Time Out! – Why Stress Can Hinder Your Fertility?

October 2nd, 2008 No Comments

Stress kills, but it also makes for reproductive havoc. These factors have been scientifically proven on both counts and felt by people everywhere. Stress can lead to headaches, stomach ulcers, and weaken our immune defenses. It can cause anxiety, depression, panic attacks and heart attacks - The list goes on… However, did you know just how much it can decrease your chances of conception? Stress does negatively impact male and female fertility. One of the most noticeable ways stress can wreck...


Can I take herbs to improve my changes through IVF?

September 25th, 2008 No Comments

The short answer to this question is NO! If you are doing IVF it is best not to take any herbal medicines because there is a potential for herb-drug interaction which may even decrease your chances of creating a baby through IVF. Your nutrients on the other hand are essential and should definitely be taken throughout the whole process. By nutrients I mean vitamins and minerals. The catch is that in order to get the best benefit out of taking your nutritionals is that they must be good quality...


How To Avoid The Adverse Health And Fertility Effects of Plastics

September 11th, 2008 No Comments

Plastics are proven to cause severe hormonal imbalances leading to fibroids, endometriosis and various types of cancer including (and not limited to) breast and prostate cancers; poor sperm parameters; female and male infertility, birth defects (including feminization of the male embryo), immune system suppression and developmental problems in children as well as early puberty onset in young females — yet many people don’t realize how very dangerous and toxic they really are. The best way to...


Common And Well Established Infertility Treatments Are Unlikely To Improve Fertility

September 5th, 2008 1 Comment

The following article from Medical News Today about a research paper published in the British Medical Journal brings up some interesting and controversial points about existing medical treatments for fertility problems and their questionable efficacy, I thought you may like to know about this. You can see my comments at the end. Common And Well Established Infertility Treatments Are Unlikely To Improve Fertility Long established medical interventions to help couples with infertility problems...


7 Steps to a Better Night’s Sleep For Improved

July 16th, 2008 No Comments

Sleep is one of the most important bodily functions. In fact is the only one that replaces some of the hormones we use during the day and enables us to process all the new information we come across daily. The problem is that most people either do not get enough sleep or the quality is poor. The impact of this resonates negatively not only on your health but in every aspect of one's life because it affects your concentration, focus and moods during the day and in the long term it can even negatively...