I have written about how wonderful Stevia is as an alternative to sugar. It’s a natural herb said to be 10 to 15 times sweeter than table sugar and it won’t negatively impact blood sugar levels. For those with a sweet tooth especially, I think it’s great. I recently received this question, though: I have heard […]
Fertility Diet: Fruits and Popcorn and Other Diet Questions
QUESTION: In your talk on eating to optimize fertility, you don’t mention fruits. Why not? Are fruits OK? ANSWER: I didn’t mention fruits because they are not essential on a fertility diet (because of their sugar content) the way that vegetables are. But fruits are a great source of nutrients! And the more variety of […]
Fertility Diet: Why No Chamomile Tea
A few have written in and asked why chamomile tea is “off” our fertility diet list, and what if they have it just sometimes. Here’s my answer: When you’re not trying to conceive or are pregnant, chamomile has a lot of wonderful, positive qualities, such as aiding digestion, easing inflammation, alleviating menstrual cramps, and easing […]
Fertility Specialists – Nutritionists, Acupuncturists and Hypno-therapists
I recently attended the Fertility Workshop in Oakland, CA, hosted by the Bay Area Wellness Group, and I met some fantastic people who are dedicated to helping women increase chances of conception through natural, holistic methods. I wanted to share a little about the event because even if these folks are located too far for you […]
Fertility Diet and Success Stories
I wanted to share one of our beautiful success stories!! I get so excited when I receive one of these emails, I literally jump out of my chair with joy. This is the whole reason my husband and I wrote our book: to help others get the results we got. Here is Nicole McKay’s story, […]
The Fertility Diet: Homocysteine Levels and Miscarriage
We are grateful to have our advisory board member, Karen Reynolds, an acupuncturist and RN at Balance Restored Center for Integrative Medicine write a guest blog for us today on the topic of homocysteine levels, which, if elevated, may cause miscarriage. Here is her post: There are various factors that could lead to miscarriage in […]
