* Eating for fertility...

[Aquariangypsii]

Good Evening,

I always wondered what I should eat while TTC. Well I went to a naturopath on Wednesday and she gave me a "Fertility Program" diet. For all you other ladies who are interested, it says to:

-eat lots of protein - 2 serves per day, Fish is best
-Trim chicken (2-4/wk)
-No Dairy
-Red meat in moderation
-Legumes / Grains / pulses / nuts / seeds
-No saturated fats
-only use olive & flaxseed, safflower & sunflower oil
-Eat lots of vegetables each day (especially dark green leafy, red, orange & avocado - organic is best.
-In salads add chopped fresh herbs such as parsley, watercress mint & all sprouts
-avoid microwave cooking
-avoid green potatoes
-2-3 pieces of fruit / day
-brown bread
avoid all sweet things (sugar leaches nutrients from your body.
-avoid alcohol & cigarettes (the obvious)
-avoid coffee & have tea in moderation
-8-12 glasses of purified water per day
-No salt

Also a nice tasting juice she has advised me to drink consists of 1 apple, 2 sticks of cellary, 1/2 small fresh beetroot, 1 carrot & 6cm of cucummber. I'ts a healthy little start to the day!

Hope you find this as interesting as I did.

[**Helen**]

Sounds like healthy living. All the best and goodluck.

Love