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Just a quick reminder for anyone with a question about nutrition and lifestyle around fertility and IVF to send them into the fabulous @definingmum and join us both tomorrow at 10am. I’m looking forward to it! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #malefertility #malefertilitysupport #malefertilityawarness #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #fertility #infertility #infertilitydiet

Just a quick reminder for anyone with a question about nutrition and lifestyle around fertility and IVF to send them into the fabulous @definingmum and join us both tomorrow at 10am. I’m looking forward to it! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #malefertility #malefertilitysupport #malefertilityawarness #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #fertility #infertility #infertilitydiet

Breakfast on the bus, fresh apple carrot and ginger juice just to give my system a food break. It’s so soothing for the gut. And here it is in my bamboo cup. But guess what? There’s trouble afoot with bamboo growing. I thought it was great!😫 but apparently the workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals and for us putting hot drinks into our bamboo cups isn’t great either. I heard this yesterday on R4 You & Yours and apparently there are symbols you have to look for associated with safety and sustainability for bamboo products. I shall investigate! I’m now going to look at the @chillysbottles re-usable cup. Hope they might get in touch and let me know?! #gutfood #microbiome #guthealth #fasting #intermittentfasting #bamboo #bamboocups #organicbamboo #ttc #ttclife #ttctribe #ttcawareness #ttclifestyle #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility

Breakfast on the bus, fresh apple carrot and ginger juice just to give my system a food break. It’s so soothing for the gut. And here it is in my bamboo cup. But guess what? There’s trouble afoot with bamboo growing. I thought it was great!😫 but apparently the workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals and for us putting hot drinks into our bamboo cups isn’t great either. I heard this yesterday on R4 You & Yours and apparently there are symbols you have to look for associated with safety and sustainability for bamboo products. I shall investigate! I’m now going to look at the @chillysbottles re-usable cup. Hope they might get in touch and let me know?! #gutfood #microbiome #guthealth #fasting #intermittentfasting #bamboo #bamboocups #organicbamboo #ttc #ttclife #ttctribe #ttcawareness #ttclifestyle #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility

This is Laura Craik from the Evening Standard, and as the daughter of the best single parent mum and the godmother to two wonderful daughters of single mums, I couldn’t put it better myself. What sort of country are we becoming?! 😱 ivf #ivficsi #ivfjourney #ivffunding #singlemums #singlemumsrock #singleparents #singleparenting #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility

This is Laura Craik from the Evening Standard, and as the daughter of the best single parent mum and the godmother to two wonderful daughters of single mums, I couldn’t put it better myself. What sort of country are we becoming?! 😱 ivf #ivficsi #ivfjourney #ivffunding #singlemums #singlemumsrock #singleparents #singleparenting #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility

Please ask me some questions, I’ll have a go at anything! I’ll be live with the wonderful @definingmum this coming Saturday morning so send them in! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #fertility #infertility #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #infertilitydiet

Please ask me some questions, I’ll have a go at anything! I’ll be live with the wonderful @definingmum this coming Saturday morning so send them in! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #fertility #infertility #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #infertilitydiet

In my last post I mentioned the dangers of toxic plaque bacteria that hide away in our mouths causing havoc to our health. So, how can coconut oil help? Derived from ancient Aurvedic practice, oil ‘pulling’ is believed to have almost magical powers of healing pretty well every disease invented, and has been very popular over the last few years. Now personally I think it’s super powers are a little over hyped but for mouth health it’s a bit of a winner. And the microbiome of the mouth is pretty important to overall microbiome health. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids (MCTs) and one in particular, lauric acid has strong antibiotic properties against plaque bacteria. So, first thing in the morning before food, drink or teeth brushing you put a couple of teaspoons of the solid, raw oil (this is my favourite from @viridiannutrition as it’s organic and in glass) into your mouth and just swill it around, whooshing it between your teeth for really as long as you can up to 20 minutes (I managed it for 10, I need to practice!). Do it while you’re having your shower. Its also believed that the bacteria gets swept into the oil. Although it’s claimed that coconut oil whitens teeth there is no scientific evidence to support this. Then you spit it out. But NEVER down the sink as it goes solid and blocks pipes! Spit into the food bin. With some good flossing the night before, proper teeth brushing and a good diet coconut pulling is a much healthier alternative to chemical mouthwashes that end up killing all your good bacteria too. #dentalhealth #plaque #plaqueremoval #dentalplaque #mouthhealth #plaquebacteria #coconutoilpulling #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility #maleinfertility

In my last post I mentioned the dangers of toxic plaque bacteria that hide away in our mouths causing havoc to our health. So, how can coconut oil help? Derived from ancient Aurvedic practice, oil ‘pulling’ is believed to have almost magical powers of healing pretty well every disease invented, and has been very popular over the last few years. Now personally I think it’s super powers are a little over hyped but for mouth health it’s a bit of a winner. And the microbiome of the mouth is pretty important to overall microbiome health. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids (MCTs) and one in particular, lauric acid has strong antibiotic properties against plaque bacteria. So, first thing in the morning before food, drink or teeth brushing you put a couple of teaspoons of the solid, raw oil (this is my favourite from @viridiannutrition as it’s organic and in glass) into your mouth and just swill it around, whooshing it between your teeth for really as long as you can up to 20 minutes (I managed it for 10, I need to practice!). Do it while you’re having your shower. Its also believed that the bacteria gets swept into the oil. Although it’s claimed that coconut oil whitens teeth there is no scientific evidence to support this. Then you spit it out. But NEVER down the sink as it goes solid and blocks pipes! Spit into the food bin. With some good flossing the night before, proper teeth brushing and a good diet coconut pulling is a much healthier alternative to chemical mouthwashes that end up killing all your good bacteria too. #dentalhealth #plaque #plaqueremoval #dentalplaque #mouthhealth #plaquebacteria #coconutoilpulling #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility #maleinfertility

This is our old friend Porphyrius Gingivalis, I posted about it a few months ago. PG lives in our mouths and is common old plaque bacteria lurking in the gums, hiding away between our teeth. Linked with male infertility, premature birth ,erectile dysfunction and miscarriage (pregnant women are more vulnerable to gum disease) this article suggests that PG is a very serious player in the chronic inflammatory disease area. So what to do? Firstly always floss your teeth, and use an electric toothbrush properly, ie allow it to rotate along your teeth and gums for enough time, not doing a quick swipe! Don’t use strong mouthwashes as they kill all your ‘good’ bacteria. If your gums bleed at the start of flossing rinse with warm salty water and after a few good flosses the bleeding will stop. Bleeding is a sign of gingivitis meaning that PG has invaded! 😱And of course avoid sugar and fruit juices and fizzy drinks. PG loves sugar. And tomorrow I’ll post about “coconut pulling”, an Ayurvedic dental practice that may well help keep PG at bay. Look after your oral microbiome, it’s your first line of defence. #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #oralmicrobiome #microbiome #gingivitis #bleedinggums #maleinfertility #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #coconutoilpulling #infertility #fertility #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #tryingtoconceive #tryingtogetpregnant

This is our old friend Porphyrius Gingivalis, I posted about it a few months ago. PG lives in our mouths and is common old plaque bacteria lurking in the gums, hiding away between our teeth. Linked with male infertility, premature birth ,erectile dysfunction and miscarriage (pregnant women are more vulnerable to gum disease) this article suggests that PG is a very serious player in the chronic inflammatory disease area. So what to do? Firstly always floss your teeth, and use an electric toothbrush properly, ie allow it to rotate along your teeth and gums for enough time, not doing a quick swipe! Don’t use strong mouthwashes as they kill all your ‘good’ bacteria. If your gums bleed at the start of flossing rinse with warm salty water and after a few good flosses the bleeding will stop. Bleeding is a sign of gingivitis meaning that PG has invaded! 😱And of course avoid sugar and fruit juices and fizzy drinks. PG loves sugar. And tomorrow I’ll post about “coconut pulling”, an Ayurvedic dental practice that may well help keep PG at bay. Look after your oral microbiome, it’s your first line of defence. #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #oralmicrobiome #microbiome #gingivitis #bleedinggums #maleinfertility #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #coconutoilpulling #infertility #fertility #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #tryingtoconceive #tryingtogetpregnant

Kilner glass jars @kilneruk are ideal for storing your dry foods in. Nuts and seeds will start to oxidise and go stale when exposed to air and light so keeping them in a dark cupboard is a good idea. And lentils, rice, oats, pasta, flours and beans just look lovely displayed like this #glassjars #kilnerjars #foodstorage #healthydiet #nutsandseeds #pulses #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility #fertilitydiet

Kilner glass jars @kilneruk are ideal for storing your dry foods in. Nuts and seeds will start to oxidise and go stale when exposed to air and light so keeping them in a dark cupboard is a good idea. And lentils, rice, oats, pasta, flours and beans just look lovely displayed like this #glassjars #kilnerjars #foodstorage #healthydiet #nutsandseeds #pulses #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility #fertilitydiet

It’s so nice to see that ones infertility is making plenty of money for investors anyway (this weeks Economist). Hmmm even I, with my poor maths skills can see that conceiving naturally is NOT very financially desirable when such huge financial returns are involved in IVF and egg freezing. No point in wasting money on helping people to find out why they are not able to conceive naturally, no money in that! I wonder what the accountants have figured out is the perfect number of cycles for people to do for the best financial return, maybe 3? No point on succeeding first time, no money in that either! Don’t get me wrong IVF is a wonderful thing in the right circumstances but this makes me feel very very uneasy. Grrrrrrrrrr 😖#ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertility #fertility #infertilityjourney #ivf #ivficsi

It’s so nice to see that ones infertility is making plenty of money for investors anyway (this weeks Economist). Hmmm even I, with my poor maths skills can see that conceiving naturally is NOT very financially desirable when such huge financial returns are involved in IVF and egg freezing. No point in wasting money on helping people to find out why they are not able to conceive naturally, no money in that! I wonder what the accountants have figured out is the perfect number of cycles for people to do for the best financial return, maybe 3? No point on succeeding first time, no money in that either! Don’t get me wrong IVF is a wonderful thing in the right circumstances but this makes me feel very very uneasy. Grrrrrrrrrr 😖#ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertility #fertility #infertilityjourney #ivf #ivficsi

Just a quick reminder for anyone with a question about nutrition and lifestyle around fertility and IVF to send them into the fabulous @definingmum and join us both tomorrow at 10am. I’m looking forward to it! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #malefertility #malefertilitysupport #malefertilityawarness #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #fertility #infertility #infertilitydiet

Breakfast on the bus, fresh apple carrot and ginger juice just to give my system a food break. It’s so soothing for the gut. And here it is in my bamboo cup. But guess what? There’s trouble afoot with bamboo growing. I thought it was great!😫 but apparently the workers are exposed to dangerous chemicals and for us putting hot drinks into our bamboo cups isn’t great either. I heard this yesterday on R4 You & Yours and apparently there are symbols you have to look for associated with safety and sustainability for bamboo products. I shall investigate! I’m now going to look at the @chillysbottles re-usable cup. Hope they might get in touch and let me know?! #gutfood #microbiome #guthealth #fasting #intermittentfasting #bamboo #bamboocups #organicbamboo #ttc #ttclife #ttctribe #ttcawareness #ttclifestyle #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility

This is Laura Craik from the Evening Standard, and as the daughter of the best single parent mum and the godmother to two wonderful daughters of single mums, I couldn’t put it better myself. What sort of country are we becoming?! 😱 ivf #ivficsi #ivfjourney #ivffunding #singlemums #singlemumsrock #singleparents #singleparenting #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility

Please ask me some questions, I’ll have a go at anything! I’ll be live with the wonderful @definingmum this coming Saturday morning so send them in! #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #fertility #infertility #ivf #ivficsi #fertilitydiet #infertilitydiet

In my last post I mentioned the dangers of toxic plaque bacteria that hide away in our mouths causing havoc to our health. So, how can coconut oil help? Derived from ancient Aurvedic practice, oil ‘pulling’ is believed to have almost magical powers of healing pretty well every disease invented, and has been very popular over the last few years. Now personally I think it’s super powers are a little over hyped but for mouth health it’s a bit of a winner. And the microbiome of the mouth is pretty important to overall microbiome health. Coconut oil is made up of medium chain fatty acids (MCTs) and one in particular, lauric acid has strong antibiotic properties against plaque bacteria. So, first thing in the morning before food, drink or teeth brushing you put a couple of teaspoons of the solid, raw oil (this is my favourite from @viridiannutrition as it’s organic and in glass) into your mouth and just swill it around, whooshing it between your teeth for really as long as you can up to 20 minutes (I managed it for 10, I need to practice!). Do it while you’re having your shower. Its also believed that the bacteria gets swept into the oil. Although it’s claimed that coconut oil whitens teeth there is no scientific evidence to support this. Then you spit it out. But NEVER down the sink as it goes solid and blocks pipes! Spit into the food bin. With some good flossing the night before, proper teeth brushing and a good diet coconut pulling is a much healthier alternative to chemical mouthwashes that end up killing all your good bacteria too. #dentalhealth #plaque #plaqueremoval #dentalplaque #mouthhealth #plaquebacteria #coconutoilpulling #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #tryingtoconceive #tryingtoconceivecommunity #fertility #infertility #maleinfertility

This is our old friend Porphyrius Gingivalis, I posted about it a few months ago. PG lives in our mouths and is common old plaque bacteria lurking in the gums, hiding away between our teeth. Linked with male infertility, premature birth ,erectile dysfunction and miscarriage (pregnant women are more vulnerable to gum disease) this article suggests that PG is a very serious player in the chronic inflammatory disease area. So what to do? Firstly always floss your teeth, and use an electric toothbrush properly, ie allow it to rotate along your teeth and gums for enough time, not doing a quick swipe! Don’t use strong mouthwashes as they kill all your ‘good’ bacteria. If your gums bleed at the start of flossing rinse with warm salty water and after a few good flosses the bleeding will stop. Bleeding is a sign of gingivitis meaning that PG has invaded! 😱And of course avoid sugar and fruit juices and fizzy drinks. PG loves sugar. And tomorrow I’ll post about “coconut pulling”, an Ayurvedic dental practice that may well help keep PG at bay. Look after your oral microbiome, it’s your first line of defence. #oralhealth #oralhealthcare #oralmicrobiome #microbiome #gingivitis #bleedinggums #maleinfertility #miscarriage #miscarriageawareness #coconutoilpulling #infertility #fertility #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #tryingtoconceive #tryingtogetpregnant

Kilner glass jars @kilneruk are ideal for storing your dry foods in. Nuts and seeds will start to oxidise and go stale when exposed to air and light so keeping them in a dark cupboard is a good idea. And lentils, rice, oats, pasta, flours and beans just look lovely displayed like this #glassjars #kilnerjars #foodstorage #healthydiet #nutsandseeds #pulses #ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #fertility #infertility #fertilitydiet

It’s so nice to see that ones infertility is making plenty of money for investors anyway (this weeks Economist). Hmmm even I, with my poor maths skills can see that conceiving naturally is NOT very financially desirable when such huge financial returns are involved in IVF and egg freezing. No point in wasting money on helping people to find out why they are not able to conceive naturally, no money in that! I wonder what the accountants have figured out is the perfect number of cycles for people to do for the best financial return, maybe 3? No point on succeeding first time, no money in that either! Don’t get me wrong IVF is a wonderful thing in the right circumstances but this makes me feel very very uneasy. Grrrrrrrrrr 😖#ttc #ttctribe #ttccommunity #ttcjourney #infertility #fertility #infertilityjourney #ivf #ivficsi

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One day I will make this Christmas wreath, so beautiful. https://t.co/sjnEaQBCFT
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Nov 11, 2017, 3:35 PM
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Recent headlines of falling #sperm counts will raise awareness that #infertility is about men too so get checked out before turning to #IVF
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