| When trying to get pregnant, many times we can fail | | | | powerful antioxidant it works to eliminate toxins in your |
| to conceive because our diets are lacking in the | | | | system, like lead for example. Vitamin C encourages |
| nutrients necessary for a successful conception and | | | | ovulation in women who haven't been producing eggs |
| pregnancy to take place. Even when we are very | | | | and who may be anovular. In men it prevents the |
| careful about our diet and "eat well", our diet can still be | | | | sperm from clumping. However a deficiency of |
| insufficient. | | | | Vitamin C during the period of conception and early |
| When trying to get pregnant your main objective | | | | pregnancy can result in a miscarriage. |
| should be is to try and create the healthiest eggs and | | | | Calcium - You need calcium for producing fertile |
| sperm possible, and in the woman, the most fertile | | | | mucus in the vagina. You know it's fertile when it is |
| environment possible so conception can occur. | | | | stretchy. Calcium deficiency can result in toxemia while |
| Often, with many couples, an ordinary diet lacks the | | | | pregnant. |
| necessary nutrients a healthy pregnancy requires. The | | | | Magnesium - Estrogen and Progesterone require |
| body knows this, and until the nutrient levels are there, | | | | Magnesium if they are to be produced. If a woman |
| doesn't conceive. | | | | has a Magnesium deficiency the muscle contractions |
| So in order for the body to receive the nutrients it | | | | of the Fallopian Tubes can be affected, interfering with |
| needs to conceive nutritional supplements are often | | | | the movement of eggs and sperm within the uterus. |
| required to supplement even the best most carefully | | | | You know you have a Magnesium deficiency if you |
| planned diets. | | | | crave sugary foods, chocolate in particular. |
| There are a wealth of supplements available. A short | | | | Potassium - Potassium is necessary for sperm motility |
| stroll through you local supermarket or health food | | | | and the general wellbeing of glands. Iron - Iron is |
| store reveals an array of choices; Fertility Supplement, | | | | essential for hemoglobin production and the correct |
| Prenatal Vitamins, Fertility Blend, Natural Fertility | | | | formation of fetal blood. Without enough iron infertility |
| Supplement, and so on. | | | | can result. |
| The key is not so much what brand you buy, although | | | | Manganese - Manganese is involved with building and |
| quality is important, but more important is that the | | | | breaking down genetic material, like nucleic acids. It also |
| supplement you buy contains all the nutrients needed | | | | plays a part in the secretions from glands that affect a |
| for high fertility. To achieve this you may have to buy | | | | womans' maternal instinct, her desire to love and |
| more than one supplement to make sure you cover | | | | nurture her child. Deficiencies in Manganese reduce |
| every nutrient. | | | | sperm count and can result in infertility. |
| Whether you buy a single supplement product or you | | | | Zinc - Zinc is required for a healthy sperm count and |
| need to buy quite a few different ones, it or they | | | | for the sperm to be well formed. Zinc deficiency can |
| should contain the following: | | | | result in chromosomal abnormalities in the sperm and |
| - Vitamins A,E,D | | | | low levels of testosterone. For women, low zinc can |
| - Vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12 | | | | lead to a miscarriage. Whether male or female zinc is |
| - Biotin, Cholene, Inositol, PABA | | | | very important to your reproductive health. |
| - Folic Acid | | | | Chromium - Chromium helps with glucose metabolism, |
| - Vitamin C and Bioflavinoids | | | | which stabilizes blood sugar levels. |
| - Calcium | | | | Selenium - Healthy levels of Selenium help males with |
| - Magnesium | | | | sperm production and motility. It is a known antioxidant |
| - Potassium, Iron, Manganese | | | | and can help remove toxins from the body. Low levels |
| - Zinc | | | | of Selenium reduce sperm production and sperm |
| - Chromium, Selenium, Iodine | | | | motility. |
| - Evening Primrose Oil | | | | Iodine - The thyroid gland the balance of hormones in |
| - MaxEPA | | | | the body and for it to function properly it needs Iodine. |
| After taking supplements containing all of these, apart | | | | When a woman has a thyroid gland that is not |
| from giving your body everything it needs to conceive, | | | | sufficiently active she may not ovulate during her cycle. |
| you should feel greater well-being and notice higher | | | | Evening Primrose Oil and MaxEPA - These two |
| levels of energy. How these supplements benefit you | | | | contain Omega 3 essential fatty acids which are |
| in terms of you conceiving are as follows: | | | | important for providing what body needs for building |
| Vitamin A - For men, vitamin A is necessary for sperm | | | | cell membranes and body structures. They are also |
| production and production of testosterone. In women it | | | | necessary for correct hormone balance and |
| keeps the cilia in the fallopian tubes healthy, and | | | | prostaglandin production. In females they help with |
| deficiencies in either men or women could lead to | | | | bloodflow in the uterus. Deficiencies of essential fatty |
| infertility and miscarriage. Vitamin A is a known | | | | acids can lead to chromosomal defects and |
| antioxidant so it plays an important role in detoxifying | | | | miscarriage. |
| your body. | | | | Search your local health food store or supermarket |
| Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B12, PABA, Folic Acid, | | | | for a supplement product or a combination of products |
| Inositol, Choline - These vitamins usually occur together | | | | that contain all of the vitamins, minerals, and essential |
| and are necessary for balancing estrogen and | | | | fatty acids mentioned above. Taking the |
| progesterone, as well as the production of sex | | | | recommended daily doses of these will provide your |
| hormones. For male fertility the B group is especially | | | | body with all the nutrients it needs for it to become a |
| important. Vitamin B5 is needed for the testes to be | | | | highly fertile environment where conception can occur. |
| healthy, high sperm count and motility require Vitamin | | | | Helene Kvist makes it easy to understand what to do |
| B12, and Inositol is needed for a healthy prostate gland. | | | | to make your body highly fertile and more likely to |
| A deficiency in Vitamin B can result in a miscarriage or | | | | conceive and become pregnant. Learn the essential |
| risk of the baby being stillborn. | | | | keys to a successful pregnancy. |
| Vitamin C and Bioflavinoids - Because Vitamin C is a | | | | |