Stress and Fertility
In the journey toward conception, stress management emerges as a vital component often overlooked. As far back as the 1950s, the impact of stress on health has been acknowledged, and...
20 November, 2023
Author: Jacky Dixon
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is finally getting more recognition as a significant disease impacting many women’s lives, and is at last, getting more funding for treatment. Perth Naturopath Jacky Dixon discusses the cause...
19 January, 2023
Stress – the good, the bad and the ugly
The autonomic nervous system has a direct role in physical response to stress and is divided into the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), and the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). When the...
20 July, 2022
PCOS – What’s Your Type?
PCOS or polycystic ovarian syndrome is a syndrome, which means a collection of symptoms, of which each individual may be suffering from several at the same time The main criteria to...
27 April, 2022
When To Stop The Oral Contraceptive Pill For Conception
It is important to understand the hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle, in order to see the effects of how the pill changes this. Understanding the menstrual cycle The normal cycle consists...
15 March, 2022
Influencing Successful Conception and ART
Are you planning or thinking of conceiving in the near future The preconception period presents a unique window in time for diagnosis, treatment and prevention (Simon et al 2019, Fertility and...
15 February, 2022
Iron Deficiency – A Major Global Health Problem
Working at NatMed, I see many women who are particularly low in iron and struggling with fatigue which is impacting their overall health. For many, it is an inherited problem,...
29 September, 2021
Why Is Vitamin D Supplementation So Important
There has been an explosion of vitamin D research in the last 10 years and more than ever we are learning how important it is for many aspects of health....
14 July, 2021
Investigating Sperm Integrity And How To Reduce DNA Fragmentation
Investigating the integrity of sperm, behind the standard Semen analysis Male fertility and sperm quality are evaluated by means of a sperm test or semen analysis report. However, there exist other sperm parameters...
15 February, 2021
Quality Supplements
Not all supplements are created equal. Often patients are taking supplements that do not offer therapeutic results, and are self-prescribing – with supermarket brands Quality supplements are more expensive because they are...
26 October, 2020