Fertility
What Does it Mean to Know My Body?
I recently turned thirty-five. I am engaged, and our wedding is still a few months away. There is something strange about standing this close to marriage and realizing that, if God gives us the child we hope for and I am able to become pregnant, I will likely be thirty-six when my first child is…
Read MoreFlax Oil, B6 and Fertility
“I took B6 and flax oil for extra energy, and I got this little guy!” I commented this to my sister Regina as we watched my barely three-month-old baby army crawl six feet across the floor in pursuit of a toy. “And that’s the neurotransmitter support that was combined with the B6 in my supplements;…
Read MoreFish Oil and Fertility
Diets rich in healthy fish, such as the Mediterranean diet, have long been known to have a wide range of health benefits. Now these polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), found in fish oil and krill oil, are also being studied for their effects on human fertility. Endometriosis The omega-3…
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