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Welcome to our integrative health journal, where our team of holistic practitioners shares their expertise to help you achieve optimal well-being. Each month, we delve into a new theme, providing you with insightful articles, practical tips, and the latest in holistic health trends. Whether you're interested in nutrition, natural remedies, mental health, or physical fitness, our diverse team of experts offers a wealth of knowledge to support your wellness journey. Join us as we explore the multifaceted world of holistic health and empower you to live your healthiest life.
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The Whole Body Approach to Fertility
How to Optimize Fertility Naturally: A Whole-Body Approach to Hormone Balance When most people think about fertility, they imagine a narrow window for conception or focus on hitting specific hormone levels—like needing progesterone to reach a certain number to get pregnant. In reality, fertility is much more complex. It’s a reflection of your body’s overall health and its ability to adapt. From a naturopathic perspective, conception isn’t just about ovulation or perfectly ti
Dr. Stephanie Hendershot, ND
Apr 214 min read
How Blood Sugar After Meals Impacts PCOS Symptoms, Hormones, and Health
If you’re living with PCOS, you’ve probably heard about insulin resistance. But what does that actually mean day to day? A big piece of the puzzle is how your body handles blood sugar after meals, also called postprandial glucose regulation.
Elena DiPerri, CNS, LN
Sep 15, 20253 min read
How Your Plastic Water Bottle Could Be Making Your Period More Painful: The Hidden Dangers of BPA, BPS, and Microplastics
Let’s delve into why this might be the case. But first, let’s review some basics. In today's world, it's widely acknowledged that...
Dr. Stephanie Hendershot, ND
Jul 21, 20243 min read
Plastics and Fertility: The Impact of Microplastics on Male and Female Reproductive Health
Plastics have been getting a lot of bad press lately. Is it warranted? Are people overreacting? Let’s dive in and see the impact plastics...
Dr. Yelena Okhotin, ND, LAc
Jul 15, 20246 min read
How to Track Ovulation and Boost Your Chances of Conceiving
Understanding Ovulation and Its Significance Ovulation is the process when an egg is released from the ovaries into the fallopian tube....
Dr. Stephanie Hendershot, ND
Oct 4, 20233 min read
Managing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Addressing Insulin, Testosterone, and Inflammation
PCOS: More Than Meets the Eye All too often, patients visit their doctors or OB/GYNs due to menstrual irregularities, only to be told...
Dr. Kellyann Tomko, ND
Aug 27, 20233 min read
SEXUAL HEALTH: Know Your YONI!
As women, we face many battles: Personal, financial, economic, and social, just to name a few. One of the battles many women face is the...
Dr. Mièka Bryan, PT, DPT
Feb 14, 20223 min read
SEXUAL HEALTH: Birth Control Options
Girls girls girls girls girls. Do you know how many options are out there for birth control these days? I can't stress how BIG of a...
Chelsea Birch, ND, RH (AHG), CBHT
Jan 24, 20226 min read
LOVE YOUR BODY: Image Awareness
Comparison is the thief of joy and the stretcher of truth. Comparison says “I am ill-equipped for the task at hand.” Corinthians 4:7 In...
Dr. Mièka Bryan, PT, DPT
Jan 17, 20224 min read
LOVE YOUR BODY: Natural Products
Everything you put in your body makes a difference. But did you know that everything you put ON your body also makes a difference?! Your...
Chelsea Birch, ND, RH (AHG), CBHT
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Guarding Your Health: How to Reduce Exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC’s) remain a hot topic in the area of inflammation. EDC’s are an exogenous chemical or mixture of...
Dr. Shanna Greminger, DNP
Oct 25, 20213 min read
Empower Your Journey: Managing PCOS Symptoms and Lifestyle
Control your PCOS diagnosis, don’t let it control you! PCOS, or Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, is a condition where the ovaries produce an...
Dr. Mièka Bryan, PT, DPT
Sep 24, 20213 min read
Inositol: A Natural Quick Fix for PCOS Weight Gain, Blood Sugar, and Fertility
Everyone wants a quick fix these days. Most of the time, a quick fix is the "lazy way." But for women with PCOS who seem to exercise...
Chelsea Birch, ND, RH (AHG), CBHT
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Managing PCOS-Related Anxiety: Clinical Pearls for Hormonal Balance
PCOS is an all-encompassing pathology that is poorly understood. What we DO know is that estrogen resistance is somewhere within the root...
Chelsea Birch, ND, RH (AHG), CBHT
Sep 6, 20213 min read
Understanding PCOS: Symptoms, Causes, and Natural Approaches
PCOS is running ramped in the United States these days. Before we jump into diagnosis and natural approaches behind PCOS, let's take a...
Chelsea Birch, ND, RH (AHG), CBHT
Sep 1, 20212 min read
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