When it comes to finding a prenatal vitamin, it’s important not to let advertising hype sway your purchasing choices. Finding a prenatal should be about supporting any possible deficiencies in your nutritional intake with the highest quality supplements possible.
Read MorePolycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common reproductive endocrine disorder and something we frequently treat in our practice. It often results in irregular or no menstruation and fertility difficulties due to the lack of regular ovulation.
This condition got its name because most of the women with PCOS (but not all) have ovaries that look enlarged and contain numerous small cysts on the outer edge of each ovary.
Five to ten percent of women of childbearing age have polycystic ovary syndrome, also known as PCOS. It can occur in girls as young as 11 years old. In approximately 75% of cases where young women have problems with menstruation due to late puberty,
PCOS is often diagnosed. Irregular, infrequent or absent periods, or periods with heavy flow and unbearable pain, are all variations of the problem.
Sometimes PCOS presents itself much later in life when a woman of childbearing age stops using contraceptive pills and finds herself having very long cycles or no cycles at all, and is unable to conceive.
Read MoreAdvances in reproductive technology have made egg freezing more accessible and successful than ever before. However, one challenge I frequently see in clinical practice is that some women undergo egg retrieval only to find that the number of eggs retrieved is lower than expected.
Read MoreSleep used to be simple. We rose with the sun, wound down with darkness, and allowed the body to do what it was designed to do—restore, repair, and renew. Today, however, sleep has become one of the most disrupted and misunderstood pillars of health.
In my clinical practice, I see this every day. Patients come in not only tired, but depleted, mentally foggy, emotionally strained, hormonally imbalanced, and metabolically compromised. And often, at the root of it all is poor sleep.
Why Sleep Matters More Than Ever
Modern research is finally catching up to what Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has understood for thousands of years: sleep is not passive; it is active healing.
Read MoreIf you’re in your mid-30s and find you’re on a hormonal roller coaster, you may be entering perimenopause.
Firstly, don’t panic! This doesn’t mean you’re going to enter menopause anytime soon. This stage in a woman’s reproductive life can last a decade and isn’t a sign that menopause is imminent.
Secondly, don’t assume you have to suck it up and suffer through it! You can take steps to make sure it goes as smoothly as possible. What’s more, everything you do to support your body in perimenopause will make your eventual menopause easier to manage.
Read MoreYear of the Yang Fire Horse 2026 will be more lively than usual due to the fire. Yang symbolises action, daytime, the sun, male energy, and moving forward. This highlights the horse’s fire nature, which is primarily yang, setting the stage for a more active Horse year. With a strongly yang atmosphere, this year will be livelier.
What does 2026 have in store for you? Also includes a large section on keys to enhancing fertility through this year. If you are expecting a baby, what will a Fire Horse baby be like?
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