Beating Infertility Naturally

From The Good Life, July/August 1996

Falling birth rates - and falling fertility rates - are causing concern among demographers (the so-called ageing population).

But despite all the talk, one woman is having remarkable success in helping women conceive through natural remedies. Herbalist, homeopath, and regular columnist in The Good Life, Ruth Sharkey has published a wonderful guide to assist women having problems conceiving.

The book Natural Conception - Mother Nature's help for infertile couples is a testimony to what can be achieved by natural methods rather than through prescription drugs. This is Ruth's second book, following her successful first effort The Mysterious Powers in Man and Plants.

In Natural Conception, Ruth helps her readers overcome two major problems - achieving pregnancy after years of trying, and overcoming the scepticism towards natural medicines in favour of synthetic drugs and chemicals.

Her latest effort is 154 pages of easy reading, but with essential information that is readily understood. Six chapters span the gamut of problems, considerations, fears, biological explanations, and natural remedies that couples wishing to achieve a pregnancy need to go through.

In keeping with her usual emphasis on natural remedies, Ruth devotes a number of pages to stress and lifestyle - two areas that are so often underrated or even forgotten when considering the factors that affect conception.

Ruth is emphatic that stress can interrupt the cycle of cell separation and prevent fertilisation of the egg or disrupt the implantation of the embryo into the uterine wall. She also explains that there are a lot of everyday or normal lifestyle activities which can impair fertility. In particular, female athletes who train for long hours are susceptible, as are those who repeatedly diet too stringently.

The book naturally concentrates on practical methods, such as diet (even suggesting the exact foods and servings), vitamins, relaxation, managing emotions, and other factors that women can undertake to greatly improve their chances of conceiving. It also goes into physical problems and how they can be overcome.

This book represents a formalisation of Ruth's many years of wonderful work assisting her patients to achieve natural, safe, healthy pregnancies.

It is a must-read for any woman who wishes to conceive - and not just for those who have experienced difficulties or delays in becoming pregnant. The benefits of this book are far more widespread - it should be treated as a manual for all women to prepare properly for a healthy, successful pregnancy.

Natural Conception

From 'Living Up!' Magazine. By Elizabeth Walker.

Today, as more of us leave our parenting role until later, with contraceptive pill residues and stress rifling our reproductive skills, and disillusionment mounting with IVF, Natural Conception could not have come sooner.

Written by well known herbalist, homeopath, media presenter and author Ruth Sharkey (one of Queensland's Most Intriguing Women - Sunday Mail, 23 December 1997), Natural Conception became a bestseller within twenty-eight days of its release, and the proof is in the reading.

Reader-friendly chapters explaining the why, how, what, when and where of conceiving naturally integrate in a well-constructed argument for the herbal and less interventive approach. If you're anticipating the miracle of life - then this is a 'must read' to re-inspire belief while you're fortifying your body in preparation for either natural conception or for a positive IVF.

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