A carefully structured Preconception Program will induce a state of  harmonious hormonal balance for the woman. This is essential to maintaining fetal growth and development. If you are out of hormonal balance or if you have been on the oral contraceptive pill, your chances of immediate conception can be reduced. Temporary infertility may be on your cards.

In the 3 months prior to your desired conception it is recommended that you enter into a Program to enhance your fertility. Here you will need to carefully monitor your diet, your stress levels, your ovulation and your overall well being. Keeping fit and supple are all bonuses in producing a healthy ovum.

Taking time out to look after yourself to rest & enjoy your relationship & to deal with its issues goes a long way to creating a positive environment in your heart soul & body for your new baby

As your body is about to embark upon the 24 hour job that is needed to grow your baby, an appropriate supplement regime, suited to your body type and health history is strongly recommended. For example, if you are a blond, blue-eyed Anglo Celtic woman you will definitely need a calcium and sodium supplement

Committing to an individualised program of Herbal and Homoeopathic hormonal balancing, cleansing and building will go a long way to a healthy morning-sickness free pregnancy, serene lactation and long term vitally for yourself & your baby. 

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However as the months go by with no bun in the oven, the joy & anticipation of planning to conceive  can slowly become the journey with infertility filled with emotion, heart break & disappointment. Increasingly younger happily committed couples are finding difficulty in conceiving, in keeping bubba on board &  birthing her naturally. Often, the woman will blame herself. But the incidence of male infertility is increasing alarmingly.

Preconception Care for the man will ascertain his sperm count and viability. This is essential for happy positive conception. Also to the successful longevity of the pregnancy & again the birth of a happy healthy baby. Studies are now showing that sperm are extremely susceptible to oxidative stress. So if your man is flying long-haul or nationally regularly, eating too much KFC & MacDonalds, is overweight or indulging in too many TV dinners, it is likely that he is experiencing to high levels of stress & his sperm will be adversely affected. Looking after your man’s general health will go a long way to supporting the start of your new family. But it is important to get everything checked.

Abnormal sperm will reduce fertilisation potential so as a part of Preconception Care, get a sperm analysis . This will measure many parameters of your man’s fertility& help you both to see who is contributing most to your infertility. Even if you are healthy & active it is important for your man to have this test as poor sperm health with low count, low motility & poor quality can still be present obviously affecting your chances of healthy conception

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I have some wonderful stories of how (in the Solomon Islands) if a man wears a leaf from a certain bush and if this leaf is woven in a special way, then the woman of his heart will find him irresistible and conceive the strongest warrior of the tribe! Other cultures (Nepal) believe that the day of conception brings about a male or female child and that you are assured your choice by careful planning of your lovemaking! Others (German) believe that the health of the foetus is directly related to the virility of the man and that if your man has worn his boots all day in the fields…that your baby will be healthy and strong. Hence the old saying ladies, of “getting a man’s boots under your bed!”

I love these stories as it speaks to me of the desire of our species to procreate and of the love of all people of babies and of the act that creates them!

However, physical well being of the woman and the man in the 3 months prior to conception is undoubtedly paramount. Preconception Care is vital! For a healthy happy conception, pregnancy & birth of a strong baby your hormonal balance and nutritional status (for both Mum & Dad-to be) needs careful assessment. 

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Nourishing each other in true communication of needs, wants and desires are almost more important than the physical supports (that I will be discussing a little further down the track) that we can use to prepare ourselves for physical conception.

This is the time to allow and invite yourself and your partner into true intimacy and exposure of who you are and what you believe in. Each pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth and infant is different. In spiritually preparing yourself before the actually physical conception, you are affirming to life, in its deepest state, that you are truly ready to become a Mum or Dad (again)!

Many couples plan this time to spend away from their normal routine and include meditations, massaging each other, writing notes and stories, couple yoga, bathing, playing, dancing and making love. Opening their hearts to new possibilities and to learning more deeply about each other.

This type of Preconception Care is so important to uncovering issues that need to be dealt with prior to embarking into parenthood. The stressors of a new baby in your life can often cause unnecessary conflict, which if dealt with prior to conception will make for a loving family home….even with the sleeplessness, the tiredness & all the concerns of early parenting. 

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I have looked at the varied life situations that can contribute to infertility and what brings couples to them. What I believe to be the truest answer to this question is to nourish and care for your own body, for that of your partner and for the precious relationship that you have. This will increase your fertility & help you to be successful with the conception & birth of your new baby. And it is this union which is destined to bring forth a new life and to invite a soul to return to be your child that will benefit.

Our Holistic Fertility Retreat for Couples in Ubud, Bali offers you the opportunity to experience healing in your relationship in a beautiful deep supportive fun space.

Metaphysically I believe that in nourishing each other, you have a far greater possibility of a healthy conception success. To become strong & very fertile. This will also support all the endeavours of parenting. For it is from a strong and caring union, that encourages communication, nurturance, tolerance, patience and acceptance that we discover the essential basis for personal growth and responsibility towards any other human being. Be that ourselves, our partners or our children.

Most of us are spiritually ordained to share the responsibility of growing a child, a new life, with another person. In deepening our understanding of this union and in caring for all its idiosyncrasies, weaknesses and strengths we are guaranteed a good chance of success.

Almost every person with a chronic illness has an excessive number of gallstones in their liver and gallbladder. However unless there is specific liver disease this all-important organ is rarely considered the culprit.

If you are overstressed, indulge too frequently in poor eating habits & “city” life-style; your liver can become overloaded & will not function efficiently. At the same time, small “gall” stones can form in the liver & move down to your gall bladder lodging there. The development & collection of stones in the gall bladder causes many digestive, hormonal & emotional problems

And it is of clinical concern to me that many diagnostic procedures like the Ultra Sound…

It is of clinical concern to me that many diagnostic procedures like the Ultra Sound will only show the large Gall bladder stones that are already causing many health problems. But will not show the smaller ones that can cause irritating symptoms like lethargy, nausea, headaches & nagging upper back pain

If your symptoms are mild, increasing your intake of RAW foods, Juice feasting & Green Smoothies will help your liver to renew its cells. Drinking lots of raw Apple juice will assist in dissolving Liver Gallbladder stones. But a full Liver detox at least once a year with the Liver Gall Bladder Detox program, is vital for anyone over the age of 35years to permanently remove annoying symptoms. It is a sad treatise on our culture that the youngest person I have treated with this therapy was actually 19 years & passed 50 gall stones!

But by removing these stones through a series of Liver Gall Bladder cleanses & adopting a    healthy life style and diet, the liver and gall bladder are able to restore their natural efficiency and energy and vitality flood back!

What mostly stops us from having all of the above, is the lack of regular liver detoxification! Stress & the ingestion of a typical western diet cause so many problems to our health.

The liver, the great ‘ET’ organ of the human body amazingly, can regenerate itself……

The liver, the great ‘ET’ organ of the human body can regenerate itself. It is also the major organ that cleanses our blood 24/7, keeping us healthy energetic & happy! But how many of us take the time to actually look after this amazing friend!

We eat junk food, drink too much, stay up late, take stimulants, are exposed to a toxic world, & generally never listen to our bodies!! So its little wonder that our liver begins to complain, sending us messages like belly bloating, PMT, headaches, weight gain, impotence, insomnia, irritabilty etc…

If you have digestive disturbances, fat intolerance, a fatty liver, diarrhoea/constipation swings, elevated cholesterol, serious PMT, uncontrollable mood swings, allergies, chronic fatigue, depression, hormonal problems, period irregularity, back and shoulder pain or really low energy you will definitely benefit from a full Liver & Gall bladder de-toxification program.

But often folk believe that we need more protein than a raw food  diet can provide.This concern is easily addressed by the daily consumption of some of the Raw ‘Super’ foods.

‘Super’ protein seems to be more easily assimilated….

‘Super’ protein seems to be more easily assimilated & therefore more bioavailable or absorbed by our digestion! EG: Spirulina contains 61-75% protein (the highest concentration of protein found in any food!

Bee pollen has 25% protein (that’s gram for gram 5-7x the protein found in eggs meat or cheese!!

AFA algae contain 60% protein. (this super food contains 18 amino acids in a highly assimilable glycoprotein & amino acid peptide form instead of the lipoproteinform in animal product)

The consumption of raw foods actually INCREASES your energy. The trick is to eat a little often!!! The cleansing refreshing action of raw food lessens the need for your body to expend energy in digestion. This energy is naturally then available to you for all other activities.

Committing  to a detox program with Colon Hydrotherapy & eating lots of raw food is vital in increasing your vitality, improving your performance & if you are unwell assisting your return to vibrant health. Having regular Colonics, Green Smoothies & Raw Food gives you that unbeatable ‘WOW’  factor & allows for natural vitality to take the place of ill health!!! 

‘…What’s the benefits of going Raw?..

How will I get my protein?….

Will I keep my energy up?…

How does eating Raw Food help my investment in my Colonics?..’

So here’s some answers that may help.

We are all born with a certain amount of enzymes ….

We are all born with a certain amount of enzymes in our digestive system. Enzymes are needed on all stages of digestion to adequately break down & absorb our food.

As we age our enzymes are depleted through the natural ageing process but more usually through our diet. All processed, refined, preserved, heavily cooked, fried, junk foods etc.. take a large amount of enzymes to digest. This robs our body of the enzymes we do have & our digestive juices can become weakened, causing a  decline in our health.

Raw food, especially organic, (www.ripenraworganics.com.au) is rich in enzymes & nutrients. It is filled with fibre & freshness that can’t be beaten. It naturally replaces the enzymes we are born with & aids the digestion of any other food we are eating. It stimulates the immune system & helps our bodies to cleanse, repair & heal. It lifts our spirits & improves our libido. And the older we get, the more we need to eat raw foods.

Eating even 1-2 meals per day that are largely raw instantly improves our digestion, vitality & wellness. You will feel fuller faster & naturally want less food! Great for weight management!!

This scares me as I know that Australia & NZ are now fighting it out as to who can take the title of ‘The Fattest Nation in the World’. Obesity has overtaken smoking as the leading cause of premature death & illness in Australia. The contribution of excessive weight to ill health has more than doubled in just 6 years, & accounts for 8.7% of all disease, compared to 6.5% for tobacco!

OUCH!! So how can I help folk do ‘weight loss’ with joy in my heart? I guess its all about how FAT BURNING occurs in our bodies & how we can turn it on….

How we can turn on FAT BURNING to be able to lose weight? There is a simple answer to this.

Our bodies physiology is basically the same as our ancestors.

Traditional tribal living meant that invariably there would be a feast or a famine. During the feasting times our ancestors gorged themselves with plentiful food which quickly  converted into adipose tissue ie: FAT!

Insulin, (the hormone responsible for converting food into energy,) became trigger happy, grabbing all the blood sugar from the feasting & converting it into fat for use during famines!

Today, the bush people of the Kalahari desert will gorge themselves on a ‘kill’ & quickly grow huge buttocks to store this fuel for use later on!

Today, if we habitually over eat, or indulge in a feasting like Xmas, our insulin acts exactly as it did for our traditional elders. It switches on, stays on, and no matter  how we diet, our bodies think we are feasting & the weight stays on!

In order to switch on FAT BURNING we must put our bodies into a ‘famine’ mode. This desensitizes our insulin, lowering it, & tricking our body into finding fuel from our fat & not from our daily food.

This is when weight loss occurs! Switching on our FAT BURNING, does not happen effectively with most ‘diets’. It requires a careful balancing of our protein with our carbohydrates to get the desired result!

Filled with fibre & enzymes, a ‘Green Smoothie’ will activate an instant response from your Colon.

The neurological (nerve) impulse from your stomach, to your brain, to your Colon; begins to fire as soon as the bulk of the liquid raw food reaches the stomach. Your body also responds immediately to being fed with a food source that is rich in nutrient, minerals, enzymes & flavour.

This remarkable mechanism in our bodies signals that its now time to rush to the ‘loo’. It also alerts us to how full we are feeling so we are less likely to over eat. A great way to begin to lose weight!

Did you know that you can carry up to 5-10 kgs of dried up faeces (poo) on the wall of your bowel. A Colonic really helps with instant weight loss!!

During your Colonics ‘Green Smoothies’ also enhance the detoxification process that begins as soon as you start to have Colon Hydrotherapy. The cleansing bulking effect of the raw food, allows your body to begin to quickly release toxins built up on the wall of your Colon.

In meat eating communities, the lining of the animals guts, their bones, sinews & organs meats were also consumed via  a slow cooking ‘over-the-fire’ type preparation. This provided a rich source protein, nutrients & of natural insoluble fibre to stimulate multiple healthy Colon evacuations each day!!

Today, most supermarket shelves contain ‘foods’ that are processed,…

Today, most supermarket shelves contain ‘foods’ that are processed, refined, preserved (with artificial preservatives) over cooked, or snap dried, depleted of most enzymes, packaged & stored for months before we have the ‘privilege’ to eat them!!

No wonder our Colons complain!

For our Colons to even begin to be as a healthy as our traditional elders,Colon Hydrotherapy is a MUST!! and Green Smoothies help us immensely

This Green Smoothie cleanses the blood & floods our tissues with natural iron.

Deeply cleansing!

The Green Revolution

1 kale leaf
1 green apple
¼ lemon
1 small banana
1 tspn Bee pollen
1 tspn Maca powder
1 tspn Cacao powder
½ Avocado
200 ml cooled peppermint tea
Blend all ingredients until smooth adding the avocado at the end.
Serves 2