Pulling Down the Moon

11/25/2025

Pssst...Want To Be Part Of Our Fertility Nutrition Study?

FREE early access to our Nutrition For Life program begins December 1st 🥗 🍳 🥑

Research shows that incorporating fertility-friendly choices into your daily meals can significantly improve your ability to conceive. But, where to start? Pulling Down the Moon’s “Nutrition For Life” program has you covered in our Fully Fertile App!

We’re conducting a study of our program & searching for women who:
1. Are tired of guessing which foods, supplements, or dietary strategies offer nutritionally balanced and fertility-friendly results
2. Want “real meal” guidance in an easy-to-use digital format
3. Appreciate accountability and community on the TTC journey that they can access from anywhere
4. Don’t want to wait until the New Year to prep for their happily-ever-after!

Conducted in partnership with a Rush University Nurse Practitioner candidate, the goal of this study is to assess the benefits of our proprietary virtual nutrition course on your dietary behaviors. We’ll also evaluate the positive impact that targeted changes can have on your fertility outlook & overall wellbeing.

Learn how to you calibrate your plate for optimum fertility! Our study begins December 1st.

Register now - only a few spots left at: https://www.pullingdownthemoon.com/new--fully-fertile-nutrition-study

11/22/2025

Enjoy a fertility-friendly holiday recipe this season from your friends at Fully Fertile! 🥧

Instead of the traditional white flour crust, this pumpkin pie has a delicious crust made from pecans, dates, and coconut oil. This drastically reduces the refined carbohydrate content. The filling is lightly sweetened with maple syrup, for a healthier spin on a holiday favorite. 😋

Crust
⅓ cup pitted dates
1½ cups pecans
2 tablespoons coconut oil

Filling
15 oz. can of pumpkin or about 1-3/4 cup cooked pumpkin
½ cup canned coconut milk or whole milk
½ cup maple syrup
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
⅛ teaspoon cloves
2 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Process dates, pecans, and coconut oil in a food processor until mixture is well-blended – about 30-60 seconds. Press mixture into a 9-inch pie pan and set aside. In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients, and whisk until well-mixed. Pour into pecan-date crust. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes, or pumpkin filling appears custard-like and the crust is lightly browned. Allow to cool before serving.

11/18/2025

Rainy days ☔️ like today lead us to reflect on the days of sunshine ☀️, good food, great friends, and spending time with supportive community that understands you.

Our team enjoyed the Sound of Music at near our Highland Park office in for this outing. Team members from acupuncture, massage, yoga, and the leadership team were able to join the fun along with family/friends! 🤩

As in life and during the fertility journey, it is essential to spend time in community, enjoy the moments, and reflect on your destination. We are here to support you each step of the way!

10/27/2025

⭐️ Try for FREE on 10/28! ⭐️

Celebrate the joys of safe, gentle movement. Each 60-minute prenatal drop-in class is designed to help you adapt to your changing body and revel in its most amazing feat. You’ve come a long way. Now it’s time to nurture yourself and baby.

Our prenatal yoga classes focus on specific yogic wisdom to help you manage stress, relieve aches and pains, prepare your body for delivery, and ease into the next exciting phase of your fertility journey.

Registration encouraged as space is limited. Bring your yoga mat. Blocks and straps are available to support/modify all poses.

Questions? Let us help at: 312-321-0004.

10/26/2025

Super-charge your fertility & see why we say “community is our sacred sauce!” 🧘‍♀️

Each 60-minute drop-in fertility yoga class is a journey into the healing powers of yoga. Discover how this ancient practice can help calm the mind, heal the body, and lighten the heart. Participants will learn a series of yoga postures designed to improve fertility by increasing blood flow into the pelvis, releasing stress and anxiety, and balancing life energy flow in the body.

In addition to this physical practice, we’ll explore teachings from yoga philosophy that help frame the fertility journey in a way that reveals our personal strengths, reinforces the joy of everyday life, and empowers us to create the family we are meant to have. Registration encouraged as space is limited. Bring your yoga mat. Blocks and straps are available to support/modify all poses.

Research shows our class can reduce fertility-related anxiety by 20% or more!

Questions? Let us help at: 312-321-0004.

10/09/2025

10/06/2025

Pulling Down the Moon acupuncturist Jen Fockler shares about acupuncture for pain including fertility!

10/05/2025

09/30/2025

Thank you to CCRM Fertility and Dr Amanda Adeleye for hosting a Yoga for Fertility Community class for patients at your new clinic! 🧘‍♀️

09/26/2025

It's important to acknowledge the impact that sleep has on fertility. When we get back into our regular routines this season, sleep is an important piece of this puzzle to support your journey!

A recent review in the International Journal of Molecular Science outlines recent key findings that clearly show that disruptions in our circadian rhythms caused by stress and other lifestyle factors severely scramble the intricate hormonal and metabolic networks that orchestrate our ability to conceive.

Here are some tips for restoring your body clock:
1. Light disrupts our body clock so it’s important to sleep in a dark room and avoid electronic devices before bed.

2. Eating too close to bedtime can cause a higher-than-usual spike in insulin levels. This can disrupt metabolic function in ways that lead to lighter, more disrupted sleep.

3. Create a sleep and meal schedule. Be consistent with your mealtimes and bedtime to support good sleep hygiene.

Acupuncture, yoga, nutrition, and massage are also useful for regulating circadian rhythms. These modalities work in a number of ways, from reducing circulating levels of cortisol to training our body to initiate the relaxation response. Join the Fully Fertile community to find support and resources on your fertility journey today!