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GLUTATHIONE – The Primary Protector

Dr. Spence Pentland / Diet & Nutrition, Egg Quality, Erectile Dysfunction (Impotence), General Health, Male Factor Infertility, Stress and Infertility

Glutathione has many important functions in our body, and we will briefly discuss all of these here, but most importantly, it is the king of antioxidants! Unfortunately, our body has to manufacture Glutathione from other vitamins and minerals, so if we are not taking good care of ourselves glutathione levels can be deficient, and with this comes consequences.

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Role as an Antioxidant

If you can go back to high school biology you may remember that in order for a cell to create energy the mitochondria must produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Cannabis and Female Fertility: Is it a fit for you?

Lara / General Health, Unexplained Infertility, Women's Health

With the abundance of cannabis dispensaries available to us today, and the multitude of issues and symptoms that claim to be eased and solved with cannabis, one can easily be led to think this is a harmless addition to your daily or weekly routine.

In a time where there is mass information and conflicting data on the use of cannabis, it is important to truly discover if this is the right fit for you, especially when it comes to your reproductive health and fertility goals.

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The Stress and Infertility Connection

Marni Ross / Stress and Infertility

We often hear that stress can contribute to fertility difficulties – some couples can try for years, with no success and it’s when they are not actively trying that somehow pregnancy occurs.

Why does this happen? What is the connection between stress and infertility?

That answer is hormones!

Female hormones, specifically cortisol and progesterone are the two hormones that are responsible for dealing with stress and for maintaining a healthy pregnancy,

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How to be active in the Winter to Spring transition

Adrienne / Diet & Nutrition, Lifestyle

Spring has officially sprung here on the West Coast and it couldn’t be fresh and lovely outside. Spring is the time of rejuvenation, rebirth, and the revitalization of all things in nature.

In Chinese medicine, physical movement is essential for health as it is in this time where movement should begin once again after the cold hibernation of winter. This transition from winter to spring is the biggest transition our bodies take out of all the seasons.

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Progesterone and Yang: A TCM Perspective

Erin / In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Support, Women's Health

Progesterone, also known as P4, is a reproductive hormone involved in the menstrual cycle. Influencing what is known as the “luteal phase”, it helps prepare the uterine lining for implantation. If implantation does occur, progesterone helps maintain the integrity of the endometrium, helping to secure the new pregnancy. It also plays a role in the development of an embryo.

Where does progesterone come from?

The first half of the menstrual cycle is referred to as the “follicular phase”.

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How To Hydrate Your Face During Winter

Lara / Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Lifestyle, Self-Care, Women's Health

Do you suffer from dry skin, deep wrinkles or both that becomes aggravated in the winter? Well, investing in cosmetic acupuncture to care for these areas of your face can be very uplifting (pun intended!) and free from the myriad of constituents in skin care products.

Winter time can produce very dry skin and this can increase the appearance of deeper set wrinkles on the face. During the winter I recommend to use a deeper facial needling technique to stimulate and activate muscle tone.

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Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Marni Ross / Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Lifestyle, Self-Care, Women's Health

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Food to Include
Food to Avoid

Fruit

Eat only 1 or 2 pieces of any of the following fruits a day and try and to eat mostly lower carbohydrate fruits (3 or 6%):

3% – cantaloupe, strawberries, melons, blueberries, raspberries, lemons and limes

6% – apriocts, blackberries, papaya, peaches, plus, kiwi

15%- apples, cherries, grapes, mangoes, pears, pineapple, pomegranate

20% – bananas, figs, prunes or any other dried fruit

Fruit

grapefruit and oranges

Veggies

It is best to try to eat mostly the low carbohydrate vegetables (3 or 6%):

3% –

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Inflammation: What it does to you and how can your diet help

Marni Ross / Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Lifestyle, Women's Health

Inflammation: What it does to you and how can your diet help

The inflammatory response that is triggered in our bodies is necessary to help fight infection and is useful in the short term as it is part of the immune response. When the inflammatory reaction continues after an infection is gone it can cause many health problems. Chronic inflammation may be the common factor in many diseases such as diabetes, coronary artery disease and some autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis,

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The other side of the ART equation

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As of a 2009 CDC survey, Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) births represented 1.4%of total US births, or 60,190 infants. It is now estimated that over 5 million births worldwide have been the result of medical reproductive intervention, a long way to come after the birth of the very first “test tube baby” in 1978. However, these advances have not come without their own concerns. In the same 2009 survey, it was also stated that 33.4% of ART births were born preterm,

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6 Lessons We Can Learn From Eastern Chinese Medicine

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Written by Leana Wen, M.D. – We should recognize there is much to learn from Eastern medicine, including what it means to be a physician to really care for our patients.

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Chinese medicine

GLUTATHIONE – The Primary Protector

Cannabis and Female Fertility: Is it a fit for you?

The Stress and Infertility Connection

How to be active in the Winter to Spring transition

Progesterone and Yang: A TCM Perspective

How To Hydrate Your Face During Winter

Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Inflammation: What it does to you and how can your diet help

The other side of the ART equation

6 Lessons We Can Learn From Eastern Chinese Medicine

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