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As with so many other conditions, the research shows that people with the MTHFR gene mutation are more likely to have migraines....

Blood tests for folate have one big fatal flaw, making them both innaccurate and functionally useless, and the most common folate levels that we see on the blood tests of people with MTHFR might surprise you.

Blood sugar matters for everyone because it is linked to or at the root of the top three killers in the US. Balanced blood sugar matters...

Glycemic index sounds highly unsexy, which is fair, but it's actually a diet hack that can help you to keep your blood sugars balanced with very little work. You don't even need to know the exact glycemic index of a particular food to understand how to use this system.

Unstable blood sugar is embedded deep within the foundation of so many modern problems. Obesity, metabolic syndrome, pre-diabetes,...

We blame neurotransmitters for everything, and try to use them to fix every mental health disorder in the book, but should we? Depression must be low serotonin, and anxiety must be too low or too high norepinephrine. But this view has its limits, and more and more research is confirming that neurological inflammation may be as important or even more important than neurotransmitter levels.

Stress is a natural response to challenging or threatening situations. It can be classified into two main types: acute stress, meaning...

Chronic stress can have a significant impact on your physical and mental health, but it is important not to be discouraged by a list of...

MTHFR is a genetic variant or SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) that can have significant health implications. OF course we all know...

Iron levels are obviously important in pregnancy and in pre-conception because a big part of creating a a healthy baby, is being able to...

MTHFR and fertility and MTHFR and pregnancy are incredibly big topics because MTHFR does change risk parameters for both women and men....

Stress Stres kick-starts physical, emotional, and intellectual change in your body. Stress management training can help your body to...

Stress, sleep changes, medications, blood sugar imbalances and even genetics can contribute to brain fog. As a result, you may experience confusion, memory problems, and difficulty concentrating. Fortunately, many of the contributing factors to brian fog are under your control, and you can fix them if you know the steps.

MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) is a gene that provides instructions for making an enzyme of the same name. The MTHFR enzyme...

Let’s talk about a simple and  basic step every woman should take on her fertility journey, and that is charting your cycle.  It can be...

The Best Way to Optimize Your Genes with a Healthy Diet In this article, we will look at some of the primary nutrients that help bolster...

Yes, folate (also known as vitamin B9) is an important nutrient that plays a key role in many different processes in the body. Here are...

The idea that methyl folate could be a better option than folic acid in prenatal vitamins is controversial, because folic acid has been the fertility go-to treatment since it was discovered in the 1930s. The issue is, MTHFR had NOT been discovered in the 1930s, and the research hadn't really dived into the genetic needs of infertile couples yet.

This week, I want to talk about one of my favorite tools for hormone balance, which is seed cycling. This is an all-natural, nutritive...

This week, let’s talk about some of the things that women tend to accept as “normal” but that could be indicators of something more...