condition arises when ovulation does not occur regularly, resulting in multiple “cysts” in the ovary. These cysts…
PCOS Diet
PCOS Diet Guidelines 1. Go Gluten Free Gluten disrupts your already imbalanced hormone system Gluten containing products are often refined with a high glycemic load and will probably cause a spike in your insulin levels Gluten intolerance causes chronic inflammation…
The Waiting Game
Whether you have tried naturally to conceive or had an IVF (in vitro fertilization), the wait until you can find out if you are pregnant can be long and filled with emotional highs and lows. Women often ask “is there…
How to use moxa to turn a breech baby
Preterm Labor
A full-term pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks. Preterm labor occurs when contractions begin to open your cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Acupuncture is very effective to reduce uterine contractions and prevent preterm labour.
Hypertension / Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a serious condition in pregnancy that involves high blood pressure (greater than 140/90 millimeters of mercury(mm Hg), as well as, high levels of protein in the urine. Acupuncture treats the root causes and symptoms associated with pre-eclampsia and…
Incompetent Cervix
An incompetent cervix, also called an insufficient cervix, is a condition that occurs when weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature birth or the loss of an otherwise healthy pregnancy. Many women are put on bed rest or modified…
Threatened Miscarriage
Vaginal bleeding with or without abdominal pain and/or back pain can be signs of threatened miscarriage. Acupuncture is a valuable tool for bleeding in pregnancy and threatened miscarriage and it fills a gap in conventional medicine which has limited treatment…
Insufficient Breast MIlk
Whether straight away or later on, if you notice your milk production is low, acupuncture is an excellent treatment to increase breast milk. Often, it only takes one acupuncture treatment to improve your production.
