Did you know one in six couples experience difficulties conceiving? And a quarter of all pregnancies ends in miscarriage. Kind of depressing, right? But, those are the scary facts, people. And with all the pressures of life in Ireland of late, it's no wonder people are delaying the decision to start a family. But sadly, with delays come fertility issues.
Thankfully, there's a whole heap of fertility options to explore and depending on your issues, so much success for people experiencing problems. And while we progress as a society, we are moving further away from our roots in nature. We are essentially removing ourselves from our own natural cycles. This lack of understanding can leave many couples believing that they have no choice but to seek hormonal and invasive treatments to increase their chances of having a baby. In some cases, of course, these treatments are needed, but research has shown that couples with a previous history of infertility who made changes in their lifestyle, diet and took nutritional supplements had an 80 per cent success rate. Not bad for a non-invasive approach. And, given that the success rate for IVF is around 25 per cent, the natural route makes sense as being the first port of call.
This is where genius clinics like Elmtree in Galway – a natural fertility clinic run by Ian Claxton and Eleanor Winters. Ian is a natural fertility expert with a background in Biotechnology – the study of genetic engineering, Integrative Health Science and Acupuncture. Eleanor is a Geneticist, Fertility Nutrition Expert and Health Coach. In her studies, she learned all about the detailed biochemistry of our cells, immunity, and gene expression – how it works and what happens when it goes wrong, but very little about what makes it go wrong. After graduating, she dove into finding answers to these questions – What makes us sick? What makes us healthy? Do we have any control over this? Together Ian and Eleanor believe that it's possible to have a healthy pregnancy naturally, no matter what your age, as long as you’re menstruating. Their approach is all about couples taking charge of their health and happiness, learning how their body works, adopting an energy-giving, life-altering diet and improving lifestyle practices.
Elmtree's new
Ready for Pregnancy in 28 Days online program has just launched. “The key to this program is to focus on the individual and to help them get in touch with their body and how it feels to be truly healthy. It is only from this place that they can conceive a healthy happy pregnancy,” says Eleanor.
The programme informs women on body functions during the menstrual cycle, helping them understand the actions to take to ensure the body is prepared for each stage. It informs women on exactly what to eat to enhance fertility, what exercises are right for them at every stage of their cycle, and what self-care techniques to use to optimise their fertility. There's also healthy fertility-boosting treats and recipes for wholesome meals. Most importantly, after the programme, women will feel empowered and be fully able to embrace the natural cycle of fertility without stress and ultimately achieve conception in its most natural form.
Not a bad approach as your first port of call if you're having fertility problems.
The programme costs €197 with the next programme launching on 18 April.
