Having the foresight to plan for fertility up to the first year of life: Healthy Parents to Healthy Children
Dian Shepperson Mills Cert Ed BSc BA Dip ION MA Health Education, Nutrition & Health professional, Fertility and Endometriosis Expert
and Zakia Mance, Hypnobirthing & Naturopathy Expert, Mother
Course Outline (Subject to Change):
Creating, bearing and birthing a child is emotionally and physically demanding, no part of the journey should be overlooked. From conception to nurture, good physiological and mental health of the couple should be considered and cared for. This course makes the wellbeing of the body systems a priority, from healthy eating-to-exercise, mindfulness, and understanding how our bodies work empowers confidence.
Beginning with achieving successful conception, we follow chronologically from pre-conceptional-care, the gestation period, preparation for birth through hypno-birthing techniques, successful births, and raising newborns to six-months old, through to toddlers. Studying knowledge and research drawn from conventional and nutritional medicine and naturopathy. This program offers a considered, holistic approach, taking away fear and apprehension, replacing it with informed, practical, inspirational knowledge.
Globally millions of babies are affected by birth defects annually, many are miscarried or stillborn. One-in-six couples struggle to conceive as fertility rates are falling. We will investigate nutrient deficiencies, environmental pollutants and lifestyle factors which we may tweak to support fertility. All children are unique, made from genes humankind have passed on for millennium. Research has looked into enhancing fertility to improve foetal development through eating nutrient-dense fresh-foods. The genes from healthy ova and sperm carry the blueprint that develop into these little people we love.
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About Dian Shepperson Mills:
Dian trained in home economics and nutrition, specialising in food science at the University of Manchester, then took an Open University degree in education and psychology. After being diagnosed with endometriosis in 1988 various treatments failed to alleviate the pain and recurring ovarian cysts. A clinical ecologist helped her to regain her health. In order to study the effect of nutrition on human health, a three-year course at UK-based Institute of Optimum Nutrition was undertaken, followed by a Masters degree in Health Education at the University of Brighton, UK, with all the modules covering aspects of fertility and nutrition. Dian’s research interests are in endometriosis, sub- fertility, and the role of the microbiome in hormone balance and immunity.
The Director of The Endometriosis and Fertility Clinic, Dian holds consultations at The Sussex Clinic, East Sussex, UK following functional integrated nutritional therapy. Dian has published papers, book-chapters, and has lectured at scientific meetings in the UK, EU, North & South America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, & Japan. She is a member of American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) from 1997 and founding Chair of their Nutrition Special Interest Group organising Post Graduate courses, round table lunches, interactive sessions, oral and poster presentations.
Dian has also given hundreds of talks to women with endometriosis and sub-fertility world-wide, from Oslo, Seattle to Invercargill, treating 20,000 plus patients. More information.
About Zakia Mance:
Zakia Mance is a naturopath and a hypnobirthing teacher. She fell in love with naturopathy at a very early age and was so impressed by the holistic approach and the fantastic results that she decided 10 years ago to train to become one. Her training in Paris at CENATHO included a plethora of natural techniques that help her tailor the right protocol to guide her clients back to good health. She particularly specialises in supporting women during and after their pregnancy. Zakia is passionate about instilling the fundamental principles of naturopathy and helping babies on the way and finds it extremely rewarding. She is also passionate about studying anything to do with the mind and practices mindfulness and meditation. Zakia strongly believes that “mental hygiene” and good mental health should become integral parts of our lives now and in the future. More information.