Posts by Cassie Everett

A recent article in the Guardian discusses a 4 year study that links long-term stress to infertility. The study, led by Dr. Courtney Lynch, followed 501 couples for up to 12 months as they tried to conceive. The women’s saliva was tested for measures of stress biomarkers, and results showed that higher levels of stress are…

High levels of heavy metals in the body can impair your fertility.  In men, lead, mercury and cadmium can impair sperm production and cause problems with the testes.  In women, even low levels of metals can increase the risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. Exposure to metals can occur in certain occupations (i.e.: decorators) through water…

There is a lot of conflicting information out there about when is the right time to have sex in order to get pregnant.  before ovulation, at ovulation, after ovulation, when is ovulation? It throws up a lot of questions that can be very confusing. Too many people come in to see me and when asked around…

You would think that with all the healthy food available and medical advancements we should be gaining fertility, not losing it. Unfortunately though this is not the case. One of the reasons for this is an increased amount of toxicity in the body. Increased toxins in the diet increases the body’s toxic burden, especially if not…