What is Fertility Nutrition?

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There is so much information about diet and fertility out in the "TTC world" (trying to conceive) that it is difficult to know what to believe. Should you cut out sugar if you are trying to conceive? What about wheat gluten? Alcohol? Caffeine? What about supplements? High protein? Low fat?

Is there a fertility diet? We do know that women who are closer to their healthy body weight have better odds of conception than women who are over or under their ideal weight. In addition, there is evidence that conditions like PCOS, endometriosis, and yeast overgrowth, which may negatively impact fertility, can be treated with dietary modification. While "dieting" is not advisable when you are trying to conceive (unless recommended by your physician), it is possible to make changes to your diet to maximize nutrient intake, improve mood and energy levels and avoid the creeping weight gain that some women experience during fertility treatment.

How can nutrition help improve fertility?

At Pulling Down the Moon®, we know that many of our patients are working with holistic practitioners who have made dietary recommendations consistent with their particular holistic discipline. Our nutritionist can help you ensure that your new eating plan is balanced, provides adequate calorie and nutrient intake, and help you with meal ideas and snack tips to make it easier to stick with your plan.

Pulling Down the Moon's Nutritional Consults are integrative and specialized — that is, they combine the latest in science-based nutrition with teachings and techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), yoga and other holistic disciplines. Through these programs you will learn more than just healthy eating habits and ideas, you will learn ways in which to control the stresses and anxieties that exist in everyday life. You may even feel that sense of satisfaction that comes from celebrating the "now:" the time in which you get to focus fully on yourself and your own well-being, before the days when "baby" will come first.

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Heal Your Body and Prepare for Pregnancy with our ART Recovery/Prep Nutrition Program.
Nutritional Therapy for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome