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Dr Miranda Myles is a Naturopath & Acupuncturist transforming health & hormones, creating fertility & family with new approaches to conception.

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ISO version 2.0. Day 3. Rant. I’m a bit over thi

ISO version 2.0. Day 3. Rant. I’m a bit over this. It’s just dumb. It doesn’t make sense anymore. I think we need to do this differently. We cannot just live in hope of getting rid of the virus. What if we never get a vaccine?
We can’t live like this. This cannot continue to be our “new normal”, it is not living, this is merely existing. And for some, not even
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I wonder what the stats are for the rise in mental health and suicide?
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Quite frankly, the medical experts are not advising appropriately when it comes to protecting ourselves. With as little as 6 weeks nutrition education in their degree, they really are not qualified to do so
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We need to build our own inner strength, our immunity, our resilience and resistance to prevent the spread. We need to take responsibility for our own health & immunity

So, some expert advise for you...
INCREASE YOUR IMMUNE BOOSTING NUTRIENTS:
Vitamin D: essential for immune surveillance. Deficiency is associated with increased susceptibility to infection
Vitamin C: one if the best known anti-virals, anti-bacterial & antioxidants. Reduces physical & emotional stress.
Zinc: crucial the development & function of cell mediated immunity, neutrophils & NK (natural killer) cells
Selenium: increased blood levels of selenium increases our immune response
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Sleep 8 hours
Drink 2 litres filtered water daily
Eat cleanly- 2 fruits, 5 veggies daily
Use food as medicine & take practitioner only, properly prescribed supplements
Cut out sugar- it drives cortisol up
Breathe in fresh air
Soak up any sunshine
Keep active, go for a walk, take your shoes off and feel the earth, meditate, dance, sing, play, knit, read...
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FEAR & ANXIETY: the worst for your immune system (not to mention your hormones & fertility). Fear drives cortisol up in turn suppressing our immune response
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Rise above the fear
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Whatever makes you laugh. Do more of that
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Turn off socials & the news. Don’t buy into the fear that is driven by statistics. Statistics are merely numbers that can be twisted to tell a million different stories
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I’m here to help & support you anyway I can. Rant over 💜

ISO take 2. Day 2. We are open and it is business

ISO take 2. Day 2. We are open and it is business as usual. I have had so many requests this week if I am still seeing patients. A resounding YES! And yes I am taking new patients too. We are an essential service and will remain open to take care of you
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At the clinic we always have, and will continue to maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene. Your health is our absolute priority and I am here to help and support you in whatever way you need. Right now, it’s super crazy and can feel so absolutely stressful and overwhelming. Let me hold a calm space for you, a place you can come and be nurtured to take care of you
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If it feels safer for you, if you would prefer, or if you live in another state or country, I also do Telehealth (online like zoom) appointments. About 50% of my consultations are done online. It’s easy, effective, and let’s face it, you can #stayhomestaysafe in your jammies!
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I have seen some crazy stuff happening for women and their hormones- long cycles, short cycles, no cycles, heavy bleeds, lights bleeds, painful bleeds. Old symptoms have come back, or new symptoms have worsened. Not to mention the skin reactions- worsening acne, eczema and weird rashes. Don’t underestimate the impact of this latest lockdown. No matter how you feel about it, it will be impacting. Even if your life hasn’t really changed from last lockdown, and even though we have been here before, the community stress is unavoidable. The emotions are palpable. 💜

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WE ARE OPEN: Lockdown Update What you need to kno

WE ARE OPEN: Lockdown Update
What you need to know about your appointment as my patient
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As always, your care is my priority. I want to ensure you have all the information you need to know regarding your continued health care under my guidance.

But first things first - we continue to hold the upmost care at @thepagodatree and want to assure you we are continuing to offer the same standard of care as always.

As a health clinic, we continue to maintain high standards - this is, with or without Covid-19. But we continue to up level our care to make sure you, my patient is as safe as possible.

Whilst lockdowns have now been announced, we will continue to provide you with the same care as an essential service. That means, you are able to still hold your appointment with me and I am still able to treat you. Just as last time, we will remain open with all the measures in place to take care of you.

Health really matters now more than ever and I want to make sure that I can continue to support you in every way I can.

However, for those who do not feel comfortable, we are able to change your in-clinic appointment to a Telehealth (online like zoom) appointment. If you wish to do this, please contact the clinic as soon as possible so I can continue to uphold the best service to you.

Should you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact the clinic - 9686 7454

I cannot stress enough just how important your health is to me and I am here to assist you in any way I can.

Finally, we've all been here already (it's not our first lockdown after all), we're not starting from scratch and we have even more knowledge on how to best support you during this tricky time.

Most of all, stay safe and check on you loved ones. We're in this together.

Much love,
Miranda x

Which poo are you? Take a look . It’s just poo .

Which poo are you?
Take a look
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It’s just poo
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We all do it
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And it tells us so much about our health. Pooing properly is essential to clear excess oestrogen for hormonal balance and your fertility 💜

Credit: I think its @kanpobliss ?

But which food is the problem? Is it food, or is i

But which food is the problem? Is it food, or is it environmental (mould, dust, pollen, linen, detergents, dogs, cats, metals..) Endless list of possibles and probables
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🌟Allergy vs Intolerance/Sensitivity:
The reason it can be so difficult to figure out the culprit is the difference between an allergy vs an intolerance. An allergy is an IgE mediated response and occurs immediately, within minutes, upon contact with the allergen. An intolerance or sensitivity is an IgG mediated reaction and can occur up to 72 hours (3 days) following exposure to that food or allergen. I can’t remember what I ate yesterday let alone 3 days ago! So it can be very difficult to figure out
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One way to manage this is to keep a food and symptom diary. Quite frankly, I just don’t have time or patience for this. So, we have done a blood draw to test Matilda for 270 possible foods she may be reacting to. I am praying 🙏 something random will show
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Yep it was confronting having the blood taken from her tiny little arm. She sat in my lap, I was instructed to pin her down, close in to my chest, with my legs folded over her and arms wrapped around her. I was warned she would scream, pull away, kick. I sat calmly and sang to her as I held her and she DID. NOT. FLINCH. Not a noise, not a whimper, not a movement. What a trooper. I know adults that pass out from blood draws!
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So, we will send her blood to Sydney tonight and then get results back
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Just a couple of things to think about;
✨Only avoid these foods if you can absolutely with certainty link them to causing an eczema flare.
🌟Eczema is about how the individual is PROCESSING. How the body is utilising the food, digesting, absorbing, metabolising and excreting the food.
💥It is also how the body is processing their environment, emotions, trauma, hormones.
⚡️Yes genetics plays a role. Genetics loads the gun, but something else pulls the trigger- food, emotion, trauma, environment
☄️And lastly, don’t forget the gut and the microbiome. Generally eczema is associated with leaky gut. Eczema is a Th2 dominant immune response, and gut health impacts it. Best probiotic - Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG 💜

BLOODY ECZEMA This poppet rocks my world . And the

BLOODY ECZEMA
This poppet rocks my world
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And then there is eczema. If there is any condition I didn’t want my children to have, it’s eczema
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Her eczema started when she was 10 months old, and she is now 19 months. We have managed to keep it fairly controlled- we have her on Vitamin C, zinc, selenium, vitamin D, fish oils, probiotics, Chinese herbs and homeopathics. We have rotated her diet, changed the sheets, mattress and pillows, Natural breathable fabrics etc....Plus, I have 4 other practitioners on this as well as me!
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It has definitely got worse during the last 3 months, particularly the last two weeks, it has spread down her other arm, to her thighs and legs 😫. Devastating.
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The complicating factors:
1. Matilda is from a donor egg, and whilst we received detailed medical family history, we don’t know if the egg donor had eczema, and if it is genetic or not
2. Covid-19- I truly believe this has made it worse. None of us can escape the global, collective stress of the past 4 months. We are all feeling it and clinically I have witnessed the impacts with my patients. Besides a complete worsening in mental health, the stress has impacted skin conditions (acne, eczema, psoriasis etc) and menstrual cycles
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So, we did a blood draw yesterday to check food intolerances and environmental triggers
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But at the end of the day, it still boils down to how well she is processing her food and dealing with her environment.

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Dr Miranda Myles, The Contemporary Conceptionist & Modern Mamma. Miranda specialises in Naturopathy & Acupuncture, transforming health & hormones, creating fertility & family with new approaches to conception.

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The pill doesn’t doesn’t regulate your hormone

The pill doesn’t doesn’t regulate your hormones
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The pill doesn’t fix your period pain
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The pill doesn’t resolve your acne
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The pill suppresses your symptoms. Period. It don’t fix nothin’. Exactly what your period was before you started the pill will be exactly how your period is when you stop the pill. In the meantime, it kills the messengers
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Your menstrual cycle is your monthly report card. Listen to your symptoms as they are your most unique and special messengers telling you exactly what needs your attention for you to be the best version of you
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This was three years ago almost exactly. This was

This was three years ago almost exactly. This was the loss of my 9th embaby that “didn’t stick”: 3 using my own eggs, and 6 from two of my egg donor angels
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An embryo transfer takes 10 minutes, barely a blip on the time radar. The pregnancy test even less, 3 minutes tops. But wrapped up in that time warp, is months of hard work, pills, drugs, scans, tests, and “being good” and doing everything right
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Months of sacrifice
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Months of hopes and dreams
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The grief is felt soul deep
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It is not just “another embryo transfer that didn’t work”
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This wasn’t “just my 9th transfer”
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It was the loss of hopes and dreams of life with my little baby. For anyone going through this, it is the loss of potential and future with your baby. It is the loss of everything you dared to let yourself dream about. Dashed. Gone. Poof, up in smoke. Just like that.

It was 8 years of trying, and dreaming about how my family would be. How many boys or girls? What will they look like? Who will they be, how will I be as a mum, and imagining all the fun things we would do as a family.

Or twins, could I have twins?
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Nope. Just another big fat negative #bfn
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I wasn’t sure I would ever share this photo, but my sadness and sense of loss have really surfaced over the last couple of days. I’m not sure if that is because it is #pregnancyandinfantlossawarenessmonth this month
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Or, is the grief exaggerated by the current impossibility of me ever being pregnant again? Is it the devastation I feel that I can’t reach my 7 embabies stuck in Malaysia, and the uncertainty that I don’t know now if I will ever have the chance to create another baby
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I am forever grateful for my two children that made it earthside. But I still grieve those that didn’t stay, and those so far away. Please know it is ok to grieve your lost embabies, wherever they are, and that you homed for however much time.

On the back of #worldmentalhealthday2020 yesterday

On the back of #worldmentalhealthday2020 yesterday, I thought I would share with you (again) some of my most favourite tips for dealing with the vacillating emotions that comes with anxiety
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I use at least one of these everyday to practice mindfulness and maintain a healthy mindset. Now, that doesn’t mean I don’t experience anxiety, or that I will never feel it again. We can’t control what happens around us, and external influences can create anxiety within us. But it’s about mindfulness
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Mindfulness does not ask us to stop or control our thoughts, judgements or negative experience. Rather, mindfulness asks that within our experiences, we pay attention to what is happening in that moment. To have awareness of our behaviour, our reactions at any point in time
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Using strategies such as belly breathing, journalling, the 5-4-3-2-1 meditation, or simply having a warm, bubbly bath (if you have just had an #ivf or #DEIVF in the last 24 hours, don’t have a bath) allows us to practice mindfulness and be more prepared to confront a stressful situation with a sense of calm and ease, rather than angst and freneticism. Link in bio for the top 6 ways to relieve anxiety- it’s a free download and explains it all 💕
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I have also created The Anxiety Relief Project, a 2 week program with 14 different simply strategies you can practice everyday to help manage anxiety. You will receive a daily email from me with a new technique to try. By practising different methods and techniques, you will be beautifully armed to face anything and also find the right method that works for YOU. It might not me meditation! Link in bio 💜

Ps. You are not your anxiety. And no, you weren’t born that way.

What’s your tried and true fave technique? I’d love to hear

Your mental health matters as much as (if not more

Your mental health matters as much as (if not more than) the physical. Today is #worldmentalhealthday and I just wanted to share with you some of my all time favourite nutrients and foods to support you, mind and body, and help flatten your emotional curve.

💕Magnesium is natures calming mineral, soothing the nervous system, & relaxing muscles. Serotonin, GABA, dopamine & norepinephrine depend on magnesium for manufacture & function.

A magnesium deficiency: fatigue, insomnia, muscle tension, and of course stress, ANXIETY & panic. Muscle cramps & twitching eyelid are two tell tale signs of magnesium deficiency.

Foods: walnuts, almonds (nuts generally), dark green leafy vegetables, dark chocolate, pumpkin seeds, black beans, avocado, yoghurt, bananas, rolled oats
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💕B Vitamins (B3, B6, B12 & Folate). B vitamins are essential for healthy nerves and brain cells.
B12 deficiency, has been shown to increase mood swings and depression.

B5 supports the adrenals. B9 (folate) & B12 are important in balancing out depressive moods. B6 plus magnesium balances anxiety that occurs in conjunction with PMS.

Foods: Nuts & seeds, especially sunflower seeds & pistachio nuts, sardines, salmon, turkey, poultry, eggs, grass-fed beef, lamb, bananas, avocado, spinach & dark green leafy vegetables
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💕Tryptophan is an amino acid that the body needs to produce serotonin.

Foods: turkey, nuts, seeds, beans & eggs
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💕Antioxidants (vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, selenium, zinc.). Super important to protect our brains from free radicals and inflammation which would otherwise interfere with neurotransmitter production and ultimately mood

Foods: blueberries, acai, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, dark green leafy vegetables
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💕Omega-3s are essential for adequate brain development & function. They reduce inflammation which would otherwise interfere with neurotransmitter production and ultimately mood

Foods: Salmon, sardines, white bait, mackerel, herring, halibut, linseeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, walnuts, avocado, flaxseed/olive/sesame oil, coconut oil/milk/yoghurt, egg yolks. BUTTER (not margarine)

Parents come in all different shapes and sizes. Ev

Parents come in all different shapes and sizes. Every woman deserves the opportunity to be a mum and every man a dad. However each and everyone one of intend on becoming parents is as valid as “conceiving naturally”
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For soooooo many us it is just not as simple as having sex at the right time and “falling” pregnant (sounds like an accident, right? “Oh oops, I just fell over and bam, pregnant!”)
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For many intending parents it takes such hard work, planning, thinking, organising. And trying. Oh the trying is so trying. Trying, and trying and trying a bit more
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And with every new technique tried comes another dose of hope
And with every failed attempt comes another bout of grief
And the cycle starts. Hope, grief, hope, grief, hope, grief
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One of the other things I think is really important is to let go of the “shoulds”. We need to surrender to the processes and free ourselves from “how it should be”, “what we should do”, how we should feel”
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I used to always think to myself that I could help get everyone else pregnant so I “should be able to do it for myself”. I should be able to conceive naturally too
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And that’s when I realised what naturally actually meant for me. My natural, my normal was to use donor eggs to conceive and create my family. I didn’t know any other way. Nothing else had worked. This did. This was my normal
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I think ‘shoulds’ should be removed from the fertility vernacular. Let’s get rid of all the ‘shoulds’: it’s wrapped up with so much comparison, expectation and negativity. And guilt. There shouldn’t be a should! Just what is. What we know to be true and real
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I know I’ve accidentally missed some intending parents too: parents to fur babies, step-parents, god-parents, grand-parents, all as important and as parent-like as any other. Any others I’ve missed?

They were more than just embryos. They are your em

They were more than just embryos. They are your embabies
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And wrapped up in them were your dreams of being a mum, plans for your future as a family, imaginings of hair colour, eye colour, what they would love doing and who they would be soul deep as little humans
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For those two weeks, they resided in you. You nurtured and nourished them. You gave them your essence. They have left their mark on your soul and their DNA in your blood. They are and always will be part of you and it is ok to grieve the loss, that they didn’t join you earthside.
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Many of you know I have two children earthside, conceived using two different donor egg angels. I am forever grateful
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I am also the mum of 8 embabies that didn’t “stick”: 3 using my own eggs and 5 from our donor angels. I am also the mum of 7 embabies that are “stuck” in Malaysia. I can’t get to them. They are there, I am here. Some days that loss of choice is overwhelming
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It’s really important to grieve the loss you feel with each failed cycle. Part of the incredible difficulty with #ivf / #deivf is the knowledge and to some degree the reassurance that an embryo is actually in your womb and you are #pupo (pregnant until proven otherwise). There is hope!
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And it starts. Hope, loss, hope, loss, hope, of the #tww (two week wait) so close and then not. The sadness, the pain, the soul deep grief of loss mixed with the uncertainty and overwhelm of “will this ever happen for me”.
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Allow yourself to feel it. Please feel it. Be gentle with yourself. Healing takes time and space. I will never “get over it”, the loss I mean. I will never forget the embabies that came and went.
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They are and always will be your heavenly embabies
#pregnancyandinfantlossawareness

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