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Fertility Diet - Supplements to Assist your Path to Parenthood
By Sandra Hollows


Diet is often over looked during a persons' journey through infertility. While to some, a Fertility Diet may sound a little strange, it really isn't a crazy idea. Look around, we hear so regularly about all the great benefits of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements, and the amazing things they can do for our bodies. This is also true when we are facing problems of fertility and the desire to fall pregnant.

Take a moment to think about your own busy life. Do you skip meals or eat a a diet high in processed foods? Have you ever stopped to consider that perhaps foods in our society these days just don't have the same

              

nutritional content as they once did? Over production, steroid use and fertilizers amongst other things can all reduce the nutritional value of our foods.

The news is not all bad, you can easily use supplements to your advantage to increase your overall health and help your body kick start into baby mode.

Essential supplements for every couple trying to conceive include:

* Folic Acid: Folic Acid is a necessary supplement for all women attempting to fall pregnant. It is proven to prevent against Spina-Bifida developing in an unborn baby during development.

* Vitamin B6: Vitamin B6 has been proven to help increase fertility levels in otherwise infertile women. B vitamins play a role in our overall health and stress levels, so are important for everybody, but in this case, can play an especially important role in conceiving.

* Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is essential for men. It has been shown to increase low sperm counts.

* Essential Fatty Acids: Essential Fatty Acids are vital to ensure our bodies function correctly. They play an extremely important role in the production and regulation of hormones. Essential Fatty Acids are especially vital for men due to their effect on the production of prostaglandins. Without these Essential Fatty Acids, prostaglandin production is inefficient resulting in low quality sperm.

* Vitamin C: Vitamin C can play a strong role in sperm production and is therefore vital for any man who has low sperm count, or evidence of abnormal sperm. If sperm tests have not been undertaken or even if infertility is not yet a problem, vitamin C is still a great vitamin for anyone to be taking. It is a great antioxidant, ridding our bodies of bad elements; it also increases our immune system.

* Vitamin E: Yet another wonderful antioxidant, Vitamin E is recommended for assisting to increase fertility in both men and women. The antioxidant properties of vitamin E have been thought to make the sperm more effective.

* Zinc: Zinc deficiency can lead to lower fertility for both men and women, and a higher risk of miscarriage in women. Zinc is an essential element in your bodys' efforts at utilizing reproductive hormones. Zinc is found in high concentrations in sperm, and is vital in sperm production, so essentially both male and woman should include zinc as part of their fertility plan.

This is by no means a complete list of essential vitamins and minerals that can and may assist with fertility issues. It is good to know that most Pregnancy Supplement formulas contain each mentioned here. For men, they are often less likely to implement vitamins and minerals to increase fertility as this issue is often associated more so with women, so it's good to realize that planning for and increasing fertility is equally important to both men and women.

I know your pain and I want to help ease it!! After a 9 year struggle through a journey of infertility, emotional and financial heartbreak I am now a proud mother.

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