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The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnant » (Reprint)

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Authors: Jorge Chavarro, Walter Willett, Patrick Skerrett
ISBN-13: 9780071627108, ISBN-10: 0071627103
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: April 2009
Edition: Reprint

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Author Biography: Jorge Chavarro

Jorge Chavarro, M.D., Sc.D., earned both master's and doctoral degrees in epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he is currently a research fellow studying the role of diet and lifestyle on reproductive function.

Walter C. Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H., is the Fredrick John Stare Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition and chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, as well as a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is one of the leaders of the influential Nurses' Health Study, as well as the author of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating.

Patrick J. Skerrett is coauthor, with Walter Willett, of Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy. He is the editor of the Harvard Heart Letter.

Book Synopsis

Could having the occasional small bowl of ice cream lead to a midnight craving for pickles and ice cream?

It's common knowledge that diet and exercise have profound effects on your health. Can they affect your ability to get pregnant, too? Until now, the answer to that question was a qualified "Maybe." Today, it's "Yes!" thanks to exciting findings from a landmark long-term study of female nurses. As described in The Fertility Diet, ten simple changes in diet and activity can have profound effects on fertility. You can increase your chances of getting pregnant with such simple strategies as:

  • Avoiding trans fats
  • Eating more beans, nuts, and other fertility-boosting plant protein
  • Embracing whole grains such as oatmeal and barley
  • Having a glass of whole milk or other full-fat dairy product every day (a small bowl of ice cream every now and then counts, too!)
  • Staying away from sugared sodas

The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. It scrutinized everything from alcohol to vitamins. In plain language, two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today, setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and forming the foundation for an eating strategy that will serve you well for the rest of your life. The Fertility Diet also offers a week's worth of meal plans and fifteen delicious recipes.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robert L. Barbieri, v

Acknowledgments ix

Chapter 1 Nourishing the Miracle of Conception 1

Chapter 2 Missed Conceptions 9

Chapter 3 A Diet for All Ages 31

Chapter 4 Slow Carbs, Not Low Carbs 43

Chapter 5 Balancing Fats 67

Chapter 6 Plant Protein Rules 87

Chapter 7 Take a Break, Skim 107

Chapter 8 Mighty Micros 123

Chapter 9 Drink (Water) to Your Health 139

Chapter 10 The 71/2 Percent Solution 153

Chapter 11 You've Got to Move It, Move It 193

Chapter 12 Putting It All Together 217

Chapter 13 Meal Plans and Recipes 223

Notes 257

Index 267

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