Recurrent Miscarriages
When a women loses a pregnancy, it can be devastating. They want to know why, and want to prevent it from happening again. Here are a few tests worth doing when miscarriage is a possibility. 1. Celiac profile – there is a disproportionate number of women who have recurrent miscarriages with latent/undiagnosed celiac disease. A […]
Why Oysters Might Not Be a Sexy Food
When people talk about the aphrodisiac foods, they talk about chocolate and oysters as the two biggest foods to get us in the mood. This may be the case, but you might want your man to avoid oysters and get him going in other ways. Oysters are one of the foods that accumulates cadmium a […]
What you need to know about testing women’s hormones
When a woman goes to the doctor and says “I think my hormones are all messed up” she may be given a requisition to test her hormones. When she’s told that her hormones are fine and brings the results to us, we often ask her to do them again. Here’s why: The day of your […]
Infertility – When should I worry?
Infertility: When do I become concerned? When should I see an ND about infertility? The best time to see an ND is for pre-conception care about 3 months before you want to start trying. We can ensure that your hormones are balanced and that you are healthy. Doing a detox before you start trying poses […]
Fertility Counselling in Barrie
I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jen McDermott, Registered Social Worker, this week. Fertility affects every part of a couples life: financial, emotional, not to mention that sex often becomes a scheduled event or as one of my friends puts it “having sex with dixie (the cup)”. At least he’s found some humour […]