Author: benandrita18
Why does broccoli makes my mouth itch??
“Mom can you please not put raw broccoli on the salad? It makes my mouth itch.” My daughter said to me one evening when she saw me making a salad for dinner. I needed to go to the grocery store so I was tossing little bits of everything I had on the salad hoping it […]
But WHY do I need progesterone?
Ovarian cysts. Estrogen dominance. PMS. Post partum depression. Brown bleeding at the tail end of the cycle. Clotting during the menstrual flow. PMD. Infertility. Short luteal phase. PCOS. These are all signs of a hormonal imbalance. The problem can be a result of too much estrogen, not enough progesterone, too much exposure to xenoestrogens, poor […]
Your body is listening to everything your mind says!
How often do we stop and reflect on this fact? When you go through out your day thinking, “I need to hurry and do this and hurry and do that because I don’t have enough _______________(energy/time/money/etc).” Or berating your body because it doesn’t look like it used to, move like it used to, or have […]
Did you know we used to be Farmers?
This is a throw back post. Our family used to own a small farm when we lived in Michigan before moving to northern Kentucky. It’s amazing how much life can change in such a little bit of time. We now live in a subdivision in the outskirts of a relatively big city and enjoy it. […]
What is different about FertilityCare and Nutritional Therapy?
I often speak to women who have been through a lot before they reach out to learn more about NaPro. By the time I speak to them they may have already undergone lots of testing, blood panels, ultrasounds, hysterosalpingograms, cycles of hormones, trigger shots, even several heart wrenching treatments of IUI/IVF. They may have been […]
Nutritional Therapy & FertilityCare
What could diet, nutrition, and general lifestyle habits possibly have to do with charting and fertility? Aren’t our stomach and our reproductive organs two entirely different things? How could they possibly impact each other? I know I have a little issue with my energy levels, discomfort with my digestion, PMS, (insert symptom here) but what […]

Teens and Charting
Why would we recommend teaching tween and teenage girls how to chart their cycles? Can charting help girls who are experiencing irregular cycles? Painful PMS? Excessively heavy flow? Abnormal bleeding? Absolutely, yes! I have witnessed it happen when young girls learn about their cycles and understand what is going on throughout the month that a […]

Stories of Hope
Today we are kicking off a new blog segment called Stories of Hope. Infertility is a lonely road with a lot of uncertainty and even more questions. I have asked my clients who have come out of it on the other side, with a baby in their arms, to share with the rest of you […]

Who uses NFP?
Natural Family Planning or Fertility Awareness Based Methods, are growing in popularity but you might be wondering who actually uses these methods. And the answer might surprise you. Single women who are looking to get to the root cause of reproductive health problems, or simply looking to learn more about their bodies. Charting cycles is […]
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