In my experience of working with heterosexual couples who are TTC, it’s nearly always the woman who’s putting in all the dietary and lifestyle legwork, taking supplements, cutting out alcohol and researching how to get herself as fertile as possible. Which isn’t very fair when you think it literally takes both of you to create a …
Are you drinking enough lovely, filtered water every day? In my experience, most of us are not and we’re dehydrated which makes us: tired wrinkly constipated lacking energy holding onto excess weight brain fogged more likely to turn to stimulants less likely to exercise less fertile We need to drink a whole one of these …
If this is something you’re thinking about and you’re 40+, I firstly want to say: Don’t assume that you’re too old because biological and chronological are not the same! There are lots of women who are over 35 (the fertile cliff edge as it’s described by scientists and medics) who conceive naturally or with help …
Are you longing to be a mum or struggling to have a sibling for the child(ren) you’ve already got? Do you feel like you’re not making any progress and starting to lose a bit of faith? Well, I’m here to let you know about a few simple but essential steps that you must take if …
If you’ve been TTC for some time, one of the first areas to address is your weight because, unfortunately having a too-high BMI goes hand in hand with fertility-related problems. The good news is that overweight women who do lose weight, bring their chances of conceiving both naturally and using fertility treatment back in line …
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I was chatting to a woman recently who’s been TTC for 2.5 years. She and her partner are both in their late 30s and she told me that he won’t do anything to improve his health. His view is that “if it’s going to happen, it’ll just happen”… In my experience, this is unfortunately a …
Slow down and relax when you eat. Give gratitude for your food and really let yourself enjoy each meal. I know it’s so simple, but I can’t emphasize it enough. When your digestive system is relaxed you actually get more nutrition out of the food that you’re eating. But when you’re stressed, your body is in …
When Anna found herself single again in her late thirties and longing to have a child, she took the brave decision to go it alone using a sperm donor. After a couple of failed IUI attempts, she was finally successful with IVF and is now a proud Mum to daughter, Eadie. Hear her story here …
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Is Spring giving you a headache? Here’s why. Have you been feeling irritable, frustrated, lethargic and tired lately? Or maybe you’re suffering from muscles aches and pains, headaches, migraines and high blood pressure? Fear not, because in the world of Chinese Medicine this is all par for the course in springtime! The Chinese say that …
How can you help me boost my fertility when it’s all done online? Don’t you need to stick needles in me or something? Here’s the thing – so much of what we work on is actually nothing to do with how many healthy eggs you have, whether you’re religiously charting your BBT or if you’ve …
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