Does soy increase fertility or deplete your baby making potential? By Julia Indichova. Several weeks ago, I received a generous thank you note from a holistic practitioner who works with fertility issues. She was thanking me for clearing up some conflicting information on fertility foods and soy products. Her note note made me realize just [...]
How to restore an optimal function of the endocrine system with fertility foods, natural fertility supplements and herbs for ovulation boost. By Julia Indichova. An ever increasing volume of research proves the beneficial effect of fertility foods, natural fertility supplements and natural fertility herbs on the functioning of the endocrine system and all aspects of the [...]
Read this list of foods with an awareness that encouraging conception is a process, not a matter of ingesting the magic food that will make “it” happen. Green Tea – contains compounds that influence the liver’s handling of estrogen, (Most of the caffeine is released in the first 20 seconds, so to reduce the caffeine [...]
Adult Hypolactasia, Milk Consumption, and Age-specific Fertility From American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 139, No.3 1994 Daniel W. Cramer, Huijuan Xu, and Timo Sahi Summary & Review Much has been said about the pro’s and con’s of milk consumption and diary products. Some nutritionists claim there is nothing intrinsically wrong with dairy as long as [...]
New research published on 2/28/2007 in the journal Human Reproduction has found that consuming low-fat dairy food may lead to a higher risk of infertility. The study found no difference between women who ate the most dairy food and those who ate little or none. However, differences in fertility were revealed when the type of [...]
Fertility Foods, Natural Fertility Supplements and Herbs for Ovulation Boost by Julia Indichova An ever increasing volume of research proves the beneficial effect of fertility foods, natural fertility supplements and natural fertility herbs on the function of endocrine system and all aspects of the female ovulation cycle. The following list of foods, natural fertility supplements, vitamins, minerals, [...]
What you should know about yams as a fertility enhancing food. An often quoted study on the Yaruba tribe in Nigeria, a group of people with a high rate of twins, links their fertility with high consumption of yams. The study conducted at the university of Ibadan, found that one in every four pregnancies (rather [...]
“Mom? If you didn’t feed me this food when I was little I don’t think I’d love coming here as much as I do. You know, Mana is one of my happy places.” My younger daughter, Adi, who is (would you believe it?) turning seventeen in April, is off from school and we are spending [...]
5 Failed IVF’s, 4 Cancelled IVF’s, 6 Failed IUI’s & a Fertile Heart Baby: A Story of Hope
by Gen G. I have not been on the Fertile Heart website for many months, but felt compelled to share my story of hope. I came to Julia’s website www.fertileheart.com just over a year ago with 6 failed IUIs, 5 failed IVF cycles, and 4 more cancelled IVF attempts. I had been trying to have a [...]
Alkalize for Fertility and Health Basic Guidelines for Tilting the Scale toward an Alkaline, Conception Friendly Holy Human Loaf Can our pH levels, in other words our acid-alkaline balance affect conception, implantation, egg and sperm quality and just about every organ function involved in getting pregnant? The answer is a resounding yes. If your cervical [...]
Now that I’m a Mom: The Next Stage of the Pilgrimage
by Mandy Queally “The moment a child is born the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother never. A mother is something absolutely new.” -Rajneesh I became a mother at 4:23 in the morning on November 11th, 2011. I have been a mother now for a total of [...]
Your Most Fertile Days: Timing is Everything
Identifying Ideal Baby Making Days of Your Menstrual Cycle; A Refresher on the Most Common Signs, Symptoms of Ovulation By Julia Indichova If getting pregnant is the destination, knowing your most fertile day is without a doubt an eminently useful piece of information. In a recent Fertile Heart workshop several women had questions about identifying the most [...]
"Two years ago today I took Julia’s workshop through the Learning Annex. It was Saint Patrick;s day and my friend Alice and I went. We sat in the first row and I was so moved and inspired by Julia and her experience that I decided to join her Fertile Heart Circle Meetings in New York city. I now have a son Alejandro who is 2 months old today. I know my meeting Julia and her work was a huge contribution to my getting pregnant naturally at age 43 and giving birth 3 days before my 44th birthday. I strongly encourage anyone interested in getting pregnant or “giving birth” to whatever that may be to take Julia’s workshop. I am forwarding Julia’s information to the women in my life." —Kathy I., New Jersey
Fertile Heart Chef’s Favorite Brown Rice Pudding:
In macrobiotic literature, overcooked short grain brown rice is a hormone balancing agent. This favorite of our family, is a delicious way to take advantage of this grain’s medicinal properties. Almond milk is alkalizing and a good source of protein. So curl up with a good book, and luxuriate! This is an easy easy recipe. [...]
Fertile Soups for Your Fertile Heart
To give our bodies the best possible chance of healing and fixing what’s broken, we want to make sure that the tough job of digestion is completed before we go to bed.
There are many types of lentils: brown, red, french(green), regular. I prefer French Green, I have only seen these in health food stores, so they might be hard to get. They are smaller and firmer and maintain there shape. You should experiment with different types of lentils. The cooking method is the same, except the [...]
You can really clean house with this soup. Almost anything goes. As with the other vegetable only soups, onions are the most important ingredient. I’ve found that since I started adding potatoes my girls are much happier. It makes them not notice the kale, chard and other good stuff. I have to agree. I staggered [...]
This one is a variation on the vegetable soup except it’s a little more like a potato stew. I wanted to make my usual recipe however I was short on onions. Now after I have told you how important onions are I suppose I should have put my shoes on and went running to the [...]
