What I learned from trying to conceive
Last year my husband and I decided that we were going to try for a baby. How exciting, we thought – we’ll probably be pregnant in a couple of months! Ahh how naive we were… I had no clue about what a journey…
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My fertility story
Recently I told a friend that I was expecting a baby, and after congratulating me, she joked – “of course, I wouldn’t expect anything else given what you do for a living.” Like my friend, you might think that…
Male factor: What men need to know about fertility
Here’s an interesting thing. I’ve noticed that the vast majority (in fact, to date, 100%) of my fertility enquiries come from women. Which, to me, seems strange considering it takes a woman and a man to make a baby… …
What is hormone imbalance, and should you be worried?
In this article, we’re going to dive into the topic of hormone imbalance. Specifically, what hormones are, what it means when they’re ‘imbalanced’, what kind of symptoms to look out for, and what you can do about it. Firstly, what…
What I learned from a week in an Ayurvedic clinic
After two crazy, colourful weeks travelling around Rajasthan and Kerala, my partner and I reached the final destination of our three-week India trip – an Ayurvedic clinic on the Keralan coast. When we were planning our trip to Kerala –…
Functional testing for fertility – what, why and how much?
Working with nutritional therapy clients is sometimes a bit like being a detective – picking up clues from their symptoms, health history and food diary, following leads, and analysing evidence. One crucial – and sometimes game-changing – piece of evidence…
What it’s really like to work with me
I recently had the pleasure of working with a lovely client on one of my 12-week packages. She came to me feeling pretty fed up – with bloating, sugar cravings, poor sleep, anxiety, mood swings, low energy and hot flushes,…
Why your blood tests might not be giving you the full picture
I wonder if this sounds familiar? You’ve have a few health concerns recently, and decided to go to see your GP. They encouragingly sent you for a whole range of blood tests, but when the results came back, they told…
5 ways to ditch the plastic and improve hormone health
Plastic is not only a concern for our beautiful planet – it also poses a very real threat to human health, in particular by disrupting our hormones, and potentially impacting our fertility. It’s not just the plastic we can see…
5 things to think about before trying for a baby
So you’re ready to start trying for a baby? Firstly, congratulations! It can be super exciting planning a pregnancy, but before you jump straight into it, there are a few things that you might want to consider to optimise your…