Belinda Kirkpatrick - Naturopath

Belinda Kirkpatrick - Naturopath Quality fertility, family and women's health care. http://www.belindakirkpatrick.com.au

Absolutely! Studies have shown that just before ovulation your creativity, organisational skills, lateral thinking and p...
01/06/2026

Absolutely!

Studies have shown that just before ovulation your creativity, organisational skills, lateral thinking and productivity are at their best. So for women with a regular 28 day cycle, this productive peak is probably around days 10-14.

Before your period is often a more melancholy time, so consider saving your critiques for when your mood is a bit more ‘up’ so you can handle potential negative feedback more easily.

If you can understand your body and your hormones, you can work your schedule in such a way to optimise your talents according to your cycle.

I should note though that studies have shown women who take the Pill had no patterns of increased creativity throughout their cycle.

These mean different things to different women. If you are in your reproductive years, low oestrogen is often associated...
31/05/2026

These mean different things to different women. If you are in your reproductive years, low oestrogen is often associated with excessive exercise, low-carb diets, restrictive eating, vegan diets or high stress. The underlying cause needs to be identified and addressed.

In menopausal women, there is a natural decline in oestrogen which can be supported with herbal and nutritional supplementation in addition to lifestyle modification.

Food should be a pleasure and eating out is a time when most of us can indulge in the foods we love the most!
30/05/2026

Food should be a pleasure and eating out is a time when most of us can indulge in the foods we love the most!

Increasing your vitamin C intake can restore the adrenal glands and support hormone balance. Eat at least two to three s...
29/05/2026

Increasing your vitamin C intake can restore the adrenal glands and support hormone balance.

Eat at least two to three serves of vitamin C-rich foods most days.

Things like
- papaya
- capsicum (pepper)
- broccoli
- brussels sprouts
- strawberries
- pineapple
- oranges
- kiwifruit
- cauliflower

You always hear about them, but what actually ARE antioxidants??
28/05/2026

You always hear about them, but what actually ARE antioxidants??

Do you eat in a rush? At your desk? While driving your car? Studies have shown that the way we eat is almost as importan...
27/05/2026

Do you eat in a rush? At your desk? While driving your car?

Studies have shown that the way we eat is almost as important as what we eat.

This is possibly one of the reasons that many European cultures enjoy lower risks of cardiovascular disease despite consuming more wine, bread and saturated fats. Many of us tend to quickly smash a kale salad or a green juice at our desk while answering emails instead of taking time to relax, socialise and slowly enjoy and appreciate our food.

Fatigue and lethargy are common menstrual symptoms. Energy usually starts to return a few days after your period begins....
26/05/2026

Fatigue and lethargy are common menstrual symptoms. Energy usually starts to return a few days after your period begins.

Fatigue lasting more than a few days may be due to iron deficiency, pain, a sluggish thyroid or high stress levels. Pain can cause fatigue, particularly when it affects your ability to have a good night’s sleep.

Poor thyroid function or excessive stress and adrenal fatigue are also possibilities.

Check ongoing symptoms of fatigue with your GP or naturopath.

Reducing stress is one of the most important things you can do to support progesterone production. Increasing your vitam...
25/05/2026

Reducing stress is one of the most important things you can do to support progesterone production.

Increasing your vitamin C intake, can restore the adrenal glands and support hormone balance.

Eat at least two to three serves of vitamin C-rich foods most days.

Foods to try: papaya, capsicum (pepper), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, strawberries, pineapple, oranges, kiwifruit and cauliflower.

Try this Happy Tummy Yoga Pose before heading to bed tonight. 🧘 Lie on your back with both legs extended straight.Bring ...
24/05/2026

Try this Happy Tummy Yoga Pose before heading to bed tonight.

🧘

Lie on your back with both legs extended straight.

Bring your right knee in to your chest and hold it there with both hands. Stay in that pose for 20 deep, slow breaths.

Slowly return to your starting position, then reach your right arm up behind you to completely stretch out your right side along the floor.

Hold for 10 breaths and then repeat on your left side.

In any given month there is generally only a small window of around 6 days when you are potentially fertile. Learning ho...
23/05/2026

In any given month there is generally only a small window of around 6 days when you are potentially fertile.

Learning how to identify your fertile window is super-important for conception but can also be useful for contraceptive purposes.

Once you have ovulated, a healthy egg only lasts for 12-24 hours.

After this time, you are probably not fertile for the rest of that cycle. However, s***m can survive for 3-5 days.

This means that it is possible to have in*******se five days before ovulation and still conceive.

So if the s***m can survive for five days preovutation and the egg can last for one day postovulation, the fertile window is the six days starting from five days before ovulation.

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