Category Archives for Preconception Care

Hypothyroidism and Infertility: Getting Pregnant with Hypothyroidism

Article overview What’s a Thyroid Gland and How’s It Connected to Your Fertility? What Body Functions Are Affected by Your Thyroid Gland?How Does Your Thyroid Regulate Your Metabolism?Thyroid HormonesThyroid Function and InfertilityHypothyroidism & Getting Pregnant: The Thyroid and the Ovaries Are RelatedThyroid Function Is Linked to PCOS and EndometriosisPoor Thyroid Function Can Result InSymptoms of […]

Stress and Infertility – The Number One Fertility Killer

Stress and Infertility are Related Have you ever stopped and wondered if there is a link between stress and infertility? In this article you’ll see the link as well as learn a method to address stress in minutes. The ancients left us a lot of timeless wisdom when it comes to health and well-being. Unfortunately […]

Occupational Causes of Infertility – The Deadly 13

When we speak of causes of infertility we rarely think about our jobs. Being a stunt man or a cliff diver or an extreme sport professional can be dangerous for life. People in those occupations are aware of the dangers and do it for love. However there are many other occupations we may do for […]

How To Prepare Your Body For Pregnancy

Many couples see pregnancy as a good reason to get healthy. However for most the process only begins when the doctor has confirmed the pregnancy. This article looks at how to prepare your body for pregnancy and why getting healthy only once you are pregnant is not such a good idea. Is this you? ‘I’ll […]

Common Causes of Infertility – 15 Step Natural Treatment

Endocrine Disruptors A lot of environmental pollutants act as endocrine disruptors (EDs). They are outside agents which interfere with the synthesis, secretion, transport, binding, activation or elimination of natural hormones in the body, responsible for reproduction, and are common causes of infertility. These substances qualify as EDs: pesticides, heavy metals, plasticizers, organic solvents, drugs, gamma […]

Tap Water Safety and Your Fertility

Article Overview Our Waterways Are Constantly Being Polluted By…Industrial Waste and By-ProductsPharmaceutical Drugs for Humans and AnimalsPesticides and HerbicidesCommercial Cleaning ProductsIt’s Time to Wisen UpWhat Should You Do? Drinking bottled water or filtering tap water has been regarded by many as something only paranoid health freaks or rich and famous do out of fashion whims. […]

Boosting Fertility 7 Ways Through Improved Sex

Getting scientific about sex in the name of procreation can take out all the fun out of making babies. Nature intended it to be fun and pleasurable. Orgasms are amazing immune boosters and stress busters. They do wonders for the pelvic region, infusing the area with fresh oxygen and nutrients.

Coping With Emotional Effects of Infertility

Fears and negative emotions can pose a mental or physical block to pregnancy and as such you need to become aware of them.

The Art of Timing Conception

When it comes to identifying your most fertile times many women are more than happy to swap their body’s wisdom for a gadget or a test kit. These gadgets and kits are not only expensive, but they also make you feel like you’d never be able to work this out yourself. Mother Nature thinks of everything and she even came up with a clever way of letting you know when you are most likely to get pregnant.

Natural Ways to Increase Fertility: Essential Fatty Acids

Imagine building a house without some of the essential materials. Well it simply wouldnt work, it would be leaky, drafty, insufficiently insulated, and would probably collapse during the first storm.

Our cells are no different to a house. They all have a blueprint (DNA) and are meant to be constructed according to the plan. However when the body makes a request for a particular nutrient to complete the cell construction, it gets a message that the reserves are empty or being held only for the key organs, needed to keep you alive.

Don’t Greenwash Your Fertility With Endocrine Disruptors

A lot of products we buy today claim to be environmentally friendly and natural. This is especially common in cosmetics, personal hygiene products and household cleaning products. They are the products which have been shown to be the main culprit in toxic chemical overexposure robbing you of your fertility.

The Missing Link: Sleep and Fertility

Getting pregnant and growing a new human being requires a huge amount of spare nutrients and spare energy. In body’s accounting terms, pregnancy is a luxury, a splurge of energy and nutrients. Do you give your body enough rest and feed it enough nutrients? Sleep plays a major role in energy conservation, healing, metabolism, mental wellbeing, good memory, learning and you guessed it – fertility!

Causes of Infertility – Common Drugs & Conditions

Unless your doctor informed you about it, the likelihood of you knowing which common drugs could be, unbeknown to you, causes of infertility, is very small. Here is a comprehensive list of drugs and conditions you should be aware of; Drug What’s it used for? How if affects fertility Anabolic steroids To build muscle Interferes […]

Preparing Your Body To Get Pregnant

If you plan your pregnancy ahead you’ll save yourself a lot of headaches and heartaches in the long run. And remember it takes two to tango, so make sure your partner is planning with you!

What Can Cause Infertility – Bad Habits You Should Quit

Did you know that Trans fats hidden in foods such as; doughnuts, chocolate, chips, pies, take aways and thousands of other foods can increase risk of fertility problems by 70%? Scientists from Harvard University School of Public Health recommend to woman wanting to get pregnant to AVOID all Trans fats.