Books and Resources:
Please feel free to message Rhoda with any of your favourite books, podcasts or links.
Below are a list of recommended great reads, full of information for you.
Zita West Fertility books including:
- ‘Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes for Boosting Your Fertility Naturally’ by Zita West,
- ‘Zita West's Guide to Getting Pregnant: The Complete Programme…’
- ‘Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception: Essential Advice on Preparing Your Body for IVF and Other Fertility Treatments’.
- ‘Fertility and Conception: The Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant’.
Marilyn Glenville:
- ‘Natural Solutions to Infertility’
- ‘Getting Pregnant Faster’
- ‘Boost Your Fertility’
and so many other titles
www.naturalhealthpractice.com/books
More great reads on Fertility Health:
- ’The Complete Guide to IVF’ by Kate Brian
- ’How to Cope with IVF’ by Silvia Dunn
- ’Male Infertility: Fighting Back’ by Belinda Barnes
- ’Making Babies’ by W Carter
- ’Planning for a Healthy Baby’ by Barnes and Bradley
- 'It Starts with the Egg' by Rebecca Fett
- 'Your Thyroid and How to Keep it Healthy' by Dr Barry Durrant - Peatfield
- 'Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss' by Shahine MD, Lora
Reiki and Energy Work:
- ’The Reiki Sourcebook’ by Bronwen and Frans Stiene
- ’Light and the Origins of Reiki’ by Tadao Yamaguchi
- ’The Hayashi Reiki Manual’ by Chujiro Hayashi et al
- ’Wheels of Life’ by Anodea Judith
- ’Eastern Body Western Mind’ by Anodea Judith
Links, Articles & Research
- Association of Reproductive Reflexologists
- 'How reflexology can help male fertility?' By Barbara Scott
- 'Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - What is it, Why does it affect Fertility, What can you do to improve your chances of Conceiving?' By Barbara Scott
Reflexology and Pregnancy:
Studies have shown that reflexology:
- Significantly reduced paid during labour (1,3)
- Reduced the length of the first stage of labour (1,3)
- Improved quality of sleep in post-natal women (2)
- Shorter second stage for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6x weekly reflexology) (4)
- Reduced pain and stress levels for women with low back pain or pelvic girdle pain (6 x weekly reflexology) (5)
- Lowers anxiety scores of women in labour (30 minute treatment) (6)
1. VALIANI M ET AL (2010) Reviewing the effect of Reflexology on pain and outcomes of the labour of primiparous women. Iranian journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research. 15 (Dec) p302-310
2. LI C-Y ET AL (2011) Randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of using foot reflexology to improve quality of sleep amongst post partum women. Midwifery. 27. p181-186
3. Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13 (7): 475-479 copyright symbol Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29024881
5. https://www.ncbi.nih.gov/pubmed/2970548
6. The Effect of Foot Reflexology on the Anxiety Levels of Women in Labour. Yilar Erkek Z, Aktas S. J Altern Complement Med. 2018 Apr; 24 (4):352-360
Reflexology to support those experiencing pain after cancer treatments:
Reflexology in the management of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Kurt et al. 2018
The Effects of Foot Reflexology on Peripheral Neuropathy, Symptom Distress, Anxiety and Depression in Cancer Patients Treated with Oxaliplatin. Se Young et al. Asian Oncol. Nurs. 2012 12(4) 305-315
Children:
The Children’s Reflexology Programme has wonderful books for children, including
- ’The Mouse's House’
- ’Mouse and the Storm’
- ’Mouse's Best Day Ever’
… all written by Susan Quayle.
’Healing Touch for Children’ by Mary Atkinson
