Skipping the Chemicals

Natural Treatment Options For Infertility: Taking A Holistic Approach

27 January 2016 by Ellie Mitchelle

When you are trying to get pregnant but are finding yourself struggling to conceive, you may find yourself feeling as if the situation is impossible to overcome. However, there are both conventional and natural treatment options available to you to help you deal with your infertility. Taking a holistic approach that incorporates both conventional medicine and natural methods will help to ensure that you are doing everything that you can to solve your infertility issues and get pregnant so that you can fulfill your dream of becoming a parent sooner rather than later.

Acupuncture Treatments for Infertility

Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese medicine practice that has been in use to treat a wide variety of health issues and problems for thousands of years. The idea behind acupuncture is that the human body is made up of energy. This energy flows throughout the body helping to maintain health and well-being, both physically and mentally. It also connects all of the different body systems to one another.

However, in order for a person to remain healthy, that energy flow needs to be in balance and cannot be blocked or otherwise obstructed. When a person's energies are out of balance, they can experience a myriad of health issues, and infertility is one of those issues that acupuncture addresses. An acupuncturist will use small needles and insert them into key energy points throughout the body to stimulate the proper flow of energy in the body. In conventional medical terms, these needles can trigger a nervous system response that can help restore hormonal balance or get other body systems working more effectively.

Acupuncture points for infertility can vary based on other conventional medical treatments you are receiving. For example, if you are having fertilized embryos implanted through IVF, your acupuncturist will avoid abdominal acupuncture points after the embryo is implanted. Other acupuncture points for infertility are located in the face, ears, hands, and legs and feet.

Meditation and Yoga

Stress can play a major factor in whether or not you are able to conceive. And of course, when you are already having trouble with infertility and are trying to come up with a solution, this adds stress to your daily life. To help counteract that and prevent stress and worry from hindering your efforts, you may want to give meditation and yoga a try.

Yoga is an exercise program that will help both your mind and body get in better shape and become attuned to one another. It combines static poses and flowing movements with controlled and focused breathing and meditation techniques. Yoga helps to calm a person's mind and encourages them to focus on their body movements while performing their yoga poses. This promotes an overall sense of well-being and a stronger mind-body relationship.

On top of yoga, you can also try meditation on its own. When you begin to feel worried or overwhelmed, you can practice breathing techniques and mindful meditation that can clear your mind, slow your breathing and heart rate and help you focus on the positive rather than the negative in any given moment. This can help lower your stress hormone levels which in turn may help you to have more success with your fertility.

Now that you know a few of the natural treatment options that you can use in conjunction with your conventional infertility treatments, you can begin to incorporate them into your treatment program. Hopefully, they will help you to achieve your goals of being a parent in the near future. Contact a business, such as Awaken Integrative Wellness for more information about natural approaches to medical care.   

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