Not in my House! Show these Products the Door

Perhaps the winter holidays are a time to splurge and now it's time to purge. Well our homes that is. Each year, we take time to put away our winter clothes, sweep out the corners and crevices of our...

Ivy BraninMarch 18, 2021breast cancer, dioxin, fertility, pregnancy, bpa, phthalates, alkylphenols, diabetes, cancer, liver, skinComment

What’s Tanking your Thyoid?

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to share some startling statistics with the women of Kathy Gelfand’s Empowered Lunch Hour. Believe it 1 out of 8 women will develop a thyroid condition in their lifetime and women are 3-5 times more likely to suffer from thyroid problems than men.

Ivy BraninJanuary 16, 2019phthalates, constipation, alkylphenols, sleep, anti-inflammatory, vegetarian, periods, stress, vegan, meditation, exercice, adrenals, weight, anxiety, thyroid, detoxification, memory, mood, bpa, organic, insomnia, PMS, iron, depressionComment

Post-Pill Reset

Women go on birth control pills for a variety of reasons. Perhaps you have been on and off them since you were 14 because you had unbearable cramps or extremely heavy bleeding…

Ivy BraninMay 6, 2018PMS, Birth Control, bpa, periods, pcos, Liver, estrogen, progesterone

Simple Ways to Spring Clean You

Despite what the EPA is telling you, we are living in a very toxic world. In fact according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s report on human exposure to environmental chemica...

logan coxMarch 9, 2017detoxification, indole-3-carbinol, liver, sugar, cancer, sweat, bpa, kidneyComment

IVF Factors: Improving the Odds

For many couples looking to start a family in vitro fertilization (IVF) might be the only option. This could be for any number of reasons. Such as reproductive problems on the side of either partner,...

logan coxMay 1, 2016fertility, detoxification, antioxidants, weight, bpa, dioxin, phthalates, pregnancyComment

Healthy Homemade Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List

Finding the perfect gift for everyone on your list can be stressful especially for those that seem to have everything. This year why not have bit of fun by making your own gifts. Here are some of my h...

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It Takes Two to Tango

Fertility problems are not just an issue for wannabe moms but for wannabe dads too. Often in the pursuit of pregnancy, future dads can be overlooked. However, in about one-third of the cases of infert...

Ivy BraninJune 21, 2015pregnancy, dha, antioxidants, fertility, bpa, erectile dysfunctionComment

Breast Cancer: What You Might Not Know

A few years ago, I had the chance to speak to group of breast cancer survivors on the benefits of naturopathic medicine during breast cancer treatment. Besides discussing the many ways naturopathic me...

Ivy BraninOctober 5, 2014breast cancer, sugar, bpa, phthalates, alkylphenolsComment

Preserving Summer

Ivy BraninAugust 9, 2013fermentation, breast cancer, bpa

Fertile Beginnings

Perhaps in the olden days making babies was simpler. Bing bang boom momma is "in the family way." Times have changed with women waiting longer to have children, nutrients dwindling from our diet and more and more toxins appearing in our environment.

Ivy BraninMay 4, 2013pregnancy, dha, bpa, phthalates, vitamin c, vitamin e

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