5 Foods That Boost Fertility

Feb. 7, 2014— -- intro: The first step toward a healthier reproductive system is balancing your hormones through diet, says holistic health counselor Alisa Vitti, founder of the food therapy program FloLiving.com and author of Woman-Code. Here, her list of fertility-boosting noshes to eat now.

quicklist: 1category: Foods That Boost Fertilitytitle: Avocadosurl: text: The fruit is high in monounsaturated fats, which could improve fertility. One study found that women who ate the highest amount of these healthy nutrients while undergoing IVF therapy had triple the success rate of those who ate the lowest.

quicklist: 2category: Foods That Boost Fertilitytitle: Sunflower Seedsurl: text: Take down a handful three times a week. Rich in zinc, the little suckers can help balance the reproductive hormones that lead to high-quality human eggs.

quicklist: 3category: Foods That Boost Fertilitytitle: Cinnamonurl: text: The spice has insulin-reducing powers and may help increase your ovulation rate. Sprinkle it into your smoothies.

quicklist: 4category: Foods That Boost Fertilitytitle: Eggsurl: text: Eat 'em in poached or soft-boiled form (no scrambling!) twice a week. Keeping the yolks runny preserves their vitamin D and B6 content, both of which spur the production of progesterone, a hormone necessary for pregnancy.

quicklist: 5category: Foods That Boost Fertilitytitle: Buckwheaturl: text: The seed is rich in compounds that help lower insulin and testosterone levels, a process that can enhance ovulation. Cook up a quarter cup to eat with dinner three times a week.

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