Women’s wellness & Fertility centre

Did you know? : Nutrition has a strong correlation with fertility.

 To enlarge fertility enhancement, having healthy mental health and wellness leads to a healthy reproductive system. Conversely, having processed and fat-rich foods leads to obesity, heart disease and other health-related problems. Therefore, focusing on what and how we intake our body and maintaining good physical activity for a healthy fertility option is essential. 

Skipping meals disrupts the natural balance of a functional metabolism. In addition, lower nourishment sends a message to the body, which may not be the optimum time to become pregnant.

• Women who are underweight face reductions in ovulation, and estrogen levels, and increased miscarriage risks
• Obesity affects menstruation regularly, leading to ovulatory issues and lower responses to fertility drugs.
• Obese women are at higher risk for miscarriage, gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, or toxaemia.
• PCOS is linked with insulin resistance, which causes hormonal imbalances in the ovaries.
• Hormonal imbalances can interrupt the normal cycle of ovulation.
• Being overweight can upset the balance of sex hormones, with or without PCOS.
• Excess abdominal fat can increase the production of androgen levels, which must be consistent for regular ovulation and conception.
• Excess body fat can trigger imbalances of the hypothalamus and pituitary hormones in the brain, which are needed for regular ovulation.
• Increased insulin levels due to either obesity or PCOS disrupt the balance of sex hormones in the ovaries, which can interfere with ovulation.

To prepare your body for a healthy pregnancy, try having a healthy diet habit to boost fertility by providing essential vitamins and minerals. 

• Fruits and Vegetables: In addition to supplying vitamins, minerals, fibre, and plant-based nutrients or phytochemicals, including more vegetables and fruits, it can help to stay away from higher-calorie foods without making you feel starving.
• Healthful Proteins: Lean meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, beans, soy foods, nuts, seeds, and reduced-fat dairy foods provide necessary vitamins and minerals. They are more filling than carbohydrates which keeps you full for longer. Remember, women require 50 grams per day of healthy protein, and men need 63 grams.
• Homemade Foods: Cut your fat intake by eating less outside food and restricting fried or processed foods with lots of butter and oil. Research has proved that the intake of unhealthy trans fats in processed foods increases infertility rates.
• Whole Grains: Choose whole grain bread, fibre-containing cereals, brown rice, and other unprocessed grains. 

At PSFC, we help you find a good balance with the help of a Nutritionist (by appointment). Find PSFC, a leading women’s wellness and fertility centre, to discuss the importance of wellness for a healthy pregnancy.