fertility

Episode 7 – nutrition for fertility, pregnancy & breastfeeding

April 12, 2011 in Podcasts | 3 comments

This week's episode is all about nutrition for fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding. I answer common questions like: What do you see as the biggest factor keeping women from getting pregnant these days? What one factor, if optimized, has the biggest effect on fertility? How important is the father's nutritional status pre-conception?  What should a man be eating to improve the chances of conception? Do you recommend significantly different diets during the times a couple is trying to ...
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Growing a Healthy Baby: Nutrition for Conception, Pregnancy & Breastfeeding

January 14, 2011 in Events, Classes & Groups, Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Food & Nutrition | 16 comments

I'm teaching a new 3-hour seminar on February 13th in Berkeley, CA on nutrition for conception, pregnancy and breastfeeding. In March or April I plan to offer the same material as an online class, to make it accessible to those of you that don't live in the Bay Area. I also intend to record the class and put it all on a DVD for those that won't be able to attend the live seminar ...
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Soy foods associated with lower sperm counts

July 29, 2008 in Fertility, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Food & Nutrition | 6 comments

A study recently published in Human Reproduction demonstrated that intake of soy foods significantly reduces sperm counts in men. The study is especially significant because it is the largest study in humans to examine the relationship between semen quality and phytoestrogens (plant compounds that can mimic the physiological effects of the endogenous hormone, estrogen). Dr. Jorge Chavarro of the Harvard School of Public Health and his colleagues found that men who ate the most soy food had 41 ...
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