Dr. Kela Smith

Over the years, we’ve seen the empowerment that comes with charting your cycle. It enables you to advocate for your own health and puts you in control of your fertility choices.  The practice of charting can be grounding; it can bring clarity and help you to feel in control, especially when you are trying to […]

Fertility Acupuncture can be a beneficial addition to your treatments while you are building your family. Whether you are just beginning and want to try to prepare your body for pregnancy, or you’ve struggled for many years – acupuncture can be helpful. By increasing blood flow to the pelvis and relaxing your nervous system, fertility

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) affects millions of people worldwide. The syndrome wreaks havoc on hormonal balance causing symptoms including acne, hirsutism, weight gain, hair loss, depression, infertility, and more. Increasingly, those with PCOS are looking for natural treatment including diet and lifestyle protocols and supplements to regulate insulin resistance and/or androgen over-production. Written by Guest

Did you know that sleep is just as important as what you eat or how much stress you are under? During sleep, your body is in the optimal state for conception and healing. Sleep is such a powerful ally in helping to promote optimal fertility as it helps lower adrenal overactivity, balance fertility hormones, boost

Do you know that tomato is a very healthy vegetable for both men and women who are trying to conceive? Eating tomatoes daily when trying to conceive is one of the best things you can do. Not just for you but also for your partner. Tomato is very rich in lycopene.  Lycopene found in tomatoes

Male fertility is an important, yet overlooked topic. You may be surprised to hear that male approximately 9% of men of reproductive age in the US experience infertility. Male infertility impacts all types of men, from all different backgrounds. Approximately 17% of couples experience infertility, and studies suggest that up to half of all known

When we’re talking about Reverse T3 we have to first start with what it means to you. If you have weight gain, fatigue, hair loss or infertility we MUST start with the thyroid and make sure you’re optimal. Reverse T3 is often the overlooked test for the thyroid from conventional doctors as they believe it

Many women who are having trouble getting pregnant have been told by their doctors that their eggs are not “healthy” or that their eggs are old. The options given for getting pregnant are usually using an egg donor, IVF, or adoption. But what most women don’t know is that there are things you can do

First, let’s talk about what actually happens to women during menopause, because this is an often misunderstood time in women’s lives. As women approach midlife, sex hormone production slowly begins to decline over the course of 10-15 years, aka menopause!  Written by Guest Blogger: Dr. Mindy Pelz,  a best selling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and