#fertilitysmoothies

And when it comes to boosting fertility, there’s nothing better than a colorful glass packed with antioxidant-rich foods 💥⁠ ⁠ In fact - with the right ingredients - a smoothie is the PERFECT way to support your efforts to conceive each and every day. ⁠ ⁠. ⁠. It’s our curated collections of nourishing recipes (and insider nutrition tips) to help women boost their chances of success. ⁠ . . Enjoy a fertility-boosting smoothie TODAY! ⁠ . . . • Available On Zomato & Swiggy || . . . . Turn on the post notification 🔔 & Follow karo @vdesiaddicts to know more about the best food items. . Use #healthyfoodfusion to get featured.

The second half of the menstrual cycle is called the luteal phase. It is here that nutritional requirements are higher - largely due to the greater hormone activity requiring more than usual magnesium, vitamin B6 and zinc, and with greater hormone activity comes a harder-working liver. Hand in hand with this is the additional need for sleep and being particularly avoidant of toxins and junk food. If your body is under stress and needs to work hard at detoxifying from poor lifestyle choices, then it will use up nutrients that are needed for your hormones at the expense of hormone balance, which not only contributes to pre-menstrual syndrome (PMS) but also to infertility. Hence, smoothies in the luteal phase require hormone supportive, liver-boosting and blood-building nutrients such as plant-based antioxidants, iron, B6, B12, and folate, as well as plenty of magnesium and zinc. Recipe - Antioxidant Overload (from the “Making Babies’’ chapter) ¼ cup diced raw or steamed beet 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 cup almond milk 10 raw cashews 1 tablespoon chia seeds Handful of beet leaves (optional) #motherandbabysmoothies #makingbabies #antioxidants #fertilitysmoothies #fertilityfriendly #lutealphasesmoothies #lutealphase

Most of the smoothie recipes in my book, Homemade Smoothies for Mother and Baby, contain a source of healthy fats. This is because fats are essential for making hormones, which explains why women (and men) who are on low-fat diets and are too lean, or who have very low cholesterol levels, are more likely to be infertile due to inadequate hormone production, especially progesterone in women and testosterone in men. Fats are also essential for pregnancy due to the very high hormone levels present (namely progesterone), are important while breastfeeding for breastmilk quality and they support milk production. Fats are also super necessary for young kids for calories and healthy nervous system development. Overall the best sources of fats suitable for smoothies for maternal and child health are saturated (eggs, dairy, coconut), monounsaturated (avocado, macadamias, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, walnuts), and omega 3 (flax, chia, walnuts, hemp seeds, eggs). As an added bonus, fats in smoothies make them extra delicious! #motherandbabysmoothies #makingbabies #fatsinsmoothies #fertilitysmoothies #fertilityfriendly #healthyfats

A healthy liver is essential for hormone balance and detoxification. Both hormone imbalance and dealing with a toxic load (e.g. pesticide exposure from non-organic foods, synthetic chemical-based cosmetics and cleaning products, alcohol, caffeine, the pill) can contribute to infertility or pregnancy complications. This goes for men as well as women, with the most important lifestyle factors during the preconception period being abstinence from alcohol, and consuming a diet rich in antioxidants. Foods that help keep the liver in tip-top shape include antioxidant nutrients, such as glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables, antioxidant colour pigments in fruit and veg, plus vitamins and minerals such as vitamin A and E, choline and selenium. Liver and smoothie friendly ingredients include - green leafy veg (especially spinach, parsley and crucifers like kale and bok choy), carrots, beets, lemon, limes, avocado, ginger, turmeric, chia, flax, avocados, peaches, cinnamon, cardamom, watermelon, walnuts, Brazil nuts, and sunflower seeds. Recipe - Spicy Brazilian (from the “Making Babies’’ chapter) 1 cup pineapple, fresh or small frozen pieces 4 Brazil nuts 1 tablespoon hemps seeds 1 cup almond milk Pinch of cardamom (up to ¼ teaspoon) ½ teaspoon ground turmeric 1 egg yolk (optional) #motherandbabysmoothies #makingbabies #loveyourliver #fertilitysmoothies #fertilityfriendly