Why Am I Spotting?

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, more commonly known as spotting or irregular bleeding, is frequently reported among women of reproductive age and beyond. The specific reasons for this type of bleed...

Yoga for Fertility

Just as we prepare the soil to be as fertile as possible before we sow the seeds, we also want to prepare our own body and mind for pregnancy. Nurturing body and mind is vital to creating the most ...

20 Ways to Improve Your Sex Drive

Have you lost your passion for lovemaking? Has your libido decreased or disappeared? Here are some ways you can reconnect with your partner and enjoy better and more pleasurable sex. Natural ways t...

What Foods Increase Inflammation?

Inflammation can often cause the body to feel painful, become reddened or hot, or become swollen. It is the process that happens when the body is protecting you from outside invaders such as bacter...

Top 10 Fertility Foods

Are you trying to become pregnant? Studies have revealed that eating particular foods can help jump-start your fertility and prime your body for conception and childbirth. Here are my top 10 FERTIL...

Not All Fat Is Created Equal

A healthy weight varies across women with different body types and shapes. For this reason, one body type may be more at risk for chronic health conditions than another. So how do you know that the...

Is Your Diet Affecting Your Hormones?

Fifty years ago hormonal imbalances were rare. Many factors have contributed to the epidemic we are experiencing today. One of the main factors, however, is our diet – one that is heavily processed...

How to Achieve a Positive Body Image

What's your body image? How do you feel about your body when you stand in front of the mirror or catch your reflection in a shop window? How conscious are you of the fact that the way people view t...

Cycle Sync Your Exercise

Creating the perfect balance and foundation for our hormones to thrive includes more than just eating healthy and taking a few supplements. It requires us to tune into our own body and hormonal cyc...

Environmental Toxins & Endocrine Imbalances

The endocrine system is a complex combination of glands, hormones and receptor sites that are distributed throughout the body. The glands that are involved directly in hormonal regulation are the ...

Hormonal Imbalance: A Silent Epidemic

There is a silent, public health epidemic occurring in women all over the world. Largely unrecognised and ignored by conventional medicine, hormonal imbalance affects many women at some point in th...

Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System: Relax, Restore and Rebalance Naturally

In short The sympathetic nervous system drives our stress response ("fight or flight"), while the parasympathetic nervous system promotes calm and recovery ("rest and digest"). Prolonged symp...