I’ve written about Vitamin D before: http://draimee.org/vitamin-d-ms-and-pregnancy/ It’s in the news again: http://www.acog.org/from_home/publications/press_releases/nr06-20-11-2.cfm The American College of ObGyn has recently submitted a statement that routine screening for Vitamin D is not recommended. I pasted the link above. The Harvard newsletter (December 2010) recommends 1,000-2,000 IU of vitamin D per day, while the Vitamin D Council [...]

We all know, now, that after multiple IVF cycles, Celine Dion finally succeeded in becoming pregnant in her early forties, and is now lavishing her love on her twin boys. Hooray for her! She did not give up. So yes, it is absolutely possible, although not always easy, to get pregnant in our forties, especially [...]

Each year approximately 6 million women in America are faced with infertility, according to researcher Jorge E. Chavarro, M.D., Sc.D., at the Harvard School of Public Health. And recent research reveals a significant association between diet and fertil…

Fertility is the chance of a couple getting pregnant that happens when a man is able to produce a sperm capable of fertilizing the feasible egg produced by the women during her monthly cycle. There are lots of factors that may contribute to a successfu…

Fast food is a habit and while I’m all about meals to go, there are certainly some choices that are better than others. If you have the time, delicious versions of the traditional burger combos can be enjoyed at home, with the added bonus of fertility supporting nutrients. Instead of french fries, try yam fries [...]

When you’re on a fertility diet (and even when you’re not), I highly recommend that you eat lean organic meat, with an emphasis on lean and organic.  When I say meat, I include poultry, so I’m talking about chicken, beef, lamb, goat, turkey. The main reason to eat organic meat is that it’s free of [...]

I was asked about what foods to eat to strengthen and build the uterine lining so that the embryo is ensured a cushy home in which to bury itself during implantation. The short answer is that if you’re following a fertility diet with an emphasis on no sugar, no overly-processed foods, no (or few) refined [...]

It’s time to eliminate fish and shellfish that’s high in mercury – usually the bigger fish, which tend to eat the smaller, contaminated fish. According to the FDA, these include swordfish, tilefish, king mackerel, and shark.

We absolutely need fat in our bodies, particularly when trying to conceive.

A friend wondered if the fertility diet is just to keep your body healthy (which houses the developing embryo) or whether it could also have an effect on the eggs themselves. The answer……