Help Boost Fertility With Your Strong Digestive System

When beginning to increase fertility, one of the first things people turn to are specially formulated fertility supplements or certain fertility boosting super foods.

Having the essential nutrients in your diet to improve fertility is one thing but if your digestive system isn't making the best of them then you're missing out.

Therefore, strengthening you your digestive system is a great starting point to improving your fertility.

Once your body is utilizing a healthy balanced diet, the way you feel not just physically, but also mentally can really give you the edge in improving your fertility.

A healthy digestive system will get the most out of the food we eat and therefore be able to nourish the whole body and its functions much better.

There is so much information on what to eat and what not to eat while trying to conceive. If you were to follow all of it, your life would be consumed by watching everything you do and eat. This becomes counterproductive causing worry, anxiety and stress.

The most important things to remember are moderation in everything and to gain a balance of the right foods and lifestyle choices which do not dominate your day to day activities, allowing you to enjoy life and relax. A healthy digestion is not only determined by the type of food we consume but also our eating habits.

Eating Habits for a Healthy Digestive System

Variety
Different types of food have different effects on the body, having a variety of food gives a balanced diet and maximizes the nutrients.

Cooked
Eating food which has already reached body temperature saves you energy. Cooking methods not only begin the digestive process by increasing the temperature but can also alter the thermal nature and fluid content of food, making it easier for the body to assimilate food.

Quality of ingredients
The better the quality of the food that you eat, the better the quality of blood and tissue your body can create. Try to use organic, chemical and hormone free produce that is as fresh as possible.

Appeal to the senses
The sight and smells of our food help to begin the digestive process. Try to appeal to the senses by presenting an appealing dish of colours and aromas to enhance the enjoyment of the experience.

Vegetarian & Vegan
Although a meat or animal product free diet is often healthier and hormone free, this can cause greater challenges, especially for strengthening weakened body constitutions. A varied diet of vegetables, pulses, grains and nuts can cover the essential elements for cell growth, repair and hormones.

Consumption
The way we consume our food is an important factor on how our digestive system handles even the healthiest of meals.

Timing
Your body responds to routine and your digestive system likes to prepare itself to begin work. Skipping meals or eating at erratic times (often a problem with time demanding jobs or shift workers) can upset the digestive system. Get into the habit of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner at regular times.

Eating Relaxed
When eating, allow all of your thoughts and energy to go into the process of eating. It's not uncommon to feel discomfort eating during or after an argument or mental stress. That's because the digestive system can become easily upset by mental turmoil.

Enjoy your Food
Don't get obsessed about always adhering to the 'correct' foods for you. Enjoy eating, which will help the digestive process. Think moderation with everything, if you stick to a healthy diet the majority of the time, you can indulge yourself every now and again without concern.

Over Eating
When you're eating and that initial feeling of really enjoying every taste disappears, that is a sign that your stomach is full. Overeating past this point puts over-strain on the system causing bloating, discomfort and weight gain.

Under Eating
Trying to lose weight too quickly or skipping meals also weakens the digestive system. If you lose weight too quickly or starve yourself, it is often the case that once normal eating habits resume; the weight is put back on because the body is retaining more calories than usual in case it is starved again.

Chewing
Your mouth is the first stage where food is physically broken down in your body. Chewing properly is very important because if food is chewed properly, the rest of the digestive process will have an easier time breaking the food down as there are not big lumps or whole pieces of foods.

Modifying a Diet
Food is a major part of our society i.e. socially, celebrations, romance, family gatherings etc. With this in mind, don't rush into major dietary changes; introduce new routines and food slowly to give the body time to adjust both mentally and physically.

To read more about your digestive system and fertility, check out How to Improve Your Fertility and get a FREE report PLUS expert fertility tips and advice.

by Ben Haugh

The recommended books to read to help you improve your fertility!

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. --Erica Jorgensen --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

    

Making Babies: A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
"Making Babies is an excellent, well-organized guide on how to get pregnant naturally. It combines the best of both Western and Chinese methods."-Marc Goldstein, MD, co-author of the upcoming A Baby At Last! and Surgeon-in-Chief, Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical College
Making Babies is a must read for any woman who wants to become pregnant. Its unique, holistic approach to conception encompasses traditional Western and Eastern medicine, proven alternatives, and lifestyle modifications. It offers women (and couples) solid medical information and advice that can help them increase their chances of conception, often in the quickest, most cost-effective, and least invasive manner."-Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D., coauthor of The Unofficial Guide to Getting Pregnant and Body Signs: How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective

The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant
The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The book prescribes ten simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.These changes include:

Cutting back on red meat and trans fats

Getting protein and iron from veggies and nuts

Choosing whole-fat milk and even ice cream

Drinking coffee, tea, and alcohol in moderation

Losing weight (if needed) and exercising

The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies
Lewis, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, believes infertile couples should turn to Chinese medicine as an alternative to what she considers painful, invasive and time-consuming Western treatments. She first explains, "Traditional Chinese medicine holds that a woman's body must be gently nourished and encouraged to bear fruit.... I have found that most hormonal imbalances (which contribute to 40 percent of documented cases of infertility, yet are considered untreatable by conventional Western medicine) respond to Eastern methods of treatment." In Lewis's experience, women who have undergone three to six months of the dietary changes, herbs and acupuncture treatments become pregnant with no further effort. Lewis intersperses her somewhat technical examination of the program with anecdotes about her patients, weaving in discussions on diet, herbal supplements, acupuncture, older women and problems related to infertility. Lewis writes well and simplifies many complex concepts, such as the theory that there are four vital substances in the body (Yin, Yang, Qi and Blood), and that they're likely to be suffering from imbalance caused by energy excess, deficiency or stagnation. However, she trusts that her view is the solution for all infertile couples. Readers with infertility issues may well benefit by adopting some of Lewis's strategies, but they would also be wise to discuss her approach with their doctors before abandoning their current treatments. 41 line drawings