23/01/2020
Tired of all the hormones, medicine and invasive procedures? Thankfully, you can boost your baby-making odds via natural, holistic fertility treatments. In this article, find out everything there is to know about natural fertility treatments – from its definition to what’s available, we cover it all.
What types of natural fertility treatments are available?
Traditional Chinese Medicine
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one of the world's oldest forms of medicine, invisible energy pathways (also known as meridians) run along our bodies. Vital life energy, or 'Qi', is thought to flow along these channels, and anything that disrupts the smooth flow of Qi is said to cause illness.
From a TCM perspective, both male infertility and female infertility are caused by an imbalance of Qi in the body, especially in the three organs primarily responsible for reproduction – the kidney, liver, and spleen. To help rebalance the Qi in the body and, therefore increase your fertility, TCM employs two primary methods. 1) Enhancing fertility with Chinese herbs and 2) Improves fertility with acupuncture.
Relaxation techniques
By now, you’ve probably been told that if you can relax, you will get pregnant. While this is certainly not true for everyone, more and more evidence show that higher levels of stress are associated with lower odds of conception for women. Some techniques to try are: hypnosis, meditation, and yoga.
Diet changes
As it turns out, what you eat can affect your fertility. According to a review of past studies that examined the impact of diet on fertility, researchers from Harvard Medical School found that incorporating certain foods in your diet is something you can do to improve your ovulatory function.
But – which, exactly? Well, here are the various vitamins, minerals, and foods linked to positive effects on fertility: Folic acid, Vitamin B12, Omega-3 fatty acids
