Posts in Pregnancy
How to Improve a Thin Endometrium Naturally

The endometrium is the lining of the uterus. It is one of the few organs in the human body that changes in size every month throughout a person’s fertile years. Each month, as part of the menstrual cycle, the body prepares the endometrium to host an embryo. Endometrial thickness increases and decreases during the process.

Two hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, prompt these cycles of endometrial growth and its shedding through menstruation if a pregnancy does not develop.

What factors can cause an endometrial lining to be too thin?



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Preventing Miscarriage with Acupuncture

The benefits of incorporating acupuncture into a holistic treatment plan for boosting fertility are well-known. Many Western physicians refer patients who are undergoing IVF (in vitro fertilization) to acupuncturists to help improve the chances for successful fertilization. What is less well-known in the West, though, is the strong role that acupuncture can play in promoting and supporting a healthy pregnancy. In fact, acupuncture can dramatically reduce the risks for early miscarriage.

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Acupuncture During Pregnancy

With all the poking and prodding that comes along with pregnancy, you may wonder whether getting stuck with needles voluntarily is something you’d want to add to the list. But when it comes to banishing some pregnancy woes like morning sickness, pelvic pain, fatigue, insomnia and headaches, many mothers-to-be sing the praises of acupuncture.

In fact, scientific research backs this up as you will see in the following article.

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Creating the Space for a Baby

Are you always in a rush? Do you miss breakfast or grab something to eat on the move? Maybe you go from one activity to the next without taking a break? Do you eat lunch at your desk? Or get home late from work and feel so exhausted that you don’t have enough energy to cook, exercise or socialise?

This kind of busy energy can put your body into a state of chronic stress. You’re not in full flight or flight, but you’re not relaxed either. It feels like you’re always on. Always in stress mode. There’s always tension in your body. You might have stiff shoulders, headaches or period pains. These are all signs that you’re too busy.

This kind of busy energy means that you constantly produce stress hormones, which disrupt your sex hormones and can stop you from getting pregnant.

If you want to change this pattern, look at how you can slow down and create space.

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