Increase your fertility the natural way

Many couples find that it is harder to become pregnant than they believed it would be. Unfortunately, there can be many contributing factors to infertility, sometimes making it difficult to determine what is causing a fertility problem.

Some couples who face infertility will have to undergo extensive fertility treatments to help them conceive, while others may just need to make some simple lifestyle changes that can help boost their fertility.

There are a variety of simple, effective lifestyle changes to help improve a couple’s chances of conceiving. These lifestyle changes can be beneficial for all couples trying to conceive, regardless of the severity of the infertility they are experiencing:

1. Eat a balanced diet

Be sure to include plenty of proteins and vitamins in your diet. Taking a daily multi-vitamin will help you to obtain all of the vitamins that you need to keep your body healthy and your hormones properly balanced.

Including lots of good proteins, vegetables and fruits will help you stay healthy and strengthen the immune system.

Staying well hydrated is equally important when trying to conceive. Drinking plenty of water every day will help to flush toxins out of the body, improving your overall health and thereby increasing your chances of successfully conceiving.

2. Exercise, exercise, exercise

Start an exercise program to help reach and or maintain a healthy weight.

When you are trying to conceive, added weight can be a problem.

• For women who are carrying extra weight, menstrual cycles may become less regular and may result in decreased ovulation. When ovulation rates decline, it reduces your chances of becoming pregnant. On the flip side, you don’t want to be too thin either. Women who do not have enough body fat may not produce the hormones that are needed to ovulate every single month. In addition, women who are too thin can be suffering from malnutrition, and may not be healthy enough to carry the baby to full term if they do become pregnant.
• Research shows that in general, men who exercise regularly have a slightly higher sperm count and better sperm quality than their sedentary peers. Although the effects are mild, when facing infertility, couples need all the help they can get. If exercising increases the chances of successfully conceiving even slightly due to improved sperm quality, it is one of the simplest steps a man can take to improve his fertility.

3. Ditch the bad habits

Unhealthy habits can wreak havoc on your body (we’re talking smoking and alcohol here). When trying to conceive, it is more important than ever to make sure your body is in the best possible shape.

It can be hard to get rid of those nasty habits, but for people who are hoping to become pregnant, it can mean the difference between successfully conceiving and facing months or years of infertility.

4. Lower your stress levels

Stress affects everyone in different ways. Some people are better at managing stress than others. For most people however, high stress levels can be very harmful to physical health, therefore affecting their chances of conception in a negative way.

5. Get to know your body

Getting to know your body is a step in the right direction to help increase your fertility chances.

Good to know: When facing fertility problems, many people automatically assume it is the woman who is responsible for not being able to conceive. The woman’s health is not the only piece to the fertility puzzle. A man’s health can affect the fertility process just as much as a woman’s health.

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