Sex is ideally spontaneous and fun, and of course toe-curling and delicious! But when a couple starts trying to have a baby it can turn into a chore when the spontaneity is taken out of the equation and sex becomes a goal-oriented event governed by ovulation predictor kits and cervical mucus. To make matters… Read More »
Liver Paté – fertility superfood
What does liver have to do with fertility? Well it’s funny you ask. Liver is nature’s multivitamin. It contains significant concentrations of many key nutrients including pre-formed vitamin A, iron, copper, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin K, vitamin D, calcium, and zinc, just to mention a few. When consuming liver it is important to find a… Read More »
6 reasons why a vegan diet may harm your fertility
Vegan diets are all the rage. Not only is going vegan considered to be one of the healthiest options out there, but if you can stick with it it can be worn as a badge of honour because anyone can attest that it is possibly the hardest diet to stick with long-term. I would argue… Read More »
Charting Basics – Using the Fertility Awareness method
So you decided to start charting your menstrual cycles! Congrats! It’s a big step. Deciding to come off the pill in favor of learning the fertility awareness method can be terrifying. It was hard for me to wrap my head around the idea that I wasn’t fertile all the time, but once I started… Read More »
4 Things You Never Knew About Your Menstrual Cycle
I love teaching women about the Fertility Awareness Method, and the most common reaction that I get from the women I work with, and the women who discover my podcast is “why didn’t we learn all of this in junior high school?” quickly followed by “every woman needs to know this stuff!” I’m sure you… Read More »