Trying to conceive in your 40s can be a confusing and often discouraging journey—is it still possible to get pregnant naturally, or are there limitations due to age? In this post, I'm going to be talking all about trying to conceive when you are over 40 and looking at a natural protocol.

Learn more about what the chances are of a woman in her 40s getting pregnant and how you can improve the odds of getting pregnant through supplementation and lifestyle changes.

Get pregnant in your 40s naturally by following these recommendations. Learn all about egg quality, lifestyle changes you can makes as well as supplements you can take to boost your fertility and increase your chances of getting pregnant.

Discover how you can boost your fertility by simply changing your diet. Learn what foods & supplements boost fertility and what foods & substances inhibit fertility.

Perhaps the winter holidays are a time to splurge and now it's time to purge. Well our homes that is. Each year, we take time to put away our winter clothes, sweep out the corners and crevices of our...

An estimated 15% of couples will have difficulty conceiving a child and as many as 33% of Americans will seek fertility treatments. Infertility and infertility treatments can have a major emotional impact on a couple and their relationship. Women seeking fertility treatment will often struggle with anxiety and depression as well as issues with identity and self esteem. How does one cope with the outside world while going through fertility treatment? How can someone decide that all options to resolve infertility have failed and it is time to stop treatments?

Just because it's cold outside, doesn't mean your bedroom should be. So it's time to turn up the heat!  Named after the Greek goddess of love and sexuality, Aphrodite, aphrodisiacs have been used for...

I know what you are thinking. This isn’t the 1990s! Shouldn’t I as a naturopathic doctor telling you all about the virtues of the paleo or keto diet or suggest that you go on a raw vegan juice cleanse to achieve optimal health? Yes I’m an old fashioned traditionalist when it comes to nutrition and hopefully in a good way. In reality diet fads come and go, but the Mediterranean diet has really stood the test of time.

Stress’s relationship with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is very much a doubled edge sword. The diagnosis of PCOS along with its devastating symptoms such as hair loss, acne, hirsutism (facial hair) and weight gain can be extremely to women. But the problem is that this stress could be the one thing blocking a women from recovering from PCOS both with a natural holistic or a conventional medical approach. If you or someone you know has been battling with PCOS, trying every remedy under the sun to no avail, then it is time to give a closer look at stress.

In the past few months since the world went on lockdown, many of us have spent more of our time in worry than ever before. Fear of our financial future, the health of our family or the grim prospect of never being able to find a partner has been keeping many of us up at night.

You can’t escape it! Everywhere you go lately, you are bombarded with ads and products for the ketogenic diet aka Keto. There is a large body of evidence supporting the use of the keto diet for diabetes, migraines, seizures, and cancer.

Because many of my patients wouldn’t dream of starting day without a warm bowl of oatmeal, I created this recipe which is higher in protein and completely grain-free. It is easy to prepare and is just as tasty as the original.

Many women come to me because they aren’t getting their period. Often they have just come off hormonal birth control or have had a long history of erratic and absent cycles. In my New York City naturopathic practice, the goal is not to get these women to “bleed” but to ovulate.

This Tuesday I had the honor of being invited by Dr. David Kulak, M.D., the director of the Gamete Donation Program and the Reproductive Technology program at Genesis Fertility to present on nutrition and fertility to the rest of his medical team. Here are a few highlights from my talk.

These tasty banana pancakes are perfectly balance for women following a seed cycling protocol to help manage their periods and fertility natural. Don’t worry men you can enjoy them too!

It’s possible to balance hormones naturally with a process called “seed cycling.” Seed cycling is essentially the addition of various seeds to the diet during different phases of the female reproductive cycle to promote a healthy balance of hormones in the body.

Shin-shin-toistu-do is a variation of yoga brought to Japan in the 1940s by Tempu Nakamura.  This form of yoga focuses on developing Ki (life force) through seated and moving meditation, breath techni...

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Macrobiotic private chef Natsuko Yamawaki brings us this traditional miso soup that is high in B vitamins and minerals. It benefits metabolism and aids in detoxification.

For IVF patients, one of the most difficult periods is the '2 week wait.' It can be excruciating. So it's important to find poses that nourish, relax, and energize; especially since it's recommended t..

For many couples looking to start a family in vitro fertilization (IVF) might be the only option. This could be for any number of reasons.  Such as reproductive problems on the side of either partner,...