I am surprised to hear this but a new British study , published in the October 2008 edition of the journal Fertility & Sterility finds that many women are unaware of the potential consequences of delaying motherhood until later in life. I knew of the risks and once remarried I thought that I might be one of the [...]
We must make our own meaning – actively build our spiritual capacity. Lance Armstrong is a great example of this. Most of us know his story; a great cyclist, struck down with cancer, and given a 3% chance of survival. Three years after his diagnosis, he won the Tour de France, arguably one of the [...]
I am reading a very interesting book The Power of Full Engagement by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. In the chapter called “Emotional Energy: Transforming Threat into Challenge” they write about the power of positive and negative emotions.
A researcher David Snowdon made a discovery while studying a collection of nuns; all the nuns had to [...]
Vitamin D could boost the fertility of women suffering from ovulation problems, a new study has found.
The vitamin – found in oily fish and eggs – helped to restore regular periods, thereby improving the chances of conception.
The women in the study suffered ovulation problems or were diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), where cysts form on [...]
If you know someone who’s been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), you know it can be devastating. While we don’t know what causes the condition, we do know how it presents itself: it’s typically characterized by elevated androgen levels such as testosterone.
That has a direct effect on egg production, because it causes the eggs [...]
I recently read a great article entitled The Infertility Cure by Dr. Randine Lewis. He made a few suggestions and one of them was to eat alkaline rather than acid foods. Until I took a course in Holistic Nutrition I had no idea what alkaline and acid foods were and how they affected our bodies and [...]
Some food for thought, so to speak. In a recent article, research on the effects of GM food on the reproductive health of mice was presented.
Genetically modified corn has been linked to a threat to fertility in an official study that could deliver a hammer blow to controversial ‘Frankenstein Food’.
A long-term feeding trial commissioned by the [...]
After trying artificial insemination, and considering and rejecting in-vitro fertilization, Val Archibald jumped off the infertility treadmill. She downshifted into a journey to figure out why she couldn’t conceive. While it means Archibald likely won’t get pregnant because of her age, the 41-year-old and her husband decided the end didn’t justify the means.
“I remember walking [...]
The tendency to delay childbearing in order to pursue an education and career has meant that more women in their late 30s and early 40s are attempting conception for the first time. In my case, it was not that I had put off starting a family due to my career. It was just not something [...]
A very good friend of mine sent me a book Hot Flashes, Warm Bottles by Nancy London when I was undergoing fertility procedures (I was in my early 40s). I read a chapter which talked about going through menopause having young children underfoot. When a women has her children at a younger age, the children have usually left [...]
