Melatonin for Fertility

Did you know that melatonin is really important for fertility? It is not only a hormone that regulates our circadian rhythms (our sleep-wake cycles), but also an important antioxidant that protects our cells from oxidative stress & free radical damage.

Melatonin is found in large quantities in our follicles on the ovaries. These follicles house our eggs. The melatonin protects our eggs. Like our ovarian reserve / AMH, the melatonin here decreases as we age.

There’s been good success to show that supplementing with melatonin can increase success with ivf cycles and increase the number of good quality eggs and embryos collected. Melatonin isn’t so easy to get hold of in the UK but in the USA if you are undergoing IVF you are often given melatonin supplements.

This research hasn’t quite extended into trying to conceive naturally but it would follow that boosting your melatonin levels will in turn boost your fertility, and decrease miscarriage risk (which is often caused by poor quality eggs).

The best way to boost melatonin levels is to optimise your sleep - practice good sleep hygiene such as sleeping in a dark room, no screens before bed, and making sure natural light is the first thing you see in the morning - open the curtains before looking at your phone!!

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How to increase your chances of IVF success by 32%

If you are having IVF, a recent meta analysis has shown that getting acupuncture increases overall success by 32%

The analysis looked at research of 4757 participants and found that the clinical pregnancy rate in the acupuncture group was 43.6% compared to the non acupuncture group 33.2%

The live birth rate of the acupuncture group was 38% compared to the non acupuncture group 28.7%

Not only can acupuncture help increase chances of success, but it can also alleviate some of the other difficulties of a long and conception journey such as poor sleep, stress, anxiety and side effects from IVF medications.

We love helping couples on their journey to conceive whatever stage they are at. If you have already started IVF it’s not too late to find an acupuncturist to help you on that journey.

doi: 10.1007/s00404-023-07142-1. Epub 2023 Jul 12.

Understanding Sperm Testing

If you are struggling to conceive, get the sperm tested! A standard semen analysis looks at the count, motility (movement) and morphology (shape) of sperm.

If you are undergoing IVF or your partner has had one or more miscarriages it might also be worth getting a DNA fragmentation test. This is even if you have already had a standard semen analysis done and the results were normal. Normal results don’t necessarily mean that your sperm is in perfect condition. Sperm are essentially little parcels of DNA and are very susceptible to damage and a fragmentation test looks at how much damage is present.

If the results are not perfect, rest assured a lot can be done to improve quality. Like save and follow for more tips on how to improve sperm health.

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How to optimise your sleep

The easiest way to improve your sleep…Let natural light be the first light you see in the morning, especially before looking at your phone!

We all know that sleep hygiene before bed is important but what you do when you wake up matters too.

Cortisol and melatonin work together to regulate your sleep-wake cycles. By giving your body the correct prompt of daylight when you wake up, you will improve your energy for the day, and your sleep in the evening!

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5 ways to decrease Anxiety

Here’s 5 ways to decrease anxiety, from a Nutritionist and Acupuncturist:

1. Your blood sugar: spikes and troughs in blood sugar exacerbate anxiety. Prioritise healthy fats, fiber, protein and complex carbs in every meal. I promise you, cutting out fats and carbs will worse in your anxiety. Oh and eat breakfast, every day. Even if you don’t feel like it, it will help stabilise your blood sugar.

2. Increase your intake of magnesium: magnesium is natures relaxant. It helps us sleep better, relieves physical pain and helps us cope with stress. eat dark green leafy vegetables, pumpkin seeds, complex carbohydrates like quinoa or brown rice, dark chocolate, spinach, and oats. Take Epsom salt, or magnesium salt baths. Magnesium is absorbed through the skin. @betteryou_ltd do a great range of magnesium products.

3. Prioritise walking in nature over high intensity workouts that increase your cortisol, even if you feel a sense of relief while doing them! Seeing natural light, especially in the morning, helps balance our melatonin which not only helps us sleep better but also increases our serotonin (happy hormone), which melatonin is a precursor to, and decreases our cortisol during the day.

4. Try Acupunture, its ability to take us out of fight or flight mode back into a relaxed state is well known and documented!

5. Consume adaptogenic herbs like ashwaghanda, chamomile, valerian, and lemon balm. Especially at night as teas these help us to relax. beetroot, mushrooms, cucumber, celery, lemons, dill and basil to the diet - these are all naturally calming and help the heart relax!

To book in a personalised 1-1 nutrition or acupuncture session DM now!

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7 Reasons to get your Sperm Tested

If you are currently trying to conceive or planning to soon, here are 7 reasons you might not know about to get your sperm tested:

1. If you have been trying and your partner is not managing to fall pregnant - we often forget that fertility is not a women’s issue alone - 50% of cases of infertility are down to the man!

2. If you have any pain, discomfort or lumps in your groin area / testicles. This should be checked out by your gp quickly & may be a sign of a varicocele (an enlarged vein on the testicles) or cyst, which may affect fertility.

3. A history of any urological issues such as undescended testicles/ any required surgery as an infant - this may affect future fertility

4. Pain when urinating or urinating more frequently than usual - this may be a sign of an infection which may impact fertility

5. Smaller testicles - this has been linked, in some cases, to issues with conceiving

6. Having had mumps (even when young) can affect the testicles / sperm & impact fertility.

7. - Current or past testosterone or steroid use (EVEN if you also took HSG / HCG) - can result in the body stopping making sperm, could cause permanent damage including atrophy (shrinking) and can cause infertility/sterility.

If any of the above applies to you it’s worth getting your sperm checked! Sadly a standard semen analysis is often not able you see issues which may be causing fertility issues. 20% of men with a normal semen analysis are infertile ! It is often worth getting a sperm DNA fragmentation / ROS test / semen micro biome test to understand if there might be something deeper going wrong. This is not available on the NHS but may well be worth the cost if you are able to pinpoint the cause of fertility problems. @testhimltd and @fertility_solutions_uk offer support and testing !

Many sperm issues can be resolved fast with diet, lifestyle, supplements and acupunture.

We see both men and women with fertility issues, so if this might be you, get in touch now to book in a session !

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8 Tips to Decrease Bloating

Tips to decrease bloating from a nutritionist:

1. Eat warm cooked food - Opt for cooked, hot foods + drinks, preferably slow cooked. Avoid raw and cold foods like salads e.g. soups, stews, porridge. Alternatively, if having cold food have a small hot soup portion first eg of veg/miso soup or add a hot component into meal, e.g. adding cooked quinoa into salad

2. When cooking carbohydrates try adding a few cardamom or fennel seeds into the cooking water (these can be removed prior to eating if you don’t love the taste).

3. Dandelion or Fennel tea (@pukkaherbs do a great one called cleanse, or just the seeds in hot water also work) 1 x cup daily, preferably before a meal. This will invigorate stomach acid and help digestion. You can also add a squeeze of lemon for taste too, particularly if having in the morning to aid detoxification.

4. Try to eat more mindfully. Our digestion works at its best when eating is the only activity happening. Try to put aside 20 mins minimum, sitting at the table (posture makes a difference to digestion!) for each meal, not watching tv or on your phone.

5. Drink more water! Aim for minimum 2L a day. Consume liquids, especially caffeinated drinks away from meals. This helps the digestive system focus only on digesting the food on your plate.

6. Try having a small teaspoon of apple cider vinegar (unpasteurised, with the ‘mother’) before meals. Could try salad dressings which contain apple cider vinegar on your roast veg/quinoa too.

7. Consume more fiber: aim to eat fiber with every meals - pulses, seeds/nuts, veggies, complex carbs etc Make sure to drink more water with increased fiber as at the start it may initially worsen bloating!

8. Eat probiotic foods like sauerkraut, miso, Kefir, kimchi, pickles etc. or take a probiotic supplement. I love those by @invivohealthcare

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7 Ways to Alleviate Period Pains

7 ways to alleviate period pains from a nutritionist & acupuncturist:

1. Keep your abdomen, lower back and feet warm all throughout the cycle but especially when you are bleeding: in Chinese medicine, heat moves blood and qi - pain is often caused by a build up of one or both of these things.

2. Move your body, but gently - movement helps to budge any stagnant energy or blood that is causing pain. A walk outside in nature is your best bet.

3. Avoid very heavy/greasy, rich, raw or cold food. These food exacerbate any pain and discomfort. Now is not the time for salads and smoothies. Opt for warm soups, stews, or slow cooked meats and vegetables.

4. Opt for foods high in magnesium such as dark green leafy veg, seeds, dark chocolate, complex carbs like quinoa and brown rice. Magnesium is natures relaxant and great for reliving any physical pain

5. Try acupuncture or reflexology. Both are great for immediate relief of cramps. You can also try self acupressure at SPLEEN 6 ( see one of my last reels on how to locate this point)

6. Make sure to rest as much as your body needs & avoid anything stressful you can get away with skipping. Around your cycle you will need to sleep more or less at different times - listen to your body! Sleep is when we heal and melatonin is a strong antioxidant helping us to battle pain. Cortisol on the other hand increases inflammation and pain.

7. Consume anti inflammatories like healthy fats (omega 3 rich oily fish or nuts/seeds, hummus, extra virgin olive oil, avocado etc). Pain is inflammation and if you consume anti inflammatory foods your pain will decrease!

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5 Ways to Lower your Cortisol

Feeling wired, anxious & can’t sleep when you want to? Your cortisol is likely too high. 👇🏻

1. Change the way you exercise - prioritise resistance training & yoga which calms the nervous system, over HIIT which increases cortisol.

2. Eat less sugar / ultra processed foods & balance blood sugar - opt for wholefoods, only those your great grandmother would recognise on your plate ! Fiber rich nuts and seeds, colourful fruit & veg, plant based protein, pulses, complex carbs, healthy fats/omega 3 rich oily fish& extra virgin olive oil. Sugary foods spike insulin and disrupt blood sugar balance, which in turn increases cortisol.

3. Cut down on caffeine & eat breakfast. Our cortisol is naturally highest in the morning (cortisol spikes to wake us up). We have also fasted overnight. Drinking caffeine first thing further increases our cortisol & disrupts blood sugar balance. Opt for a protein, fat & fiber rich breakfast, then have your caffeine 30 mins later. Your body will be able to handle it better when your blood sugar is stabilised & it won’t spike your already high cortisol!

4. Prioritise sleep & rest. Cortisol, melatonin (sleep hormone) & seratonin (happy hormone) all work together - ebbing and flowing throughout the day and night. Practicing proper sleep hygiene & getting exposure to natural light first thing in the morning makes sure your melatonin peaks in the night when it should, which balances your cortisol to peak in the morning/ lowest at night. Running on caffeine & prioritising hiit workouts over sleep will add to a never ending pile up of cortisol.

5. Find a method of managing your stress that works for you. Acupunture is well known for its ability to lower cortisol levels, reflexology, meditation & mindfulness are also all good tools. We are all suited to something different - perhaps a daily morning walk in nature is all you need to bring your body back into its parasympathetic, relaxed state.

If you are feeling stressed and wired all the time, then managing your cortisol is key. DM to book in & see how we can help

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Signs of Excess Cortisol

Struggling with anxiety, insomnia, weight gain, or digestion issues? Your cortisol levels might be too high.

Cortisol is essential when balanced, but in excess, it can harm your well-being. Here’s how:

1. Feeling wired, anxious, irritable & on edge: Cortisol is a stress hormone. It shoots up when we are in a “fight or flight” situation - keeping us on high alert & when prolonged turns stress into chronic anxiety.

2. Insomnia: Cortisol should peak in the morning & drop at night. If it stays high, it disrupts melatonin production, leading to poor sleep.

3. Weight gain & sugar cravings: excess Cortisol releases sugar into your bloodstream, disrupting blood sugar balance & causing belly fat & insulin resistance.

4. Digestive issues: prolonged high Cortisol diverts energy from digestion & also causes inflammation affecting our microbiome. This causes bloating, constipation or diarrhoea.

5. Acne, wrinkles & hair loss: increased Cortisol leads to more inflammation & oil production & decreased collagen production, causing acne, wrinkles, & hair loss.

6. Irregular/absent periods: prolonged high Cortisol impacts all hormones, leading to irregular or absent periods as the body prioritises survival over reproduction.

Check out my latest reel for tips to lower cortisol. Book your 1-1 acupuncture or nutrition session today and take control of your health!

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Is stress affecting your fertility?

Stressed About Conceiving? Here’s What The Science Says

Trying to conceive can be stressful enough without everyone telling you to “just relax.” But does stress really affect your fertility?

Yes! Prolonged stress keeps cortisol levels high, disrupting hormone balance and impacting fertility. Chronic high cortisol can lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, and inflammation—all detrimental to reproductive health. It can also cause irregular or absent periods and affect sperm health.

Managing stress through acupuncture and nutrition can restore hormonal balance, enhance well-being, and improve fertility. Book a session to find out how we can support your journey to conceive.

Give us a follow & Check out our previous reels to see how you can lower your cortisol naturally.

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Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture

Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture, FCM, is a method of using fine needles inserted into the face and body to decrease the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, blemishes and sagging, whilst making the skin more firm and smooth.

FCA builds on the fundamentals of Traditional Chinese Medicine, TCM, acupuncture. It is a holistic practice which looks at the whole body and is able to benefit the whole person as part of a localised cosmetic treatment. This increases the benefits and leads to longer lasting results. This is a key way that FCA differentiates itself from other cosmetic treatments available.

FCA balances collagen and elastin, improves qi (energy) and blood circulation in the face. FCA increases microcirculation, lymphatic drainage, muscle tone to a more ‘youthful’ state and facial elasticity. FCA also increases oil and water content on the face, decreasing dryness of the skin which is associated with wrinkle formation.

Included with all our FCA treatments, is 20-25 minutes of LED mask therapy. This is a non-invasive cosmetic treatment involving the use of LED light to penetrate the skin. Different colours have different wavelengths, which penetrate to varying depths in order to achieve different benefits. Here the🚨light promotes collagen production and healing, helps regenerate the skin / anti ageing

DM to book in a #FCA session in our #QueensPark clinic !

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4 PCOS Superfoods

Im a nutritionist and acupuncturist and here are 4 PCOS superfoods for you!

1. Quinoa -

- a blood sugar regulator (complex carb, complete protein, good fat content),

- gut restorative (fibrous),

- anti inflammatory and antioxidant rich,

- HPA axis regulator (high in magnesium, zinc and b vitamins)

2. Flax seeds -

- Hormone regulators: are phytoestrogens meaning they modulate oestrogen levels and contain the highest content of dietary lignans which reduce excess serum testosterone levels.

- Gut restorative and decrease dysbiosis: full of soluble fibre.

- Anti-inflammatory: high in omega 3.

- HPA axis regulator: high amounts of Magnesium and zinc.

3. Cinnamon:

- so rich in antioxidants,

- fights bacterial infections,

- anti inflammatory,

- and most importantly an amazing blood sugar regulator! Getting that famous PCOS insulin resistance under control

- Regulates cholesterol

4. Spearmint tea:

- helps regulate hormone levels, specifically decreasing free testosterone (and prolactin) levels. This helps with any acne, male pattern baldness or hair growth - all common symptoms of PCOS!

- Antioxidant rich

- Fights bacterial infections

- Helps regulate blood sugar

- Reduced stress & boosts focus

- Improves digestion and relieves nausea

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10 Second Energy & Immune Boost

Acupressure/acupuncture on STOMACH 36: ZU SAN LI has been shown to decrease inflammation, boosting your immune system. This is one of the most used points in Acupunture as it really is overall very strengthening + calming for the body.

It’s benefits also include:

1. Relieves digestive issues like nausea, diarrhoea and bloating

2. Boosts energy

3. Calms the mind - relieves stress/anxiety

4. Anti - inflammatory

It’s located on the outer leg below the knee. Steps to find it:

1. Locate your kneecap (it’s smaller than you think - only the bit that actually is moveable when you bend your knee is the kneecap!)

2. Measure 4 finger widths down from the bottom of your kneecap

3. Find the tip of the hard bone running down the middle of your shin

4. Measure 1 finger width to the outside of this bone

5. Push down on this spot with your finger.

You could even use the heel of your other foot to apply light pressure in this area when you are sitting at your desk.

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How to Decrease Cortisol / Stress + Sleep Better

Are you stressed and exhausted all the time, but still can’t sleep at night? I’m a nutritionist and acupuncturist & here’s how to fix that:

Cortisol (stress hormone) & melatonin (sleep hormone & also a powerful antioxidant) orchestrate our sleep-wake cycles.

Cortisol is low at night + slowly rises, peaking when you wake. It then stimulates your appetite for breakfast & is meant to decrease throughout the day/into the evening, hitting its lowest point when you’re asleep. If this pattern is off and levels remain high constantly, you feel anxious, overwhelmed, abnormally hungry & struggle to sleep at (in turn your melatonin doesn’t rise at night when it should).

1. Exposure to natural light in the morning: stimulates melatonin to decrease, cortisol to increase, helps regulate insulin (blood sugar / weight management). Decreases anxiety & depression & aids sleep

2. Practice good sleep hygiene: Sleep in a cool and very dark room (or wear an eye mask as even a little light disrupts melatonin production), schedule sleep to be at the same time nightly (preferably 10-11pm), dim your lights & stop exposure to blue light from 6-8pm, stop eating 3 hours before bed.

3. Diet: Drink adaptogenic teas, especially in the evening (ashwaghanda, lemon balm, camomile). Only drink caffeine in the morning/ not at all. Consume foods high in magnesium (leafy greens, nuts and seeds, dark chocolate, complex carbohydrates). Eat cherrys or drink cherry juice like from @activeedgeofficial which is very high in melatonin.

4. Swap HIIT training for lower impact training (yoga, resistance training, Pilates), not forever, but HIIT training increases cortisol dramatically. If you are already in a heightened state, this will exacerbate it.

5. Try acupuncture: which activates the parasympathetic nervous system, calming & relaxing you. Bringing us out of a fight or flight excess cortisol state. Try meditation, Epsom salt baths, aromatherapy, & other relaxation techniques.

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5 Ways to Decrease Anxiety

Here’s 5 ways to decrease anxiety, from a Nutritionist and Acupuncturist:

1. Your blood sugar: spikes and troughs in blood sugar exacerbate anxiety. Prioritise healthy fats, fiber, protein and complex carbs in every meal. I promise you, cutting out fats and carbs will worse in your anxiety. Oh and eat breakfast, every day. Even if you don’t feel like it, it will help stabilise your blood sugar.

2. Increase your intake of magnesium: magnesium is natures relaxant. It helps us sleep better, relieves physical pain and helps us cope with stress. eat dark green leafy vegetables, pumpkin seeds, complex carbohydrates like quinoa or brown rice, dark chocolate, spinach, and oats. Take Epsom salt, or magnesium salt baths. Magnesium is absorbed through the skin. @betteryou_ltd do a great range of magnesium products.

3. Prioritise walking in nature over high intensity workouts that increase your cortisol, even if you feel a sense of relief while doing them! Seeing natural light, especially in the morning, helps balance our melatonin which not only helps us sleep better but also increases our serotonin (happy hormone), which melatonin is a precursor to, and decreases our cortisol during the day.

4. Try Acupunture, its ability to take us out of fight or flight mode back into a relaxed state is well known and documented!

5. Consume adaptogenic herbs like ashwaghanda, chamomile, valerian, and lemon balm. Especially at night as teas these help us to relax. beetroot, mushrooms, cucumber, celery, lemons, dill and basil to the diet - these are all naturally calming and help the heart relax!

#mood #moodswings #anxiety #anxietyrelief #anxietysupport #mentalhealth #magnesium #betteryou #acupunture #nutrition #anxietyawareness #anxietydiet #diet #health #stress #stressrelief #stresseating

Facts about using Ovulation Strips / Test Kits, OTKs

Ovulation strips or OTKs don’t work for everyone (eg those with high LH like in PCOS). They only show a surge in LH which for most people happens before ovulation - They do NOT actually CONFIRM that ovulation has happened!

Most people find ovulation strips a stressor in their journey of trying to conceive - instead, if you are TTC, opt for sex every other or third day from the end of your period until your next one starts. If you are ovulating, with this method you will ‘catch’ ovulation, and not rely on sex 1-2 a cycle on what might be the wrong day!

To properly track ovulation in a way that confirms you have ovulated, see my last reel on nasal body temperature tracking !

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Using Basal Body Temperature, BBT to track Ovulation

5. tips for properly tracking BBT Basal Body Temperature:

1. You need a thermometer that is specific to two decimal places.

Oestrogen dominates the first half (follicular phase) of the cycle and promotes vasodilation (opening of blood vessels), allowing more heat to be dispersed, so our resting temperature is lower.

Progesterone dominates the second half (luteal phase) and causes vasoconstriction (blood vessels constricting), not allowing the heat to be released, so we see a higher resting temperature in the second half of the cycle.

2. The result is we see two very distinct phases of temperatures 36.11 - 36.38 degrees Celsius in the first half, then 36.44-37 degrees Celsius in the second half. We are looking for a rise in temp of 0.2-0.6 degrees. A rise is considered sustained if there are 3 consecutively high temperatures. After a few cycles can see the data build up and use it to predict ovulation.

3. Do not overthink your daily temperature as you can go into a spin if even one reading is off! We are looking for overall patterns, we are not looking at each day, or even one cycle - you need at least 3 to see a pattern!

4. You are most fertile the 2-3 days before your temperature rise, so after a few cycles of tracking you should get a better idea of which day of your cycle you ovulate (if you have a relatively regular cycle)

BE CONSISTENT! Temp must be taken FIRST THING on waking. As soon as we start moving the temperature is affected. Try to be consistent - keep the thermometer in the same place by your bed and stick to putting the thermometer on the same side of your mouth each morning. Make sure to put the thermostat all the way in under your tongue.

5. Please note a BBT reading can be influenced by: aircon, getting fewer than 3 hours of quality sleep, having a fever, jet lag, electric blanket, drinking alcohol the night before, very hot weather, stress.

Record the data on an app or graph. This sustained biphasic BBT change confirms that you have ovulated!

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Things you didn’t know about ovulation

• It might surprise you that your chances of fertilisation are only 20% at your most fertile time of the month (1-2 days before ovulation).

• On the day of ovulation this goes down to 1 in 7 chance, listen to find out why.

• 4-6 days before ovulation there’s a 10% chance of fertilisation.

• Listen and save for more facts about ovulation.

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When to have Sex if you are Trying to Conceive

When to have sex if you are trying to conceive

If you are trying to conceieve and you are relying on period tracker apps (where you only input the days of your bleed) you are not setting yourself up for success!

These apps predict the fertile window correctly in only 21% of cases !!

Best practice is to have intercourse every other, or third day. This will catch ovulation!

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