Fertility & Healthy Pregnancy

Planning to start or add to your family can be a very exciting time.  It can also be an anxiety filled time if you are worried about being able to get or stay pregnant.  Dr. Powell can help you maximize you chances for a healthy pregnancy with Natural Medicine and healing foods instead of drugs.

Why Naturopathic Medicine for Pregnancy?

Naturopathic medicine is about removing barriers to health and giving the body what it needs to function optimally.  One of the things I learned in Naturopathic Medical school was that once I started working with a women who was not using a birth control method due to infertility, I needed to warn her that by following my advice she may become fertile again.  Anything that improves your overall health will improve the health of your pregnancy and your baby.  Naturopathic Medicine helps those who need to optimize their fertility by making sure their body has everything it needs to support a healthy pregnancy, and offers safe solutions for problems that arise during pregnancy.

Below are a few ways Dr. Powell helps women optimize their health and fertility; 

Dietary Advice:          

What is the right diet?  It depends.  We are all different.  Dr. Powell has an extensive background in nutrition particularly as it relates to disease.  She can help you make positive changes with food choices and supplements to make sure you are getting everything you and your growing baby need.  Dr. Powell advocates a whole foods traditional diet similar to the one promoted by the Weston A. Price Foundation. 

Supplements:

A healthy pregnancy requires a tremendous amount of quality nutrition. Nutrition most of us are not getting. A nutrient dense diet is the foundation, but it is not enough. For so many women the right supplements have been the difference between fertility and infertility. A one a day prenatal is simply not enough.

Testing:          

Testing can save save you money and more importantly time by helping to quickly identify where you could use support. Testing for nutritional deficiencies, hormones including thyroid, toxicities, gut health, autoimmunity, and more will help you focus your efforts. Finding root causes leads to faster and better results.

Detox:

We live in a very toxic world. We are exposed to thousands of toxins every day. Dr. Powell specializes in helping people identify the toxins which are causing the most problems for them and deciding what to do about it. This can help you decide where to focus and how to detox safely and effectively.

Education:

You need information. The right information, on the right topics, at the right time. Fortunately there are a tremendous amount of resources online to help you. You found what you are reading right now that way. Unfortunately, it can be overwhelming and difficult to decide which sources are trustworthy. Dr. Powell can be your guide and teacher on this journey.

Custom Herbal Medicine:      

Traditional herbs have been safely used by pregnant women for thousands of years.  The correct herbs chosen by a knowledgeable practitioner can help you with fertility, and most symptoms during pregnancy.  You need not choose between suffering and a drug.  There are safe alternatives.

Classical Homeopathy:      

Classical Homeopathy is a safe gentle approach to health.  We all have a unique remedy best suited to our individual needs.  Finding this remedy with the help of a trained Homeopath, can help with any and all health issues you may have physical, mental, and emotional.