Couples struggling to start a family can take a holistic approach that can bring balance and hope to prospective parents.

“Many people suffer from in-fertility, but everyone’s case is not the same,” said Massage Therapist Zada McGuire. “Everyone is uniquely made and therefore your imbalances will differ from each other. So whether it starts with stress, pituitary problems, low sperm count, PCOS, blocked fallopian tubes, etc — there is hope.”

Natural Gifts Holistic Center is offering a new service to renew balance and increase fertility chances.

“Our in-fertility program is a full package that starts with bringing both bodies into balance,” MaGuire said. “We do this by detoxifying the body, providing information on the right foods and nutrition for your body type, and lowering your sugar intake. After the body has been detoxified, we work on specific problems and needs through a series of treatment sessions.”

Natural Gifts specializes in holistic services that relieve stress through massage therapy, aromatherapy, reflexology, health and wellness coaching, facials, cranio sacral therapy and energy work including Chakra Balancing, Reiki, and Matrix Energetics.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Rewinding Your Biological Clock: Motherhood Late in Life
by Richard J. Paulson M.D., Judith Sachs

-- In 1996, Dr. Richard Paulson assisted a 63-year-old woman to conceive using in vitro fertilization with a donor egg, and she became the oldest woman in the world to give birth.

This incredible example of how assisted reproductive technologies, or ART, can change the course of nature, raises tough biological, emotional, and ethical issues.

Rewinding Your Biological Clock is a unique exploration of each of these issues, especially the "how-to" of peri- and post-menopausal pregnancy.

Written by a leading fertility specialist and a health educator, this original and daring book rethinks society's most fundamental beliefs about motherhood, aging and life itself.

Paperback: 356 pages
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More than a quarter of northern California couples followed in a study sought help from acupuncture, herbal therapy and massage - often as a complement to conventional conception strategies such as in vitro fertilization. Rates were especially high among wealthy, older couples.

"We suggest that couples struggling to achieve pregnancy are more likely to seek out any treatment that offers hope," Dr. James Smith of the University of California, San Francisco, who led the study, told Reuters Health in an email.

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FertilityAuthority is taking the lead in the world of online fertility communities, adding three new blogs to their already impressive list of bloggers. The newest addition is “Holistic Fertility with Pulling Down the Moon,” a blog in which former fertility patients and Pulling Down the Moon co-founders Beth Heller and Tamara Quinn share a do-it-yourself approach to fertility which includes yoga, acupuncture, nutrition and massage.

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Many couples think twice about starting a family during tough economic times, but that doesn't mean the biological clock stops ticking. Pulling Down The Moon, specialists in holistic fertility care who work in partnership with medical doctors, is offering several free classes for women who are thinking about becoming pregnant.

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ROCKVILLE, Md.,, Sept 29, 2008 /PRNewswire - USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Nation's leading fertility center announces opening of an onsite holistic care center.

In a formal acknowledgement of the value of combining Western and Eastern medical techniques to optimize patient care, Shady Grove Fertility Reproductive Science Center, the nation's largest fertility and in vitro fertilization (IVF) center, announces the opening of a full-service holistic center in its Rockville headquarters offering complementary therapies such as fertility-focused acupuncture and yoga.

As of Oct. 1, Pulling Down the Moon -- founded in 2002 in Chicago through a similar alliance with Fertility Centers of Illinois -- will offer Shady Grove Fertility patients the option of supplementing their conventional treatment program with Integrative Care for Fertility(TM), its proprietary holistic approach that includes fertility yoga, acupuncture, massage, nutrition counseling, spiritual guidance and more.

Full article: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/acupuncture-infertility-now-offered-shady/story.aspx?guid={ADB70307-53CD-4F31-AC70-9B39860900F5}&dist=hppr

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After suffering the heartbreak of years of infertility, scores of US couples claim their dreams came true due to a newly developed therapy. Over one hundred babies have been born or are expected by women diagnosed infertile after receiving a new physical therapy treatment, similar to a deep massage.

The new treatment uses no drugs or surgery, according to its developers, physical therapist Belinda Wurn, and massage therapist Larry Wurn. It was first used in Florida as an adjunct to medical treatments. Developed to treat infertility and pain, the patent protected Wurn Technique is becoming available at clinics throughout the US.

Cathleen, a Florida nurse, was given a five percent chance of ever becoming pregnant. She underwent four IVF attempts without success, then had a natural pregnancy and childbirth after receiving the new therapy. "It is exactly what my body needed. I was amazed to become pregnant naturally, a few months after the therapy!"
Manhattan resident Julie said, "Both of my fallopian tubes were blocked with adhesions before therapy. Two months after therapy, I became pregnant at 42 years of age for the first time in my life!" Julie and Cathleen both delivered healthy baby girls.

Published medical studies "Medscape General Medicine" (6/04) examine the technique's effectiveness. 71% of infertile women in one small study conceived naturally after treatment; a larger controlled study showed that women who received the therapy before in vitro fertilization (IVF) had a 67% pregnancy rate with IVF - much higher than the control group.

"Some successes in the natural therapy study were remarkable," said Richard King, MD, gynecologist and Medical Director of Florida Medical and Research Institute. "We had natural pregnancies and births in women diagnosed with adhesions, endometriosis, hormonal problems, and blocked fallopian tubes." Women in both studies averaged 5 years of infertility before the treatment.

The therapy has an unusual side effect in some women: increased orgasms. In a third study published in "Medscape General Medicine," (12/04) the therapy was shown to significantly increase desire, arousal and orgasm, and decrease sexual intercourse pain in study participants.

The 20-hour therapy program can be completed in five days at Clear Passage clinics in Florida, Iowa, California or New York. See http://www.clearpassage.com/ . Free phone consultations are available at 1-866-BABYHERE (866-222-9437).

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/32110.php

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
45 and Pregnant: How I Conceived and Delivered Naturally
by Liz Angeles

-- 45 and PREGNANT is a 3-part journey that begins with a 44-year-old single woman with no prospects, that leads quickly to a middle-aged pregnancy.

Her fears and worries about childbirth with her historically low pain threshold were later transformed by her decision to have a home water birth with no drugs and her success story that involved no complications.

Beginning with a serendipitous love story that led to the sudden pregnancy and concluding with the family events that transpired beyond the delivery, Liz Angeles provides a plethora of information for anyone considering a natural birth.

Her comical memoir spanning a 5-year period includes many healthy pregnancy tips and natural parenting options.

Her revealing details and personal choices promise to educate, entertain and inspire.

Paperback: 222 pages
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San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 5, 2007 -- When Marin County Maya Abdominal Massage therapist Lina Erwin lays her hands on a client's abdomen and feels for the position of the uterus, she is carrying on a healing tradition that has been handed down from mentor to student in Central America for hundreds of years.

Long before Western medicine became the norm, the women of Central America utilized this form of massage to help with infertility, menstruation, and menopause. For women who wish to avoid surgery or drugs, Maya Abdominal Massage is a viable and safe alternative

This non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical healing alternative has been used in what are now Guatemala and Belize to help women's health challenges as widespread as infertility, chronic miscarriages, difficult menopause, prolapsed uterus, varicose veins of the legs, recurrent vaginal infections, and depression linked to PMS. Her new clinic, Traditional Maya Massage ( http://www.traditionalmaya.com ), just opened in downtown San Rafael.

When Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Massage are practiced by trained practitioners such as Erwin, who has lived in Costa Rica and studied in Belize, it has been estimated that approximately 30 percent of woman who have been unsuccessful in getting pregnant eventually conceive after a succession of Maya Abdominal Massage treatments. This compares favorably with in-vitro fertilization success rates, which are 37% among women younger than 35 years and 28% for those aged 36-39 years.

"Long before Western medicine became the norm, the women of Central America utilized this form of massage to help with infertility, menstruation, and menopause. For women who wish to avoid surgery or drugs, Maya Abdominal Massage is a viable and safe alternative," said Erwin. "My clients also feel heartened that I teach them self care so they can maintain their health without having to continue seeing me."

Source: http://haveababy.blogspot.com/2007/03/alternative-deep-tissue-massage-to-aid.html