Root Cause of Infertility and Hormonal Hell with Dr. Christina Burns
09/28/21 • 43 min
Root Cause of Infertility and Hormonal Hell with Dr. Christina Burns
Committed, compassionate, and highly skilled in multiple disciplines, today’s guest, Dr. Christina Burns, is the founder of Naturna, an integrative health centre dedicated to the fusion of Eastern medicine and Western science. We open our episode by asking Dr. Burns to weigh in on whether or not infertility is on the rise, and she gives us her thoughts on IVF and pregnancy success in women over 35. Next, she weighs in on how constant stimulation impacts your nervous system and reproductive hormones and gives us her definition of what integrative health means. We touch on the areas where Western medicine falls short and Dr. Burns introduces listeners to the Eastern philosophy of the physician as a teacher, with the onus of becoming well falling on the patient. Her clients are often looking to get pregnant, with others going through peri-menopause and other versions of what she calls ‘hormonal hell’. She unpacks what she offers them, before telling us how COVID-19 has impacted her practice and sharing her views on the vaccine. She believes it is powerful to seek out knowledge in preparation for a fertility journey and urges listeners not to neglect the subtle interplay of different factors in your life. We hope you join us to hear from this inspiring expert today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Dr. Burns weighs in on whether or not infertility is on the rise.
- Why she believes that IVF has a place, but people seek it out too soon.
- Statistics around IVF and pregnancy success in women over 35.
- Environmental factors such as exposure to toxins and their effect on women’s fertility.
- The effect of constant stimulation on your nervous system and reproductive hormones.
- Her definition of integrative health: improving the paradigm of healthcare by integrating the different strengths of Eastern and Western medicine.
- Where Western medicine falls short: lifestyle solutions like food, sleep, and stress.
- The Eastern philosophy of physician as teacher with empowerment through knowledge.
- How integrative medicine draws on Western, Eastern, naturopathic, and functional medicine.
- The clients that usually approach Dr. Burns: those who have exhausted their options.
- Why relying on a cycle tracking app is not reliable, and how there are other ways to do this.
- Peri-menopause and how this often affects high-functioning women.
- The ‘hormonal hell’ that many patients go through that leads them to approach Dr. Burns.
- How she hasn’t seen her practice change that much since the pandemic.
- The growing interest in natural medicine following the advent of COVID-19.
- Her views on vaccination: people should have a personal choice based on their health.
- Why you should separate being vaccinated from your fertility efforts.
- The power of seeking out knowledge in your preparation to start a fertility journey.
- How Dr. Burns deals with stress: acupuncture, herbs, diet, rest, meditation, and vitamins.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Christina Burns on Instagram
Naturna Institute on Instagram
Support the show (https://paypal.me/momslowdown)
Root Cause of Infertility and Hormonal Hell with Dr. Christina Burns
Committed, compassionate, and highly skilled in multiple disciplines, today’s guest, Dr. Christina Burns, is the founder of Naturna, an integrative health centre dedicated to the fusion of Eastern medicine and Western science. We open our episode by asking Dr. Burns to weigh in on whether or not infertility is on the rise, and she gives us her thoughts on IVF and pregnancy success in women over 35. Next, she weighs in on how constant stimulation impacts your nervous system and reproductive hormones and gives us her definition of what integrative health means. We touch on the areas where Western medicine falls short and Dr. Burns introduces listeners to the Eastern philosophy of the physician as a teacher, with the onus of becoming well falling on the patient. Her clients are often looking to get pregnant, with others going through peri-menopause and other versions of what she calls ‘hormonal hell’. She unpacks what she offers them, before telling us how COVID-19 has impacted her practice and sharing her views on the vaccine. She believes it is powerful to seek out knowledge in preparation for a fertility journey and urges listeners not to neglect the subtle interplay of different factors in your life. We hope you join us to hear from this inspiring expert today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Dr. Burns weighs in on whether or not infertility is on the rise.
- Why she believes that IVF has a place, but people seek it out too soon.
- Statistics around IVF and pregnancy success in women over 35.
- Environmental factors such as exposure to toxins and their effect on women’s fertility.
- The effect of constant stimulation on your nervous system and reproductive hormones.
- Her definition of integrative health: improving the paradigm of healthcare by integrating the different strengths of Eastern and Western medicine.
- Where Western medicine falls short: lifestyle solutions like food, sleep, and stress.
- The Eastern philosophy of physician as teacher with empowerment through knowledge.
- How integrative medicine draws on Western, Eastern, naturopathic, and functional medicine.
- The clients that usually approach Dr. Burns: those who have exhausted their options.
- Why relying on a cycle tracking app is not reliable, and how there are other ways to do this.
- Peri-menopause and how this often affects high-functioning women.
- The ‘hormonal hell’ that many patients go through that leads them to approach Dr. Burns.
- How she hasn’t seen her practice change that much since the pandemic.
- The growing interest in natural medicine following the advent of COVID-19.
- Her views on vaccination: people should have a personal choice based on their health.
- Why you should separate being vaccinated from your fertility efforts.
- The power of seeking out knowledge in your preparation to start a fertility journey.
- How Dr. Burns deals with stress: acupuncture, herbs, diet, rest, meditation, and vitamins.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Christina Burns on Instagram
Naturna Institute on Instagram
Support the show (https://paypal.me/momslowdown)
Previous Episode
Teaser: The Subtle Interplay of Lifestyle Factors in your Fertility Journey with Dr. Christina Burns
Today’s guest, Dr. Christina Burns, is the founder of Naturna, an integrative health centre dedicated to the fusion of Eastern medicine and Western science. On this mini episode, we discuss why Dr. Burns believes that taking charge of your fertility journey involves the subtle interplay of factors like diet and stress before bringing out the big guns of traditional fertility treatment. Join us to hear more!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why it’s always appropriate to seek out knowledge, but it could be too early to find someone to manage your case.
- How to look at adjusting your lifestyle, starting with seeking out a nutritionist.
- The softer, gentler approach that involves taking responsibility for your habits.
- Why Dr. Burns believes in lesser intervention.
- The power of learning your body.
- Needing more information as a great reason to seek out support from a doctor.
- What her advice to patients boils down to: don’t neglect the subtle interplay of things in your life and seek out the knowledge you need to take action.
- Why taking charge means addressing diet and stress before taking on the big guns.
Tweetables:
“First line is a softer, more gentle approach in taking responsibility for your own habits that could be either enhancing your fertility or getting in the way of your fertility.” — Dr. Christina Burns [0:00:36]
“Don’t neglect the subtle interplay of things in your life that could be influencing your fertility. Seek out the knowledge you need to take action.” — Dr. Christina Burns [0:01:30]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Dr. Christina Burns on Instagram
Naturna Institute on Instagram
Support the show (https://paypal.me/momslowdown)
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Teaser: Understanding your Parental Identity with Parent Coach, Mercedes Samudio
Psychotherapist and parent coach, Mercedes Samudio believes that there should be a framework for parents to refer to while they navigate raising children, which is why she has gone ahead and developed a resource to do just that. During this mini conversation, she tells us about The Parental Identity Development model she has created that asks the question ‘how do you know what kind of parent you want to be?’ through the lens of watching your child grow. She believes that parent shaming occurs because we don’t understand what it means to be a parent, and wants mental health professionals to be a part of the task force that does not continue to perpetuate parental shame. Tune in today to learn more!
Key Points From This Episode:
- The Parental Identity Development model Mercedes has created.
- How it starts with pregnancy and nesting, all the way up until your child becomes a parent.
- Why, as your child becomes a parent, you should be sharing experiences and not fighting.
- Why she created the Parental Identity Development model: there is no manual and there should be one!
- How an identity shift occurs with the introduction of each new child.
- How mental health professionals can stop the cycle of perpetuating parental shame.
- The biased measuring sticks that we use to judge parents due to a lack of understanding.
- The lack of theoretical models to support parents through identity development.
- Why it is important for a parent to feel competent when they leave a therapist’s office.
- How Mercedes aims to support parents in developing a healthy identity so that they no where to go to when there is no professional support available.
Tweetables:
“If all things go according to plan and you are moving through your identity in a healthy way, by the time your child is of parenting age, [you] should be sharing experiences and not fighting each other.” — Mercedes Samudio [0:00:28]
“There actually isn’t a manual for parenting. The whole reason [that] I created the Parental Identity Development model is [because] there is no manual for parenting, and there should be one.” — Mercedes Samudio [0:00:50]
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