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.

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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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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

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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