Fertility Diet and Lifestyle Suggestions
Foods to eat( omega 3 fatty acid, protein and iron rich food)
- Red raspberry leaf tea
- Warm water with lemon and honey
- Trail mix with Walnuts, cashew, Goji berries and longan fruit
- Cardamom, Nutmeg, Ginger(for cold damp patterns with white thick tongue coating and teeth mark)
- Yams
- Sweet Potato
- Squash
- Pumpkin
- Avocado and egg( one per day)
- Raspberry and other berries
- Broccoli and dark leafy green vegetables ( eat with vitamin C rich fruit to increase non heme iron absorption)
Foods or Drink to avoid : (Acid inducing and cold natured foods)
- Ice cubes, Ice cream
- Refined sugar
- Soda(have refined sugars, which create unstable blood sugar levels)
- Coffee(choose Wulong, green, or black tea instead, coffee is acid inducing)
- Alcohol(acid inducing beverage)
- High fructose corn syrup
- Hydrogenated oil(cause inflammation)
Life style suggestions:
- Please do not use tampons during menstruation, use pad instead (tampons can block the blood flow, which increase the risk of endometriosis)
- Please schedule a week off during and after IVF transfer to reduce stress in order to increase the chance of pregnancy.
- Please do belly breathing exercise with meditation and yoga to increase energy flow to the uterus(check yoga with bird on YouTube).
- Restful sleep is the best way to help regulate hormone. Staying away from electronics and relaxing with mindful breathing help with deep restful sleep.
- Staying away from sexual activity during the first three months of pregnancy if there is tendency to miscarriage
- Please keep hydrated during the day especially from 3:00pm to 5:00pm to help your body detox.
- Please take Vitamin B12 supplement and eat adequate food rich in zinc and selenium if you are vegetarian.
