by Functional Fertility | Nov 23, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
Why Progesterone Is A Must For Your Best Fertility Like estrogen, progesterone is a female sex hormone essential for growing a healthy baby – so essential, in fact, that it’s been nicknamed “the pro-gestation hormone” because without adequate amounts, a pregnancy is...
by Functional Fertility | Sep 20, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
What Does Nutrition Have To Do With My Fertility? According to the National Institutes of Health, cases of infertility between couples are pretty evenly split: about ⅓ of cases are caused by male factors, ⅓ by female factors, and ⅓ by both male and female factors.(1)...
by Functional Fertility | Sep 20, 2022 | Three Pillar Approach
The Scoop On Coffee And Your Fertility The Benefits of Coffee “A day without coffee is like…just kidding, I have no idea what that’s like.” We’ve all been there – cranky, half-asleep, unable to form sentences before our first sip of heavenly caffeine. But what is it...
by Functional Fertility | Aug 23, 2022 | Functional Fertility
No Need to Stress: We’ve Got You Covered The human body is essentially a culmination of cues signaling to ourselves whether we are in optimal health or not. A lot of these cues are meant to keep us healthy and surviving, however, due to an ever-evolving reality these...
by Functional Fertility | Aug 22, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Recipes
Can Broccoli Help My PMS? Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is essentially a catch-all for the laundry list of symptoms that come along with monthly menstruation – mood swings, irritability, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, acne, breast tenderness, muscle aches, fatigue –...
by Functional Fertility | Aug 14, 2022 | Three Pillar Approach
Can Food Improve Fertility? Absolutely! Food is not just fuel for your daily movements, food is fuel for your cellular structures and functions, including your reproductive organs. However, since all of your body systems are interconnected, your fertility health is...
by Functional Fertility | Jul 26, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
Thinking Twice About Loading Up On Folic Acid For Fertility And Pregnancy If you’re reading this, you have probably heard by now the importance of folic acid in early pregnancy. One of the first things anyone TTC or newly pregnant does is invest in a prenatal vitamin,...
by Functional Fertility | Jul 13, 2022 | Recipes
What is bone broth? Bone broth is an ancient food that has been a part of many traditional cultures and is highly valued for its nutritional and healing components. It is extremely simple to make and only requires boiling bones (beef, chicken, turkey, fish) in water...
by Functional Fertility | Jul 4, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
As you may already know from my earlier post, Functional Fertility is used to dive deeper into root causes that may be contributing to the underlying health issues that could make it more difficult for you to get pregnant. When we improve these root causes, we...
by Functional Fertility | Jul 3, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
How You’ve Been Tracking Your Ovulation Wrong And How To Fix It We’ve been taught that menstruating women have a 28-day cycle, and although this may be an average, it is simply not the case for most women. Healthy cycles can generally range from 21-35 days, which...
by Functional Fertility | Jul 2, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
Anxiety and Fertility If you’ve been in the trying-to-conceive (TTC) world for any amount of time you are probably familiar with the bad and likely unsolicited advice that sounds something like… “If you just go on a vacation and have a few drinks you’ll get...
by Functional Fertility | Jun 27, 2022 | Functional Fertility
Forgotten Fertility Nutrients According to a recent U.S. census, birthrates have declined for six straight years, and by almost 20% in total since 2007 (2). And, in most industrialized countries, fertility rates for men and women have steadily declined since...
by Functional Fertility | Jun 4, 2022 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
Can Too Much Exercise Be A Bad Thing? As with most things in life, moderation is key. Moderate exercise can improve cardiovascular health, help regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, strengthen bones and muscles, help us maintain body weight, and...
by Functional Fertility | Oct 10, 2021 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
M Why It Takes Two To Tango Did you know that males are responsible for 20-30% of infertility cases? As a woman, I know how easy it is to get caught up in the cycle of wanting to blame ourselves for not being able to get pregnant, but in reality, it takes two...
by Functional Fertility | Sep 8, 2020 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
Who doesn’t love a good testimony? Testimonies can provide inspiration, insight, and confidence in our own journey when you see someone else forging ahead on the path that you might want to. If you’ve ever wanted the most down the earth, honest, and...
by Functional Fertility | Jun 4, 2020 | Recipes
Pictures above and recipe from Radiant Life Catalog Chocolate, Please! This is seriously one of my most favorite chocolate dessert recipes that I make so often. I make this when I am in a time crunch but need something delicious to take to a get together...
by Functional Fertility | Jun 2, 2020 | Recipes
Are You Drinking Toxins in Your Coffee and Tea? If you know me you know that I friggin’ love tea. Actually, I just love hot beverages in general, even in the summertime. There’s just something about the ritual of holding up a warm beverage to my...
by Functional Fertility | Apr 23, 2020 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
What is Blue Light? I’m talking with Greg Yeutter today, founder of Bedtime Bulb, and pretty much the guy you want to be talking to about all things light. In our video chat below, Greg explains how a certain type or light, blue light, affects the circadian...
by Functional Fertility | Apr 21, 2020 | Functional Fertility
The Origin Story This has to be one of my most favorite Fertility Success Stories to date! It’s not because it’s one of my most rewarding success stories that I have had the honor to write about or even the fact that this story was one that I...
by Functional Fertility | Apr 11, 2020 | Functional Fertility
You Deserve Better Unfortunately, many women are lead to believe that their hormones are “fine” or “normal” because of a serum (blood) test done at their doctor’s. However, serum testing is woefully lacking in giving you a comprehensive or sometimes accurate...
by Functional Fertility | Mar 20, 2020 | Functional Fertility, Three Pillar Approach
What is Functional Fertility? My personal definition of Functional Fertility goes something like this: a systems-based approach to optimize both female and male fertility by addressing nutritional, lifestyle, and psychological components that correct root-cause...
by Functional Fertility | Mar 3, 2020 | Recipes
How To “Upgrade” Your Health In my Functional Fertility programs, I am all about upgrading the choices that people are already making in a day to better support their health goals. This could be upgrading options to gain better energy, stabilize blood...
by Functional Fertility | Feb 11, 2020 | Functional Fertility
Why Even Take Supplements? As an Integrative and Functional Certified Practitioner, I have been trained to use specific professional grade supplements in my nutrition consulting. But, I haven’t always recommended them! In the beginning of my education as...
by Functional Fertility | Jan 10, 2020 | Functional Fertility
Real People, Real Stories Let’s get real, reviews these days are HUGE! I know people who will not go to a restaurant or see a new movie without a full-blown, deep-dive into the online reviews first. Reviews are great! They help us to really see what other...
by Functional Fertility | Apr 18, 2019 | Recipes
If you’re like me you have searched high and low for an easy, quick and ultimately delicious pancake recipe to no avail. I am happy to share with you the only pancake recipe that you will ever need! Behold — the perfect plantain pancake recipe…. The...
by Functional Fertility | Apr 17, 2019 | Recipes
What is Oat Bran? Oat bran consists just of the outer husk of the whole oat groat… aka oatmeal. It has many of the same benefits as oatmeal and even boasts a few more than this well-known cereal grain! Over the past few decades, oatmeal has had a high rise to stardom...
by Functional Fertility | Feb 9, 2019 | Functional Fertility
Functional medicine (FM) is an intelligent combination of conventional and alternative medicine that focuses on the ability of the body to heal itself. FM is about treating the whole person, taking into account all aspects of lifestyle in understanding health and...
by Functional Fertility | Jan 6, 2019 | Functional Fertility
“If your health is your true wealth, wouldn’t you want to be filthy rich?” – Olivia Neely, RDN, IFNCP Why are we here? No, I am not welcoming you to my new blog with the deepest and most existential question, possibly of all mankind. Instead,...
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