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How Blue Light Affects Your Hormones – And How to Reduce it's impact
In today’s digital world, it’s almost impossible to avoid blue light. From phones and laptops to LED lighting and TVs, we’re exposed to artificial light from morning until well past sunset. While this may seem harmless, prolonged blue light exposure, especially in the evening, can disrupt your natural hormonal rhythms in ways that affect your sleep, mood, menstrual cycle, and fertility.
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If you're working to balance your hormones or trying to conceive, blue light could be playing a bigger... -
Oestrogen Balance – Supporting Hormones Through the Gut and Beyond
Oestrogen is one of the most powerful and essential hormones in the female body—impacting everything from mood and energy to fertility, menstrual health, and perimenopausal symptoms. But like all hormones, it’s all about balance. Too much oestrogen - or indeed difficulty clearing it - can lead to symptoms like heavy periods, breast tenderness, bloating, mood swings, and headaches. Too little oestrogen—as seen in the lead-up to menopause—can show up as dryness, insomnia, anxiety, or hot f...
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Coffee, Hormones & a Compassionate Approach to Balance
Thinking outside the box for fertility and hormonal health
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As a fertility and women’s health acupuncturist, I look from all angles at what might be working against your hormonal health, and coffee could potentially be one of those things. Let’s start with the good news: if you love coffee, you don’t necessarily need to give it up. But if you’re navigating hormone-related challenges—whether you're trying to conceive, moving through perimenopause, or simply feeling off-balance—it mi... -
5 Things Your Doctor Might Not Tell You About Fertility—But I Will
Fertility is so much more than charts, lab results, and ovulation apps. It’s a journey that touches your physical body, your emotions, and your sense of self.
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As a fertility acupuncture practitioner who bridges science and natural health, I want to share some insights that I wish every person trying to conceive knew—truths that often get overlooked, but can change everything when it comes to healing and hope.
1. Your Cycle Is a Vital Sign
Tracking your cycle isn’t just about pinpointing... -
Holistic Tips for Managing Anxiety in Pregnancy
Holistic Tips for Managing Anxiety in Pregnancy
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Pregnancy is often described as a time of joy and expectation, but for many women, it’s also a time of quiet (or not-so-quiet) anxiety. In Chinese medicine, this experience is not new—it's understood as zi fan (字扇), which translates roughly as “restlessness of the childbearing.” It's a beautifully human recognition that growing a new life can also stir up emotional and energetic turbulence.
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Inflammation and Fertility: How Acupuncture Can Help to Rebalance the Body
As a fertility acupuncturist who likes to consider all factors that can influence fertile and hormonal health, I work at the intersection of science and natural health. One topic that often arises in my clinic is inflammation—a word that's become something of a buzzword, but with very real implications, especially for fertility. Let’s consider how chronic inflammation affects fertility—and how fertility acupuncture can help restore immune system balance, reduce inflammation, and supp...
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Understanding Endocrine Disruptors and their Impact on Hormonal Health and Fertility
In today’s world, we are exposed to countless chemicals in everyday products, from cleaning supplies to cosmetics to plastics. Among these, endocrine disruptors are particularly concerning due to their ability to interfere with the body's hormonal system. But what exactly are endocrine disruptors, and how do they affect our health, especially our fertility?
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What Are Endocrine Disruptors?
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system, w... -
The Relationship Between Sleep and Hormonal Health
Did you know that sleep plays a major role in regulating hormones, including those that control appetite, metabolism, and stress? Sleep deprivation can disrupt hormonal balance and lead to a number of health problems, and have a detrimental effect on fertility.
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How does sleep affect hormones?
Cortisol
Sleep regulates the release of cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone. Poor sleep can lead to high cortisol levels in the morning, which can disrupt other hormone levels. It’... -
How Organic Food Supports Hormonal Health and Fertility
As a specialist fertility acupuncture practitioner, I know that it is important to consider all aspects of diet and lifestyle to enable me to appropriately advise what changes may be able to support your acupuncture treatment. My aim is to support an optimal environment to create and nurture a baby, and there are many facets to consider.
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When it comes to maintaining a healthy hormonal balance, diet plays a crucial role—especially when it comes to fertility. When you are trying to conceive,... -
PCOS – tips for management including fertility acupuncture treatment
PCOS – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - is a common endocrine-metabolic disorder affecting up to 15% of reproductive-aged women and is the leading cause of menstrual disorders and anovulatory infertility in women. It is characterised by an excess of androgens, or male sex hormones. It’s not a single condition and there are actually four main types of PCOS with different contributing factors. These types are Insulin-resistant PCOS (the most common), Post-Pill PCOS (not usually insulin-resist...
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