Dr. Veronica Tilden
Focus on Vibrant Health
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 […]
Michelle is becoming a pro at knowing when her most fertile days occur. She has been charting her basal body temperature (BBT) and signs of fertility for 3 months, and is feeling comfortable with understanding her body and what it is telling her. She loves seeing the pattern unfold each month on her fertility chart […]
Tom and Sarah have been trying to conceive for over a year. Sarah finally asked her gynecologist for help, and to both of their surprise they learned that the problem might be Tom’s. When he had a thorough exam by his primary care doctor, Tom found out he has a varicocele (VAR-ih-koe-seel). He hadn’t even […]
What is a fun, easy, inexpensive fertility monitor? Judy wants to get pregnant, and is learning about her signs of ovulation. A friend told her about using a ferning microscope, so she decided to try it. It sounded kind of yucky at first, but it is really quite beautiful. She had learned that her cervical […]
Sophia and Patrick are smart, and want to do everything they can to maximize their health before and during pregnancy. They want a healthy, happy baby and want the pregnancy to go well. They also want to get pregnant easily. So they have decided not just to believe the hype of the prenatal vitamin company […]