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Testing Your Hormones on Cycle Day 3

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Functional Medicine & Acupuncture in Santa Cruz

An Optimal Follicular Phase

Herbal Elixirs Customized for Your Cycle

A Healthy and Fertile Menstrual Cycle

AMH: What Does It Really Mean For Your Fertility?

Optimize Fertility and Prepare for Conception

Acupuncture Increases IVF Sucess Rates

Acupuncture, Herbs, and Functional Medicine for Fertility

Functional Fertility: Female Factors

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Today, I’m extra grateful for many things in my

Today, I’m extra grateful for many things in my life:
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✨My health
✨My loving and affectionate family
✨Our sweet and entertaining puppies
✨The nature we are surrounded by - both ocean and redwoods
✨A roof over my head, and a warm bed at night
✨Work that I love
✨The sun
✨The amazing patients I am honored to serve
✨And so much more!
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This is a very challenging holiday season for so many people! I hope you are finding things in your life, either big or small, to be grateful for. Can you name one thing here in the comments?

“I've been working with Laura for nearly seven y

“I've been working with Laura for nearly seven years now. First it was in person with her deeply healing acupuncture, combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine when needed.⁠
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At times we addressed specific issues, but mostly it was for overall well-being. I savored my visits and felt completely held in her care and expertise.⁠
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In the last year I have been working with Laura intensely on healing my gut dysbiosis as a way of addressing a constellation of other health issues known as Metabolic Syndrome.⁠
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I have learned so much about how my body works best, and have seen encouraging improvements on many fronts.⁠
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I still appreciate my face-to-face visits, but I enjoy our video appointments, too.⁠
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And I absolutely rely on Laura's new website: my patient portal holds my entire visit history, labs, prescriptions, her recommendations and conversations. I can refer to them at any time, ask a quick question or make an appointment whenever I think of it.⁠
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What I most enjoy is how versatile and intelligent Laura's care has been and how she challenges herself to keep growing. If she doesn't know enough about a topic, she will certainly find out. She's a wise counselor with a friendly twinkle in her eye and lilt in her voice. I feel I have a true partner who's fully invested in my total health. ~ Liz⁠
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Do you need more support to reach your health goals?⁠
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Book a free introductory consult to see if we are a good match for each other.⁠
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A clients BBT change first month on her herbal pro

A clients BBT change first month on her herbal protocol from me:
⬆️ Top: After being consistent with cycle supporting herbs
⬇️ Bottom: Before taking herbs consistently
Client: “I’ve never had curves like this!”
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So what does that chart mean?
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Your basal body temperature changes throughout your cycle, and it gives valuable information about your hormones. Ideally it’s a smooth curve rather than jagged, and has a clear rise of 1º Fahrenheit after ovulation
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The BBT graph above shows how her temperature curve got smoother in her first month on herbs. We have a bit more to work on, but I am super happy with these results! This was also the first time ever she got a positive reading on ovulation predictor sticks.
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📌 How to create or restore a healthy cycle
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For most women, we can restore a healthy cycle by 80% within 3 months. We do this with treatment that includes:
✅ A precise diagnosis in Chinese and functional medicine that identifies the root cause of the cycle imbalance. This is also called a constitutional diagnosis.
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✅ Acupuncture 1-2 times a week with a women’s reproductive specialist (we can help you find one if you’re not in Monterey or Santa Cruz).
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✅ Customized herbal formulas (blended tinctures) that change according to your cycle, divided into: bleeding (day 1-4), follicular (day 5-14) and luteal (day 15-28).
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✅ Collecting your data and then relaxing. Data includes basal body temperature, observing cervical mucus, and in some cases testing ovulation. Relaxing means let us take care of healing your cycle so you can let go of worry, and rest up.
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If you’re curious about adding customized herbal formulas to your routine, sign up for a consultation with the link in bio!

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Still self-diagnosing and treating from the intern

Still self-diagnosing and treating from the internet (and very tired)?
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Understandable!

Internet marketers can prey on people who are eager for natural solutions, or desperate to feel better. It's easy to spend hours reading blogs and researching supplements, only to feel even more confused than before you started! 🤦🏽‍♀️

❌ You may see a smart person's suggested list of supplements and herbs for a certain condition, however not know which products from a long list are right for you.

❌ It may be unclear what will interact with current medications, what is safe, or what you can digest and absorb.

❌ You may not know which brands to trust – or which things are safe at low cost and which ingredients are worth paying more for.

❌ You can end up with poor quality ingredients, or worse, additives that aren't even listed.

❌ There is so much to wade through when you visit Dr. Google or wander through the health food pharmacy.

🙅🏻‍♀️ Stop wasting your time and money and relax in the care of a licensed professional.

Trust that your prescriptions are safe, natural, and free from side effects.

🙋🏻‍♀️ It's my job to make sure they won't interact with your medications. And above all, the herbs and supplements I recommend are:
✅ clean
✅ effective
✅ fit your constitution

How do my herbal/supplement consults work?🤷🏽‍♀️

It's simple.
You book a new or return patient herbal/supplement consult and...

⏩ Fill out an intake form.
⏩ Upload a picture of your tongue, and your basal body temps if applicable.
⏩ We get on Zoom and talk about your concerns.

⏩ I blend the herbs and choose supplements that match your concerns and your unlying constitution, using my 20 years of experience as an herbalist and nutritionist.

⏩ You pick up your prescriptions in person in Monterey or Aptos or request a delivery to anywhere in the U.S. All supplements are 10% off for patients.

⏩ When I recommend things that I do not carry, I provide links to trusted sources.

⏩ If you need refills, send a message - no need for an appointment.

⏩ If your concerns change, book a new herbal/supplement consult to address them.

Easy, peasy! 😊

Book your consult now with the link in bio!

[Post 3/3] The crux of carb-aware eating💥 . Th

[Post 3/3] The crux of carb-aware eating💥
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This is simple in concept.
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1️⃣ Focus on better-choice carbs.
Still not sure what those are? They are in whole-food form and minimally processed, as in very few ingredients on a package, or better yet, they don’t even come in a package. They include:
✅ Vegetables
✅ Fresh and frozen fruit
✅ Nuts and seeds
✅ Organic milk and milk products, if tolerated
✅ Whole grains, if tolerated
✅ Beans, if tolerated
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Voila! It’s not rocket science. Staying on the perimeter of any market is a better choice.
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2️⃣ Determine the number of carbs that are right for YOU
Use this chart to determine the approximate right number (in grams) of carbs for your body size and activity level. Instead of thinking about the number of carbs per day, think about the number of carbs every time you put food in your mouth. You balance your blood sugar every time you eat, whether it’s a meal or a snack.
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Along with each meal or snack, always include something with protein and fat, unless your carb choice has these already. To clarify:
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📌 Quality proteins include organic meat, wild fish, eggs from chickens that run around outside, nuts, seeds, beans, and organic cheese, and greek yogurt.
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📌 Quality fats include olive oil, avocado oil, nut and seed butter, coconut oil/butter/cream, MCT oil, yellow butter from grass-fed cows, and avocados.
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✅ This approach is meant to be simple
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🙅🏻‍♀️ Long term I don’t think it works for most of us to count or measure food.
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But if you have never learned about the carb content of different foods, it’s useful to do that for a period of time. Anything that comes in a package will have a label.
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For whole foods, you can always use an app such as My Fitness Pal to look up carb quantities, and you can also use the cheat sheet I put together.
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Head to the link in bio to download!
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[Post 2/3] The carb danger zone ⚠️⁠
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🔥 Problems develop when we eat excess refined carbohydrates.⁠
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At no time in history have we been able to obtain an infinite amount of refined carbs and sugars 24/7, until now.🤯⁠
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🚩 This constant bombardment of simple sugars like glucose and fructose into your bloodstream demands that your pancreas continually pump out insulin to escort the sugars into your cells for use as energy.⁠
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Your cells have insulin receptor sites that allow insulin to plug in and let the sugar inside. But when you have too much insulin (hyperinsulinemia), your receptor sites become resistant. This is just a fact of human physiology.⁠
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Most of us cannot consume excessive refined carbs without eventually suffering the consequence of insulin resistance.⁠
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🤯 2/3 of Americans are on the insulin resistant spectrum. This leads to:⁠
🚩 Inflammation⁠
🚩 Pre-diabetes / metabolic syndrome⁠
🚩 Type II diabetes⁠
🚩 High triglycerides, cholesterol, and blood pressure⁠
🚩 Weight gain⁠
🚩 Hypoglycemia⁠
🚩 Hormone imbalances⁠
🚩 Polycystic ovarian syndrome⁠
🚩 Energy swings and crashes⁠
🚩 Depression, anxiety, and moodiness⁠
🚩 Brain fog, cognitive decline, and dementia⁠
🚩 Gut bacteria and yeast overgrowth⁠
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Most of these can be prevented, and possibly reversed, with Carb-Appropriate Eating alone. (More on this in my next post)⁠
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I’m curious to know -- do you feel a difference in your body if you eat refined carbs or sugar?⁠
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[Post 1/3] Have you been told to watch your carbs?

[Post 1/3] Have you been told to watch your carbs? 🙋🏽‍♀️
Or have you picked up this idea from the media hype about the keto diet and the general evils of carbohydrates?🙋🏻‍♀️
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📌 I am here to give you the low-down on carbohydrates, from a certified nutritionist’s perspective.
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Let’s start with the basics:👇🏾
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Carbs are not required for survival but…
First of all, it is absolutely possible to live with ZERO carbohydrate consumption. Yup. People are doing it, by choice, and they call themselves “zero-carbers.” This is different from “keto” which does include a very low amount of carbs. However, these are not the right approaches for everyone.
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Now for the “but” part…
❓ Are you a person who would like to not worry about being in ketosis for life?
❓ Does the idea of eating more carbs feel more appealing, and perhaps balanced?
❓ Or, you may have benefitted from a keto diet and are now ready to move on.
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💁🏻‍♀️ Let’s face it. Even though carbs may not be absolutely necessary, they can sure taste good and contain a ton of nutrients. Consider a carbs-done-right approach, which I call Carb-Aware Eating.
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This is a simple approach: a little education about the better-choice carbs, what it means to be in the carb danger zone, and the amount of carbs that are right for you.✅
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🔘 The carbohydrate shades of grey 🔘
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You may have heard about “good carbs” and “bad carbs.” Truth be told, there are carbs that are better choices because they:
☑️ Are more nutrient-dense
☑️ Contain more fiber
☑️ Are in a whole form that is absorbed more slowly
☑️ Happen to be more evolutionary appropriate
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However, there are shades of grey among individual needs.
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🚩 For example, if you are fighting SIBO you may need to avoid certain high-fiber plant carbs (called FODMAPS) for a period of time.
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🚩 Or, if you have an autoimmune disease it’s worth checking out if a Paleo-carb approach is best for you. Neo-carbs like milk products and grains are linked with autoimmune diseases of all types.
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Over the next few days I’ll also be covering the:
🔥 Carb Danger Zone
🔥 How to eat “carb aware”
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Questions? Let me know in the comments below!👇🏾

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