Natural Remedies to Overcome Infertility
By
Dr. Lisa Avila
Infertility strikes millions of women each year. Luckily, we live in a modern scientific world where medicine abounds with options to help with this, sometimes devastating, issue. What do you do when you live a chemical free lifestyle and want to stay away from chemicals and medications? What do you do when you want a holistic approach that will offer hope, healing, and most of all help with conceiving? There are several natural remedies available for families seeking infertility help.
Acupuncture and Acupressure
Both acupuncture and acupressure help with infertility. If you choose this method, either you would have needles placed at strategic parts of your body or you would have pressure applied to parts of the body in an effort to stimulate nerves and body functions. These methods are efficient when combined with IVF treatments. Patients report a positive reaction, less stress and tension, and a smoother transition with IVF treatment side effects. German studies have shown that acupuncture techniques can increase positive outcomes with IVF treatment by over 40%.
Acupressure and massage techniques also hold positive outlooks for your infertility issues. The key reported benefit is relaxation. Though you may not think this would be important, it is vital to the overall outcome of infertility treatments. Since this time in your life is stressful and filled with tension, many holistic physicians feel that the reduction of this tension opens the doors to a positive outlook and response from the body to other treatment measures.
Herbal Medicine and Supplements
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of herbal supplements and remedies for infertility. Each has their own benefits, methods of extraction, and result outcomes. Choosing herbal medicine, through a Herbal Practitioner, as an alternative in infertility treatment plans is common, but research and caution are necessary. If you choose this route, make sure that your herbs come from local and organic sources.
Sources from overseas locations may contain elements of arsenic and lead, both of which are harmful and sometimes deadly to the mother. The key outcome of herbal medicine alternatives was the ability to increase a woman's normal menstrual cycle and allow for an increased amount of time for the egg to fertilize.
Yoga and Meditation
Will yoga and meditation increase your chances of conceiving? In all likelihood, yes, if you know what to expect. Yoga and meditation are similar to previously discussed methods in that they offer a stress reduction, which allows the body to focus on health, healing, and preparations for pregnancy. Yoga can also strengthen muscles, create lean muscle mass, and help work areas of the body that are essential during IVF and other treatment options.
Preventative Toxin Removal
Preventative measures, through an Holistic Healer, are key starting points in an alternative or natural treatment plan option for infertility treatment. These measures help when put in place as a reaction to the root of the issue causing the infertility. Since many patients may not know what is causing the problem, why there is a problem, or have any medical history that would indicate an issue a preventative strategy helps narrow down some causes.
Removing toxins is the first step in this cycle. By removing toxins which include chemical based cleaning items, certain foods, and endocrine disrupters the chances of fertility can increase greatly.
Fertility Dieting
Diet and nutrition are key components to a healthy lifestyle. This extends deeply into infertility treatments and natural courses of action. Holistic physicians share a common belief that certain foods will decrease fertility and others will naturally increase fertility. Organic meats, grains, nutritional fats, naturally occurring oils such as coconut, and increased flax seed consumption are all part of a healthy fertility diet. There are even some studies, which suggest Paleo diets offer greatly increased chances of fertility for women over the age of 30.
Remember, there are several key concepts when dealing with natural remedies for infertility. Relaxation and rest go a long way to achieving a positive outcome. Proper nutrition and supplements also increase chances of fertility. Combining these methods into a solid natural lifestyle change is one of the optimal methods in reversing infertility. Also, remember to slow down. Take a break and allow 120 days between attempts. It may seem like a long time, but this allows your body to respond to the natural methods you use and allows it to rest and heal for the next cycle.
Infertility strikes millions of women each year. Luckily, we live in a modern scientific world where medicine abounds with options to help with this, sometimes devastating, issue. What do you do when you live a chemical free lifestyle and want to stay away from chemicals and medications? What do you do when you want a holistic approach that will offer hope, healing, and most of all help with conceiving? There are several natural remedies available for families seeking infertility help.
Acupuncture and Acupressure
Both acupuncture and acupressure help with infertility. If you choose this method, either you would have needles placed at strategic parts of your body or you would have pressure applied to parts of the body in an effort to stimulate nerves and body functions. These methods are efficient when combined with IVF treatments. Patients report a positive reaction, less stress and tension, and a smoother transition with IVF treatment side effects. German studies have shown that acupuncture techniques can increase positive outcomes with IVF treatment by over 40%.
Acupressure and massage techniques also hold positive outlooks for your infertility issues. The key reported benefit is relaxation. Though you may not think this would be important, it is vital to the overall outcome of infertility treatments. Since this time in your life is stressful and filled with tension, many holistic physicians feel that the reduction of this tension opens the doors to a positive outlook and response from the body to other treatment measures.
Herbal Medicine and Supplements
There are hundreds, if not thousands, of herbal supplements and remedies for infertility. Each has their own benefits, methods of extraction, and result outcomes. Choosing herbal medicine, through a Herbal Practitioner, as an alternative in infertility treatment plans is common, but research and caution are necessary. If you choose this route, make sure that your herbs come from local and organic sources.
Sources from overseas locations may contain elements of arsenic and lead, both of which are harmful and sometimes deadly to the mother. The key outcome of herbal medicine alternatives was the ability to increase a woman's normal menstrual cycle and allow for an increased amount of time for the egg to fertilize.
Yoga and Meditation
Will yoga and meditation increase your chances of conceiving? In all likelihood, yes, if you know what to expect. Yoga and meditation are similar to previously discussed methods in that they offer a stress reduction, which allows the body to focus on health, healing, and preparations for pregnancy. Yoga can also strengthen muscles, create lean muscle mass, and help work areas of the body that are essential during IVF and other treatment options.
Preventative Toxin Removal
Preventative measures, through an Holistic Healer, are key starting points in an alternative or natural treatment plan option for infertility treatment. These measures help when put in place as a reaction to the root of the issue causing the infertility. Since many patients may not know what is causing the problem, why there is a problem, or have any medical history that would indicate an issue a preventative strategy helps narrow down some causes.
Removing toxins is the first step in this cycle. By removing toxins which include chemical based cleaning items, certain foods, and endocrine disrupters the chances of fertility can increase greatly.
Fertility Dieting
Diet and nutrition are key components to a healthy lifestyle. This extends deeply into infertility treatments and natural courses of action. Holistic physicians share a common belief that certain foods will decrease fertility and others will naturally increase fertility. Organic meats, grains, nutritional fats, naturally occurring oils such as coconut, and increased flax seed consumption are all part of a healthy fertility diet. There are even some studies, which suggest Paleo diets offer greatly increased chances of fertility for women over the age of 30.
Remember, there are several key concepts when dealing with natural remedies for infertility. Relaxation and rest go a long way to achieving a positive outcome. Proper nutrition and supplements also increase chances of fertility. Combining these methods into a solid natural lifestyle change is one of the optimal methods in reversing infertility. Also, remember to slow down. Take a break and allow 120 days between attempts. It may seem like a long time, but this allows your body to respond to the natural methods you use and allows it to rest and heal for the next cycle.
