This is the seventh video in my YouTube fertility series: How to Get Pregnant Fast.
And in this video, I'm going to show you how to supercharge your fertility using alternative
and complementary approaches to health.
And here today, I'm going to talk to you about Chinese medicine, yoga, and fertility massage.
I'm going to give you the key facts here, but if you would like some more detail, you
can head over to Amazon and check out my book, 'How to Get Pregnant Fast', which accompanies
this series, and there's lots more detail in that.
So, let's start with Chinese medicine.
Now, acupuncture has been shown, in various different studies, to boost fertility.
The way it works is that needles are placed at the key energy meridians that are linked
to your reproductive organs.
And this stimulates the flow of something called ‘Qi’, which is a life energy, which,
according to Chinese medicine, must flow freely if you are to avoid illness—including infertility.
A more western explanation of this is that the needles increase the blood supply and
hormonal stimulation of the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, which will improve your
chances of holding on to an implanted embryo.
The other part of Chinese medicine is Chinese herbs, which have been used for hundreds of
years to help with infertility.
And there've been some quite large-scale clinical trials in modern China, and the results of
these indicate that between 50 and 90 per cent of infertility has been resolved through
the use of herbs.
So, if you're interested in finding a practitioner of Chinese medicine, I've put a link in the
description.
Okay, let's look at yoga now.
So, stress can have a really negative impact on our fertility, and yoga has been shown,
again in various studies, to reduce stress and improve fertility.
Now, there are also some quite specific poses which are thought to increase the blood supply
to the pelvis and increase hormone stimulation.
So, if you're interested in trying some of these, I've put a link to these in the description.
Finally, fertility massage, or self-fertility massage.
So this is something you can do for yourself at home, and this has been used for hundreds
of years to support conception.
The best time to do it is between day 6 and 14 of your cycle, and it will ensure a good
supply of oxygenated blood and a good distribution of hormones.
A good place to start is with something called 'femoral reproductive massage,' and this,
as I've said, will increase the blood supply to the pelvis, but it will also increase the
nourishment to your ovaries and to your uterus—and I've put a link to a YouTube video which will
show you how to do this.
One thing to bear in mind though is don't practice this massage during your period because
it can make your blood flow heavier; and also don't practice in the luteal phase—so this
is after ovulation, so between days 14 to 28—because if an embryo has implanted, you
don't want to risk interfering with that process.
And if you get on well with this, in the book there are more self-fertility massages that
you can try.
Okay, if this is an area that you're interested in, if you want to explore more about alternative
and complementary approaches, in the book I describe reflexology, the use of castor
oil packs, and something called 'lunaception'.
Okay, I hope this was helpful.
Thank you for watching, and I'll see you soon.