Fertility, Pregnancy & Health Blog

Our gift to you: free information! You’ll find plenty of useful, current, well researched, relevant material here to support your health, fertility, pregnancy, parenting and general well being journey. Make yourself a cuppa and delve in.

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Seeking remedial & pregnancy massage therapist

Are you passionate and skilled in massage for fertility, IVF, pregnancy and beyond? Do you want to work in one of Melbourne’s most highly-regarded fertility practices? Apply now.

Fertility often starts the conversation

Trying to conceive often brings health into sharper focus. What begins as fertility support can become a much broader understanding of the body, hormones and long-term wellbeing.

FSANZ 2025 Poster Presentation Pilot Survey

Insights from patients and IVF specialists highlight the supportive role of naturopathy and acupuncture alongside IVF, with data and references available for exploration.

Finding Space for Grief

As you enter the holiday period with catch ups amongst friends and family do treat yourself with kindness, particularly if you have faced losses and disappointments this year.

Neck Pain Relief for New Parents

If you’re looking for tips and exercises for a healthier posture to help relieve neck pain as a new parent, you’re in the right place! Watch this video to learn from Osteopath, Bonnie.

Warming foods in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Consuming too many cold foods in our diet can be like putting a wet blanket on top of the fire (spleen yang), smothering and impairing the metabolic spleen yang “warming” action.

The Unseen Sorrow

As my medical team worked on my physical survival, my survival of the unexpected lay with my chosen adjunct health care team of acupuncturists, a naturopath, my long-term osteopath, specialist oncology…

Why is Nutrition in Pregnancy Important?

What you are eating during pregnancy will have a significant influence on the growth, development and long-term health of your baby, as food quite literally contains the…

On The Way Toward Parenthood

Decode how childhood shapes parenthood. Navigate trauma, fluid parenting and mindful choices with Perinatal & Fertility Counsellor, Suzanne, at Fertile Ground Health Group.

The Secret Buddha Bowls Recipe Cheat Sheet

Craft nutrient-packed Buddha bowls the whole family will adore! An array of veggies, grains, proteins, and delightful dressings await – sail through summer with ease and…

How To Create A More Fertile Life

The embryo and developing baby are significantly influenced by their environment and their genetic development is profoundly altered by outside influences. So we focus on…

Seedsli – Grain Free Summer Breakfast 🌟

Seedsli is a great alternative to muesli if you need a grain free or gluten free option. It’s a delightful way to get festive with your breakfast! Seeds are an amazing source of…

Blood-sugar, Hormones and Fertility

Your diet has everything to do with your fertility. Let’s explore more about why your blood-sugar levels matter and what you can do.

Scrambled Tofu

Scrambled tofu is a simple to prepare, tasty, warming meal that is hard to get wrong. You can serve it with whatever you like, such as pine nuts, fresh herbs and crusty bread.

Kerry’s Baked Ricotta

Sounds hot, but the ricotta is baked then cooled and kept for numerous breakfast or snack creations in the days ahead. The creamy baked…

Eggs with kale & walnut pesto

Cooking up a hearty breakfast of poached eggs with kale and walnut pesto is a great way to stabilise your blood sugar and fuel up with nutrient dense delicious veggies

What can I do for eczema?

There is a lot you can do for eczema, especially in the area of natural medicine, diet and lifestyle. The microbiome of the skin is particularly important…

Living in accordance to the menstrual cycle

The ebbs and flows of Yin, Yang, Blood and Qi in Chinese Medicine are very similar to the hormonal fluctuations understood by Western Medicine. In both medicines, changes that…

Springtime Raspberry Lime Smoothie Bowl

Try this Springtime Raspberry Lime Smoothie Bowl – great for all stages of your fertility journey, whether you’re trying to conceive, pregnant, or have already given birth.

Making the common cold less common

When the temperature outside drops more than 5 degrees, it causes a reduction of humidity in the nasal passage and the continual inhalation of dry air dries our…

Gina Fox naturopathy for babies

Naturopathy and IVF

Interested to learn more about how our fertility naturopaths can boost your egg and sperm quality and optimse your IVF outcomes? Changes in diet, lifestyle and nutritional repletion can significantly help.

How does Acne form? 

Your gut health is an important consideration when it comes to acne as an imbalance in gut bacteria can lead to an increased risk of developing acne. Gut support is essential in managing acne presentation and proliferation.

Birth for Humankind need our help

Birth for Humankind rely fully on public donations to support women and gender diverse birthing people during pregnancy, birth and early parenting. We know we can help!

Immunity Support in Winter

A key factor that determines our susceptibility to viral infections and the severity to which they affect us, is the functional and adaptive capacity our innate and adaptive immunity  when we are exposed to infection.

Find Help for Recurrent Miscarriage

While in some cases the cause is unknown, there are many reasons associated with an increased risk and incidence of miscarriage. Find out more…