Root Cause of Infertility and Hormonal Hell with Dr. Christina Burns

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 

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