Learn How to Chart your Menstrual Cycle
The Justisse Method
The Justisse Method is a holistic, scientific approach to fertility where women learn about fertility awareness (a method of tracking your cycle to pinpoint your exact day of ovulation) in such a way as to allow them to manage their own reproductive health.
As a Justisse practitioner, I teach women how to work cooperatively with their menstrual cycle instead of suppressing and destroying it. Learning to chart your cycle is a science that enables women to unleash the power that exists in their cycles. I teach women about how their bodies work, how this information can be used constructively to improve their cycles, and how all of this impacts their futures in a positive way.
If you want to learn the method yourself, buy the products online and register for the app today. If at any point it all feels overwhelming and something is not making sense, please contact me to book a consultation.
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Do you know what your birth control options are?
A friend emailed me Fitbit’s latest newsletter last week on predicting cycles for better life planning.
Fitbit’s prediction algorithm helps you estimate your next period, fertile window and ovulation date. I have to say that the modern woman has so many wonderful tools at her fingertips that help her take control of her fertility. With so many apps to choose from, and products like the Daysy thermometer, gone are the days when we felt like we only had one option of birth control.
The truth about hormonal contraception
Hormonal contraception includes: the pill, the patch, the Mirena and the injection. They are all the same thing just with different amounts of synthetic hormones and transferred in different ways. The reason hormonal contraception works so well is because it stops...
Myths about falling pregnant
There is so much information on the internet these days, some true, some complete nonsense. If you have ever heard any of the below statements, they are all myths: Lying on your back with your hips elevated for 20 minutes after sex will help you conceive. If you...
Natural birth control 101: what is fertility awareness?
Before I explain the menstrual cycle and how fertility awareness works in a little more detail, there are a couple of facts you need to know: A normal cycle is anywhere between 24 – 60 days long. There are parameters within a cycle that make up a healthy cycle and the...
Birth control – naturally
All women need a way to have children when they want them, and not to have them when they don’t. They need to feel good about the whole thing — not freaked out, bloated and crazy. This is possible thanks to the wonderful simplicity of the Justisse Method of Fertility...
Menstrual health problems
The health of your menstrual cycle is a reflection of the health of your whole body. Paula Hillard, M.D., professor of obstetrics & gynaecology and pediatrics at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, said: The menstrual cycle is a window into the...
Breastfeeding and birth control
Hormonal contraceptives (the pill/Mirena/patch) containing greater than 35 mcg of estrins will diminish a woman’s milk supply. In general, hormonal contraceptive use is not recommended for a breastfeeding mother because of the risk of contamination of her milk supply...
Choosing the right practitioner
Women are happy to shop around for shoes or for the perfect set of curtains to match their lounge, but when it comes to shopping around for medical and holistic health practitioners we will gladly accept the ideas, training and practice methods of one doctor. Why do...
Hormonal contraception and menstrual health problems
Endometriosis, PMS, PCOS The hormonal contraceptive is an endocrine disruptor, which means it disrupts your endocrine system. Therefore your symptoms might be alleviated but the problem and the imbalance is not fixed. Oral contraceptives are often the treatment of...
How sanitary protection can affect fertility
Women today are conscious of the need to restrict their contact with synthetic materials, skin irritants and unnecessary chemicals, but perhaps because of the more personal nature of the topic, many women use dyed and bleached cotton tampons and pads without being...
So you want an effective birth control method?
What I’m about to tell you might sound too good to be true. Believe me, it’s not. There is a method of birth control that’s more affordable than the pill, Mirena or injection. A method that won’t kill your sex drive, has zero side effects (like weight gain or risk of...
Holistic approach to falling pregnant
Some women fall pregnant without even batting an eyelid. Some plan it to the tee and others try for years. We are all on our own journey and what’s difficult for some may come naturally to others. Whatever camp you fall into, charting your cycle is one of the most...
Coming off the birth control pill
There are many different opinions among the medical and scientific communities about the true effects of hormonal contraception. What we do know is that in order for hormonal contraception to work it has to stop your normal daily bodily endocrine system from working...
Holistic approach to menstrual health problems
Suffering from reproductive health problems is not an experience most women would call enjoyable. Reproductive health problems include Poly Cycstic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, menstrual cramps and PMS, all of which can be controlled and cured in some cases...
Fall pregnant naturally
You've focused on avoiding pregnancy for so long, but now it’s time - you want to have a baby! There’s no better way than the natural way. I am here to help you and your partner conceive your next baby. As your Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, I will guide...
Are you sexually savvy?
Answer true or false to these questions and give yourself one point for every correct answer (the answers are at the bottom of this article): A woman is only fertile for roughly 5 – 7 days in every single menstrual cycle. A woman is only considered healthy if her...
Why do women turn to the medical model to fall pregnant?
It may be the 21st century and, as women, we may we feel we have accomplished a lot. We’ve moved out of the kitchen and away from the traditional housewife role, becoming more independent and gaining rights such as being able to vote, equality and careers – just to...
Do you really understand the risks of your birth control method?
Aren’t humans strange? It’s only when a traumatic event happens to someone close to us that the same threats become a reality to us, and we start to question our own choices. I have a friend who suffered an ectopic pregnancy three weeks ago. She wasn’t planning on...
Four reasons why falling pregnant in 2016 is so difficult
THE PACE OF LIFE IS JUST WAY TOO FAST “Take time to smell the roses” What does that mean – I barely have time to exercise never mind just chill. When did you last lie on the grass and watch the clouds go by? Can I tell you how relaxing this is? If you work at a place...
13 months without a period then I could predict its arrival to the day
Twenty two months it has been since I had a period. I had a baby 13 months ago and this can be quite normal for a women breastfeeding, co-sleeping, you name it I did it to make sure my baby got all the nutrients possible. So 13 months with no period but when my...
Three things all partners/husbands need to know about the women’s body
Ovulation is the key to a women’s cycle. It is during this phase that she want’s sex. But not only does she want you – men are attracted to the scent of a women and he wants her even more. Ovulation is also the time a women can fall pregnant – so if your goal is to...
Health and safety……..my arse!!!!
While on our European holiday this August my husband and I were travelling from London to Scotland on the overnight train. In the wee hours of the morning I went to buy a cup of tea from the kiosk. The train attendant made the cup of tea and then placed it in a white...
Eskom is onto something
So as it's happened to everyone currently living in SA....we all know about it and we have all experienced it. But maybe, just maybe Eskom is onto something. In today's fast paced, high stressed world we try to cram more into 24hours than is humanly possible. Whenever...
Why would a woman want to chart her menstrual cycle when looking for a natural and effective birth control option?
There are many birth control options around today, from hormonal devices, to implants to tablets but there are also natural and effective options that do not disrupt your endocrine system but rather encourage a healthy and happy relationship between you and your body....
Is coffee causing your PMS?
Let’s catch up for a coffee? Coffee after your training run or ride? Coffee, Cafe Latte, Espresso, cappuccino these are all terms that have become common with everyday living. For some women their coffee schedule might look like this: cappuccino to wake up to,...
Why would a woman want to chart her menstrual cycle when trying to fall pregnant?
Charting your cycle enables a women to develop a relationship with her body that you never knew possible. When trying to fall pregnant it is so important a women provides her body with Tender Loving Care so her future child can grow in a healthy environment. When...
Your fertility – not something to worry about only when trying to fall pregnant!
Not something to worry about only when trying to fall pregnant! It doesn’t matter how old you are whether you want kids now or later – your fertility is important! If a women cannot fall pregnant it is the sign that something in her body, her life or her environment...
The power of charting
Charting your menstrual cycle is the process of learning what your body is telling you every single day of the year. The process of charting is taught to women who want: A natural method of birth control that does not disrupt the natural rhythms of the body. To...
Real-world reasons to wear a menstrual cup
Since I started menstruating I was a sanitary pad kinda girl. I’d heard about Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) at about 12 years old and this freaked me out – put simply TSS eats your insides out and there is no cure or at least wasn’t one back then. Tell any 12 year old...