Fertility Diet

Hi everyone!

I've been too busy with so many things going around at the same time and almost forgotten about this.

I've tried to do a lot of research on fertility diet and I find it the hardest for me to do. haha. All the yummy and fatty stuff are too tempting definitely.

Here's a great video (and I have yet to try! opss :p)

The challenge is for 21 days. We have 5 important things you should add to your current diet EVERY SINGLE DAY. We call these the Important 5.

The Important 5
1. Drink 1 quart of water first thing in the morning. You can add squeezed lemon to this if you would like.

2. Drink 1 fertility smoothie every day. The fertility smoothie should contain at least one fertility superfood (maca, spirulina, FertiliGreens, royal jelly, etc.)

3. Eat one big green salad per day.

4. Eat one dark leafy vegetable every day. Swiss chard, kale, spinach, etc.


5. Drink one green juice every day. (If you are not able to get a juicer you can replace this step with one serving of FertiliGreens or another organic greens supplement every day.)

I will try this next week onwards insyaAllah. It is hard and take a lot of money but if I really want the baby, I have to strive on it.

Why fertility is important is because city dwellers like us are always in threat of having fast food, processed food and unhealthy food. I blame myself for putting so much weight too with all the over eating reunions and whatnots.

These fertility diet is mostly focus on more green intakes which also could bring down the weights too.

Other important foods such as dairy, asparagus, spinach, broccoli and fish (especially Salmon) is very important in our diet, to make us healthy again. Try to avoid fast food, soft drinks and unhealthy junkies for better effect.

https://thecrunchymoose.com/getting-pregnant-fast/

DETOX, NUTRITION

• Eggs from my local farm (I like boiled eggs and keep a bowl of them ready to go in my fridge for a snack.)
• Avocados
• A smoothie made with homemade kefir, greens like spinach or kale, gelatin, nuts, and fruit of choice
• Fermented cod liver oil (I like the cinnamon flavor. Fermented cod liver oil is full of vitamin A, D, DHA, and EPA.)
• Liver pills (Gram for gram, liver is the most nutritious part of the animal. These liver pills are from grass-fed cows. Lots of vitamin A, B, folate, and iron.)
• Homemade bone broth
• Probiotics (I drink homemade kefir and kombucha regularly, which has probiotics in it. So normally, I don’t take a probiotic supplement unless I didn’t have any probiotic rich foods or drinks that day. But while trying to conceive and while pregnant, I added a probiotic supplement daily in addition to my fermented foods.)
• Calories: 91
• Carbs: 20 grams
• Protein: 4 grams
• Fiber: 2 grams
• Fat: 1 gram
• Vitamin C: 133% of the RDI
• Copper: 85% of the RDI
• Iron: 23% of the RDI
• Potassium: 16% of the RDI
• Vitamin B6: 15% of the RDI
• Manganese: 10% of the RDI

https://www.floliving.com/how-to-use-maca-to-treat-infertility/

How maca treats infertility?

Maca is available on Redmart. You can buy and make a smoothie like flex seeds.

• Maca increases sex drive and can be used as a natural aphrodisiac for men and women. It does this by boosting testosterone levels and supporting healthy ovulation. 
• Maca gives you energy and we all know that any journey to conceive requires a whole lot of energy! We know coffee can cause fertility problems, so maca provides an alternative source of long-lasting energy. Maca stabilizes blood sugar levels and supports your adrenals.
• Maca is very rich in many of the vitamins and minerals you need to conceive. This nutritional profile of amino acids, fatty acids, B vitamins, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron and phytonutrients. While you also need to eat an overall nutritionally-dense diet, maca is a great way of increasing your intake of essential fuel for ovulation and conception. It’s a one-stop shop for so much that your body needs.
• Maca is shown to increase sperm production, motility and volume, as well as prevent erectile dysfunction.
• The best time to use maca: If you’ve recently come off the birth control pill or other hormonal birth control
• If you’re over 35, when you’re planning your second child (maca should not be used by pregnant or breastfeeding women – but if you have had a baby and are experiencing secondary infertility, maca is a good choice)

About 5 months before becoming pregnant, I did this detox program. I did not do this in anticipation of getting pregnant, but I’m sooooo glad I did it! I have no doubt that resetting my body and giving myself a clean slate to start with was very influential to becoming pregnant so quickly. I highly recommend a good detox program before trying to conceive.

Nutrition, of course, is also important. I eat a whole food diet and follow the Weston A. Price diet laid out in The Nourishing Traditions book. Grass-fed & pasture raised meats, raw milk, fermented foods, eggs, lots of good fats, and of course fruits & vegetables. Some food I try to eat every day (preconception and during pregnancy):

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/benefits-of-maca-root#section9



1. It's Highly Nutritious

Maca root powder is very nutritious, and is a great source of several important vitamins and minerals (2).

One ounce (28 grams) of maca root powder contains:

Maca root is a good source of carbs and protein, is low in fat and contains a fair amount of fiber. It's also high in some essential vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin C, copper and iron.

Furthermore, it contains various plant compounds, including glucosinolates and polyphenols (1, 3, 4).

Maca root powder is high in protein and carbs and rich in a number of nutrients, including vitamin C, copper and iron. It also contains many bioactive plant compounds.

How to Use Maca

Maca is easy to incorporate into your diet.

It can be taken as a supplement or added to smoothies, oatmeal, baked goods, energy bars and more.

The optimal dose for medicinal use has not been established. However, the dosage of maca root powder used in studies generally ranges from 1.5–5 grams per day.

You can find maca in some supermarkets, at health food stores and from various online retailers. There is also a very good selection available on Amazon with thousands of interesting reviews.

It is available in powder form, 500-mg capsules or as a liquid extract.

While yellow maca is the most readily available type, darker types like red and black may possess different biological properties (32, 37).

Maca root powder is easy to incorporate into your diet and is widely available.

The best time to use maca is when your body is not producing the hormone levels it should. Anyone who is experiencing infertility issues can use maca, but these times in a woman’s life are when her body may need the most support.

Important to note: You should NOT take maca if you have an allergy to iodine, Hashimoto’s, or experience thyroid nodules or growths, as it contains significant amounts of iodine.  You should also be cautious with maca if you are androgen sensitive, in the case of some expressions of PCOS.


Of course, using maca alone without also eating a nutritionally-dense diet and avoiding fertility-harming dairy, gluten, alcohol, coffee and sugar will not have much of an impact on your body. You need to view maca as a great supplement that heightens the impact of a wider fertility-boosting diet. Here at FLO Living I have a specific protocol for women trying to conceive and I have previously shared some of my fertility-specific advice on the blog.

Maca is not a miracle cure (I’m afraid, nothing is!), but it can help you with infertility, it just won’t do this if everything else in your diet and lifestyle is working against your goal. Just check out FLO grad Diane’s story to experience why you need more than maca to conceive.