Today, a lot of young couples are struggling with fertility issues and when it comes to fertility, many imagine that it is something that one cannot do anything about. We believe in complicated treatments and tablets but also think that there is not much we can do from our part.

However, a lot of our lifestyle choices including the food we take, our exercise patterns, sleep-cycles and the amount of stress we undergo can affect fertility.

While the other factors are all about just making a healthy over-all change to your lifestyle, here are a few diet specific things you can do to boost your fertility.

1. Increase protein intake

Increasing protein is a good thing to do whether or not you are looking to improve your fertility –it helps drop the risk of ovulatory infertility. Not just this, protein in general prevents you from putting on too much weight and obesity is one of the most serious issues when it comes to fertility.

 

2. Green Leafy Vegetables

Folate is present in green leafy vegetables that is said to promote fertility in males – make sure you include lots of leafy vegetables and eat more salads to improve your folate intake. Including green leafy vegetables to your diet not just boosts fertility but also makes your diet more wholesome and healthy in general.

 

3. Whole Milk

High fat dairy products as a constituent of a diet is said to improve fertility! Low-fat dairy products, although there is no conclusive research, is said to interfere with fertility – while you do not have to eliminate these from your diet keep them in control when you are looking to boost your fertility.

 

4. Avoid Processed Food

Eating real food vs highly processed foods helps boost fertility – bad carbohydrates and overly processed foods are digested fast by the body and turned into blood sugar.  Real food and good carbohydrates are digested slowly and have a more gradual effect on your body. High insulin levels are linked to lower fertility rates and hence, eating real food and good carbohydrates is good for fertility!

 

References

http://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/fertility-boosting-foods