Optimising male fertility when there is a global decline in sperm health
Infertility can affect both the male and female, but very often the focus is on the female, which is understandable as they will grow and...
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Catherine Garney
Mar 84 min
Infertility burnout; the physical and emotional consequence of a long journey trying to conceive.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines burnout as an `occupational phenomenon’ a state of physical and emotional exhaustion...
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Catherine Garney
Dec 15, 20234 min
Getting back on track after accidental gluten exposure
If you have coeliac disease (are gluten intolerant or have other food intolerances) eating out can be especially challenging. Despite our...
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Catherine Garney
Sep 5, 202316 min
Could silent low-grade inflammation be the cause of your unexplained infertility?
I have been doing a lot of research recently about silent low-grade inflammation and its role in unexplained infertility and recurring...
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Catherine Garney
May 2, 202310 min
Nutritional Factors that Impair Skin Healing
Most of us, from time to time, get skin rashes or wounds that usually heal and resolve quickly. Sometimes though, skin rashes or wounds...
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Catherine Garney
Apr 14, 20239 min
Low Testosterone, an important but often overlooked issue with fertility and female hormones.
A factor that is often overlooked when assessing hormones for a female client with infertility is low testosterone. This is because...
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Catherine Garney
Jan 25, 202316 min
Secondary Infertility, Common Causes, and the Connection with Postnatal Depletion
Secondary infertility is defined as the inability to become pregnant or carry a pregnancy to a live birth following a previous successful...
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Catherine Garney
Sep 9, 202212 min
Estrogen Dominance – what it is and what you can do naturally to find hormone harmony
Estrogen dominance is a hormone imbalance that affects as many as 70% of women over the age of 35 and beyond. It occurs when there is...
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Catherine Garney
Aug 16, 20228 min
Why am I always bloated? A look at the common causes and how you can find relief.
Bloating is a very common problem that affects us all from time to time, however excess or chronic bloating is a sign that your digestive...
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Catherine Garney
Mar 23, 20225 min
Is your sporty kid or teenager deficient in magnesium?
Magnesium is a very important macro `major’ mineral that is required daily by our bodies in quite substantial amounts. Yet it is one of...
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Catherine Garney
Feb 17, 202215 min
Recurring chemical pregnancies – when your body keeps saying no, time and time again
I didn’t even know what a chemical pregnancy was until I had suffered my first one in 2010, which was when my first son was around 18...
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Catherine Garney
Nov 3, 202111 min
Is stress and adrenal dysfunction affecting your ability to conceive?
Anyone who has been on an infertility journey will have been told at some stage by well-meaning friends and relatives to `just relax and...
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Catherine Garney
Aug 26, 20217 min
Trying to conceive? Why you should avoid ALL sources of folic acid in favour of methylfolate
In New Zealand recently folic acid has hit the headlines as the government is considering adding it to flour for bread making to help...
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Catherine Garney
May 7, 20215 min
Boron, an underrated mineral that is important for hormone balance and fertility over the age of 40
Boron was a supplement that I started taking about 3 months before I got pregnant naturally at age 43 after 10 years of secondary...
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Catherine Garney
Dec 20, 20205 min
Tips to help you and your gut survive the festive season
Christmas can be a wonderful time of year for relaxing and catching up with friends and family. Even with the best intentions, it can be...
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Catherine Garney
Dec 8, 20205 min
Nutrition and lifestyle support to promote healthy ovulation
Delayed or absent ovulation can happen to most women from time to time it sure did with me, however, if it happens quite regularly then...
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Catherine Garney
Oct 8, 20203 min
Is Iodine deficiency affecting your thyroid and fertility?
A large percentage of the NZ population is deficient in the trace mineral Iodine. Could you be one of them? Iodine is a trace mineral...
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Catherine Garney
Sep 16, 20208 min
Does your child have Adrenal Fatigue? Supporting our stressed and overscheduled children
Adrenal fatigue, or HPA Axis dysfunction which is otherwise known, is when our adrenal glands function below normal levels, usually as a...
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Catherine Garney
Aug 21, 20208 min
Could it be your thyroid? Low Thyroid Function and Infertility
Low thyroid function or hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid) is very common in females and can be an undetected contributor to...
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Catherine Garney
Aug 7, 20204 min
Co-Enzyme Q10 - an essential nutrient for fertility over age 35 and mitochondrial health
The mitochondria are the powerhouses central to the cells of our body. They produce cellular energy from the food that we eat by breaking...
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