With modern life’s demands, it’s easy to lose balance, making a holistic approach to women’s health essential. Naturopathic medicine offers valuable tools to support women at every stage of life, from managing stress to enhancing fertility, balancing hormones, and building resilience against chronic conditions.

Most of us have been there. I know I have. I also now know that I was lied to when I was younger because acne does NOT only happen in your teens. It happens in your teens, postpartum, during perimenopause and menopause, and sometimes even just because. Let’s see what we can do to treat it.

When you’re trying to conceive, knowing when you ovulate is one of the most important things. The fertility awareness method (FAM) is a natural form of birth control that does not use any drugs or devices. It combines the calendar method, basal body temperature, and cervical mucous to give you awareness of when your body is most fertile.

When planning to start a family, fertility testing may be an important consideration for many women, especially if conception is unsuccessful after several months of trying. Diagnosing fertility status requires a very comprehensive first appointment in which many topics are discussed, such as birth control use, partner’s fertility status, menstrual history, sexual practices, surgical history, medications, lifestyle, diet, work and home environment, stress levels, and so much more.

Ever wonder what happens during a woman’s menstrual cycle or how it even works? Read this post to learn more about hormones, periods, and conception!