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the vagus nerve and how it affects our bodies
This post is all about the nervous system and its effect on our bodies. The gut is a major part of servicing and sending messages back to the brain - and it communicates through part of a larger a nerve called the vagus nerve, which as it is for most of the body will...
miscarriage – why is it still taboo?
Miscarriage… why is it still taboo? October is Baby loss awareness month. And during this month, a week is set aside every year to start conversations to break the taboo about miscarriage and infant death. I have a confession to make. Although I’m here for all my...
how chemicals affect sperm
Many of you are here because you want to become Mothers or Fathers. All of you will have had an interest in this as you may have had problems conceiving. For some, the journey down the road to parenthood is easy. But for others, conception can be an immensely...
sperm morphology – can the shape really hinder fertility?
Abnormalities in shape make it more difficult for sperm to penetrate and fertilize an egg. However this is not impossible and in my clinic I have seen many people go on to have a healthy pregnancy with 4% or lower morphology. If there has been a morphology issue at an...
nutrients key to sperm count
As in previous blog posts the sperm test is made up of a variety of parameters. These are useful to gage a general view on the health of the male. The WHO set the parameters that all GPS or urologists use regarding a healthy level. Sperm Count is regarded by this to...
semen parameters
Semen parameters Although some cases of male fertility are due to physical reasons such as varicoceles or block ducts etc it is estimated that 40-90% are due to poor semen quality. How do we know this. – we test always! There are many parts to a Semen or Sperm test. ...
Foods that Improve Sperm Motility
GO Go – food that improve sperm motility Sperm are set into parameters and its always good when starting this journey to see where there are problems as to win the sperm race you need good concentration to enable there to be a good number getting to the end, they need...
b vitamins & pcos
Today I'm really excited to talk to you about a group of vitamins really vital for female health useful for ladies particularly with hormone dysregulation, PCOS and weight issues. The B vitamins are very important in helping to improve the symptoms of PCOS. In nature...
insulin resistance PCOS diet
Many women diagnosed with Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome( PCOS), suffer from insulin resistance ( approximately 50-70%) and it effects 1 in 15 women worldwide. Lets bring it right back to basics and go into a little physiology to understand what this is all about and...
