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Archive for March 2008

March 19th, 2008

The Raw Food Diet and Fertility

This month’s issue of Domino (March 2008) has some fabulous raw food recipes that I am dying to try. But before I attempt to mix up some blueprint pudding or chocolate mousse made with only unprocessed and uncooked plant foods, I wondered what effect, if any, a raw food diet would have on my […]

By Gabrielle -- 5 comments

March 18th, 2008

Got Any Herb? For Your Tampons??

This subject came up on one of the fertility forums that I read religiously - herbal tampons.
Huh?
A member of the group was asking us if we had ever heard of herbal tampons to treat blocked fallopian tubes. The answer was a collective no. But gosh, I got curious. Here’s what I found:
www.felopio.com - this website […]

By Gabrielle -- 7 comments

March 17th, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part VI

Raise your hand if you have had this said to you:

Ok, now raise your hand with a certain finger extended if you had it said to you by a nurse in your ob/gyn office as you were there for one of the many mandatory pokes and tests used to determine fertility.
Oh yes, ladies. This was […]

By Gabrielle -- 7 comments

March 16th, 2008

Testing the Waters in the Privacy of Your Own Home

While hubby and I were waiting for my turn to get impregnated the other day, we had plenty of time to hang out in the small lobby. Michael pulled his mp3 player out of his pocket and his book out of my bag and immersed himself. I dutifully continued to chug my water and reached […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

March 15th, 2008

An Alternative to the Tampax Plan

Remember a few months ago when this Tampax ad and plea for us to “use our periods for good” had me kind of nutty? Well, if you are really concerned about young African women having the implements they need to attend school and other aspects of life,
consider this alternative: www.goods4girls.org.

I found […]

By Gabrielle -- 2 comments

March 15th, 2008

Sticks and Stones - Part V

The conversation that started from this post made me think now would be a good time for another video in the Sticks and Stones Series. You remember, the little experiment that Angelique from Breaking the Mirror (who, by the way, is the lovely actor in this clip) and I put together to see how you […]

By Gabrielle -- 1 comment

March 14th, 2008

March is National Nutrition Month

March seems to be a favored month for awareness campaigns. And why not? It’s long and for most of us, its ushering in spring and some long awaited warmer weather.
We here at the B5 Media Science and Health channel chose “National Nutrition Month” as our monthly theme. You can read my post on nutrition and […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments

March 13th, 2008

Filling My Womb (and Stomach) with Goodness

By the time you read this post, I will be enjoying a mandatory 24 hours of bed rest. But I didn’t want to miss out on another B5 Media Science and Health theme day! So, here are some quick links to previous discussions here at www.fertilitynotes.com where Nutrition played a central role:

Why Would I Listen […]

By Gabrielle -- 6 comments

March 12th, 2008

A Teachable Moment - Well, It Could Have Been

So, I just returned from a two-day business trip which included a detour on the way home to the world famous Gravity Hill, which was quite a treat.
As my co-worker and I were cruising home in our adorable rental car, listening to a stack of CDs she brought along, Brittany Spears came on. A fabulous […]

By Gabrielle -- 3 comments

March 10th, 2008

“The Fertile Ground of Your Spirit”

Attention readers in the Great Lakes area: RESOLVE is hosting this free event in Park Ridge, Illinois on Tuesday, March 18th.
Enlightened Parenthood: Getting in Touch with Your Fertile Spirit TM and the Child Meant For You
This presentation is geared toward couples who have been given the diagnosis in infertility, who may have experienced failed […]

By Gabrielle -- 0 comments