Pregnancy Blog Posts
04 August 2010
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Pregnancy
We are unable to get all the nutrients we need even though most of us try to east as much as possible. You may try to eat healthy but most of the food you're eating has already been processed before it reached your kitchen. When food is processed it loses it's natural ingredients therefore making it less healthy.
However, taking vitamins and minerals can help boost your fertility as well as improve your overall health during the entire pregnancy. Taking fertility vitamins has a lot of benefits for you and your partner. The following vitamins are included in fertility supplements - vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin D, magnesium and calcium.
Here is a short list of some of the most common fertility vitamins that can help you and your spouse conceive even faster.
For Future Mothers
• Prenatal Vitamins
Most doctors would advise to start taking prenatal vitamins about three months before one tries to conceive. Prenatal vitamins can greatly improve the health of the entire pregnancy but do not ensure a successful attempt at pregnancy. Accoriding to studies, women who took prenatal vitamins before conception had lower risks of getting preeclampsia which is a life threatening pregnancy complication.
• Omega-3 Supplements
Omega-3 supplements contain fatty acids and oils that are essential in order to keep the immune system and the nerves healthy. Unfortunately our bodies don't produce the before mentioned fatty acids and oils naturally, therefore you run the risk of having depression, as well as heart disease.
Males
The man's option is to take a generic fertility vitamin so to boost their fertility. The following vitamins are what men typically take for their fertility vitamins:
• Folic Acid
The testicles use this acid to make DNA during the production of sperm. According to studies, men can grealty improve their sperm production by taking a good amout of folic acid daily.
• Lycopene
This has a a protective property to the testicles. Men who have low levels of lycopene are associated with infertility and a risk for prostate cancer. This substance is abundant in tomatoes. If tomoatoes are not part of a man's diet then he needs to consider taking a daily dose of lycopene supplements to protect the sperm from damage.
