Dr. Veronica Tilden
Focus on Vibrant Health
Stacy took birth control pills for years, but stopped when she wanted to get pregnant. That was 5 months ago, and her cycles are still not normal yet. She cannot find any consistent pattern with her signs of ovulation, and is confused about what days she might even be fertile. Her cycles go from 25 […]
Audrey felt she was caught between life and virtual living. She found herself much too often going online and putting in dates to try and figure out her most fertile days. She has tried every different online ovulation calculator she can find. She knows this is ridiculous, but finds herself doing it anyway. It is […]
Sylvia likes her coffee. She can easily drink several cups a day. A friend said the other day, “Hey aren’t you trying to conceive? You know you shouldn’t drink so much coffee, don’t you?” Sylvia actually did not know this, and now has to face making some changes in her daily habits. And she had […]
Rita loves salt. She would rather eat something salty than any other flavor, even choosing salty over sweet. But she feels guilty, having been told that she should choose low salt foods. She wants to do whatever she can to support her health, as she wants desperately to get pregnant. The salt you should avoid […]
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. […]
Tina is determined to get pregnant, and pictures herself holding her beautiful baby in her arms. She knows that understanding her own fertility by watching for her signs of ovulation will help to achieve this. She has enjoyed keeping track of these signs on an ovulation calendar every month, and saves them to learn from. […]
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 […]
Tiffany is very frustrated by not being able to get pregnant. After charting her cycles for several months, and understanding what it all means, she realized that the time between ovulation and the start of her menstrual cycle was abnormally short. She found out this situation is called a luteal phase defect. She did not […]
Rhonda had been out of work, which was stressful with so many bills needing to be paid. Now she has a new job, which is stressful with so much to learn and a fast pace. Plus, on top of all this she and her partner have been trying to conceive without luck for over a […]