A reader asked me about foods to eat to strengthen and build the uterine lining so that the embryo is ensured a cushy home in which to bury itself during implantation. The short answer is that if you’re following a fertility diet with an emphasis on no sugar, no processed foods, no (or few) refined […]
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Fertility Eating and Holidays
It’s crazy. One moment we’re having barbeques late into a hot sticky evening, and the next it’s dark at 5 p.m., cold and threatening to rain. Halloween barely finished when our local drugstores started filling their shelves with stockings, Santas and lights. Zip, just like that the holidays are here. For those of us on […]
Diet for Fibroids, Endometriosis and PCOS
EATING TO HELP FIBROIDS, ENDOMETRIOSIS AND PCOS I wanted to talk a little this week about particular fertility conditions and diet. FYI: Even if you’re on a fertility diet, it’s always a good idea to check in with a reproductive endocrinologist (fertility doctor). Knowing your particular medical diagnosis or circumstances gives you greater power in […]
Eating Whole Foods and Whole Grains
One of my readers was told to eat more whole foods and wanted to know, what are those, exactly? Thought that would be a good topic to explore because on a fertility diet, eating whole foods (as opposed to the over-processed variety) is a very good thing. An article on the Willy Street Co-op’s website, […]
Roughing It: Cooking Tips for Eating In
Following a fertility diet, as you know, can be tough stuff. Eating all organic and avoiding (or eliminating) dairy, processed sugar and wheat can also mean that you eat in all the time—because it’s too hard to find the foods you need at restaurants. This translates to a lot of cooking, which can be especially […]
Pollution, Contamination, Fertility – Oh, My!
I attended a professional organization’s meeting yesterday and heard an amazing statistic from a fellow attendee. Denise Abmont, who sells wowgreen cleaning products (safe, non-toxic cleaners), said that before the 20th century 1 in 8,000 people got cancer. Today it’s 1 in 3. That’s alarming! Even with my usual cautiousness about interpreting statistics–thinking that way […]
