Diet Changes to Help Increase Your Fertility | Dr Rama Sofat Hospital

                   Diet Changes to Help Increase Your Fertility

Make these changes to your diet to improve your fertility and ovulation function


1.Complex Carbs

Eat more complex ("slow") carbs and limit highly processed ones.

Your body digests bad carbs (like cookies, cakes, white bread and white rice) quickly, and turns them into blood sugar. To drive down the blood-sugar spike, the pancreas releases insulin into the bloodstream as described by Dr Rama Sofat (IVF Expert)

Good carbs (those containing fiber, such as fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains) are digested slowly and have a more gradual effect on blood sugar and insulin

2.Unsaturated Fats
Avoid all trans fats and eat more healthy unsaturated fats.

Trans fats (found primarily in foods such as commercial baked and snack foods, animal products, french fries and some margarines) increase insulin resistance as described by Dr Rama Sofat (IVF Expert).

Insulin helps move glucose from the bloodstream to the cells; resistance means it's harder to move glucose into the cells. The pancreas keeps pumping out more insulin anyway, and the result is more insulin in your bloodstream.

3.Protein
Get more protein from plant foods like beans and less from red meat.

Plant protein comes with healthy fats and is relatively low in calories and can be helpful for weight loss.

4.Whole Milk

Consume one or two servings a day of whole milk or other full-fat dairy foods, such as yogurt, and less non- and low-fat dairy as described by Dr Rama Sofat (IVF Expert).

5.Exercise

Exercise 30 to 60 minutes daily for weight management.

The benefits of moving more during pregnancy begin immediately and last your whole life.