THE COMPLETE GUIDE

to Safe Nutrition and Supplements

for Natural Fertility

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Hethir Rodriguez B.S., MM., C.M.T.

The Complete Guide

to Safe Nutrition and Supplements
for Natural Fertility

by Hethir Rodriguez
B.S., M.H., C.M.T

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Table of
of Contents
Contents
Table
1
Creating Your Pre-Conception Program ..................
1
4
The Natural Fertility Diet ..........................................
4
Building
Building a Foundation of Preconception
Preconception Health
With Supplements ....................................................
9
9
Tips and Tricks...for Ease...for Taste ..................12
The Top 10 Foods For Natural Fertility ...............14
Important Nutrients for Fertility ..........................22

Program
Creating Your Pre-Conception Program
After reading this guide you will have all of the
the information you need to eat and
supplement optimally for fertility. Then
Then you will need to start doing
Begin by
doing it! Begin
reading
this entire
entire guide.
guide. I It
often helps
helps to know
know the importance
importance o
off doing
reading this
t often
something in
in order
order to have
have sufficient motivation to follow through and do it.
This is especially true when we change what we eat. Yo
You
u will need to buy new
ingredients,
make new dishes (see the recipe book we gave you), and do this
ingredients, make
consistently
in order
order to
to give
give your
your body
body the
building blocks
blocks for
consistently in
the building
for fertility,
fertility, healthy
healthy
pregnancy,
and optimum
optimum fetal
fetal development.
development. This
This guide
pregnancy, and
guide and
and the
the accompanying
accompanying
book
make it
easier for
book of
of recipes
recipes will
will make
it much
much easier
for you
you to
to become
become naturally
naturally fertile.
fertile.

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No* sorir011 enjoy
After
reading this
this guide
guide you
you will
will create
create your
pre-conception program.
program. To
To
After reading
your own
own pre-conception
make
it
simple,
I
have
outlined
a
sample
pre-conception
program
that
you
can
make it simple, I have outlined a sample pre-conception program that you can
use
as aa guide
guide to
to create
create your
your own
own plan.
plan. We
We suggest
suggest that
and your
use as
that you
you and
your partner
partner
prepare
for
at
least
three
months
prior
to
starting
to
try
to
conceive.
This
prepare f o r at least three months prior to starting to t r y to conceive. This
amount
time allows
allows the
the body
body to
to cleanse,
cleanse, renew
renew and
and rebuild
rebuild before
before you
you
amount ooff time
become
pregnant.
become pregnant.

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Overview of the Preconception Program

Month One
Month
One
! Fertility
Fertility Cleanse for
for Women + Fertility Cleanse for Men. You will receive
receive a separate
separate
email from us with guidance on safe cleansing. Open
Open this email and get all the facts, and
II will guide you on what a Fertility Cleanse is all about. There
There is some information in this
guide about it too.
h e Fertility Diet. Use
you're reading now, and use the Fertility Recipe Book.
! T The
Use the guide youre
h o l e Food
Women. MMen
e n should
take a
a multivitamin
multivitamin or
! WWhole
Food Prenatal
Prenatal Multivitamin
Multivitamin for
for Women.
should take
or
e a d the section in this guide about the right supplements for
for overall health and
zinc. RRead
fertility.
Month Two
Month
h e Fertility Diet
! T The
e n a t a l Multivitamin for Women/Men's
! P rPrenatal
Women/Mens multi or zinc for men
's
! E FA
EFAs
! Antioxidant
Antioxidant Complex
Month Three
Month
! T The
h e Fertility Diet
! P rPrenatal
e n a t a l Multivitamin for Women/Men's
EFA's
Women/Mens multi or zinc for men EFAs
! Antioxidant
Antioxidant Complex

During
this time
time we
we will
will do
do everything
everything we
we can
can to
to help
help you
you become
become naturally
naturally
During this
fertile
and, of
of course,
pregnant. This
This guide
get you
fertile and,
course, pregnant.
guide will
will get
you started
started with
with the
the biggest
biggest
leap
forward: what
what you
eat. Be
Be sure
leap forward:
you eat.
sure to
to open
open the
the emails
emails we
we send
send you
you
this
this will
will
help
you stay
stay mindful
mindful ooff what
what you
you need
need tto
do tto
stay on
on track
track to
to become
become
help you
o do
o stay
naturally
naturally fertile.
fertile.

You...
The Miracle Ahead of You
Preparing
conception iis
one ooff the
the most
most exciting
exciting
Preparing ffor
o r conception
s one
times
in
a
persons
life,
especially
if
its
your
first
times in a person's life, especially if it's your first time.
time.
But
it
can
also
be
a
time
filled
with
anxiety
and
even
But it can also be a time filled with anxiety and even
heartache
do not
Seeing how
heartache if
if you
you do
not get
get results.
results. Seeing
how fertility
fertility
is
directly
related
to
your
health
and
the
health
of
is directly related to your health and the health of your
your
partner,
you might
might discover
discover challenges
challenges that
did not
partner, you
that you
you did
not
anticipate.
Thats when
anticipate. That's
when trying
trying to
to conceive
conceive can
can become
become aa
challenge
But
challenge instead
instead of
of aa blissful
blissful step
step into
into motherhood.
motherhood. But
as
you make
make your
this guide
as you
your way
way through
through this
guide and
and our
our other
other
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free resources,
resources, you'll
youll discover
discover as
as many
many before
before you
you discovered,
discovered, tthe
great
majority
can be
be overcome
overcome through natural and safe means.
majority of fertility issues can
By
By knowing which foods and supplements to use in preparation for conception,
you will be able to curtail possible pregnancy issues, nutritional deficiencies and
improve
improve your chances of getting
getting pregnant naturally.

Birth Defects
Hormonal Imbalance
Imbalance
Birth
Defects and
and Hormonal
When it comes to preparing for conception, the most important
important area of
of your
your life
you will want to focus on is going to be nutrition. There are a couple of
of reasons
reasons
for
this. The
The first
first is
is that
that there
specific nutrients
for this.
there are
are specific
nutrients that
that are
are necessary
necessary before
before
you
become pregnant
pregnant that
that can
can help
help prevent
prevent birth
birth defects.
defects. The
The other
other is
is that
that
you become
nutrition
plays an
an important
balance, ovulation
nutrition plays
important role
role when
when it
it comes
comes to
to hormonal
hormonal balance,
ovulation
and
the chances
chances of
having a
a healthy
healthy and
and the
of you
you having
and uneventful
uneventful pregnancy.
pregnancy. TThis
h i s guide
guide
you
will show
show you
you how
how to
to eat
eat nutritious
nutritious (and
(and tasty!)
tasty!) foods
foods ffor
fertility and
and
you will
o r fertility
pregnancy.
You
will also
also learn
learn which
which foundational
foundational supplements
supplements are
are most
most
pregnancy. Y o
u will
important
preparation for
important in
in preparation
for conception.
conception.

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Fertility Diet
The Natural Fertility

What
are about
read are
are some
some of
What you
you are
about to
to read
of THE
THE most
most important
important recommendations,
recommendations,
education,
advice aabout
boosting yyour
fertility aand
preparing ffor
education, aand
n d advice
b o u t boosting
o u r fertility
n d preparing
or
conception.
Nutrition
is
the
foundation
of
healthy
fertility
and
a
healthy
conception. Nutrition i s t h e foundation o f healthy fertility and a healthy
pregnancy.
Nutrition can
can actually
pregnancy. Nutrition
actually make
make the
the difference
difference between
between ovulating
ovulating or
or not!
not!
And
it
certainly
has
an
impact
on
the
future
development
and
health
of
your
And it certainly has an impact on the future development and health o f your
child.
This is
is aa big
big deal!
deal! And
And II am
am so
so very
very glad
glad you
you are
are here
here reading
reading this
child. This
this right
right
now
:-)
now :-)
In
working with
with oour
natural fertility
fertility clients
clients tthe
first topic
topic o
off discussion,
discussion,
In working
u r natural
h e first
regardless
reason they
they are
consulting with
us, is
regardless of
of the
the reason
are consulting
with us,
is what
"what is
is your
your diet
diet like?.
like?".
Many
their responses
responses are...
are... "healthy"
healthy and
and then
then they
they go
go on
on tto
share their
their
Many ooff their
o share
version
of that.
More often
often than
than not,
not, it
is not
a diet
diet that
healthy for
version of
that. More
it is
not a
that is
is healthy
for fertility.
fertility.
Regardless
Regardless of
of what
what your
your definition
definition of
of healthy
healthy is,
is, today
today II am
am going
going to
to share
share with
with
you
what the
definition of
you what
the definition
of healthy
healthy is
is for
for fertility,
fertility, and
and what
what that
that looks
looks like
like in
in real
real
life.
A
diet
for
fertility
looks
different
compared
to
a
normal
healthy
whole
food
life. A diet for fertility looks different compared to a normal healthy whole food
diet.
This may
may very
very well
well be
be different
different compared
are eating
diet. This
compared to
to how
how you
you are
eating now
now and
and
include
foods
that
are
foreign,
new
to
you
or
even
exotic
sounding.
Dont
worry.
include foods that are foreign, new to you or even exotic sounding. Don't worry.
This
is going
easy, and
tasty!
This is
going to
to be
be fun,
fun, easy,
and tasty!

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What Is a Fertility Diet?

So
So what exactly is a fertility diet? A natural fertility
diet supports
supports yyour
reproductive
o u r bbody
o d y i in
n i its
t s reproductive
efforts.
I
t
includes
foods
which
a
r
e dense
n
efforts. It includes foods which are
dense iin
specific nutrients needed
needed for hormonal function,
function,
production
and balance,
balance, fetal
fetal development,
development, egg
egg
production and
health,
sperm health,
health, blood
blood health,
health, and
and much
much
health, sperm
more.
is aa diet
diet that
that is
is designed
designed to
to help
help your
more. IItt is
body
balance fertility
fertility issues
issues that
that may
exist, build
build
body balance
may exist,
up
nutrient stores
stores and
and provide
provide all
all of
of the
building
up nutrient
the building
blocks
a healthy
healthy child.
blocks for
for a
child.

Natural NNutritional
u t r i t i o n a l PPractices
r a c t i c e s ffor
or
Natural
Healing
Healing
Nature
has created
created foods
foods tto
help nourish
nourish and
and
Nature has
o help
feed
When t the
optimally
feed t the
h e bbody.
o d y. When
h e bbody
o d y i is
s optimally
nourished
and unhealthy
unhealthy foods
foods are
are avoided,
avoided, the
the
nourished and
body
is then
then able
able to
to repair
repair and
rebuild itself.
itself. This
This
body is
and rebuild
is
very helpful
for fertility,
especially if
is an
an
is very
helpful for
fertility, especially
if there
there is
underlying
imbalance or
or fertility
fertility issue.
issue. The
The cells
cells
underlying imbalance
in
the body
body are
in the
are constantly
constantly dying
dying off
off and
and new
new cells
cells
are
being created
created to
to replace
replace the
the old
old cells.
cells. This
This is
is
are being
occurring
in
every
organ,
muscle,
tissue,
etc...
of
occurring in every organ, muscle, tissue, etc... of
the
body constantly.
constantly. The
The building
building blocks
blocks of
the body
of these
these
new
cells
are
provided
from
the
foods
that
you
new cells are provided from the foods that you
are
consuming. So
So the
Fertility Diet
are consuming.
the Natural
Natural Fertility
Diet is
is also
also
designed
to help
help support
support a
in
designed to
a healthy
healthy body
body which
which in
turn can heal itself and create healthier cells.

Dr. Weston Price and Dr. Brewer

Dr.
The
Natural Fertility
Fertility Diet
Diet has
has also
also incorporated
incorporated tthe
The Natural
he
research ooff Dr.
n d DDrr Brewer.
r.
research
Dr. Weston
Weston Price
Price aand
Brewer. DDr.
Weston Price's
recommendations
a
r
e
b
a
s
e
d
o
n
Prices recommendations are based on
Traditional Diets
that
were
followed
i
n
times
when
Diets that were followed in times when
humans
humans were most fertile, before industrial foods. DDr.
r.
Brewer's Diet
Brewers
Diet has
has been
been shown
shown to reduce
reduce the risks
risks o
off
pregnancy
complications, specifically
specifically preeclampsia.
preeclampsia. IItt
pregnancy complications,
promotes
diet that
that has
has an
an abundance
abundance ooff protein,
protein,
promotes aa diet
minerals,
calcium and
and healthy
minerals, calcium
healthy oils.
oils.

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The Science
Science Behind
Behind the
the Natural
Natural
The
Fertility Diet
Diet
Fertility

The
The Natural Fertility
Fertility Diet suggestions are
an accumulation
an
accumulation ooff scientific
scientific research,
research,
nutritional
dietary practices
nutritional data, dietary
practices of
o f the
the
most
most fertile
fertile tribes and peoples
peoples in
in history,
as
as well as dietary
dietary practices which reduce
reduce
complications
complications during
during pregnancy.
pregnancy.
Harvard Research
Research
Harvard
Harvard
performed aa recent
recent study
study that
Harvard performed
that
showed
80% decrease
decrease iin
infertility
showed aan
n 80%
n infertility
with
lifestyle changes
changes m
made
with tthe
h e lifestyle
a d e bby
y
switching
a fertility
fertility diet.
Women who
switching to
to a
diet. Women
who
followed a combination of
o f five or
o r more
more
followed
lifestyle
factors, i n
including
changing
lifestyle factors,
c l u d i n g changing
ssppeeccii ff ii cc aassppee cc tt ss o
o ff tt h
he
e ii rr ddiiee tt ss ,,
experienced
more than
than 80
80 percent
percent less
less
experienced more
relative
relative risk
risk of
of infertility
infertility due
due to
to ovulatory
ovulatory
disorders
compared tto
disorders compared
o wwomen
o m e n wwho
ho
engaged
engaged i in
n nnone
o n e ooff tthe
h e ffactors,
actors,
according
published iin
according tto
o aa ppaper
a p e r published
n
Obstetrics
&
Gynecology.
The
women
"Obstetrics & Gynecology". The women
with
the highest
highest fertility
fertility diet
scores ate
ate
with the
diet scores
lless
e s s ttrraannss ffaattss aanndd ssuugg aa rr ffrroo m
m
carbohydrates,
consumed more
more protein
protein
carbohydrates, consumed
from
vegetables than
than from
from animals,
animals, ate
ate
from vegetables
more ffiber
i b e r aand
n d iiron,
r o n , ttook
ook m
ore
more
more
multivitamins,
had aa lower
lower body
body mass
mass
multivitamins, had
index
index (BMI),
(BMI), exercised
exercised for
for longer
longer periods
periods
of
each dday,
surprisingly,
of ttime
i m e each
a y, aand,
n d , surprisingly,
consumed
more high-fat
high-fat dairy
consumed more
dairy products
products
and
less low-fat
low-fat ddairy
products. TThe
and less
a i r y products.
he
relationship
between
a
higher
fertility
relationship between a higher "fertility
diet
score and
and lesser
lesser risk
risk for
infertility
diet" score
for infertility
was
similar
for
different
subgroups
off
was similar f o r different subgroups o
women
women regardless
regardless of
of age
age and
and whether
whether or
or
not
not they
they had
had been
been pregnant
pregnant in
in the
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"Eat your greens,
greens," Mom said.
"Yuck," I replied.
Yuck,
"Excuse me?
me?"
Excuse
I looked
looked up
up with sincere
sincere desperation - you aren't
arent really
going to make me eat that are you? IItt makes me want to
vomit!
vomit!
Eat
"Eat those greens right now or theres
there's no desert!
desert!"
I caught a whiff rising off the plate, it made me gag. I Itt
wasnt
wasn't worth cake. IItt wasnt
wasn't worth ice cream on top of
of it,
it,
even
even in front of the
the TV, staying up late, and missing
missing school
school
on
Na, uh.
on Monday.
Monday. Na,
uh.
"I dont
don't want
want desert.
desert."
I
Fine,
have to
"Fine, but
but you
you still
still have
to eat
eat your
your greens!
greens!"

Now
here we
we are
are again
again in
in our
our lives
lives where
where someone
someone is
is telling
telling us,
us, er
Now here
er - strongly
strongly
suggesting
greens for
However, as
suggesting - that
that we
we eat
eat those
those greens
for the
the good
good of
of our
our health.
health. However,
as aa
fertility
nutrition expert,
expert, II understand
understand the
the challenges
challenges of
greens.
fertility nutrition
of getting
getting enough
enough greens.
Especially
since II suggest
suggest that
that you
you eat
eat them
them every
every day!
day! SSo
Especially since
o how
how am
am II going
going to
to
make
this easy,
easy, fun,
fun, and
and tasty
tasty for
for you?
you? P e
Perhaps
is the
the most
most significant
significant
make this
r h a p s iitt is
challenge
career! Ha,
Ha, II dont
because when
you use
use the
challenge of
of my
my career!
don't think
think so
so because
when you
the recipes
recipes
and
smoothies II have
have ffor
you, you'll
youll see
see ffor
yourself just
just how
how yummy
yummy and
and
and smoothies
o r you,
o r yourself
simple
it is
is to
to get
get everything
everything you
you need
need in
in your
your diet
become naturally
simple it
diet to
to become
naturally fertile.
fertile.
First,
heres a
a view
view of
need to
First, here's
of what
what youll
you'll need
to eat
eat every
every day.
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DAILY
D
AILY
Serving Dark Leafy Green Vegetable
O 11 Serving
Fresh Vegetable
Vegetable juice
Juice (12+
(12+ oz)
oz) oorr 22 Servings
Servings ooff Vegetables
Vegetables (think
(think
O 11 Fresh
colorful)
Serving essential
fatty acid
(EFA) Rich
O 11 Serving
essential fatty
acid (EFA)
Rich Food
Food
1-2 Eggs
Eggs daily
O 1-2
daily
Serving of
O 11 Serving
of Nuts
Nuts
1-3 Servings
Servings of
O 1-3
of Fruits
Fruits
Serving of
of aa Fertility
Fertility Superfood
Superfood Use
Use Coconut
Coconut Oil
Oil or
or Butter
Butter (grass-fed
(grass-fed
O 11 Serving
cows)
cows) daily
daily
Whole Grains
Grains
O Whole
Water
O Water
WEEKLY
W
EEKLY
Lentils or
a week
week
O Lentils
or Beans
Beans 2x
2x a
Grass-Fed Red
Red Meat
week
O Grass-Fed
Meat 3x
3x a
a week
Liver or
a week
week
O Liver
or Caviar
Caviar 1x
lx a
High Omega
Omega 3
3 Wild
Wild Caught
Caught Fish
O High
Fish 2-3x
2-3x a
a week
week
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see, it's
its pretty
pretty simple.
simple. TThe
next step
step is
is choosing
choosing what
You see,
h e next
what actual
actual
dishes
youll
eat
each
day.
You
certainly
want
to
make
this
dishes you'll eat each day. You certainly want to make this as
as tasty
tasty
as
can be
be - and
and there
there is
is every
every reason
reason iitt should
should be
be since
since the
the
as iitt can
ingredients
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Fertility Diet
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can bbe
used tto
make
ingredients iin
n tthe
h e Natural
e used
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thousands
scrumptious meals.
thousands of
of appetizing
appetizing and
and scrumptious
meals.
Warning:
You may
may feel
an extraordinary
Warning: You
feel an
extraordinary boost
boost in
in your
your vitality
vitality after
after just
just one
one
week
Fertility Diet.
This is
Enjoy!
week on
on the
the Natural
Natural Fertility
Diet. This
is normal
normal and
and to
to be
be expected!
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Let's look at a typical day in the life of the

the Natural Fertility Diet.
Diet.
Lets
You wake
wake up,
up, stretch,
stretch, shuffle
shuffle into the kitchen
and
drink water
water - four cups
cups worth
worth (1
(1 quart).
quart).
and drink
Then make yourself a good breakfast: two eggs
however
however you like them and some oatmeal with
nuts.
mid-morning snack,
snack, blend
blend uup
nuts. F For
o r aa mid-morning
p a
smoothie
banana, strawberries,
strawberries, kale (yes,
smoothie with banana,
you
read that
that right),
right), maca,
maca, yogurt
yogurt and
and water.
water.
you read
After
be able
able to
After that
that youll
you'll be
to take
take on
on the
the world;
world; so
so
watch
out. L uLunch
time, make
make some
some organic
organic
watch out.
n c h time,
brown
rice. Lately
Lately Ive
been eating
eating short
brown rice.
I've been
short grain
grain
brown
rice, for
for many
many people
people it's
its preferable
preferable to
to
brown rice,
the
long grain.
grain. D iDice
your favorite
favorite
the long
c e uup
p 33 ooff your
veggies
veggies and
and make
make them
them into
into a
a stir
stir fry
fry using
using your
your
favorite
recipe oorr one
one o
off the
the convenient
convenient ones
ones
favorite recipe
below.
Mid-afternoon shake
shake or
or juice,
juice, fire
fire up
up that
that blender
water,
below. Mid-afternoon
blender again
again with
with water,
celery,
spinach, apple,
apple, ginger,
ginger, and
and cucumber.
cucumber. DDinner
the possibilities
possibilities are
are
celery, spinach,
i n n e r - the
endless.
about some
some grass-fed
grass-fed beef
beef tacos
with broccoli?
broccoli? OOrr the
veggie
endless. HHow
o w about
tacos with
the veggie
version
re-fried lentils?
lentils? Here's
Heres another
version with
with re-fried
another example
example for
for aa given
given day:
day:
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with
with coconut
Breakfast: Oatmeal
coconut oil,
oil, raw
raw milk
milk or
or nut
nut milk
milk and
and blueberries
blueberries
Snack:
Snack: Fertility
Fertility Smoothie
Smoothie
Lunch:
with beans,
beans, yams,
yams, kale,
kale, rice,
rice, avocado,
Lunch: Burrito
Burrito with
avocado, onions
onions and
and eggs
eggs
Snack:
Green juice
juice with
a handful
Snack: Green
with a
handful of
of raw
raw nuts
nuts
Dinner:
rice, free-range/organic
free-range/organic chicken,
Dinner: Brown
Brown rice,
chicken, broccoli
broccoli with
with butter
butter
Breakfast:
Big breakfast
eggs scrambled
Breakfast: Big
breakfast smoothie
smoothie with
with 2
2 eggs
scrambled on
on the
the side
side
Snack:
Almond butter
celery with
Snack: Almond
butter and
and celery
with raisins
raisins
Lunch:
Big
avocado
and
kale
salad
with
Lunch: Big avocado and kale salad with salmon
salmon
Snack:
Snack: Pate
Pate with
with whole
whole grain
grain crackers
crackers
Dinner:
Black bean
chili Dessert:
Dessert: Up
Up to
Dinner: Black
bean chili
to you!
you!
Breakfast:
Egg Fritatta
(save leftovers
Breakfast: Egg
Fritatta (save
leftovers for
for lunch
lunch tomorrow)
tomorrow)
Snack: Smoothie
Lunch:
Lunch: Organic/free-range
Organic/free-range Chicken
Chicken salad
salad with
with raw
raw almonds
almonds and
and spinach
spinach salad
salad
Snack:
Snack: Fresh
Fresh Vegetable
Vegetable juice
juice
Dinner:
baked sweet
Dinner: Veggie
Veggie soup
soup with
with baked
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of Preconception
Preconception
Building a Foundation of
Health With
With Supplements

Whole Food
Multivitamin
Whole
Food Prenatal
Prenatal Multivitamin
When
preparing for
conception it
it is
is aa good
good idea
idea to
to begin
begin to
whole food
When preparing
for conception
to take
take a
a whole
food
prenatal
vitamin to
to make
are getting
prenatal vitamin
make sure
sure you
you are
getting the
the essential
essential nutrients,
nutrients, regardless
regardless
of
Many of
of your
your diet.
diet. Many
of the
the nutrients
nutrients mentioned
mentioned below
below will
will be
be provided
provided from
from your
your
fertility
want to
ensure you
fertility diet,
diet, but
but you
you want
to ensure
you are
are getting
getting them
them all
all prior
prior to
to pregnancy,
pregnancy,
so
prenatal multivitamin
multivitamin is
is aa must.
must. Especially
Especially one
one that
that contains
contains folic
acid, a
a
so aa prenatal
folic acid,
nutrient
needed prior
nutrient that
that is
is needed
prior to
to conception
conception to
to prevent
prevent birth
birth defects.
defects.

Essential
Fatty Acids
Acids (EFA)
(EFA)
Essential Fatty
Omega-3
fatty acids
acids have
have been
been shown
shown to
to help
help regulate
regulate hormones
hormones in
Omega-3 fatty
in the
the body,
body,
increase
cervical
mucous,
promote
ovulation
and
improve
the
overall
quality
increase cervical mucous, promote ovulation and improve the overall quality of
of
the
uterus by
by increasing
increasing the
the blood
blood flow
flow to
Omega-3
the uterus
to the
the reproductive
reproductive organs.
organs. Omega-3
fats
also contain
contain two
two acids
acids that
crucial to
good health:
health: DHA
EPA. These
These
fats also
that are
are crucial
to good
DHA and
and EPA.
two
acids have
have been
been shown
shown to
to help
help prevent
prevent many
two acids
many forms
forms of
of disease.
disease. Low
Low levels
levels
of
DHA have
have been
been linked
linked to
to depression
depression and
and other
other mental
health issues.
issues. During
of DHA
mental health
During
pregnancy,
lack of
of DHA
DHA may
may be
be associated
associated with
with premature
premature birth,
birth, low
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weight and hyperactivity in children. Food

Food sources: Flax seeds, walnuts, salmon,
sardines, halibut, shrimp, snapper, scallops, and chia seed.

Antioxidant Complex
Free
Free radicals roam about our entire system destroying cells. TThey
h e y are caused
from pollution,
pollution, smoking
smoking and
and poisons
poisons like
like cleaners
cleaners oorr herbicides
herbicides bbut
most
u t most
troubling is
is that
that one free
free radical
radical can
can create
create more free radicals every time it
it
destroys aa cell.
cell. Yo
You
constant battle against free radical damage
u must wage a constant
because
everything in
in your
your body
body is
is made
made of
and therefore
therefore vulnerable
vulnerable to
because everything
of cells
cells and
to
free
radical damage.
damage. TThat
means the
the ovum
ovum and
and the
the sperm
sperm are
are vulnerable
vulnerable as
as
free radical
h a t means
are
the reproductive
reproductive organs
organs and
and glands
glands that
that produce
produce reproductive
reproductive hormones.
hormones.
are the
Antioxidants
protect the
Therefore, they
Antioxidants protect
the body
body from
from free
free radicals.
radicals. Therefore,
they are
are one
one of
of the
the
most
important components
components to
to achieving
achieving natural
natural fertility
fertility both
both ffor
men and
and
most important
o r men
women.
Free
radicals can
can also
also alter
alter DNA.
DNA. T The
DNA ooff both
both partners
partners is
is the
the future
future
Free radicals
h e DNA
blueprint
for aa child.
child. Damaged
Damaged DNA
DNA is
is known
known to
to cause
cause miscarriages
miscarriages or
birth
blueprint for
or birth
defects/developmental
problems for
defects/developmental problems
for the
the future
future child.
child. Studies
Studies have
have also
also shown
shown aa
r o m free
connection between
between oxidative
oxidative stress
stress caused
caused ffrom
free radicals
radicals and
and male
male
infertility.
So, it
it is
is very
very important
important for
both parents
parents to
be taking
taking an
antioxidant
infertility. So,
for both
to be
an antioxidant
complex
the correct
complex in
in the
correct amounts
amounts leading
leading up
up to
to conception.
conception.

Supplement
Supplement Quality
Quality Matters
Matters (A
(A lot!)
lot!)
When
you are
are purchasing
purchasing supplements
sure they
When you
supplements it
it is
is important
important to
to make
make sure
they are
are of
of
the
highest
quality.
There
are
many
companies
in
the
supplement
industry
that
the highest quality. There are many companies in the supplement industry that
are
simply there
make money,
money, and
and are
are not
are simply
there to
to make
not highly
highly concerned
concerned wether
wether they
they are
are
selling
a high
high quality
quality product.
Consequently, they
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product. Consequently,
they make
make sub-standard
sub-standard products
products
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FAQ: Do I need a fertility cleanse?

When
W
h e n yyoouu aarree pprreeppaa rrii nn g ffoo r
conception, it is usually
usually aa good idea
conception,
cleanse to
1 tto
o start
start out
out with
with a
a cleanse
to renew
renew
your bbody,
o d y, bblood,
l o o d , aand
n d uuterus.
terus.
your
Cleansing before
before conception may
may be
be
Cleansing
one ooff the last
one
last opportunities
opportunities you
you
have to rid your body
body of
of toxins
toxins that
that
have
I ccould
o u l d be passed onto your baby
baby in
utero. Caution::
pregnant you
you
utero.
Caution:: Once pregnant
should nnot
o t cleanse.
leansing
should
cleanse. CCleansing
during pregnancy
during
pregnancy releases
releases toxins
toxins
i....
that
could
harm
the
baby. Also, it is
is
that
recommended to
cleanse while
J
n onot
t recommendedt
o cleansew
hile
breastfeeding.
breastfeeding.

Why Cleanse?
There are many toxins that can accumulate in the liver, uterus, intestines and fat tissues over
the years. Some of
of these toxins are: mercury, medications, birth control, smoke, pesticides, old
menstrual blood, excess hormones, old fecal matter (in the intestines), alcohol, etc...
etc...
menstrual
If you have been experiencing heavy periods, cramping, dark blood or blood clots
clots during
during your
your
period,
period, then a fertility cleanse is a must for
for you.
What
is the
What is
the Fertility
Fertility Cleanse?
Cleanse?
The
Fertility Cleanse
Cleanse is
is a
The Fertility
a special
special cleanse
cleanse that
that uses
uses specific
specific herbs,
herbs, foods,
foods, and
and techniques
techniques to
to help
help
detoxify
detoxify the
the body
body and
and uterus
uterus prior
prior to
to becoming
becoming pregnant.
pregnant.
Detoxifying
Detoxifying the
the liver
liver
The
liver helps
helps to
to filter
filter toxins
toxins from
The liver
from the
the body
body including
including excess
excess hormones.
hormones. If
I f there
there is
is an
an overoverabundance
abundance of
of estrogen,
estrogen, the
the liver
liver will
will be
be overloaded.
overloaded.
Cleansing
Cleansing the
the Uterus
Uterus
In
some instances
instances the
the uterus
uterus is
is not
not able
able to
to empty
empty its
entire contents
contents every
every menstrual
cycle.
In some
its entire
menstrual cycle.
Some
imbalances that
that may
may show
show up
up when
when this
this is
is happening
happening are
are PMS,
PMS, cramps
cramps during
during your
Some imbalances
your
period,
brown blood/dark
blood/dark blood/purple
blood/purple blood
blood during
during menstruation,
menstruation, blood
blood clotting
clotting during
during
period, brown
menstruation,
endometriosis, PCOS,
PCOS, absence
absence of
menstruation, endometriosis,
of menstruation,
menstruation, long
long cycles
cycles (longer
(longer than
than normal),
normal),
or
or bleeding
bleeding less
less than
than 4
4 days
days per
per cycle.
cycle.
If
the uterus
uterus is
is not
not completely
completely cleansed
cleansed every
every cycle,
cycle, old
stagnant blood
remains. As
As you
can
If the
old stagnant
blood remains.
you can
imagine,
this is
imagine, this
is not
not the
the best
best environment
environment to
to house
house aa new
new embryo.
embryo.
What
What causes
causes the
the uterus
uterus to
to not
not fully
fully release
release its
its contents
contents every
every month?
month?
Some
Some factors
factors may
may below
be.. low circulation,
circulation, excess
excess hormones,
hormones, unhealthy
unhealthy diet,
diet, misplaced
misplaced uterus.
uterus.
Increasing
Increasing circulation
circulation to
to the
the uterus
uterus
In
order
for
the
uterus
to
function aatt its
its best,
best, iitt requires
requires proper
proper circulation.
circulation. With
With proper
proper
In order for the uterus t o function
circulation
the communication
circulation the
communication loop
loop between
between the
the uterus
uterus and
and ovaries
ovaries with
with the
the endocrine
endocrine system
system
is
able to
to function
function smoothly.
smoothly. This
This is
necessary for
balance. FFor
is able
is necessary
for proper
proper hormonal
hormonal balance.
o r many
many of
of our
our
subscribers
like you,
you, the
the Fertility
Fertility Cleanse
Cleanse is
is their
has been
subscribers like
their starting
starting point
point and
and has
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successful pregnancy
pregnancy using
using these
these resources.
resources. IItt is
is a
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great jump
jump start
start for
every fertility
every successful
for every
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Tips and Tricks...for Easefor
Getting
daily
Getting enough ooff the right foods on a daily
basis
basis can be overwhelming at first. HHere
e r e are
some
some ways to make it easy
easy to
to stay on
on track:

leafy greens
Veggies & Dark leafy
A
A tip
tip for getting a ton of
of veggies
veggies and
and green leafy
leafy veggies
veggies
into
into your diet is to
to juice. By
By juicing
juicing you
you are able
able to
to get
get an
an
abundant
abundant amount of
of vegetables
vegetables (more
(more than
than you could
could
eat)
eat) in an easy, fast, and tasty form.
form. If you
you get
get in
in one
one large
large
green
green juice per day
day you
you are getting
getting your
your servings
servings of
of
veggies
Another tip
veggies easily taken
taken care
care of.
of. Another
tip is
is to
to use
use butter
butter
or
or coconut
coconut oil
oil when cooking
cooking dark
dark leafy
leafy greens,
greens, itit makes
makes
all
the
difference
in
the
world.
all the difference in the world.

Fruit
Fruit
A
A favorite
favorite way
way to
to get
get servings
servings of
of fruit
fruit in
in the
the day
day
is
a fertility
is to
to drink
drink a
fertility smoothie.
smoothie. You
You can
can toss
toss in
in
your
antioxidant rich
your favorite
favorite antioxidant
rich fruits
fruits with
with some
some
other
and fertility
other ingredients
ingredients and
fertility superfoods
superfoods and
and you
you
have
have easily
easily taken
taken care
care of
of your
your fruit,
fruit, nuts/oils
nuts/oils and
and
some
protein
for
the
day.
some protein for the day.

Nuts
Nuts
Make
Make aa trail
trail mix
mix combining
combining
the
the most
most important
important fertility
fertility
nuts and seeds. You can also
nuts
add
add nuts
nuts to
to your
your smoothies,
smoothies, make
make
nut
milks
and
add
nuts
to
your
nut milks and add nuts to your
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Eggs
Eggs

Get creative
creative and
and add
add farm
farm fresh
fresh
Get
eggs to
to your
your smoothies,
smoothies, make
make
eggs
custards, fritatas, fried rice,
custards,

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omelets, over easy,

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etc.
omelets,

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Liver
Liver
Find a recipe for pate that you love and enjoy it once a
Find
week. You
You can
can also
also sneak
sneak liver
liver into pasta
pasta sauce
sauce and
and
tacos.

Lentils and
and beans
beans
Lentils
Experiment
with making
making hummus
hummus with
with
Experiment with
various
types ooff beans,
beans, especially
especially
various types
lentils. You
lentils.
You can
can also
also make
make a lentil
lentil
sloppy
re-fried lentils
lentils for tacos.
sloppy joe, re-fried
Beans can also be used in cake and
Beans
brownie
recipes
and
and yyou
never
brownie recipes
o u never
know
know they
they are
are there!
there! :)
:)

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Natural Fertility
Fertility
The Top 10 Foods For Natural
The foods
foods in this
this list were chosen
chosen because
because they are dense with the particular
nutrients
nutrients that bring about natural fertility.

Eggs - Vitamin D, B12, Protein

Eggs
Make
sure tto
find eggs
eggs which are farm fresh and have deep orange/yellow
orange/yellow
Make sure
o find
yolks.
They are
are worth
worth the
the extra
extra cost
cost as
as they
much more
more nutrients
and
yolks. They
they provide
provide much
nutrients and
are cleaner than the general factory farmed egg. Some of the
the best places to
to find
find
quality
quality eggs
eggs are
are at
at the
the farmers
farmer's market,
market, neighbors
neighbors or
or the
the health
health food
food store.
store.

Nuts
Nuts and Seeds - Omega 3, Zinc, Vitamin E, Protein
Eat
nuts and
and seeds
seeds in
in their
their raw
raw form
form as
as essential
essential fatty
fatty acids
acids and
and zinc
zinc are
are
Eat nuts
sensitive
to heat
heat and
and can
can be
be destroyed
destroyed if
sensitive to
if cooked.
cooked. II have
have listed
listed amounts
amounts of
of nuts
nuts
and
seeds and
density so
and seeds
and their
their nutritional
nutritional density
so you
you can
can see
see how
how packed
packed they
they are
are with
with
nutrients.
nutrients.

The
seeds and
The best
best seeds
and nuts
nuts for
for omega
omega 3
3 are:
are:

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!
!
!

Walnuts
Walnuts -- 1/4cup
1/4cup =
= 2,270mg
2,270nng
Flax
Flax seeds
seeds -- 2
2 Tbs
Tbs =
= 3,510mg
3,510nng
Hemp
seeds
3Tbs
=
Hemp seeds - 3Tbs = 3,000mg
3,000mg
Chia
seeds
1Tbs
=
2,300mg
Chia seeds - 1Tbs = 2,300nng

The best seeds and nuts for zinc are:

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!

Pumpkin
Pumpkin -- 1/4cup
1/4cup =
= 2.7mg
2.7mg
Sesame
=2.8mg
Sesame -- 1/4cup
1/4cup =2.8mg

The best seeds and nuts for vitamin E are:

!
!

Sunflower
Seeds -- 1/4cup
Sunflower Seeds
1/4cup =
= 18.10mg
18.1 Onng
Almonds
Almonds -- 1/4cup
1/4cup =
= 8.97mg
8.97nng

The best seeds and nuts for iron are:

!
!

Pumpkin
seeds -- 1/4cup
Pumpkin seeds
1/4cup == 5.16mg
5.16nng
Sesame
Sesame seeds
seeds -- 1/4cup
1/4cup =
= 5.24mg
5.24mg

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Grass-fed meats
Grass-fed
meats - Omega 3,
Iron, B12, Protein
Grass-fed
G
r a s s - f e d mmeeaattss ccoom
mee ffrroom
m
animals
animals which have grazed in grass
pasture
and eaten
eaten fresh
fresh grass
grass for
pasture and
most
o
f
their
life.
This
meat
most of their life. This meat has
has
less
less fat and a little
little bit
bit stronger
stronger taste
taste
than
than corn fed meats, but itit provides
provides
aa lot
lot more
more nutrients
nutrients and
and the
the essentially
essentially fatty
fatty acid,
acid, omega
omega 3,
3, because
because the
the
animals have eaten their natural diet.
Regular
grocery store
meats are
quickly by
Regular grocery
store // factory
factory raised
raised meats
are raised
raised quickly
by feeding
feeding them
them
genetically
modified (GMO)
(GMO) ccorn
instead ooff ttheir
natural ddiet
grass.
genetically modified
o r n instead
h e i r natural
i e t ooff grass.
Consequently,
there isn't
isnt much
much nutrition
nutrition in
in corn
corn fed
fed animals.
animals. AAnd
worse, it
Consequently, there
n d worse,
it
contains
growth hormones
hormones and
and antibiotics
antibiotics which,
again, are
contains growth
which, again,
are a
a means
means to
to get
get the
the
most
amount of
of meat
into the
the grocery
grocery stores
stores in
in order
order to
increase profits.
profits. The
The
most amount
meat into
to increase
existence
and antibiotics
antibiotics in
in food
food can
can impact
existence of
of these
these hormones
hormones and
impact your
your hormonal
hormonal
balance
and immune
immune system.
system. G GMO
foods like
like this
this have
have been
been linked
linked tto
balance and
M O foods
o
infertility.
infertility.

Dark
Dark leafy
leafy Vegetables
Vegetables
-- Iron,
Iron, Folic
Folic acid,
acid, B6,
B6,
Vitamin E
E
Vitamin
Dark
leafy vegetables
vegetables are
are
Dark leafy
packed
packed wwith
i t h mminerals,
inerals,
antioxidants
and
antioxidants and vitamins
vitamins
eesssseenn tt ii aa ll ttoo hheeaa ll tt hh yy
fertility.
Examples ooff dark
dark
fertility. Examples
leafy
green vegetables
vegetables are
are
leafy green
spinach,
Swiss chard,
chard, kale,
kale,
spinach, Swiss
and collards.
and

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Fruit
Flavanoids, Variety of
Fruit - Vitamin C, Flavanolds,
of antioxidants
antioxidants
Fruits
have the
the highest
highest amount
amount of
antioxidants per
per serving.
serving. Some
Some of
Fruits have
of antioxidants
of best
best are
are
prunes,
pomegranates, raisins,
raisins, blueberries
blueberries and
and strawberries.
strawberries. Remember
Remember that
that
prunes, pomegranates,
antioxidants
are heat
heat sensitive
so to
antioxidants are
sensitive so
to get
get their
their benefits
benefits you
you must
must eat
eat them
them fresh,
fresh,
ripe,
and raw.
raw.
ripe, and

Colorful
veggies -- B6,
B6, Vitamin
Vitamin C
Colorful veggies
C
The
color of
a vegetable
vegetable will
will tell
tell you
you what
what nutrients
and benefits
benefits it
The color
of a
nutrients and
it will
will provide
provide
for
For instance
vegetables that
for your
your body.
body. For
instance vegetables
that are
are red
red or
or green
green in
in color
color are
are high
high in
in
vitamin
C. Vegetables
Vegetables that
that are
are orange
orange have
have high
high vitamin
vitamin A.
A. White
White vegetables
vegetables
vitamin C.

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nutrients is to eat a wide

tend to have sulfur, etc. The easiest way to get a ton of nutrients
variety of vegetables. Make
Make sure
sure you are
are eating a variety
variety of colors daily. The
easiest way to do this is to eat either a salad,
salad, stir-fry or fresh vegetable juice
daily.

Fish and
Fish
and Shell
Shell Fish
Fish - Vitamin D,
Omega 33,, ZZinc,
i n c , Selenium,
Omega
Selenium, B12,
B12,
CoQ10
CoQ10
Fish and
Fish
and shell
shell fish
fish (muscles,
(muscles, clams, etc)
etc)
are
some
o
f
the
most
nutrient
dense
are some of the most nutrient dense
foods
Fish provides
provides aan
foods wwe
e ccan
a n eeat.
a t . Fish
n
abundance
essential f fatty
acids,
abundance ooff essential
a t t y acids,
1 2 , selenium
nd
vitamin DD,, zinc,
zinc, bb12,
selenium aand
CoQ10.
The catch
catch is
is that most of
C0Q10. The
o f these
nutrients
are
heat
sensitive
nutrients are heat sensitive so
remember this
this while
while you
you are
are preparing
preparing these
these
so remember
foods.
are concerned
concerned about
about the
foods. I If
f you
you are
the water
water source
source of
of your
your fish,
fish, and
and there
there is
is
every
reason to
to be
be concerned,
concerned, you
you can
can get
get your
fish nutrients
nutrients from
every reason
your fish
from a
a purified
purified
cod
liver oil
supplement. Try
Try to
avoid farmed
farmed fish
fish as
as they
cod liver
oil supplement.
to avoid
they will
will not
not have
have the
the high
high
amounts
3 and
have been
amounts of
of omega
omega 3
and have
been fed
fed antibiotics.
antibiotics.

Liver - Vitamin D, Zinc, Selenium,

Liver
Iron, Folic acid, B12, CoQ10
C0Q10
Yes,
know. II can
can hhear
saying,
Yes, II know.
e a r yyou
o u saying,
Liver!?
Yup.
My memories
"Liver!?" Yu
p . My
memories of
of liver
liver are
are
of
my great
great grandmother
grandmother sauteing
sauteing liver
liver
of my
on
the stove
stove every
every time
time II arrived.
arrived. She
She
on the
was
constantly trying
trying tto
fatten m
me
was constantly
o fatten
e uup
p
with
liver
and
buttermilk.
If
I
only
had
with liver and buttermilk. I f I only had
listened!
Liver is
listened! Liver
is one
one of
of the
the most
most prized
prized
and nnutrient
u t r i e n t dense
o o d s available.
and
dense f foods
available.
Across
the board,
board, liver
liver is
is very
very high
high iin
Across the
n
vitamin D,
D, zinc,
zinc, iron, folic acid and B12.
For
just 4oz
For instance
instance just
4oz has
has over
over 200%
200% of
of your
your daily
daily Folic
Folic acid
acid needs.
needs. One
One way
way that
that
you
can make
make liver
liver tasty
tasty is
is to
to make
make pate'
pate with
chicken liver
liver and
then spread
spread it
you can
with chicken
and then
it
on
whole grain
grain crackers
crackers aa couple
couple times
times aa week.
week. Make
Make sure
sure to
to use
use liver
liver from
on whole
from
grass-fed
animals only.
grass-fed // free-range
free-range animals
only.

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Lentils and other beans --Iron,

Lentils
Iron, Folic acid
Before
Before II bbegan
e g a n sstudying
tudying
radically
nutritious lentils
lentils
radically nutritious
second highest
highest source
source ooff
second highest source of
liver).
liver). JJust
u s t 11 ccup
u p ooff
your ddaily
a i l y f folic
o l i c aacid
cid
lentils,
lentils, ggarbanzo
a r b a n z o aand
nd
The
great thing
thing is
is you
you can
can
The great
hunmmus, as a side dish, in a
hummus,

nutrition
idea j just
nutrition II hhad
a d nno
o idea
u s t hhow
ow
and
beans
are.
Lentils
a
r
e
t
he
and beans are. Lentils are the
iron ooff AALL
L L f foods
o o d s aand
n d tthe
he
iron
folic
acid ((just
behind calf's
calf's
folic acid
j u s t behind
cooked lentils
lentils provides
provides 90%
90% o
off
i l l cooked
needs.
And iiff you get
get sick
sick o
off
needs. And
pinto
pinto beans follow close behind.
uuse
s e t thheem
m ttoo m
maakkee ssoouuppss,,
stir-fry
stir-fry and
and even
even in
in brownies.
brownies.

Raw
Raw or cultured dairy - Vitamin D, B12, Zinc
Raw
dairy is
is basically
basically milk
milk products
products which
which have
have not
not been
been pasteurized
pasteurized so
so they
Raw dairy
they
still
have their
their important
important enzymes
enzymes and
and delicate
delicate nutrients
Also raw
still have
nutrients intact.
intact. Also
raw dairy
dairy
comes
from cows
cows that
that are
are grass/pasture
grass/pasture fed
fed and
and do
do not
not receive
receive hormones
hormones or
comes from
or
antibiotics.
space here
antibiotics. II dont
don't have
have enough
enough space
here to
to go
go into
into all
all the
the benefits
benefits of
of raw
raw milk
milk
and
how it
it is
is perfectly
perfectly safe
safe to
to drink,
drink, just
just know
know that
that it
is aa very
very different
and how
it is
different food
food
from
the milk
milk that
from the
that is
is available
available from
from grocery
grocery
stores,
even organic
organic milk.
milk. II realize
realize tthat
stores, even
hat
many
states ddo
sell rraw
milk aatt the
the
many states
o nnot
o t sell
a w milk
store.
live in
in one
one of
states, you
you
store. If
If you
you live
of those
those states,
can
get raw
raw milk
milk straight
straight from
from the
the farmer
farmer
can get
oorr yyoouu ccaann ccuul lttuurree yyoouurr oorrggaanniicc,,
pasteurized
milk you
you buy
buy from
the store
store to
pasteurized milk
from the
to t
help
improve i its
nutritional profile
profile aand
help improve
t s nutritional
nd
digestibility.
Milk can
can be
be aa beneficial
beneficial food
food
digestibility. Milk
for
some on
on the
the fertility
fertility diet
diet -- like
like those
those
for some
who
need an
an easy
easy source
source ooff protein,
protein, are
are
who need
underweight
and
can
tolerate
milk
underweight a n d c a n t o l e r a t e m i l k ((II
cannot
tolerate pasteurized
pasteurized milk
milk BUT
BUT can
can
cannot tolerate
d
w m
mi illkk wwi itthh nnoo pprroobblleem
m
d rr ii nnkk rraaw
whatsoever).
There aare
instances
whatsoever). There
r e ssome
o m e instances
where milk
milk should
should bbe
avoided; instances
instances
e avoided;
where
there is
is stagnation
stagnation in
in the
the body
body like
like
where there
with
endometriosis or
have an
with endometriosis
or ifif you
you have
an allergy
allergy
to it.

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What about grains?

Grains is an area
area o
off the Natural Fertility
Fertility Diet that we suggest you experiment
with
what works for you. There have been links to infertility in those who have
with what
gluten intolerance (celiac - you can get tested for this) as well as a possible link
to immunological infertility and grains. In some, grains will be a non-issue, but
ifif you have
have made many changes yet have not seen results, then take a look at
the grains
grains you
you eat.
eat. Grains
Grains and
and pseudo-grains
pseudo-grains that are gluten-free (amaranth,
rice,
quinoa, buckwheat,
buckwheat, millet,
millet, etc.)
etc.) are a great
great option and tend to be more
rice, quinoa,
nutrient
the general
nutrient dense
dense than
than the
general grains
grains we
we are
are used
used to
to eating.
eating.

Foods to
to Avoid
Avoid
Foods
Sugar,
soda &
& pasteurized
pasteurized juices
juices -Sugar, soda
Pasteurized
such as
as bottled
Pasteurij u i juices
c e s such
bottled apple
apple juice,
juice, orange
orange juice,
juice, and
and
other
bottled fruit
fruit juices
juices contain
contain concentrated
concentrated sugar,
sugar, which
which can
can
other bottled
throw
off your
your blood
blood sugar
sugar levels
levels and
and negatively
negatively effect
effect your
your immune
immune
throw off
system and hormonal balance. Also avoid any processed/refined and artificial
I r system and hormonal balaoce. Also avoid any processed/refined and artificial
sugars.
Some great
sugars. Some
great alternatives
alternatives are
are stevia,
stevia, honey,
honey, and
and maple
maple syrup.
syrup.
Caffeine
Studies have
have shown
shown that
that caffeine
caffeine can
can affect
affect your
your hormonal
hormonal balance,
balance,
Caffeine -- Studies
increase
your chances
chances of
miscarriage and
increase your
of a
a miscarriage
and prevent
prevent you
you from
from ovulating.
ovulating. You
You can
can watch
watch
this video to learn more...
Soy
Soy foods
Soy Foods
Foods -- Soy
foods have
have been
been shown
s l v r i to
to contain
contain estrogen
estrogen mimicking
mimicking properties.
properties. ItIt
is
best to
avoid processed
processed soy
soy foods
such as
as soy
is best
to avoid
foods such
soy milk,
milk, soy
soy burgers,
burgers, soy
soy protein
protein powder,
powder, soy
soy
chips,
soy meats,
meats, and
and soy
soy cheeses
cheeses to
to avoid
avoid a.
a negative
your hormonal
balance.
chips, soy
negative impact
impact on
on your
hormonal balance.
Both
Click here
Both men
men and
and women
women are
are affected
affected by
by soy.
soy. Clic
t oto learn
learn more
more about
about soy
soy and
and fertility.
fertility.
GMO
Foods -- Genetically
Genetically Modified
Modified foods
foods are
a real
real problem
problem when
when it
GMO Foods
b e cbecoming
oming a
it
comes
comes to
to fertility,
fertility, causing
causing an
an influx
influx in
in worldwide
worldwide infertility
infertility rates.
rates. Since
Since the
the 1970s,
1970's, sperm
sperm
counts
among the
the world's
worlds male
male population
population have
have declined
as much
much as
as 40%.
40%. GMO
GMO
counts among
d c j e d as
foods
foods may
may be
be one
one of
of the
the reasons.
reasons. Click
Click here
here to
to learn
learnTmore
a b about
o u t GMO
GMO and
and fertility.
fertility.
Fat-Free Foods - Foods which are altered to be reduced in fat or
or fatfatFat-Free
free
free are
are highly
highly processed
processed and
and high
high in
in sugar.
sugar. When
When choosing
cRoosing foods,
foods, always
always
chose
the foods
foods as
as nature
chose the
nature made
made them.
them. Full
Full fat
fat dairy
dairy is
is one
one example
example
that
was shown
in aa study
study by
that was
shown in
by Harvard
Harvard to
to increase
increase fertility
fertility over
over
the
fat-reduced options.
options. Again,
Again, fat
fat is
is what
what our
our bodies
the fat-reduced
need
need to
to produce
produce hormones.
hormones.

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Foods to Avoid That Are Almost Always Made With Partially

Foods
Hydrogenated
Hydrogenated Oils

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!
!
!
!
!
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!
!
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!
!

Cake mixes,
mixes, biscuit,
biscuit, pancake
pancake and
and cornbread
cornbread mixes,
mixes,
frostings
frostings
Cakes, cookies, muffins, pies, donuts
Crackers
Crackers
Peanut
Peanut butter
butter (except
(except fresh-ground)
fresh-ground)
Frozen
entrees
and
meals
Frozen
Frozen
bakery products,
products, toaster
toaster pastries,
pastries, waffles,
waffles,
Frozen bakery
pancakes
pancakes
Most
prepared frozen
frozen meats
meats and
and fish
fish (such
(such as
as fish
fish
Most prepared
sticks)
French fries
French
Whipped
Whipped toppings
toppings
Margarines,
Margarines, shortening
shortening
Instant
Instant mashed
mashed potatoes
potatoes
Taco shells
Cocoa mix
Microwave
Microwave popcorn
popcorn

Many
Foods are
Many Brands
Brands of
of these
these Foods
are Made
Made with
with Partially
Partially
Hydrogenated
Hydrogenated Oils
Oils
(Check
(Check the
the list
list of
of ingredients!)
ingredients!)

Breakfast
cereals C oCorn
chips, potato
potato chips
chips F r o
Frozen
pizza,
Breakfast cereals
r n chips,
z e n pizza,
frozen burritos, most frozen snack foods L oLow-fat
w - f a t ice creams
Noodle
soup cups
cups B rBread
Noodle soup
e a d P aPasta
s t a mixes
mixes S aSauce
u c e mixes
mixes

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I
I

Macron utrient Facts

Know
Macronutrient
Facts You
You Should
Should Know
In addition
addition to
to the micro-nutrients, macro-nutrients are important as well.
This means getting enough protein, fiber, fat, and carbohydrates.
Proteins
Proteins - Amino acids are the building blocks of cells in your body and in
the "body"
body of the fetus. During
During pre-conception you will want to ensure you
are regularly
regularly getting
getting enough
enough protein
protein (amino
(amino acids)
acids) sso
when you
you
o tthat
h a t when
conceive you are on track to give the fetus what it needs to grow. BBe
e sure
to get
get your protein from aa wide
wide variety of sources from both animal and
vegetable sources of protein
protein daily.
Best sources of animal protein:

!
F r eFree-range
e - r a n g e organic chicken
G r Grass
a s s fed
fed beef
beef
!
W iWild
l d Alaskan
salmon
Alaskan salmon
!
Organic
!
Org
a n i c turkey

Best
sources of
Best sources
of vegetable
vegetable protein:
protein:
!

(1 cup has 18gm)

L e Lentils
n t i l s CI
M oMost
s t beans (1
CI cup has 13-15gm)
(1 cup has 9gm)
Q uQuinoa
i n o a CI
(1 cup has 6-9gm)
N uNuts
t s CI
vegetables CI
(1 cup
cup has
G r Green
e e n vegetables
has 44 gm)
gm)

Fiber
Fiber - Fiber
Fiber helps
helps assist
assist the
the body
body in
in getting
getting rid
rid of
of excess
excess estrogen
estrogen and
and

xenohormones
the system
xenohornnones in
in the
system and
and keeps
keeps your
your digestive
digestive tract
tract functioning
functioning
properly.
properly.
Best sources of fiber:
Best

O a Oatmeal
tmeal
!
!
A p Apples
ples
!
W hWhole
o l e grains
grains and
and psudo-grains
psudo-grains
N uNuts
t s 8,
seeds
!
&
B eBeans
ans
!
A v oAvocados
cados
!

Fats
You may
may need
need to
to set
set aside
aside what
what you
think about
Fats - You
you think
about foods
foods that
that contain
contain
fat.
Ignoring
the
importance
of
consuming
a
wide
variety
of
fats
will
fat. Ignoring the importance of consuming a wide variety of fats will have
have aa
negative
effect on
the development
negative effect
on the
development of
of the
the fetus.
fetus. Not
Not only
only are
are essential
essential fatty
fatty
acids
important but
but saturated
saturated fats
fats and
and cholesterol
cholesterol are
are important
important as
as well.
well.
acids important
Cholesterol
is aa pre-curser
pre-curser to
all hormones
hormones produced
Cholesterol is
to all
produced in
in the
the body
body including
including
progesterone.
fat is
is concerned,
concerned, you
you just
just need
need to
to make
make sure
sure it
is
progesterone. WWhere
h e r e fat
it is
from
the right
right foods
foods like
like coconut
coconut oil,
grass-fed meats,
meats, fish,
from the
oil, grass-fed
fish, nuts
nuts and
and seeds.
seeds.
Avoid
Avoid hydrogenated
hydrogenated oils
oils and
and vegetable
vegetable oils
oils cooked
cooked at
at high
high heat.
heat.

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Fertility
Important Nutrients for Fertility
While all
all nutrients
nutrients are
are important
important for health, there
there are some that have been
specifically shown to have
have aa direct
direct impact on fertility. Below is a list of these
nutrients.
nutrients. You will be receiving all of these nutrients if you are using Baby and
Me
Prenatal, Omega
Omega 3 and Antioxidant
Antioxidant Complex (men take zinc or mens
muli
Me Prenatal,
men's nnuli
with
with Omega 3 and Antioxidant Complex)
Vitamin
D: Vitamin
Vitamin D
D is
is needed
needed to
Vitamin D:
to help
help the
the body
body create
create sex
sex hormones
hormones which
which in
in
turn
affects ovulation
and hormonal
hormonal balance.
balance. Yale
Yale University
turn affects
ovulation and
University School
School of
of Medicine
Medicine
conducted
study of
infertile women,
women, where
where it
conducted aa study
of 67
67 infertile
it was
was discovered
discovered that
that a
a mere
mere
7%
had
normal
Vitamin
D
levels.
7% had normal Vitamin D levels.
Food
sources: Eggs,
Eggs, ffatty
fish, ddairy,
cod liver
liver oil.
oil. Yo
You
can also
also get
get
Food sources:
a t t y fish,
a i l y, aand
n d cod
u can
vitamin
D ffrom
sitting out
out iin
the sun
sun ffor
15 tto
20 minutes
minutes per
per day.
day. B
But
vitamin D
r o m sitting
n the
o r 15
o 20
ut
absorption
your skin.
absorption is
is impacted
impacted by
by the
the darkness
darkness of
ofyour
skin.
Vitamin
E: Has
Has been
been shown
shown in
in studies
studies to
Vitamin E:
to improve
improve sperm
sperm health
health and
and motility
motility in
in
men.
Studies have
have shown
shown a
a diet
E to
men. Studies
diet deficient
deficient in
in Vitamin
Vitamin E
to be
be aa cause
cause of
of infertility
infertility
in
rats. The
The meaning
meaning of
name for
for vitamin
vitamin E
E 'Tocopherol'
Tocopherol literally
in rats.
of the
the name
literally means
means to
to
bear
young. Vitamin
Vitamin E
E is
is also
also an
an important
important antioxidant
antioxidant to
help protect
protect sperm
bear young.
to help
sperm
and
egg DNA
and egg
DNA integrity.
integrity.
Food
sources: Sunflower
Sunflower seeds,
seeds, almonds,
almonds, olives,
olives, spinach,
spinach, papaya,
papaya, dark
Food sources:
dark leafy
leafy
greens.
greens.
CoQ10:
Necessary for
for every
every cell
cell in
in the
the body
body having
CoQ100
C0C)10: Necessary
having energy
energy to
to function,
function, CoQl
has
also been
shown in
in studies
studies to
has also
been shown
to increase
increase sperm
sperm motility
motility in
in semen.
semen. It
It is
is also
also an
an
important
to protect
damage. This
important antioxidant
antioxidant that
that helps
helps to
protect cells
cells from
from free
free radical
radical damage.
This
may
as well.
may impact
impact egg
egg health
health as
well.
Food
sources: Found
Found iin
seafood and
and organ
organ meats.
meats. Amounts
Amounts iin
the body
body
Food sources:
n seafood
n the
decline
decline with
with age.
age.
Vitamin
C: Vitamin
Vitamin C
C improves
Vitamin C:
improves hormone
hormone levels
levels and
and increases
increases fertility
fertility in
in women
women
with
luteal
phase
defect,
according
to
a
study
published
in
Fertility
and
with luteal phase defect, according t o a study published i n "Fertility and
Sterility.
As for
for men,
men, vitamin
vitamin C
C has
has been
been shown
shown to
Sterility". As
to improve
improve sperm
sperm quality
quality and
and
protect
sperm
from
DNA
damage;
helping
to
reduce
the
change
of
miscarriage
protect sperm from DNA damage; helping to reduce the change of miscarriage
and
chromosomal problems.
problems. Vitamin
Vitamin C
C also
also appears
appears tto
keep sperm
sperm ffrom
and chromosomal
o keep
rom
clumping
more motile.
clumping together,
together, making
making them
them more
motile.

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Food sources: Abundant in plants and fruits including red

red peppers, broccoli,
cranberries, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, and citrus
citrus fruit.
fruit.
Lipoic
Lipoic Acid: Lipoic acid is a very important antioxidant because itit not
not only
only helps
helps
to protect
protect the
the female
female reproductive
reproductive organs
organs and
and has
has been
been shown
shown tto
o improve
sperm quality
quality and
and motility
motility but it also helps the body to continually re-use the
antioxidants
the body.
antioxidants in
in the
body.
Food
sources: In
Food sources:
In small
small amounts
amounts found
found in
in potatoes,
potatoes, spinach
spinach and
and red
red meat.
meat.
B6:
Vitamin B6
B6 may
may be
be used
used as
as aa hormone
hormone regulator.
regulator. It
also helps
helps to
regulate
B6: Vitamin
It also
to regulate
blood
sugars, alleviates
alleviates PMS,
PMS, and
and may
may be
be useful
useful iin
relieving symptoms
symptoms o
off
blood sugars,
n relieving
morning
B6 has
morning sickness.
sickness. B6
has also
also been
been shown
shown to
to help
help with
with Luteal
Luteal Phase
Phase Defect.
Defect.
Food
sources: Tuna,
Tuna, banana,
banana, turkey,
turkey, liver,
salmon, cod,
cod, spinach,
spinach, bell
Food sources:
liver, salmon,
bell peppers,
peppers,
and
greens, collard
garlic, cauliflower,
cauliflower, mustard
and turnip
turnip greens,
collard greens,
greens, garlic,
mustard greens,
greens, celery,
celery,
cabbage,
asparagus, broccoli,
broccoli, kale,
kale, Brussels
Brussels sprouts,
cabbage, asparagus,
sprouts, chard.
chard.
B12:
Vitamin B12
B12 has
has been
been shown
shown to
to improve
B12: Vitamin
improve sperm
sperm quality
quality and
and production.
production. It
It
also
may help
help to
to boost
boost the
the endometrium
endometrium lining
lining in
egg fertilization,
decreasing
also may
in egg
fertilization, decreasing
the
chances of
of miscarriage.
miscarriage. Some
Some studies
studies have
have found
found that
that a
a deficiency
deficiency of
the chances
of B12
B12
may
increase the
the chances
chances ooff irregular
irregular ovulation,
ovulation, and
and iin
severe cases
cases stop
stop
may increase
n severe
ovulation
altogether.
ovulation altogether.
Food
sources: Clams,
Clams, oysters,
oysters, muscles,
muscles, liver,
liver, caviar
caviar (fish
(fish eggs),
eggs), fish,
fish, crab,
crab,
Food sources:
lobster,
beef, lamb,
lamb, cheese,
cheese, eggs.
eggs.
lobster, beef
Folic
Acid: Perhaps
Perhaps one
one of
best known
vitamins necessary
Folic Acid:
of the
the best
known vitamins
necessary for
for pregnancy
pregnancy is
is
folic
acid. This
This vitamin
vitamin helps
helps prevent
prevent neural
neural tube
tube defects
defects as
as well
well as
as congenital
congenital
folic acid.
heart
defects, cleft
cleft lips,
lips, limb
limb defects,
defects, and
and urinary
urinary tract
heart defects,
tract anomalies
anomalies in
in developing
developing
fetuses.
Deficiency in
in folic
folic acid
acid may
may increase
increase the
the risk
risk of
going into
into preterm
preterm
fetuses. Deficiency
o f going
delivery,
infant low
low birth
birth weight
weight and
and fetal
fetal growth
growth retardation.
retardation. Deficiency
Deficiency may
delivery, infant
may
also
increase t the
homocysteine level
level i in
blood, which
which ccan
lead
also increase
h e homocysteine
n t the
h e blood,
an le
a d tto
o
spontaneous
abortion aand
pregnancy complications,
complications, ssuch
placental
spontaneous abortion
n d pregnancy
u c h aas
s placental
abruption
and pre-eclampsia.
pre-eclampsia.
abruption and
Food
sources: liver,
lentils, pinto
pinto beans,
beans, garbanzo
asparagus, spinach,
Food sources:
liver, lentils,
garbanzo beans,
beans, asparagus,
spinach,
black
beans,
navy
beans,
kidney
beans,
collard
greens
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of
Iron: Studies
Studies have
have shown
shown that
that women who do not get sufficient amounts of
iron
may suffer anovulation (lack
(lack of ovulation) and possibly
possibly poor egg health,
iron may
which can inhibit pregnancy at a rate 60% higher than those with sufficient iron
iron
stores
in
their
blood.
stores in their blood.
Food sources:
sources: Lentils,
Lentils, spinach,
spinach, tofu,
tofu, sesame
sesame seeds,
seeds, kidney
kidney beans, pumpkin
seeds (raw),
(raw), venison, garbanzo beans, navy beans, molasses, beef
beef
Selenium: An
An antioxidant
antioxidant that helps to protect the eggs and sperm from free
radicals.
Free radicals
radicals can
can cause
cause chromosomal
chromosomal damage
damage which
is known
radicals. Free
which is
known to
to be
be a
a
cause ooff miscarriages
miscarriages and
and birth
birth defects.
defects. Selenium
Selenium is
is also
also necessary
necessary for the
creation
In studies
studies men
with low
counts have
creation of
of sperm.
sperm. In
men with
low sperm
sperm counts
have also
also been
been found
found
to have low levels of selenium.
Food
sources: Liver,
Liver, snapper,
snapper, cod,
cod, halibut,
halibut, tuna,
tuna, salmon,
salmon, sardines,
sardines, shrimp,
shrimp,
Food sources:
crimini
turkey.
crimini mushrooms,
mushrooms, turkey.
Zinc:
In women,
women, zinc
zinc works
works with
with more
more than
than 300
300 different
Zinc: In
different enzymes
enzymes in
in the
the body
body
to
keep things
things working
working well.
well. Without
Without it,
can not
to keep
it, your
your cells
cells can
not divide
divide properly;
properly; your
your
estrogen
and progesterone
progesterone levels
levels can
can get
get out
estrogen and
out of
of balance
balance and
and your
your reproductive
reproductive
system
may not
system may
not be
be fully
fully functioning.
functioning. Low
Low levels
levels of
of zinc
zinc have
have been
been directly
directly linked
linked
to
miscarriage in
in the
the early
early stages
stages of
according to
The Centers
to miscarriage
of aa pregnancy,
pregnancy, according
to The
Centers for
for
Disease
Controls Assisted
Assisted Reproductive
Reproductive Technology
Technology Report.
Report. I In
men zinc
zinc is
is
Disease Control's
n men
considered
one of
of the
most important
trace minerals
minerals to
considered one
the most
important trace
to date
date for
for male
male fertility;
fertility;
increasing
zinc
levels
in
infertile
men
has
been
shown
to
boost
sperm
levels;
increasing zinc levels in infertile men has been shown to boost sperm levels;
improve
the form,
form, function
function and
and quality
quality ooff male
male sperm
sperm and
and decrease
decrease male
male
improve the
infertility.
infertility.
Food
sources: Calf
Calf liver,
oysters, beef
beef, lamb,
lamb, venison,
venison, sesame
sesame seeds,
seeds, pumpkin
Food sources:
liver, oysters,
pumpkin
seeds,
yogurt, turkey,
turkey, green
green peas,
Zinc can
seeds, yogurt,
peas, shrimp.
shrimp. Zinc
can be
be damaged
damaged by
by cooking
cooking so
so
it
eat some
it is
is important
important to
to eat
some foods
foods high
high in
in zinc
zinc in
in their
their raw
raw forms.
forms.

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Phew!
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