Andrea Dalton

Andrea Dalton Degree qualified Naturopath
Optimising women’s health 🌿

Wellness - A lifestyle that is the commitment and approach adopted by an individual aiming to reach their highest potential.

09/06/2026

So you’re taking your prenatal, tracking your cycle, optimising your nutrition… and he’s doing what exactly?

Preconception health is a two person job. 50% of that baby is his DNA. And yet somehow the entire burden of preparation falls on her.

Here’s what I actually want him to get done:

S***m analysis — twice. One result is not enough. S***m quality fluctuates, so two analyses done at least 3 months apart gives you a far more accurate picture. And please, go to a fertility clinic.

DNA fragmentation testing. A standard s***m analysis will tell you count, motility and morphology. It will not tell you about the integrity of the DNA inside that s***m. High fragmentation is linked to miscarriage, failed implantation and poor embryo development. This test matters.

Blood work. Hormones, thyroid, nutrient levels. His body needs to be assessed too, not just assumed to be fine because no one asked.

Keep his te**es cool. S***m production is temperature sensitive. Laptops on laps, hot baths, tight underwear, all of it affects s***m quality.

Send this to your partner. Seriously.

Comment S***M and I’ll send you my free men’s preconception health guide.

08/06/2026

3 things I wish I did before trying to conceive in my 30s, from someone who teaches this for a living

Yes, really. Even I got this wrong.

1. I gaslit myself,and it cost me time

I spend my days advocating for women to push for answers, get more tests, seek second opinions. And yet when it came to my own body I minimised, I delayed, I told myself it was probably nothing.

I didn’t follow up. I didn’t push. And now I’m on the other side of a surgery that could have happened years ago if I had just applied to myself what I tell every woman who comes to me.

If something feels off, follow up. Don’t wait for someone to take you seriously. Be the person who takes yourself seriously first.

2. I tested my hormones but not enough.

Hormone testing is not a one and done. A single snapshot tells you so little. Your hormones fluctuate across your entire cycle and testing at different points, oestrogen, progesterone, LH, FSH, testosterone, tells a completely different story depending on where you are in that cycle.

3. I underestimated how much my nervous system needed support

This process is hard. Even when you know the science. Even when you have the tools. Even when it’s literally your job to understand this stuff.

I had to get really honest with myself about what was actually helping and what was keeping me stuck. And scrolling, comparing my journey to everyone else’s highlight reel, was not it.

Finding the tools that genuinely regulate my nervous system has been everything. Because a body that feels safe is a body that can move toward pregnancy.

Sharing this because if I, someone who does this work every day, can fall into these traps, I know you can too. And I don’t want you to lose time the way I did.

If you want to know where your preconception health actually stands right now, comment QUIZ and I’ll send you my free quiz. It might show you something worth knowing. 🌿

05/06/2026

3 fertility myths I’m professionally tired of seeing.

1. AMH = your fertility crystal ball
Spoiler: it’s not. AMH measures your ovarian reserve,how many eggs, not how good they are. A low AMH doesn’t mean you can’t conceive and a high one doesn’t mean you can. Yet somehow it became the test everyone panics about. Comment AMH for my full breakdown.

2. Just take a prenatal and you’re sorted
A standard prenatal won’t fix a B12 deficiency, won’t address low iron, won’t touch your thyroid. Research is clear, micronutrient needs vary wildly between individuals. Throwing a one-size-fits-all supplement at a complex system isn’t a plan. It’s a guess. We do the work first, then we supplement.

3. Fertility is a women’s health issue
Male factor contributes to roughly 50% of infertility cases. S***m DNA fragmentation, motility, morphology all things that matter enormously, all things that are almost never talked about. If your protocol only looks at one partner, it’s incomplete. Science said it, not me.

04/06/2026

Comment ‘BLOODS’ for the list of tests you must get done before trying to conceive in your 30s.

A beautiful client I have recently asked me about particular nutrients and supplements that she had seen in her fertility groups and ChatGPT had recommended for egg retrieval, whilst I love these tools and I love women wanting to optimise their health. Sometimes the ‘hacks’ the ‘fertility nutrients’ are NOT the highest priority for YOUR health and optimisation of fertility right now.

If I prescribed every nutrient that ‘they’ say is good for fertility you would be taking more then 10 supps and it completely goes against my values of foundations first and individualised support. You are unique and you deserve unique support.

Sure layer on the supps for fertility when needed but at the cost of addressing YOUR nutrient deficiencies or nutrition inadequacies, it’s not worth it.

What ever reason you have for not being able to conceive when you wanted too, we all handle how we have to wait it out a...
31/05/2026

What ever reason you have for not being able to conceive when you wanted too, we all handle how we have to wait it out a little differently.

Whilst I’m definitely not in the same position as many women who have been waiting for years, it’s still important to recognise the challenges of our own journey.

I’ve had my wallow, and I needed it, but I truly am grateful for what I have had to discover as part of this journey, because it’s forced me to look in places I wasn’t going to look without it.

Maybe that’s the purpose of your journey. Maybe there are places in yourself you haven’t yet discovered, maybe there are parts of you yet to unfold.

I’ve had to find a way to find joy and get honest with what hasn’t been working. Timelines are funny, this illusion we have that our perfect plans will of course be right on our time. Sometimes there are plans so much better we can’t quite see yet.

I’d love to know yours! 👇

27/05/2026

Endometriosis 💛 do you think easier diagnosis is supporting women to get better support when it comes to treatment?

Let me know your thoughts 💭

Endometriosis is finally getting more research and air time, and it’s so great to see as a women’s health naturopath. Bu...
22/11/2025

Endometriosis is finally getting more research and air time, and it’s so great to see as a women’s health naturopath. But being a part of endo support groups and women’s health groups I still see so much information that is really doing such a great disservice to women with this condition.

This is a complex condition with multiple causes and contributions. But this does not mean hopeless, it means that if you truly want to find relief and support you will need an individualised approach by a practitioner that takes into consideration all areas of YOUR health. AND for the appropriate time it takes to support a complex, multi factorial condition. Why? Because eating a ‘healthy’ diet is not enough. All the pictured systems (and more) need to be taken into consideration to YOUR case, because you are an individual and will have drivers that are individual to you. So when reaching out to a support group to tell you if a hysterectomy is the only option, please know there are people who specialise in this space to teach you how and what to do for YOU to find the right support and relief. Maybe that is a hysterectomy but I truly hope it’s not the first and only option for you.

Yes I’m extremely passionate about this as a women’s health naturopath.

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