I confess. I love kale, swiss chard, collard greens, arugula, broccoli… . And whether you’re trying to get pregnant, or trying to live a healthier life, you should love green leafy vegetables too. Green leafy vegetables are essential for a healthy immune system and...
Bisphenol A – or BPA – is a hormone disruptor which mimics estrogen in the body. BPA is found in many plastics and the linings of food cans and bottle tops. Studies have shown negative effects on fertility by damaging egg quality and IVF success rates, and sperm...
When adding foods back in following an elimination diet, I realized that I get congested when I eat wheat. It also exacerbates a skin condition that now, thanks to my wheat-free diet, is no longer an issue. Have you noticed that wheat affects you? Wheat is one of the...
It’s Monday, and many of us are fueling our morning with a cup of coffee. But if you’re trying to get pregnant, you’d be wise to reduce your caffeine intake and ultimately eliminate it. Caffeine activates the adrenal glands, two small endocrine glands that regulate...
Here’s another reason to eat organic if you’re trying to conceive. There’s solid evidence that eating fruits and vegetables with high pesticide levels is associated with a reduced chance of having a baby with fertility treatment. Women with the highest pesticide...
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Walter Willett, a researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health, and author of “The Fertility Diet.” His groundbreaking research provides strategies for overcoming ovulatory infertility through dietary changes. These...
I guess I’m what you would call a “foodie.” My favorite shopping is grocery shopping, my Instagram is flooded with food pictures and I geek out at farmer’s markets. As the days turn cooler I leave my smoothies and kale salads behind. I start steaming and sautéing,...
I was listening to a podcast yesterday about being your authentic self. The speaker, Gabby Bernstein, said something that really resonated with me. She said that in being her authentic self, she hadn’t “become” anything. Rather she shed who she thought she should be....
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