2 Things You Must Know If You Ever Want To Get Pregnant

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Fats are probably more important than you ever thought. Wrong fats can cause infertility, premature birth and brain development of your future baby. Read on and I will let you know how avoid the most common hazards.

Read the labels and avoid trans fats
Trans fats are hydrogenated oils. They are so unnatural that livers can not process nor break them down. Instead they are stored in our bodies where they cause a lot of damage. One this you must know is that they can make you infertile.

Trans fats can prevent women from ovulating. According to American Journal of Clinical Nutrition tiny 2% increase of trans fats in your diet causes a terrifying 70% higher risk of becoming infertile. The study compared an intake of trans fats compared to carbohydrates, polyunsaturated fats or monounsaturated fats and in all cases the infertility rose with 70% or more.

Trans fats are widely used in processed foods. But I find that if I read the labels on the food I buy I almost always find a good, similar product without them. There are cookies with and without trans fats. There are soups with and without trans fats.

It might seem a bit tedious to read the labels on every product you buy but it’s really only the first time. The second time you buy a product you already to which brand you chose last time. Just pick the same one!
And if you want to get pregnant, can you afford not to do this?

On to the next..

Eat Omega-3

Omega-3 is a fatty acid that we can not do without. The balance between omega3 and omega-6 is what really counts to stay healthy. The problem is that today our foods are filled with omega-6 (most vegetable oils and soy) but contain very little omega-3 (cold water oily fish and flax seeds). An optimum diet contains equal amount of omega-3 and omega-6. Most of us have a diet that contains 50 times more omega-6 some even 1000.

If you are pregnant omega-3 is crucial for both your and your baby’s health. Low levels of omega-3 have been linked to:

• increased risk of premature birth
• postnatal depression

For your baby, the last 3 months of the pregnancy and the first year, its brain development is at its peak. Studies have shown that infants who have low amounts of the omega-3 acid DHA in their diet have lower brain development and reduced visual acuity.

Babies are supposed to get their omega-3 from their mothers during pregnancy and, after birth, through breastfeeding. The question is do you have enough omega-3 stored in your body for both yourself and your baby?
A random test with pregnant Swedish women showed that NONE of them got sufficient omega-3 through their diets.

The recommendations used to be to eat cold water oily fish once a week. But with our current diet more and more experts are saying that this is not enough. Some even recommend 4-5 times a week. And do you know what? I don’t even manage with once a week.
So what do I do? I supplement. Eskimo-3 is my personal choice, because it is of very good quality, it is stable and it is natural.

This concerns any women who would like to get pregnant sometime in their life. Make sure you avoid trans fat and that your diet contains enough omega-3.

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