You may have noticed that I share information from reputable pregnancy experts here. The following article is by Lily Nichols and speaks to a very important concern shared by many women during pregnancy.
In a society where a lot of emphasis is placed on a woman's looks and appearances, it’s no wonder that weight gain…
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Vitamin D usually comes up in conversations about bone health, calcium absorption, or immune function. But it plays a role in so many aspects of fertility, conception, pregnancy and foetal development.
Why is vitamin D important during pregnancy?
This nutrient is involved in numerous processes within the body that ensure a healthy pregnancy, including:
Aiding…
Lifestyle changes aren't just a ‘nice to have’ when it comes to sperm health. Clinically, they're often the first line of treatment – and they're a win on two fronts, because what's good for your sperm is good for your overall health, too.
Sperm production is a continuous cycle of creation and maturation – meaning…
When couples start their fertility journey, most of the attention tends to land on the woman’s health and her egg quality. But in clinical practice, a simple truth remains – sperm is half the equation, and understanding its quality starts with something as straightforward as a semen analysis.
Around one-third of fertility treatment patients are…
Experts weigh in
Male fertility decline has become one of the most important and unsettling questions in reproductive medicine. There appears to have been a clear decline in sperm quality over the past 50 years, but the difficult truth is that there is no single, settled explanation.
That was one of the central messages delivered…
Dysregulation can occur in our body for many reasons. In today's fast-paced world it is becoming more frequent and dysregulation can affect every part of the body from fertility to delayed conception and early pregnancy loss.
In the modern clinical landscape, busyness has become a primary epidemic, and the nervous system is bearing the load.…
Sharing the following article written by Judy Converse, MPH RD LD
Can kids be addicted to dairy food? Yep. Like, literally? Yep.
Here’s a common scenario in my pediatric nutrition practice: Young child, growing weakly or even presenting with failure to thrive (unable to grow above 5th percentiles), with developmental question marks (slow to talk,…
The human microbiome is a complex ecosystem of bacteria, viruses, and fungi living in and on the body. Far from being passive passengers, these microbes actively shape immunity, digestion, metabolism, and even brain development. Understanding how this forms and what disrupts it is a critical area to understand to improve your health. Being able to…
You will have noted my repeated advice to always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional. What I find even more frustrating than well-meaning untrained advice is that given by people who should know better. The following is an example of dubious advice given by an obstetrician when asked what the best dietary source…
There may be many situations when IVF is the only option of realising your baby dream. It can be both a physically challenging and emotionally draining process, not to mention the monetary expense. Therefore, it is important to support the health and integrity of both egg and sperm to ensure optimal outcomes.
Recently, studies on…
Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy complication marked by high blood pressure for mum and some potentially harmful effects on the baby, including growth restriction. Preeclampsia is usually diagnosed towards the end of pregnancy, but research has identified that it often originates from abnormal placental development in the 1st and 2nd trimesters. From a nutritional standpoint,…
Lily Nichols is a qualified nutritionist who has done a great deal of research relating to pregnancy. The following information is shared as it is highly relevant in current times when marketing is clever and self-prescribing is encouraged by sellers of products.
The information is based on U.S. guidelines. Fortunately, in Australia we have very…