Having various nutrient deficiencies is a common factor in causing infertility. One way to address your deficiencies is to ensure your diet is full of nutrient-dense superfoods.
Superfoods can come in a variety of different shapes and sizes, and not all superfoods have exotic and unusual names that come in powder form. In fact, some of the more common foods we have all heard of can also provide your body with crucial nutrients to help improve your fertility status and ensure you thrive and don’t just survive.
How Can A Superfood Help With Fertility?
Without adequate building materials, you could not expect to build a good quality house could you? The same applies when looking to build a healthy body that is able to conceive naturally.
By addressing any missing nutrients with superfoods you are providing your body with the building materials needed to go on and produce optimal sperm, eggs and hormones and achieve a healthy pregnancy.
5 Non-Expensive Superfoods to Boost Fertility
- Wild Caught Oily Fish – Oily fish like Atlantic herring and salmon also provides the body not only with high amounts of protein (needed to manufacture hormones in the first place) and omega 3 (needed to promote regular menstruation), but also with a healthy dose of vital Vitamin D. Vitamin D is crucial according to a study at The Medical University of Graz as it plays a role in biological processes in sperm and ovary cells and may affect levels of sex hormones also.
- Organic Carrots – Yes the humble carrot is super because researchers at Harvard University’s School of Public Health found that carrots can increase the quantity and quality of sperm, which is due to the rich levels of beta-carotene being present, which is a type of antioxidant. Researchers found that this antioxidant improved sperm motility, or its ability to swim toward an egg, by 6.5% to 8%.
- Organic Maca Root – Maca root may be a natural solution to helping the body to deal with an overworked endocrine system that is responsible for producing all our hormones. A known ‘adaptogen’, the herb maca can be a gentle tonic specifically for an overly stressed, over-worked hypothalamus gland which is responsible for regulating the pituitary gland. When this gland is in balance this can then bring balance to the entire hormonal system. A recent study published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology concluded also that maca can be used to enhance fertility.
- Organic Quinoa – If we don’t address the acidic blood running through our veins then we could be ignoring the elephant in the room when it comes to unexplained infertility. Switching out some of the overly acidic grains common to our Western diets, and including alkaline-forming ones like quinoa and buckwheat in their place, can go a long way to helping this. As overly acidic blood can create the wrong kind of condition for your partner’s sperm to survive in.
- Organic Wheatgrass (Freshly Juiced or Powdered) – Carrying around huge amounts of toxins in the body can dramatically hinder a person’s chances of natural fertility success. Wheatgrass juice can be a wonderful way to help rid the body of these toxins, right from deep within our cells. A study published in Nutrition and Cancer journal also stated that wheat grass juice may improve hematological (blood) toxicity related to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, so this can only mean it is great for everyone when used as a blood cleanser.
Variety is the Spice of Life
There is not one specific food that is more vital than another when it comes to creating a healthy, fertile body. So emphasis should always be placed on choosing a variety of fresh and colourful foods each week to help ensure you are not causing more deficiencies by eating the same foods over and over.