Fertility and reproductive health are some of the areas of healthcare that benefit the most from natural therapies. Numerous published scientific studies have now proven the validity of herbal medicine, nutrition, and lifestyle approaches in the treatment of:
- Infertility
- Polycystic ovaries
- Endometriosis
- Fibroids
- Painful periods
- Hormonal imbalance
- PMT
- Re-establishing a healthy menstrual cycle after discontinuing OCP (oral contraceptive pill)
- Menopause, and more
The latest studies are also showing that naturopathy is a safe and effective way to increase IVF success rates, and is safe to use concurrently during IVF treatment. It is best to start any pre-pregnancy health enhancement regime several months before trying to conceive either naturally or via IVF.
Naturopaths may use a variety of treatment methods to help improve fertility and women's health. These include:
- Herbal Medicine
- Nutrition
- Homeopathy
- Lifestyle recommendations
- Stress reduction
- Aromatherapy,and more
Carlin bases her treatment strategy not only on the latest scientific studies, but also on the results of any medical tests that you may have undergone. This includes routine blood tests, ultrasounds, laporoscopy, xrays, hormone analysis and more. Carlin may also conduct herself or recommend further testing such as heavy metal and mineral analysis, zinc test, iridology, live blood analysis and more. Furthermore, menstrual charting can provide an effective tool to gain more insight into what is happening in your individual menstrual cycle and Carlin will teach you how to do this accurately.
As a yoga teacher as well as a naturopath, Carlin strongly believes that yoga , in combination with naturopathic treatment, can be a powerful tool to fight infertility and other women's health complaints. She has a customized program of yoga for infertility , as well as individual poses that may benefit various gynecological health issues. Please ask Carlin for further information about either one of these programs, or book your private yoga session with Carlin today.
Regardless of which specific natural medicines may be most appropriate for an individual's treatment, all treatment will include extensive wholefood nutrition counseling as Carlin believes that wholefood is the foundation of everybody's health. Nature provides a wonderful bounty of healing foods, some with specific effects on reproductive health and fertility, and Carlin will guide you on how to include these in your regular diet. If the transition to a wholefoods diet is a bit overwhelming or confusing to you, Carlin offers wholefood cooking classes to help ease you in the transition.
Carlin looks forward to working with you to achieve all your health goals, and if the joy of children is one of those goals for you, she will do everything in her power to help you make that a reality.
