Leah’s Blog
Leah’s Blog
Leah’s Blog
The Balance of Motherhood
2019 is an interesting time. Women have choices we’ve never had before – the choice to work; to have kids, to partner; to study; to change careers; to experiment… These choices are blessings. They open doors that our forbearers never had the opportunity to explore or even dream of.
Have you heard of microchimerism?
Leah talks us through the various forms of microchimerism and why it really highlights the significance that pre and post conception care play in the health of future generations.
baby making vs love making
Baby making is hard work. Constantly timing intimate connections with your significant other doesn't conjure up aphrodisiac notions of ecstasy.
The Immune System & the Microbiome Across the Lifecycle
Leah Hechtman picks up at the beginning - Preconception, Pregnancy & Labour
The Fertility Myth
Challenge the myth. Connect to the innate. Know your feminine capacity.
FX MEDICINE LIVE with Leah Hechtman at the 2018 ATMS PCOS Symposium
FX MEDICINE LIVE: ANDREW SPEAKS TO LEAH HECHTMAN Leah Hechtman is an experienced and [...]
Is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Being Over-Diagnosed?
Leah shares some insights into new biomarkers with a stronger association to ovarian function that are now in early stages of research.
FX Medicine LIVE with Leah Hechtman
Leah Hechtman at the 2017 ATMS Endometriosis Symposium, Sydney
What is Homeopathy?
The term homoeopathy comes from the Greek words homeo, meaning similar, [...]
What is Herbal Medicine?
Herbal medicine, also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine, refers to the [...]
What is Clinical Nutrition?
As the saying goes, 'we are what we eat'. What we [...]
Headaches
When your head is pounding the last thing you want to do is analyse how or why you have a headache.
Flaxseed
This ordinary-looking ingredient disguises impressive health-giving powers.
The ability to boost fertility
Youth and fertility go hand in hand, right? Wrong. Find out why young couples need to think about their fertility now.
Becoming a herbal medicine practitioner
Join Leah Hechtman as she discusses becoming a herbal medicine practitioner [...]
Soy – Is it actually healthy?
Introduction What you might not realise is that your breakfast – [...]
Building, promoting and supporting breast feeding
Introduction Whilst I always advise women that breast is best, for [...]
‘Burnout’ – article in Nature and Health
Feeling Frazzled? How to beat burnout.
Fertility – The Preconception Period
Just as we plan for a wedding, so to should we [...]
New life kick-start
Introduction We've all been there - when life starts to feel [...]
Probiotics to prevent preeclampsia
A new large observational study conducted in Norway has just released [...]
Assessing the alternatives – The Canberra Times
By Peter Jean - The Canberra Times forum Patients seeking reassurance about their [...]
Conscious planning for the coming year
2012 has been an eventful year for everyone I've spoken to. [...]
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