In medicine, we mainly look at fertility in a mechanistic way. This causes modest success rates in the fertility industry and little attention to the role of hormones, nutrition and lifestyle. In this article, I discuss the role of hormones and metabolism in impaired fertility.
There is plenty of advice out there on what not to eat during pregnancy. Perhaps more important is what exactly you should eat in pregnancy. Which nutrients will help you and the foetus? In this article, I give you my seven most important nutrition tips for pregnant women.
Orthomolecular medicine has often fascinated me, but at the same time always put me off a little. Why? Orthomolecular medicine is not always scientific...
Don't get me wrong, it can be scientific. The pure meaning of the word 'orthomolecular' includes the meaning 'the right substance in the right amount'. However, orthomolecular medicine has come to mean much more than that.
Congenital defects such as a harelip or heart defect do not just happen. Often, the cause is not found. Almost always, several factors play a role. Using the stories of three children with congenital defects, I discuss what factors these may be. With this information, I hope we can prevent congenital defects in the future!
Are you considering natural contraception? You are not the only one. Some 14% of young women use a natural method according to research by Rutgers. In this article, I talk about hormone-free contraception, how GPs deal with this question, different methods of hormone-free contraception and my own experience.
Which food is best if you are breastfeeding? The postpartum period is an intense one. You are recovering from pregnancy, childbirth and at the same time you are responsible for feeding a brand new human being. In this article, I will show you which nutrition will best support you.
As a woman, should you be careful with salt in pregnancy? Let's look at the physiology of pregnancy. This is because a woman's body changes during pregnancy. It adapts and starts functioning in a certain way so that it can make new life possible. All these changes that is the physiology of pregnancy.
What are you taking? Half of all pregnant women take a multivitamin during pregnancy. Handy, isn't it, that everything you need is in one pill, including the recommended folic acid and vitamin D? Many brands recommend starting it before pregnancy and taking it for a while after pregnancy too.
The idea that nutrition has little impact on foetal health and growth is fortunately disappearing. Nutrition has our attention. Yet, as far as I am concerned, that attention could be greater. After all, we often assume that pregnant women do eat well. But is that really the case? Non-optimal foetal growth is still common.
In medicine, we mainly look at fertility in a mechanistic way. This causes modest success rates in the fertility industry and little attention to the role of hormones, nutrition and lifestyle. In this article, I discuss the role of hormones and metabolism in impaired fertility.
There is plenty of advice out there on what not to eat during pregnancy. Perhaps more important is what exactly you should eat in pregnancy. Which nutrients will help you and the foetus? In this article, I give you my seven most important nutrition tips for pregnant women.
Orthomolecular medicine has often fascinated me, but at the same time always put me off a little. Why? Orthomolecular medicine is not always scientific...
Don't get me wrong, it can be scientific. The pure meaning of the word 'orthomolecular' includes the meaning 'the right substance in the right amount'. However, orthomolecular medicine has come to mean much more than that.
Congenital defects such as a harelip or heart defect do not just happen. Often, the cause is not found. Almost always, several factors play a role. Using the stories of three children with congenital defects, I discuss what factors these may be. With this information, I hope we can prevent congenital defects in the future!
Are you considering natural contraception? You are not the only one. Some 14% of young women use a natural method according to research by Rutgers. In this article, I talk about hormone-free contraception, how GPs deal with this question, different methods of hormone-free contraception and my own experience.
Which food is best if you are breastfeeding? The postpartum period is an intense one. You are recovering from pregnancy, childbirth and at the same time you are responsible for feeding a brand new human being. In this article, I will show you which nutrition will best support you.
As a woman, should you be careful with salt in pregnancy? Let's look at the physiology of pregnancy. This is because a woman's body changes during pregnancy. It adapts and starts functioning in a certain way so that it can make new life possible. All these changes that is the physiology of pregnancy.
What are you taking? Half of all pregnant women take a multivitamin during pregnancy. Handy, isn't it, that everything you need is in one pill, including the recommended folic acid and vitamin D? Many brands recommend starting it before pregnancy and taking it for a while after pregnancy too.
The idea that nutrition has little impact on foetal health and growth is fortunately disappearing. Nutrition has our attention. Yet, as far as I am concerned, that attention could be greater. After all, we often assume that pregnant women do eat well. But is that really the case? Non-optimal foetal growth is still common.
