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Fertility Health | Pregnancy | Postpartum
Learn more about how to increase your chances of
getting pregnant with naturopathic medicine.
Insulin Resistance and PCOS
If you’re struggling to lose weight and you have PCOS the reason is insulin resistance!
Insulin resistance means that your body is no longer able to respond to insulin as it should. Insulin is great when it can actually do its job - when food is consumed and the blood glucose level rises, insulin increases to push glucose into the cells for storage and to make proteins and fats.
What can I do about my Painful Periods?
Painful periods….we’ve all been there!
Sometimes it’s so painful you might pop some Advil, Tylenol, Panadol or Midol - anything that works!
But some of these painkillers can really affect your stomach lining if taken too often!
While painful periods are common, they shouldn’t happen! When it’s that bad to affect your daily activities, it’s BAD.
Benefits of Soursop (aka Custard Apple, Graviola or Annona muricata)
Soursop has many different names from Custard Apple, Graviola or Annona muricata. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the world.
In Trinidad, we enjoy the fruit blended with milk, sugar and nutmeg like Barbadine or Seamoss.
Known worldwide for its high antioxidant status, it’s been shown to be effective against cancer cells.
What’s the difference between Subfertility and Infertility?
Did you know that 1 in 8 couples are affected by infertility?
Infertility is defined as failure to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected sexual intercourse under 35 years old, or after six months if over 35 years old.
Subfertility is less commonly discussed but affects almost 1 in 4 couples!
Subfertility is a period of reduced ability to get pregnant. It usually includes women under age 30 who aren't able to get pregnant after six cycles of unprotected sex.
How NDs Treat PMS
“I get cramps before my period, I get cramps during my period and I get cramps when I’m ovulating - Help!”
Hands up if you experience this!
Did you know that there are over 200 known PMS symptoms?!
Although common, PMS symptoms including cramps are not normal!