What Are the Facts About Trying to Conceive After 35?

Colleen always knew she wanted children, but she didn’t find the right man until she was older.  They waited a couple of years before trying to get pregnant, and by then she was 35 years old.  She still thought she had plenty of time, hearing so many stories of older women having children these days.  […]
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What Prenatal Vitamins Does Cod Liver Oil Supply?

Who would have believed she would enjoy the taste of fermented cod liver oil? Certainly not Carrie herself. But that is just how she feels now.  She started taking it on the recommendation that it would help her get pregnant, supplying some of the most important prenatal vitamins in the form of whole food natural […]

What are the Effects of Nuclear Radiation Exposure at Low Levels?

Fukushima has been upgraded to a Level 7 nuclear disaster.  Chernobyl was a level 7 disaster, and so far is responsible for the deaths of 2 million people.  Fukushima is even worse, and it continues despite the lack of media coverage.  The nuclear power plant was severley damaged by the earthquake, and further damaged by […]

Does Endometriosis Affect My Trying to Conceive?

Amber has always had a hard time with her periods, with lots of pain and heavy bleeding. She is often tired, tends to be constipated and often has low back and abdominal pain. When she and Roger decided they wanted to start a family, they both hoped pregnancy would change her hormones and help her […]

Are You Trying To Conceive A Healthy Baby?

Brian and Chris waited a few years to start their family. Then it took a couple of years to get pregnant, which was fine as they were not particularly in a hurry. The pregnancy was challenging for Chris, with morning sickness, borderline problems with blood pressure and blood sugar, and very swollen ankles. Their baby […]

Could Vitamin D Deficiency Affect My Trying to Conceive?

Joan and Donald had been trying to get pregnant for over a year. They didn’t know why they hadn’t conceived, as everything was normal for both of them. With vitamin D deficiency in the news so much, they asked their primary care physician to check their level. They were both low. They started getting more […]

Is An Ovulation Calculator Accurate?

By Veronica Tilden, DO Donna wonders how an online ovulation calculator could be helpful for her. She needs to enter her cycle length, and that is all over the place. It might be 28 days one month, then 32 the next month, and 25 another month. Then she might go 3 months without any period […]

How Do I Figure My Luteal Phase for an Ovulation Calculator?

Carmen is looking at an ovulation calculator online (aka fertility days calculator), but it asks for the length of her luteal phase.  What is that? She has barely even started marking her period on the calendar, after not paying any attention to it for many years.  But now she wants to get pregnant, and after […]

What Do I Need to Know About Japan, Iodine, Radiation Sickness and More?

The situation in Japan continues to unfold.  Are you confused by all of the conflicting information about how best to protect yourself?  Here is a good summary of resources on the current situation with regard to Japan, what to do to protect yourself from radiation sickness, and more. This is what we now know: Radiation […]