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Increase Fertility Through Nutrition!

According to a study at the Harvard School of Public Health's Department of Nutrition, women who followed five or more lifestyle or food recommendations bypass their risk of ovulatory infertility by as much as 80%, compared with women who did not follow any recommendations.

Top 10 Key Recommendations to Increase Your Fertility

  1. Avoid foods with transfats, such as paranthas made with ghee, namkeens and fried biscuits and chips.
  2. Use more unsaturated vegetable oils Eg: extra-virgin olive oil
  3. Eat more vegetarian protein, such as beans and nuts and less animal protein such as meat
  4. Choose intact grain sources of carbohydrates instead of amply refined carbohydrates Eg: Brown multigrain bread instead of white bread and brown rice instead of white rice.
  5. Drink a glass of milk or have a full fat yogurt each day
  6. Take a multivitamin that contains folic acid and other B vitamins.
  7. Get loads of iron, ideally from egg yolks, legumes, raisins
  8. Avoid sodas and other carbonated drinks
  9. If you are overweight, attempt to lose at least 10% of your weight.

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