Kourtney Kardashian is swearing off sex with her husband Travis Barker just months after they tied the knot in a bid to have a baby.
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It sounds counter-intuitive, but the reality TV star insists abstaining from sex as part of a Ayurvedic Panchakarma cleanse will help prepare her body for another child.
“You may have seen it on our show. It’s all these things you can’t do: No sex, no caffeine, no alcohol, no sugar. You’ve gotta eat this really clean, strict diet and you do it for five days,” she told WSJ.
“It’s to reset your body. You do all of that — and it’s cleaning out [the toxins from] your tissues. And then you go into this spa and do treatments every day for four hours.
“Everything is very ritualistic and has a purpose, and it’s fascinating. I was doing it mostly for cleansing my body [in preparation to] hopefully have a baby.”
Based on Indian practices that date back more than 3,000 years, Ayurvedic medicine is one of the world’s oldest schools of traditional medicine.
However, scientific studies cast doubt on the effectiveness of detoxes like the ones Kourtney and her Kardashian relatives often promote.
But the star seems set on continuing the cleanse as she and Travis work through infertility struggles.
“We started an IVF journey, but I stopped. It was a lot. I took a break to just focus on our wedding and getting married,” the mum-of-three revealed.
She already shares son Mason and Reign and daughter Penelope with ex Scott Disick, but at 43 it’s more difficult for Kourtney to fall pregnant with new husband Travis.
The pair tied the knot in three wedding ceremonies in 2022, one in Las Vegas, one in California and a final, massive celebration in Italy with friends and family.
The reality star bride wore a tiny corseted mini dress by Dolce & Gabanna and accessorised with a massive veil featuring delicate lace details depicting Mary.
The whole Kardashian clan were in tow for the occasion, sharing their own snaps from the ceremony, which included Kourtney and Travis’ respective children.
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It sparked questions about the newlywed’s family plans, but Kourntey confessed they were already planning to have children together before tying the knot.
“It’s a beautiful thing that we’d love to have happen, but the journey is a bit hard, for any women who have been on it,” Kourtney said on Entertainment Tonight.
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