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View image | gettyimages.com I have exercised regularly for years. When we started a family, I didn’t want to lose my conditioning, but knew I’d have to take the pregnancy into account. Fortunately, I had a secret weapon – aqua aerobics. I had started water workouts several years before, and it...
The holiday season reminds us to be grateful for the many blessings in our lives. But what many of us may not realize is that practicing gratitude as a ritual impacts our health, leading us to feel healthier and happier. Research at the University of California Davis, has revealed that practicing...
Not only are yams delicious and low glycemic, but some fertility experts claim that high yam consumption may be the reason why Igbo-Ora, a small farming community in Nigeria, has about five times the average incidence of twins. It is suspected that the phytoestrogens in yams cause multiple eggs to...
It is well known that increased stress levels over time can contribute to a host of illnesses by lowering immune function, increasing blood pressure, disturbing healthy digestive patterns. Since stress creates imbalances of hormones in your body, it also has a strong impact on your fertility and...
The relaxation response is a key element on the fertility journey. Circle and Bloom has created a series of mind body programs with the intention of helping women to gain control of their health, by reducing cortisol levels and balancing the internal system. Their first programs help women to...
I made this dish the other night and it was delicious. I was completely lost for dinner ideas and walked into the local food coop to find they were sampling a variation of this recipe. I grabbed the ingredients and set out to make a variation of their recipe by adding a few key ingredients I was...
I LOVE making fresh spring rolls! They are so delicious and refreshing, and although they take a little bit in […]
Inflammation is believed to be one of the root causes of many imbalances in the body. The stress of inflammation is indicated as a contributing factor in several infertility diagnosis including PCOS, endometriosis, recurrent miscarriage, poor sperm and egg quality. So it makes perfect sense that...
It's been almost 7 years since I did my first fertility treatment. After a couple of years of trying to get pregnant, we learned that we were headed down the fertility treatment path. I was completely healthy and fertile and was able to produce many eggs. I remember all the emotions of going...
We have been searching for the perfect gluten free pizza crust over the last few weeks. In the fertility cookbook, I create a brown rice pizza crust that, as my husband would tell you, took forever to perfect. I also love the quinoa flatbread that Tif and I showcased in the cooking dvd. After...
For Christmas my mom gifted me Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection and ever since I've been wanting to try out the amazing looking recipes. Yesterday, my slow cooker arrived and I promptly ran out and bought ingredients to make the pozole. There's something so nourishing about any meal...
One of the biggest complaints I hear about going gluten free is giving up on some of favorite staples like light fluffy pancakes. I adapted my favorite pancake recipe, swapping out all purpose flour for Trader Joe's gluten free all purpose flour and the whole milk for unsweetened vanilla almond...
As the founder of FertileFoods.com my intention is to support men and women from the childbearing years all the way to the family dinner table by prioritizing relaxation, pleasure, exercise, healthy foods and high quality nutrient supplementation. 