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Fertility Diet - Can Diet help your chances to fall pregnant?

By Tracey Edwards

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There is much talk lately of whether eating certain foods can increase your chances of conceiving, but is it true?

Recently I've been reading about Harvard's research into the link between diet and fertility and it has shown that, yes, diet and exercise DO play a role in your chances to conceive.

So let's have a quick look at the overview of what foods are good to eat:

Carbs

Specifically the difference between good and bad carbohydrates can impact on your fertility significantly.

Bad carbs - White bread, potatoes and sugary drinks do disrupt the balance of hormones needed for reproduction.

Good carbs - Wholegrain pasta and breads that are rich in fiber can improve your chances of conception by balancing your blood-sugar and insuline levels (which in turn balance your hormones).

Fats

It is already well known that women who restrict fat from their diets altogether can have trouble ovulating or may even stop menstruating altogether. Fats carry building blocks of hormones and cell renewal.

That's not to say your should start gobbling down lots of fatty foods though. Bad fats such as Trans fats actually increase the likelihood of developing ovulatory infertility.

Stick with the good fats and oils, like olive oil and fish oil. (Especially those high in Omega 3).

Protein

Again it depends on the type of protein eaten as to how it will affect your fertility. One of the most significant studies shows that eating plant proteins (such as beans and nuts which are an excellent source of protein, fiber and other nutrients) can significantly improve fertility.

Therefore try and include more beans and nuts in your diet and decrease the amount of animal proteins you consume.

Milk and Ice Cream

Now for some good news! Eating one or more servings of full fat dairy (such as yoghurt, milk, cottage cheese and ice cream) can help improve fertility.

So ditch the low fat milk from the fridge and replace it with the full fat version. The studies showed that the more low-fat dairy products that a woman consumed, the more likely it was she would have trouble conceiving.

So go ahead and have that icecream sprinkled with nuts - it's for your fertility health!

Weight & Exercise

Keeping yourself within a healthy weight range (not too big and not too small - just right ..) will help you balance your hormones and improve your conception chances. While we have all heard of this before, it does make sense that keeping your weight under control will help guard against high blood sugar and keep your insulin levels in check.

Exercise also improves your chances for falling pregnant by increasing circulation, and the better your heart is pumping blood around your body the better your chances of getting the right hormones to where you want them and eliminating all the toxic stuff from your blood much faster.

Exercise is also great for producing natural stress relievers which we could all use some of when worrying about trying to fall pregnant!

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