But nutrition alone isn't your only natural weapon. If you really want to put the odds in your favor, add some moderate exercise to your daily routine. Even as little as 30 minutes a day helped women in this study improve their chances of overcoming ovulation problems and eventually having a baby.
Ultimately, Chavarro explains, those women who had the greatest chances of conceiving were those with a healthy weight. While this may be disappointing news to many of you, who look in the mirror and frown, there is some good news even associated with this.
Don't think you need "an extreme makeover" in order to kick that ovulation back to where it belongs. Losing as little as 5 to 10 percent of your weight can actually restore your fertility, the researcher says.
The one thing you don't want to do is envy the person who is underweight. Because as hard as this is for many of us to believe, she may also be suffering from infertility. It's true! Fertility, it seems, is more dependant on your overall health, than on the number of pounds registering on the scale.
Too many pounds or too few pounds. Neither seems to be the right environment for conception.
Surprise! Surprise!
Mother's Nature Bonus Treat!
Oh, yeah! There's one more point in all of this I failed to mention yet. The study also found a peculiar link to ice cream consumption and conception.
This may be hard to believe, but a serving of ice cream may be just what the fertility doctor ordered. There definitely appears to be positive connection between the consumption of full-fat ice cream and the ability to get pregnant.
Stop! Before you run to the grocery store to stock up on Ben & Jerry's, you need to know a little more. One serving of any full-fat dairy product also affects your system in this way. So you really don't have to sacrifice yourself by eating
Ben & Jerry's. You can drink milk or even eat cheddar cheese. (Not quite the same thing, though, now is it?)
Now, let me explain specifically how much of these dairy products were needed to jumpstart fertility. Woman who ate two half-cup servings a week were more likely to get pregnant than those who either ate less or . . . alas. . more!
Now, by my calculations, that pint of Ben & Jerry's in your hand right now, should last you . . . roughly . . . ah . . . (carry the one!) two weeks. Yes, two weeks. Good luck!
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