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Rachel Bolton 31/05/2021 Rachel Bolton 31/05/2021

Eat A Rainbow To Boost Your Fertility

Did your mum ever tell you to eat your greens? It turns out she was right because green vegetables are super important for health and fertility. You're probably packing in the kale and spinach, but what about all the other vegetables? Are you eating a rainbow every day?

Rachel Bolton 20/11/2019 Rachel Bolton 20/11/2019

10 Things To Eat And 5 To Avoid When You're TTC

I want to share some of the gems that I picked up from Grace Dugdale, Reproductive Biologist and Fertility Specialist. She shared some of her wisdom and research at the Fertility Show in London about how diet and lifestyle can help fertility.

Rachel Bolton 25/04/2019 Rachel Bolton 25/04/2019

How To Stop Sugar Cravings With Your Fertility Diet

How do you stop eating sugar to balance your hormones and improve your fertility when sugar tastes so good?

Brain scans show that dopamine (the pleasure hormone) is produced when we eat sugar. And that the reward and pleasure centres of the brain that are activated when taking opiates are also stimulated when we eat sugar.

Rachel Bolton 24/12/2018 Rachel Bolton 24/12/2018

Christmas Treats

How are you planning to have fun and increase your fertility this Christmas? Will you be rigidly sticking to your fertility diet, will you let loose and indulge in Christmas treats or somewhere in between?

Rachel Bolton 30/11/2017 Rachel Bolton 30/11/2017

Food to eat every day to improve your chances of getting pregnant with IVF

If you know you have a few months before you start your IVF cycle, then there is plenty you can do to increase your chances of getting pregnant. Allowing three months to prepare for IVF is the perfect amount of time because it takes around three months for an egg to develop and for sperm to be produced.