By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on June 1st, 2009
Certain vitamins and nutrients directly decrease or increase your fertility levels, affecting sperm motility and count, egg development, and hormone production. Here’s a summary of the most important ones.
“The risk of infertility in women and men is increased by inadequate levels of intake of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, selenium, vitamin D, and zinc,” writes Judith [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on May 22nd, 2009
What helps one couple get pregnant may not work for another…and these tips for fertility yoga may improve infertility in ways previously unexplored! Yoga can be a natural, organic way to increase male and female fertility levels.
Before the yoga tips, here’s a quip from a yoga teacher:
“Before you’ve practiced, the theory is useless,” says David Williams. “After you’ve [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on May 11th, 2009
If you’re around age 40 and still trying to get pregnant – take hope in the fact that women who have babies in their 40s have longer lives! The benefits of late motherhood are physical, social, and emotional.
First, a quip about hope from writer Elizabeth Gilbert:
“The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on March 15th, 2009
Hypnosis can not only help you get pregnant, research also shows it doubles the success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures. Here’s what one certified clinical hypnotherapist says about how hypnosis affects infertility, stress, and your chances of getting pregnant.
First, here’s how hypnosis works:
“Some people believe hypnosis causes the brain to release natural substances [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on January 2nd, 2009
These five tips for boosting your fertility may help you get pregnant – and here’s why you should keep trying to have a baby, even in these uncertain economic times!
Fertility experts at Pulling Down the Moon say, “History shows that during a recession, birth rates drop as couples delay childbearing. In current times where most [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on December 22nd, 2008
Here’s how vitamin B12 affects fertility rates, plus ways to increase B12 in your diet so you can get pregnant naturally. Both male and female fertility can be seriously affected by something as simple as a vitamin B12 deficiency.
“Vitamin B12 deficiency is associated with infertility,” says hematologist Michael Bennett, M.D. in Could it be B12? “Pregnancy may [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on December 14th, 2008
If you’re not getting enough protein, you are affecting your chances of getting pregnant. Here’s how protein increases female fertility…
“Inadequate protein intake can decrease the frequency of menstrual periods and may also contribute to early miscarriage,” writes Dr Christopher Williams in The Fastest Way to Get Pregnant Naturally.
For more info on getting pregnant naturally – [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen, on December 2nd, 2008
Setting a goal to conceive a baby works best if you’re organized and thoughtful. These six goal setting tips for getting pregnant can help infertile couples clarify why they want to have a baby, and set specific ways to achieve their goal of pregnancy.
Before the tips, a quip:
“The great thing in this world is not so much where we [...]
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