Preconception Care

Preconception care aims to prepare your body for the best possible pregnancy and birth. Preparing yourself for parenthood also improves the chances of falling pregnant more easily; not to mention having a healthy pregnancy, health baby, and smooth recovery after birth. Moreover, increasing evidence points to the fact that the way we are nourished and grow in our mother’s womb has an important impact on our health as adults.

Change and the Fertile Body

Another great blog post from one of our Health and Happiness Collective, the excellent Chinese medicine and acupuncture practitioner Peter Kington. In this post, Peter talks about one of my favourite topics: fertility! He gives you his general tips for enhancing...

Preconception and Folate

If you're planning for a baby or trying to fall pregnant, I'm sure you're well acquainted with the recommendation to get onto a folic acid supplement (at the very least). There are a number of beneficial and important nutrients for preconception, but folic acid is the...

The importance of diet for IVF

At HealthWise, we work a lot with women and their partners going through assisted fertility treatments, including IVF*. A lot of our patients come for acupuncture, particularly in the lead-up to and during a stimulation cycle, as well as at pickup and transfer....