GET PREGNANT

You may already be a firm believer in the benefits of maintaining a healthy diet or you may be sceptical as to how the food you eat can help your fertility. Either way, there is enough evidence to suggest that your diet may need tweaking to prepare yourself for pregnancy and carry a baby to full term. Sperm and egg production, fertilisation, implantation and growing a baby for nine months, all require essential nutrients to be in abundance. Unfortunately, despite your efforts to eat healthily, the food you eat is unlikely to contain all that you need, which is why we advocate a vitamin and mineral supplementation plan.

The evidence

A three-year study of 367 infertile couples showed that after making the necessary dietary changes, 86% became pregnant naturally. Previously 90% of males and 60% of the females regularly drank alcohol. 45% of men and 57% of women smoked. 59% had a history of reproductive problems. 37% had suffered infertility for between 1 to 10 years. 38% of women had histories of 1 to 5 miscarriages.

After completing the wholefood diet 89% became pregnant. Even the most sophisticated technologies achieve an average of only 25% success. The book details a 3-month preconception plan to help couples maximise their chances of conceiving and provides details of which essential vitamins and minerals are key to conception.