For years, it was thought that diet had nothing to do with conception and fertility. After all, for years, doctors and other health professionals have said that what a woman eats does not affect how fertile she will be. The same has been said about men, however, new studios are suggesting otherwise.
First of all, it should be noted that health is sustained by three major things, diet, lifestyle and exercise. Our whole bodies operate because certain forces are in place. A person can have a healthy diet, exercise regularly and drink plenty of water, and yet they come down with cancer because of either stress or pollution. Same thing can apply to asthma or high blood pressure. So if these factors can affect our health, then they can sure affect the fertility of men and women.
The SAD (Standard American Diet) has been known for years to be the underlining problem with most health conditions. But can it affect infertility? You betcha! For example, recent studios from the Nurses’ Health Study indicate that by just eating more protein from plant instead of animal sources can increase ovulatory fertility. The study found that infertility was 39% higher among women who had the highest intake of animal protein versus women who had the lowest.
Another study has suggested that too much weight can interrupt normal menstrual cycles and either throw off or stop altogether the ovulation process. It shouldn’t come as a surprise seeing that the BMI (body mass index) is one of the keys to most health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure. One study from the Nurses’ Health Study reported that women with the lowest and highest BMI were more likely to experience infertility. However, women with BMI between 20 and 24 were much better off with the ideal around 21.
These are just a few examples, but it does shed some light on the whole issue. Maybe cigarettes, caffeine and alcohol aren’t the only things women who are either getting pregnant or trying to get pregnant have to worry about.
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