During pregnancy the focus is all on our bodies and how we can make them the best ‘house’ for a growing baby. Often however, the moment the baby is born we stop focusing on ourselves and switch entirely to the baby. A natural response, however, pregnancy and…
Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for women to be impacted by either postnatal depression (10-37% of pregnancies) or the more common: postnatal anxiety (27-54% of pregnancies). The good news is that awareness and our understanding of these issues is growing. However, it remains a complicated issue. Some research has…
Chances are you know what the placenta is. The crucial organ providing nutrients and survival for a growing baby. However, new research is revealing there is MUCH more to this crucial organ’s role. Did you know it appears important from the very earliest stages even influencing implantation/conception!? All the…
It goes without saying that during pregnancy you need more of the good stuff: nutrients. Iron is a major nutrient that plays a huge role in all important things like increasing red blood volume, supporting the growing baby, placental and neurological development. Plus of course, preparing the body for…
Is ‘Spermaggedon’ upon us?! We take a look at the reasons behind the pressure on male fertility and most importantly the ten ways you can practically improve it. All based on science.
We know that the last few decades have not been kind to male…
As we get older and more liberated as women (hooray) the question of how to preserve our all important egg quality becomes more crucial. Whether it is because of careers, finances, tough dating scene or other reasons, on average we are having kids later. Unfortunately our bodies have not…
Many new mothers give up breastfeeding before they would like to. Many of them do so because of low supply. There are a lot of theories as to why this can happen. There are lots of suggestions of things to help. However, what really works? We turn to the…
Body image is very topical. Particularly when it comes to conception, pregnancy and early years. It can be a very stressful time, particularly when you overlay a body that may not be doing what you want it to do. Or a body that you feel like you’re no longer…
We know that on average sperm is under fire these days. Not just for a few people, but for a lot of us. On average sperm counts are down 50% in only 40 years! Question is, what causes it? Most importantly, what can we do…
In case you hadn’t already noticed (!) here at The Journey we are pretty obsessed about the growing research around the power of the gut. So, when we got the chance to interview one of the leading pioneers on the subject: Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride we nearly had a melt…
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