Fruits and Vegetables

These are essential for success! They are so high in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that you can’t get this kind of nourishment from any other food group. This is why I recommend including a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables every day, especially during the 2-week wait. Implantation is a delicate balance, and loading your body with supporting nutrition is crucial. Consequently, be sure to get a wide variety weekly to ensure you are getting the full range of essential nutrients. Let me be more specific….

Essential Nutrients

Fruits and vegetables are packed with essential nutrients. These are super important for a variety of reasons. Specifically, they help with hormone balance, cellular health (aka eggs and sperm health), uterine environment, blood flow, and overall reproductive health. Moreover, they provide both fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins as well as essential minerals for your IVF and fertility journey. Notably, minerals like choline, magnesium, selenium, folate, manganese, zinc, and more, are vital, along with vitamins like all the B-vitamins, vitamins A, C, E, K, and more.

Antioxidants

Before I begin, let’s imagine something. Let’s imagine you plan to go for a walk, holding hands with your partner. Would you rather walk in high winds, a rainstorm, or on a calm and sunny, soft sandy beach? I imagine you are picturing yourself walking hand in hand on a soft, sandy beach. Likewise, this is how antioxidants impact your uterine environment as well as sperm health. Imagine that the antioxidants clear the air and wind to provide a tranquil and calm environment for your egg and sperm to hold hands and travel together. Consequently, by creating an environment that is free of harsh free radicals, you are improving your chances for successful IVF outcomes and improved implantation.

Moreover, many fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants, which help neutralize harmful free radicals in the body. Here is a short list of a few of my favorite implantation fruits and vegetables:

Berries, Red peppers, Oranges & Lemons, Broccoli & Cauliflower, Onions & garlic, Spinach, Arugula, Kale, Asparagus, Avocado, Jerusalem Artichokes, Sweet potatoes.

This is a great list to have handy when you’re at the grocery store.

Fibre

Fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of dietary fiber. This is important for digestive health, gut health, and reproductive health. Furthermore, fiber helps promote regular bowel movements, prevents constipation, improves mood, and regulates blood sugar levels. As a result, all these combined can help improve the odds of your implantation outcomes.