Nutrition for infertility is, sadly, a hot topic. Estimates of female infertility range from 10% to 19% (1,2). Information on male infertility is harder to find but hovers around 10%.  In this age of declining fertility in the Western world, the two most critical...

The results of blood work during pregnancy are often a bit shocking to even the savviest of clinicians trained in blood chemistry analysis. Why are tests so different in pregnancy and postpartum compared to other times of life? And how do we accurately assess...

What comes to mind when you think of eating for bipolar disorder?  Bipolar affective disorder, or manic-depressive disorder, is a psychological disease leading to sometimes extreme fluctuations of mood and energy. The United States leads the world in bipolar diagnoses...

In parts one and two of this series, we explored specifics of women’s protein requirements like: optimal daily amounts for physiological function drawbacks of the current RDA how much might be too much the environmental sustainability of eating more protein and...

For the past few weeks, I’ve been researching the effect of COVID-19 infection on fertility. Thankfully, negative effects appear to be temporary in males. But what about the pandemic and female fertility? Let’s take a closer look at the research. The importance of...

How much protein should females eat? In the first blog in this series, we learned that women’s protein requirements aren’t as straightforward as you might think. The RDAs recommend one amount, MyPlate recommends another, and studies examining physiological function...

Let’s start this blog series with a pop quiz! What is the Food and Nutrition Board’s recommendation for women’s protein requirements?* 75 grams per day 70 grams per day 50 grams per day 46 grams per day If you chose option 4, you are correct. *This number is based on...

In my first blog on female stress symptoms, I outlined the unique ways that stress affects women’s health. Our cognitive, immune, cardiovascular, and hormonal functions are all impacted by the cascade of stressors we encounter day to day. But this blog is about...

Halitosis is the medical term for bad breath. Causes range from poor oral hygiene to GI imbalances, and its occurrence has been tracked for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Romans mention it in their texts, while Italy, Iraq, Thailand, and China, among many...