Fertility Diet to Get Pregnant

Tips and Trick Health 27 Sept. Every married couple must have a goal to get an heir. Many things can be done by the couple in order to have a child. One of the things you can do is to go on a diet of fertility (fertility diet). When comes the desire to get pregnant and have children, the old saying 'you are what you eat' could be true. Because of health and whatever happens in the human body is largely influenced by what is consumed.


"Anything that is consumed will have a certain effect on the body, such as entry into the bloodstream and then to the last cell and will affect the hormones," says Cynthia Stadd, a nutritionist from Berkeley's Center for Reproductive Wellness and Women's Health in New York, as quoted from baby center, Tuesday (8/9/2009).

According to the American Pregnancy Association, it's best to plan 3 months before pregnancy had set eating patterns. Here are tips that can be done in a fertility diet:

1. Controlling the consumption of caffeine. Experts say that consumption is very effect on fertility, those who consume caffeine often be difficult to have a child. Caffeine will narrow the blood vessels that cause blood flow to the uterus becomes very slow and potentially in the egg cell is fertilized by a sperm difficult.

2. Reduce consumption of refined carbohydrates. Processed carbohydrates are likely to lose some important substances such as antioxidants, vitamin B and iron, this does not only reduce the possibility of pregnancy but also against the body. Should consume 6 ounces of whole grains per day. If you suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which can cause infertility in women, should not consume excess carbohydrates that can cause irregular ovulation.

3. Consumption of natural multivitamin. One of them is to eat vegetables and fruits. Both types of food are not only rich in minerals and vitamins, but also can provide free antiradikal that can protect the body from harmful chemicals. These free radicals are harmful molecules in the body because it can damage the ovum, sperm and other reproductive organs.

4. Consumption of fish to get omega-3 fatty acids. The body needs omega-3 fatty acids to optimize fertility and fish are the best source of these substances, such as salmon, tuna or shrimp.

5. Eating iron. Iron is needed to help the process of pregnancy but it can also prevent women affected by anemia due to deficiency of red blood cells.

6. Do not panic excess protein. Researchers said that excessive protein in the body does not make a woman's fertility is reduced. So do not be afraid of excess protein, protein source can be obtained from fish, meat and beans.

7. Avoid foods that contain listeria bacteria. The bacteria are usually found in undercooked meat and unpasteurized products. Women who could become pregnant 20 times more susceptible to illness if you eat food that contains listeria bacteria. These bacteria cause listeriosis that resulted in miscarriage in the first trimester of pregnancy in which women are not yet know if she was pregnant. To avoid eating foods that are raw or not cooked and unpasteurized products.

Fertility diet can also be done by men, so that the process could quickly get the child to be more optimal. In addition to the fertility diet should also consult a doctor if there is interference with the reproductive organs of each partner.