The Emotional Elimination Diet
I didn’t realize how emotionally wired I was until someone asked me, “What do you do to relax?” and I didn’t have an answer. It’s funny how I was raised with all these different skills – piano, ballet, figure skating, which garnered a lot of different hobbies – and yet I’ve become so busy that I don’t even know what...
Foods that Boost Your Serotonin Levels
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for many actions and feelings we experience on a daily basis. Whether it’s lack of sleep, feeling down, or a specific food craving, your level of Serotonin is causing this. As we desire better sleep and a happier mood, it’s essential we stabilize and increase our serotonin levels....
Five Ways to Eat for Fertility Over the Holidays
This week marks the celebration of Thanksgiving. Even though this holiday has a reputation for over-indulgence, holiday dining can still be healthy eating! If this year sees you eating with conception in mind - that is, if you’re actively trying to have a baby, or are considering trying to conceive in 2021 - then preparing with good...
Acupuncture for Morning Sickness
Morning sickness—with or without vomiting—is a hallmark symptom of early pregnancy, affecting most women for some portion of their first trimester. For some moms to be, the condition persists well into the second, and for an unlucky few, it can be severe enough to make eating and drinking dangerously difficult at a time when it’s...
3 Actionable Tips to Beat the Infertility Blues
Infertility sucks. Anyone who is dealing with it now or has ever been on the journey knows that it is a serious downer. After months (or years) of trying to conceive unsuccessfully, we begin to default into a consistently bad mood and negative outlook. It's natural and totally fair. The constant defeat is overwhelming and the pain and...
Ways to Boost Your Immune System This Winter
Daylight Saving Time just occurred this week on the East coast, which means the days are getting shorter and the cold weather is approaching making it easier for us to catch colds, viruses, and other related illnesses that prosper in cold climates. Did you know that you can boost your immune system by taking advantage of various...
Healing Emotional Issues with Energy Medicine
If you look at Western medicine, it has made many incredible breakthroughs to heal disease and illness through drugs, treatments, and technology. Although with this scientific approach and focus on just the body itself, mental health has been pushed to the side. When you give little attention to your feelings or emotions, this could...
Getting Your Period Back After Birth Control
At Naturna, we see many women seeking to restart the reproductive aspect of their cycles after years of being on oral contraception. Being on the pill essentially replaces your body’s natural hormones with a strategic combination of synthetic ones that are designed to prevent ovulation. The pharma-hormones trick the brain into...