How to change your life to boost your fertility

Following on from my previous tips, here are a few more:

• ICE - If your wrist feels inflammed (red, hot and swollen) then icing the area may assist you.
• Cupping - which is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).  In a trail of cupping therapy, whereby heated glass cups are applied to the skin to create suction and encourage energy flow in the body, the cupping group experienced a significant reduction in pain and other symptoms compared to the control group.
• Myofasical Release -   Its a hands on therapy which uses manual pressure and stretching to release the faction to assist the carpal tunnel.  In a study of four patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, all saw an improvement in both their symptoms and MRI scans after myofasical release treatment. Amanda Oswald, a leading myofascial therapsits has written a book with self-help fascial stretches for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Living Pain Free (published by Lotus Publishing in 2017).

Low levels of vitamin D in childhood have traditionally been linked to rickets, which thankfully is now very rare.  However, there is a growing body of evidence shows that low levels of vitamin D are linked to a huge variety of current common medical conditions. Cardiovascular disease Vitamin D is very important for reducing hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease, heart attack and stroke. One study showed that vitamin D deficiency increased the risk of heart attack by 50 percent. (see >> https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2851242/) Autoimmune diseases Vitamin D is a potent immune modulator, making it very important for the prevention of autoimmune diseases.  Research has shown that MS is more common in countries further away from the equator (see>> http://www.bmj.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/JNNS-MS-lat.pdf).  In 2016 researches found that low levels of Vitamin D were common in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with higher morbidity and disease severity.  (see >> http://www.nature.com/ajg/journal/v111/n5/full/ajg201653a.html) Migraine Recent research also suggests vitamin D can play a role in migraines. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center found that many who suffer from migraines have deficiencies in vitamin D, riboflavin (B2) and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).  (see >> http://www.medicaldaily.com/migraine-headaches-vitamin-d-riboflavin-coenzyme-q10-389272) Girls and women who suffered migraines were particularly prone to having CoQ10 deficiency, while boys and men were more likely to be deficient in vitamin D. Those with chronic migraines were more likely to have CoQ10 and riboflavin deficiencies, compared to those with episodic migraines. Neurological/psychological/mental disorders Vitamin D also plays a major role in neurotransmission, and vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a number of neurological and brain disorders, including cognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy and depression. In one study, those who were most vitamin D deficient had a 31 percent increased relative risk of suffering neurocognitive decline. (see >> http://nervedoctor.info/research-reveals-which-chronic-illnesses-caused-by-vitamin-d-deficiency/)  

Like most people there are times when I feel anxious.  I appreicate I am luck in that this isn't a permanent state.  Based on anetdotal evidence I am aware that there seems to be a rise in our clients feeling anxious.  So I wanted to share some latest scientfic evidence of what may be able to assist you. Recently researches in Iran conducted a randomised control trail to compare the effectivness of hand reflexology and acupressure for reducing anxiety in patients with coronary artery diseases undergoing procedures in hospital. One hundred and thirty-five women with coronary artery disease were randomly assigned to three groups, receiving hand reflexology, acupressure or a placebo. For the first group, hand reflexology was performed on each hand for 10 minutes.  The acupressure was also performed for 10 minutes on each hand. For the placebo, similar conditions to the intervention groups were created, but a thumb touching method was used without applying acupressure or hand reflexology. The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire to examine the effects of treatments. The results revealed significant changes in anxiety in the hand reflexology and acupressure groups, when compared to the placebo group.   Mean anxiety scores reduced similarly with both treatments, indicating that they were equally effective. So if you have been feeling anxious recently why not try a reflexology treatment or a Seated Acupressure Neck & Shoulder massage.  To book click here. Reference https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6473738/