Understand & Solve Your Period Problems
Nearly every post I write about cycle charting, whether on this site or guest blogging, I regularly get people asking me in the comments “Am I pregnant?” and “Can you tell without taking a pregnancy test?” I even get many other women’s health practitioners asking me this too. There are …
One subject that comes up regularly with preconception and fertility clients is a Luteal Phase Defect (LPD) also known as a shortened luteal phase. It is vitally important that if you are trying for a baby to get your luteal phase to a decent length to maximise your chances of …
So many of my nutritional therapy clients come to me for a nutritional plan to fix many of their issues with periods and fertility and I can draw up a detailed meal plan with the exact nutritional requirements suitable for them. They are so excited, we talk about it and …
One thing many of my charting clients ask me is “why do I get really hot just before my period?”. I also have a few clients who have this issue on the first day or two of their period and they come to me with confusion. It’s funny how our …
I have come been asked this question by clients in so many scenarios. “I haven’t had a period yet, can I get pregnant?” or they just assume they won’t get pregnant until they see a period. The a few situations in which I see this the most are: In teenagers who …
This is a topic that keeps popping up over and over again. So many of my clients are asking me about it at the moment it seems to be making a come back. I am going to preface this discussion with: I do not teach withdrawal as I am not …
One of the common misconceptions I come across a lot is so many people think that Sympto-Thermal Methods such as Natural Family Planning (NFP) and Fertility Awareness (FAM) are variations of the rhythm method. But this couldn’t be further from the truth. Let me explain why. What Is The Rhythm …
Isn’t technology just amazing these days? I still sometimes become over awed with Skype as I remember the concept of the internet and television phone calls as a futuristic idea from my childhood. I just think it is incredible that I can talk to people on the other side of …
One thing many of my clients have asked me a lot recently is “how do I come off the pill?” What to expect, what to do. Many of them are anxious about symptoms, nutrient deficiencies and other issues. Please note I am using the terminology “the pill” to refer to …
I cringed a lot when I first started hearing about cervical fluid but it is such an important part of our health and fertility, we should be paying so much more attention to it. Unfortunately, it gets shrouded in mystery and most women don’t realise how valuable and important it …