Fertile Hands

11/11/2025

What do Lungs & Mitochondria have in common?
The majority of us know we breathe in oxygen with our lungs and that we die pretty quickly without it.

If we took high school biology, we might remember learning about mitochondria and the phrase “ the powerhouse of the cell”, something about Krebs cycle and ATP production. I understood it as mitochondria being like batteries in each cell, creating energy.

What wasn’t clear to me was
🍃the mitochondria are like the lungs of the cells. If there’s no oxygen, mitochondria can’t produce energy and the cell dies/ or gets a disease.
🍃every cell has thousands of mitochondria, the exact number depends on the organ type. I always thought it was one per cell. 😂
🍃if enough mitochondria in a particular organ die or become damaged, the organ can die or function improperly and result in disease.
🍃cells need magnesium to take in oxygen and mitochondria needs both copper and magnesium to use oxygen and create energy.
🍃heavy metals and aluminum damage/ kill mitochondria, so do certain medications, parasites, chemicals/ pesticides.
🍃damaged mitochondria that can’t use oxygen begin to ferment and that can lead to cancer.
🍃there are a number of diseases that are “mitochondrial diseases” and it’s on the rise in children. This is why it’s important to detox, especially before getting pregnant.

Because we live in a toxic world, giving yourself 6 months to a year to detox before conceiving is ideal, but 3 months is the bare minimum. Everything you are exposed to and nutrients you take, affects the egg or s***m quality 3 months later.

Want to learn to detox? I know a lot of different detoxes. It’s part of what I teach in the initial fertility consultation. I’m also open to giving a class a group of 15 to 20 students. Anyone interested?

11/06/2025

Highlights of the study

🍃Mixture of heavy metals are associated with higher likelihood of PCOS.

🍃Combined exposure to eighteen trace elements negatively related with the PCOS risk.

🍃Co, Mn level was the major contributor to the relationship.

🍃LH/FSH ratio mediated the association between PCOS risk and Co, Mn levels.

🍃Testosterone level mediated the association between PCOS risk and Ba, Sn levels.

We offer services to help you detox metals
🍃far infrared sauna - I recommend the the Dr Root Niacin & Sauna Detox
🍃ion cleanse
🍃I’ve learned to use a variety of inexpensive natural mineral supplements to aid in detoxification of toxic metals. I can guide you through.

🔆DM for more info

11/06/2025

I just learned aluminum toxicity can cause anemia.

Mechanisms of aluminum-induced anemia
Disrupting iron metabolism: Aluminum can interfere with iron at multiple points, including absorption from the intestine, transport in the blood, and binding to transferrin, the protein that carries iron. This can lead to a functional iron deficiency, where there isn’t enough available iron for red blood cell production.
Inhibiting heme synthesis: Aluminum can inhibit enzymes necessary for the creation of heme, which is a key component of hemoglobin. It can also affect the activity of heme oxygenase, an enzyme that breaks down heme, potentially leading to a decrease in the overall amount of heme available.
Impairing red blood cell production: Aluminum can directly affect the bone marrow, inhibiting the development of red blood cell precursors.
Causing oxidative stress: Aluminum can lead to the production of reactive oxygen species, which causes oxidative damage to cells and can contribute to anemia.
Bypassing the erythropoietin (EPO) response: In patients with kidney disease, aluminum can blunt the effects of erythropoietin, a hormone that stimulates red blood cell production.
Other effects: Aluminum toxicity can damage DNA, interfere with protein synthesis, and disrupt cell membranes, all of which can contribute to the development of anemia. Other: neurological issues like memory loss and confusion, bone problems such as osteoporosis and bone pain.

Has your doctor ever mentioned this as a potential cause?

11/04/2025

Here’s my favorite detox. I hope you try it. Just stay home and near a toilet 4 to 8 hours You can do it once a week max. As your body gets accustomed to it, you may need to increase the amount of Epsom salt in the drink by a teaspoon with each increase.
⚠️Never detox if you’re pregnant or nursing.

Will you be trying this?

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

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11/04/2025

It’s getting dark earlier. I get to use my “underwater” lights.

11/01/2025

Our gift to clients during the holidays. NanoVi on its own is typically $50/ session.
I love the combined benefits of NanoVi & Bemer.

NanoVi has multiple health benefits, it helps cells function better and creates more energy through protein folding plus prevents DNA replication errors and it stops oxidative damage due to emotional or physical stress. The benefits are endless. Gary of the human garage says it hydrates fascia. Anyone can use it. There are no age limits.

BEMER increases microcirculation 30% for upto 18 hours. That includes lymphatic capillaries whose job is waste removal at the cell, so it’s a detox too.

10/29/2025

To have a have a long happy career, you need to
🍃care about people and enjoy helping them
🍃stay curious and continue learning
🍃be dependable and responsible
🍃good body mechanics to avoid injuries
🍃be clean. Don’t come to work stinky.

This is the type of job that can make good money, if you work for yourself or for someone who pays a decent salary.

Are you considering becoming a massage therapist? I can mentor you, if you live within 20 miles of Monrovia. I can suggest schools and continuing education, etc. During schooling or after graduation, I can help with your continuing education and train you in my techniques. I’m looking to hire and pay $75/ hour.

10/29/2025

If this is something you’re interested in, I’m willing to mentor & hire anyone who is in this profession because they genuinely care about helping people. You also need to be dependable. If you cancel often, you also lose clients. I pay employees $75/ hour or more. My center isn’t one bit boring. We offer a variety of services and I appreciate creativity in healing. I am going to be picky about ability to retain clients, because when you’re better than others, clients always come back.

There will be a professional training at my wellness center in January for Arvigo Therapy/ womb massage. The class will be taught by . I recommend you take it.

10/29/2025

Class dates & times
TIMES: TBA on Zoom

In person dates in Monrovia, California

Saturday 01/10/2026 9:30 am – 5:00pm EST

Daily Sunday to Tuesday 9:30 am – 5:00pm EST

Ends Wednesday 01/14/2026 5:30 pm EST

This training is limited to 8 students assuring a small group training assuring personal and intimate apprentice like environment that Lisa loves to provide.

This is a complete training over 36 hours, learning both supine abdominal, uterine, bladder positioning and prone sacral work maya massage protocols as taught by Rosita Arvigo to do this work on others and enhance your practice with this specialty that so many are seeking your help with.

At the end of this training you will be competent to perform a complete Maya Abdominal Massage treatment.

You will receive certificate of completion

You will receive a lifetime directory listing promoting your practice

NTCMB 36.5 CE approved

Access to private online facebook practitioner group and private Red Tent Healing Womb School forums for ongoing support from our Wise Woman community of Maya Abdominal Massage/Therapy practitioners

Where
419 S Myrtle Av, Suite 210, Monrovia CA

https://fertilehands.com/

10/28/2025

A wider ribcage is common after pregnancy, but men also get it. It contributes to back or neck pain and diastasis recti. I close it after massaging the ribs, chest and armpit area.