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asktheNATUROPATHICdoctor/ANSWERS TO YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS
Fertility-Boosting Remedies
Increase your chances of conceiving the natural way /// BY EMILY A. KANE, ND, LAc
a:
Ironically, women living in
developed countries are experi-
encing signifi cantly fewer pregnancies
than they did during our peak population
growth. In the year 1800, there were only
one billion people on the planet. Today
there are 7 billion. So, declining fertility
rates today are, in part, because of the
shock of rapid population growth to
the planet where we all live. But these
:I’m in my late 30s and pretty healthy. My partner and I would like to start a family, but
we’ve been trying unsuccessfully for over a year. Any advice?
—Doris L., Baltimore
Emily A. Kane, ND,
LAc, has a private
naturopathic practice
in Juneau, Alaska,
where she lives with
her husband and
daughter. She is the
author of two books
on natural health,
including Managing
Menopause Naturally.
Visit her online at
dremilykane.com.
statistics don’t change the disappointment
for couples ready to welcome a child.
Toxic Troubles
The world is more toxic since the advent
and widespread use of industrial chemicals
that can impair fertility in both men and
women. Numerous studies, for example,
link pesticides to fertility problems in both
men and women. Lindane, a pesticide
commonly used to treat scabies and
lice, aff ects the protective outer layer
of sperm, which eff ectively inhibits the
sperm’s response to female hormones
at the site of egg fertilization in the uterus.
Glyphosate (the active ingredient in
RoundUp ) may be even more problematic.
The well-documented decline in testos-
terone levels over the past 25 years
coincides with the introduction of GMO
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