Sugar can cause a lot of issues for fertility, and our general health. (For more on sugar and why it’s bad for fertility, see a previous blog: http://fertilekitchen.com/blog/2009/06/no-sugar-you-say-try-stevia.html.) But it is really hard for many to give up, and understandably so. The following are some questions I’ve gotten about desserts, and what’s “allowed” on a fertility diet, […]
Fertility Diet and FSH Levels
For today’s blog post, I answer questions about FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) levels, which is one measure of our fertility from a medical standpoint, how dietary changes impact FSH, and how optimizing fertility is about more than just dietary changes. QUESTION 1: I thought I read somewhere that you had a high FSH level before getting pregnant. I […]
Fertility and the Sugar in Fruits
In this blog post, I answer more of your questions, this time, on fruits and fertility. QUESTION: I love orange juice. Is it OK to drink on a fertility diet? ANSWER: Not really. The issue with fruit juice is that even when it’s pure and has no additives or preservatrives, the concentration of sugar in […]
Fertility Diet and Eliminating Coffee, Even Decaf
QUESTION from a reader: You mentioned in your talk that there were a lot of other properties in coffee apart from caffeine that were detrimental to fertility. I’m interested in knowing a little more about that. Also, what about Swiss filtered decaf coffee? ANSWER: We say no to coffee, even decaf coffee, because, caffeine aside, […]
Fertility Diet and the Journey to Our Second Child
Now that I am in my mid-forties and eight months pregnant with our dream second child, I thought it was important to share the story of our journey toward baby number two–which was different (and even more challenging) than the one toward our first baby. If you’ve been following our blog or have a copy of […]
Fertility and Wheat Germ – And Can You Have Too Many Supplements?
WHEAT GERM The fertility diet I followed to help us conceive, and the one that is outlined in our book, The Fertile Kitchen(R) Cookbook, recommends giving up wheat. This is primarily because it is hard to digest and tends to be highly allergenic, making it very challenging for your digestive system, whose burden you really […]
