The Fertile Ground Story
We, Venisse and Gladys, have met aspiring mothers who have spent a great deal of time and resources trying different things to conceive based on information they may have learned from other women or research from various websites. The methods they have tried have caused them confusion and frustration.
Inspired to help women avoid this and with our belief that functional medicine can help aspiring mothers conceive, we started Fertile Ground. We believe that every woman who aspires to become pregnant must have access to credible information, efficient and effective means to conceive, and a safe space where you can feel vulnerable and open yet empowered.
Our ultimate desire is to create a fertile ground for women, giving you the highest chance to get pregnant through an evidence-based fertility roadmap, wide array of proper fertility approaches, and active community support.
Fertile Ground, by women, for women.
Meet the Founding Doctors
Fertile Ground in-house doctor, Venisse Valdez,
is an IFM Certified Functional Medicine physician and medical acupuncturist who understands that health is a dynamic practice.
She was a global social impact fellow at the MovingWorlds Institute. And her passion? Promoting women’s health as a pathway to improving the well-being of communities and advocating for mindfulness-based practices to foster healing.
She has worked closely with numerous aspiring moms, helping them see their fertility journeys from a Functional Medicine perspective and providing them with tailor-fit roadmaps that serve as supportive anchors to achieve their goals.
She cherishes all of her patients' milestones as well as their news of successful pregnancies and hopes to be able to witness more women become exceptional and healthy mothers.
Fertile Ground in-house doctor, Gladys Kaye
Reyes-Ramos, is a physician and medical acupuncturist who takes a major part in guiding aspiring moms to ace their fertility journeys through a more holistic approach.
She completed her master’s degree in health education and health communication at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, and is passionate about strengthening preventive care through sustainable nutrition and behavior change.
She has always helped women push their holistic lifestyle changes to increase their chances of conceiving. She has guided and supported many successful aspiring mothers conceive by believing in functional medicine and making the lifestyle changes they need to become healthier.
