Posts by Cassie Everett
Eating raspberries can improve your fertility
One portion of raspberries provide the same amount of Vitamin C as 173 grapes. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant and antioxidants are really essential for fertility. They protect sperm from oxidative stress in the body and decrease the risk of miscarriage. According to a study by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National…
Read Morecould previous birth trauma be stopping you falling pregnant?
Are you one of those women out there experiencing secondary infertility – you’re wanting to fall pregnant for a 2nd, 3rd or 4th time but are finding that its not happening for you? You’re left puzzled thinking this was so easy the first time, so what has changed? Whenever I see photos of a…
Read MorePregnancy improves your fertility age
Did you know that within the cervix there are mucus producing cells, this is where the alkaline fertile mucus is produced that forms swimming lanes for the sperm so that they can reach the egg safely and easily. Without fertile mucus sperm are killed on contact and so it’s a vital component for conception. As…
Read MoreCould a lack of laughter be preventing you from falling pregnant?
The negative impact of stress on fertility is massive. In fact I would go as far as to say that the stress of trying to conceive is enough to stop you from falling pregnant. We see this playing out when couples suddenly fall pregnant at the same time as they adopt a child or deside…
Read MoreSome fantastic news for older mums to be….
In the Observer magazine this sunday there was a superb article on the true statistics around womens fertility and how in fact it doesn’t decline anywhere near as much when you reach 35 as is bounded around in the media. What was interesting to me was that they highlight the fact that when the media…
Read More