vibrant health

Have you been wondering how the heck to tell if you’re ovulating from changes in your cervix?  Kim had heard this was one of the signs of ovulation, but had never tried to figure it out.  One of her friends told her how easy it really is, and now she has one more tool to […]

Jeff and Erica want a baby, but after over a year of trying Erica is still not pregnant.  Jeff was shocked to learn that the problem might be his.  After doing a bit of research, he understands that he might not have adequate sperm.  Jeff wants to use a sperm test kit at home first and see […]

Monica has friends that use an online ovulation calculator, and they seem to find it helpful.  But it is never accurate in predicting when she will ovulate.  She finally realized it is because her cycles are so unpredictable in length.  After 2 years of trying to conceive unsuccessfully Monica is frustrated and discouraged.  Now what? […]

Joan wants to get pregnant easily, have a healthy pregnancy, and a happy, healthy baby.  She wants to know what the critical factors are that help make this possible.  She knows on some level that nutrition is important.  But which nutrients are critical, and what are the best ways to get those nutrients? Why is Vitamin A One of […]

Robin and George have been health conscious for a long time, and have looked for ways to eat right as part of this commitment.  They have often heard from the alternative health sources that dairy products are bad.  Now that they are trying to conceive, they are wondering why dairy is pushed so much as […]

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 […]

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 […]

Julia is very frustrated with her lack of success with trying to conceive.  She has been using an Ovulation Predictor Kit (OPK) every month, the urine LH stick type.  She tests positive, and knows this is the time she is most likely to get pregnant.  But still nothing in several months.  Now what? Yes, you […]

Steve has done 3 sperm tests (semen analyses) as recommended, just to be sure.  He can hardly believe it.  Can he really have a fertility problem?  All three tests indicate that he has a low sperm count.  Now he is wondering how to increase sperm count, a subject he never contemplated before. He has always […]