Fertility Factors

As well as being a naturopath, I am also a father and a grandfather. As such I enjoy stirring the younger members of my family and actually have ample opportunity to do so since a significant part of my practice is treating infertility. I have achieved a great deal of success helping women with fertility problems fall pregnant and when they get the good news they can't wait to thank me for "getting them pregnant."

Being rather chuffed with myself in these circumstances I am wont to gloat to my children and grandchildren that "I got another one pregnant." I just don't understand the responses - you know, the rolled eyes and groans. How about "congratulations, we knew you could do it, you old bugger!" Well, okay, forget the old bugger part, but you get my drift.

If you know anyone who has strongly desired to have a child and has been unable to do so, you will understand the pain they go through and the euphoria a pregnancy can cause. If you personally are coping with this problem, you will certainly understand the depths of despair infertility can cause.

The answer to most forms of infertility lies in the modern western lifestyle. Most people are very deficient in essential nutrients and have been for prolonged periods of time. Furthermore, people are living much more stressful lifestyles than ever before in history except for periods of famine, war and the oppression of dictatorships. That we can be living in modern democracies and yet in circumstances of chronic stress is often ignored. Therefore, the starting place to curing infertility provided the body has the equipment (ovaries, uterus etc) is to overhaul your diet, take appropriate supplements and dramatically reduce stress. This means that you may need to totally change your lifestyle including jobs in order to make your life more manageable.

You should not eat any processed, sugary or fatty foods. Eat plenty of vegetables and do not overcook them. Cooking on a high heat kills enzymes. Add fruits, some lean meat or complete protein equivalent and a small amount of whole grains. Absolutely do not drink soft drinks including diet sodas. There are no ifs ands or buts about this. If you want to get pregnant and have a healthy baby you must do this. As well as this, your natural therapist or herbalist can help your body recover by providing you with herbal mixtures that provide the nutrition and healing specifically to the ovaries, uterus and hormones to make it easier to fall pregnant.

This approach to falling pregnant is sensible, safe and gets good results. Be willing to be patient and persist in a healthy lifestyle, after all it took you a while to get to where you are now.