Is 2023 off to a great start for you? Are you feeling rejuvenated, inspired and energized, ready and rearing to go as you put plans and strategies in place to reach your goals? No matter how you may be feeling right now, this year, 2023: you’re in charge and I’m excited to begin this amazing…
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Words can be difficult in times of loss, and especially so to a grieving parent after the loss of their baby. Over a million pregnancies end in miscarriages or stillbirths each year, according to the CDC. Despite our modern medicine and technology, one in four women will miscarry. The…
I think it’s safe to say that we all know of someone with a cancer diagnosis. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, after skin cancer. Recent statistics state that 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and 1 in 1,000 men. Early detection includes…
Using Cervical Mucus to Track Optimal Fertility Cervical secretions also called cervical mucus is produced by the cervix. Your cervical mucus changes throughout your menstrual cycle. The consistency ranges from a fluid to a gel-like discharge from the cervix. Charting your cervical mucus helps identify when you are most fertile and likely to conceive. In…
Hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle are considered as the phases of Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). These phases are modern theory, based on the integration of ancient concepts of Yin and Yang, which also correlate to the Follicular and Luteal phases of the cycle. These hormonal fluctuations and anomalies may contribute…
