Here is a list of foods highest in vitamins & minerals known to enhance immune function. This is not a comprehensive guide, but one that I have been using in my clinical practice as a starting point for increasing consumption of fresh foods, vegetables and fruits and calling on our food as medicine for supporting our immune system.
Read MoreThe health and stability of our digestive system is so intimately related to the health and stability of our immune system. Did you know the gut is the largest immune organ? About 70% of your body’s lymphocyte production begins in the gut. Crazy! That’s a major component of our body’s immune function and there is so much we can do to improve the health of the gut and, in turn, the immune system.
Read MoreProlonged stress can have deleterious effects on fertility. Often I see this as a challenge working with fertility clients, as going through fertility challenges is, in itself, quite stressful. Here i share 5 tools I have found, in my own fertility journey and in my clinical practice, to be effective at helping the body process and manage stress.
Read MoreThe amount of information circulating the internet is immense, inspiring and overwhelming. I have been searching and researching and conversing with colleagues over the last two weeks and have put together my list of reliable care, in the midst of this novel viral infection.
Read MoreExactly 3 years ago, I was home with a fresh newborn. As every birthday brings up nostalgic emotions, memories and feelings, this year is a bit different. This is my biggest driver, in these times, for providing all the information I have been digging deeply into, especially for those trying to conceive, who are pregnant or who are home with a newborn.
Read MoreEpigenetics is the study of changes in organisms based on shifts within their genetic code. More specifically, how environment impacts exposures to the genetic code that may influence variations in future generation’s genetic health and in turn, physical health.
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