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Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine with a Clinical Focus on Infertility & Reproductive Care. Helping couples and single parents conceive.

Supporting patients with PCOS, Endometriosis, Fibroids and Infertility.

09/18/2026

🔬 Researchers in Taiwan followed close to nine hundred girls aged 6 to 12. Those consuming more acesulfame potassium, often listed as Ace K, had higher odds of central precocious puberty, meaning puberty starting before age eight. 🥤 Ace K shows up in diet sodas, flavoured drinks, gum and sugar free treats.

👀 What stood out in the research was that girls with higher intake were not heavier. It is an important detail because carrying extra weight, especially around the midsection, is one of the clearest known drivers of earlier puberty in kids. The link appeared without it, and at amounts well within current safety limits.

09/16/2026

I’m truly honoured to be named a finalist for the Emerging Leader Award from the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors (OAND)! 🏆

From the day I opened my practice, I made it my personal mission to advocate for every patient and to explore every evidence-informed therapeutic tool that could support them. ❤️ Fertility journeys can be long, uncertain and incredibly hard. I promised myself at the start of my career that no matter how difficult a patient’s journey becomes, I would never let them feel alone along the way 🙏

This recognition belongs just as much to my patients, who trust me with some of the most personal chapters of their lives, and to the colleagues and collaborators who continue to push our profession forward. 🙏 Thank you for letting me be part of your stories.

09/10/2026

Here is the detailed breakdown about the new review to better understand the impact chemicals can have on reproductive health.

A new scientific review looked at which specific environmental exposures are linked to pregnancy loss. Air pollution has the strongest evidence by a clear margin, followed by metals such as lead, the chemicals in plastics like BPA and phthalates, the so called forever chemicals behind non-stick and waterproof coatings, and certain older pesticides.

Limitations on the research are that it studied single miscarriage rather than repeated miscarriage, and no study has shown that reducing these exposures specifically lowers the chance of loss. So think of exposure reduction as lowering your overall chemical burden, which is worthwhile in itself, as increased exposure could be detrimental.

The useful changes are unglamorous. Indoor air is the best place to start, so a HEPA filter in your bedroom and the range hood on while you cook. Heat is what drives chemicals out of plastic, so hot food and drinks go into glass or stainless steel. Household dust holds a lot of these compounds, which makes shoes off at the door genuinely useful. And fragrance free versions of daily products are an easy win.

And please know that nothing here suggests a loss was caused by something you did. The air where you live and the products on the shelf are not personal choices.

If repeated loss is what brought you here, it is worth raising with a clinician who works in fertility and can help you sort what is known from what is still guesswork.

This message is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please speak with your own healthcare team before making changes.

09/09/2026

If ashwagandha is on your mind, chances are something has been feeling heavy lately, whether that is stress, sleep, or questions about fertility, and I want you to have information you can actually trust.

Ashwagandha has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years as a tonic for people who were depleted or worn down, and that tradition deserves respect. The strongest modern evidence sits with stress and anxiety, where reviews of randomised trials have found meaningful improvement over placebo alongside a drop in morning cortisol. Sleep can improve too, mostly in people who stayed with it for a couple of months rather than a few nights.

Male fertility is the newer area of research, with a number small trials reporting better s***m parameters. More evidence is needed to confirm these findings.

Current limitation on the research is that the reviews themselves rate the certainty as low. The trials were small, the preparations differed widely, and some found no difference from placebo at all. This is why speaking with a licensed health professional versed in the research for these products is important to make sure appropriate dosing and extracts are used if considered.

Safety is the part that rarely makes it into the conversation. It is not considered safe in pregnancy. It might affect thyroid hormone levels, which is an important consideration in thyroid disease. There are reports of liver injury with commercial products, and this again reinforces using products like ashwagandha under medical supervision only.

Herbs are powerful therapeutic agents, which is exactly why dosing and a proper review of your history are not a formality. If you would like that kind of support, working with a licensed naturopathic doctor who knows your whole story is a natural next step whenever you feel ready.

This is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent any condition. Individual circumstances vary, and decisions about your care should be made with your own healthcare team. If you are trying to conceive or are currently in treatment, please speak with your physician or a licensed naturopathic doctor before making changes.

09/04/2026

The fertility journey can feel incredibly lonely…but no one should have to walk it alone. 🤍
Send this to someone you care about as a reminder that you’re here for them, through every hope, setback and uncertain moment. 🌱
Tag them below, or send them this reminder. ❤️

09/03/2026

Self-doubt is one of the least discussed parts of navigating infertility, and one of the most common. Something you do not control begins to feel like a personal failure, and slowly the way you see yourself narrows around it. You are still the same capable person you were before this started. This part is simply still unfinished. If you are in it right now, this is a reminder of your profound worth and this process does not have to be so solitary.

This content is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Individual circumstances vary, and decisions about your care should be made with your own healthcare team.

09/02/2026

Most people trying to conceive are told to exercise. Almost nobody is told how much, or what happens when you go past it. 💛

A large review recently gathered together the research on movement and fertility in both women and men, and the direction of the findings was consistent. In women, exercise was associated with better hormone balance, higher ovulation rates and higher pregnancy rates.

In men, it was linked to improvements across the board in s***m quality, including concentration, count, motility and shape, along with less DNA damage in s***m. Male partners who exercised also saw higher pregnancy rates in their partners.

Here is the part most people usually are not aware of: the programmes in this research were not extreme. Most sat somewhere between 90 and 280 minutes per week, so roughly two to four and a half hours of movement across the whole week. A mix of cardio and strength work seemed to do the most, especially for men. That is a very reachable amount for most people.

And there is a ceiling to achieve these benefits! ⚠️ Long sessions of very hard training did not show the same benefit, and in some cases the research pointed the other way. When your body is burning far more energy than you are taking in, hormones tend to suffer rather than improve. For women that can show up as cycles becoming irregular or disappearing, and for men it can mean lower testosterone. So this is not a case where pushing harder gets you further. Moderate and consistent is what the evidence supports based on this very large review.

The current limitations of this research is that most of it was done in women carrying extra weight or living with PCOS, so it tells us less about everyone else. And the studies show a link rather than proof that exercise caused the improvement.

Still, this is one of the few things in fertility care that is free, low risk and pointing in a helpful direction across a lot of research. 🌱

If you are trying to conceive or preparing for a cycle, it is worth talking through what the right amount looks like for you specifically, since that changes depending on your diagnosis and where your energy is already going. Working with a clinician who focuses on fertility can help you sort that out. My door is always open if you would like to have that conversation.

This post is for education only and is not medical advice. Please speak with your own healthcare team before making changes.

08/29/2026

🔬 A new study looked at almost One Hundred Thousand IVF cycles and found that one number was closely connected to the chance of a baby arriving early (preterm). The measurement was the thickness of your uterine lining before transfer.

The thicker the lining measured, the lower the chance of early delivery tended to be. The same pattern was found to be true for babies born smaller than expected (lower risk for low birth weight), and this trend held true for both fresh and frozen embryo transfer cycles.

✨ An important note is that this benefit did not keep climbing forever. Once the lining hit a certain thickness, the pattern flattened out and going thicker made no further difference. If your clinic has told you your lining looks good, there is nothing here telling you to chase a bigger number.

⚖️ Limitations of this research: this study watched what already happened to a large group. It did not test a treatment, so we can establish a correlation between a thicker lining and reduced risk, but cannot establish causation. The researchers were also direct that a thin lining is not a reason to cancel a transfer.

💛 If your lining has come up in your own treatment, that is worth talking through with a fertility focused clinician who can look at your full picture.

Educational information only and not medical advice. Please speak with your own fertility team about your care.

08/24/2026

Some dreams ask more of us before they become real. Don’t give up on yours.

The path may not be simple. It may come with setbacks, difficult decisions, unanswered questions, and moments when continuing feels harder than walking away.

But you should never have to navigate those moments alone.

We don’t give up on our patients. We stand beside you through every option, every decision, every question, and every challenge…whatever your journey may ask of you.

Because even when the path forward isn’t clear, we still believe in you, your strength, and what may still be possible. 💜

08/20/2026

A gentle request and a polite reminder for the week ahead.

Be very gentle with yourself. Somewhere between the appointments, the results and the waiting, it becomes easy to lose sight of how far you have already come, and it is never a bad time to stop and acknowledge that.

When you reflect on yourself, pay attention to the tone you use. Let the self dialogue be polite, respectful, soft and sweet. Treat yourself with the same dignity you would give to a revered guest or a dear friend, because you deserve exactly that from your own voice.

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