What is Preconception Care?
Preconception care involves preparing your body to grow a whole new person by creating an environment that is as healthy as possible for both the mother and baby-to-be. Being prepared before conceiving can help give your little one the best developmental head start (not to mention ease some of the common discomforts of pregnancy!)
Naturopathic preconception care emphasizes proper nutrition to promote appropriate nutrient intake and provide all the vitamins and minerals essential for growth. Working with fitness to maintain a healthy weight and develop exercise habits before and during pregnancy is another important component. Preconception care also focuses on removing a lifetime buildup of environmental toxins that may harm prenatal development and interfere with fertility, so detox programs are often an integral part of care, as well as learning to avoid future exposures to pesticides, heavy metals, and plastics wherever possible.
Naturopathic medicine is an excellent partner to conventional family planning and prenatal care, as well as a comprehensive complement to fertility treatments. Having a strong and healthy baby is the ultimate goal!
Is Preconception Care for Women Only?
Certainly not! Male health and vitality are an essential component of a healthy baby, before conception! Diet and lifestyle habits, toxin exposures, hormonal balances, and stress are also essential factors for creating healthy sperm and healthy babies. Preconception Care visits for men and couples are available, and encouraged!
What Can I Expect From My Visits?
After a lengthy assessment of your current health, including your goals and concerns, your current lifestyle and eating habits, and potential risk factors, we will tailor an approach specifically for you and your family. This will include:
Clinical Nutrition: Healthy eating choices to support you and baby-to-be
Targeted Supplements: Everyone is different, and has different needs at different stages of life
Detox Program: Tailored to you, to reduce your burden of harmful toxins
Lifestyle Counseling: Exercise, stress management, emotional health... finding your fun!
A series of follow up visits will continue this individualized protocol, with adjustments based on what is working and not working for you, along with time to answer questions and evaluate progress to make sure we are meeting your goals!
What Can We Help With?
Preconception care involves preparing your body to grow a whole new person by creating an environment that is as healthy as possible for both the mother and baby-to-be. Being prepared before conceiving can help give your little one the best developmental head start (not to mention ease some of the common discomforts of pregnancy!)
Naturopathic preconception care emphasizes proper nutrition to promote appropriate nutrient intake and provide all the vitamins and minerals essential for growth. Working with fitness to maintain a healthy weight and develop exercise habits before and during pregnancy is another important component. Preconception care also focuses on removing a lifetime buildup of environmental toxins that may harm prenatal development and interfere with fertility, so detox programs are often an integral part of care, as well as learning to avoid future exposures to pesticides, heavy metals, and plastics wherever possible.
Naturopathic medicine is an excellent partner to conventional family planning and prenatal care, as well as a comprehensive complement to fertility treatments. Having a strong and healthy baby is the ultimate goal!
Is Preconception Care for Women Only?
Certainly not! Male health and vitality are an essential component of a healthy baby, before conception! Diet and lifestyle habits, toxin exposures, hormonal balances, and stress are also essential factors for creating healthy sperm and healthy babies. Preconception Care visits for men and couples are available, and encouraged!
What Can I Expect From My Visits?
After a lengthy assessment of your current health, including your goals and concerns, your current lifestyle and eating habits, and potential risk factors, we will tailor an approach specifically for you and your family. This will include:
Clinical Nutrition: Healthy eating choices to support you and baby-to-be
Targeted Supplements: Everyone is different, and has different needs at different stages of life
Detox Program: Tailored to you, to reduce your burden of harmful toxins
Lifestyle Counseling: Exercise, stress management, emotional health... finding your fun!
A series of follow up visits will continue this individualized protocol, with adjustments based on what is working and not working for you, along with time to answer questions and evaluate progress to make sure we are meeting your goals!
What Can We Help With?
- Preconception Preparation and Planning
- Menstrual Irregularities
- Hormone Balance
- PCOS
- Male Fertility
- Failed IUI and IVF
- Recurrent Miscarriage
- Replenishing For Subsequent Pregnancies... And Beyond!
