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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,
Welcome to Sally Varley’s Fertility & Wellness Blog, your trusted space for holistic, science-informed support on your journey to conception and beyond.
Here, Sally shares her specialist acupuncture insights, nutritional guidance, lifestyle need-to-knows and real client stories to help you understand your body, balance your hormones and create optimal conditions for fertility. Whether you’re just starting your TTC (try-to-conceive) journey, managing PCOS, considering IVF or preparing for pregnancy over 40, you’ll find practical strategies, caring guidance and a supportive community. Dive in and discover your best-possible path to wellbeing and fertility.

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,

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m sure that most of you are exactly like me – wanting to eat healthily but pushed for time and often too tired after the

One of my most over-used phrases is “Problem periods are very common but they’re not ‘normal’” I say it because when we have healthy, balanced

If you’re into personal development, business coaching or sports performance, you’ll know that many of life’s successes come down to having the right mindset. This

The liver plays a really important role in balancing hormone levels in the body and parsley can help remove harmful toxins and things that disrupt

When you’re TTC, staying hydrated is REALLY important.⠀ Dehydration is one of the biggest causes of unhealthy periods and non-fertile cervical mucus- which is pretty

Something I regularly emphasise to my clients is the importance of nourishing your digestive energy. In Chinese Medicine, the morning is when this digestive ‘fire’

Spoiler alert – I’m about to say the heavily overused T word… TOXINS. Don’t roll your eyes! Those suckers can seriously disrupt your hormones making

Hands up if you’ve ever suffered from low energy, fatigue and easy bruising? These can all be signs of what we call Blood Deficiency in Chinese Medicine.
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