The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage
by Fern Reiss

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage
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Author: Fern Reiss
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-05
ISBN: 1893290395
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Peanut Butter and Jelly Press
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Book Review: Yams are availabe on the internet
Summary: 3 Stars

First of all, I noticed that most of the complaints posted about this book had to do with people finding the diet impossible or extreme. Yes, for those of us who eat a lot of fast food and junk food, this diet is a big change. However, there's still a big difference between following this diet for the most part and having an occasional "unhealthy" meal, which is what most of us will do anyway (let's be realistic), and eating unhealthy meals every day, or even 2 times a day, which is what probably most of us do now. You will have to sharply limit your restaurant eating to follow this diet. But, limiting fast food and restaurant dining is probably the best thing for your health and your budget anyway. By the way, the author doesn't say meat has to be totally eliminated, but warned against dioxins stored in animal fat. Therefore, very lean cuts of meat are probably fine in moderation (good news for grumpy husbands), and the author even recommended some fish as beneficial. So, don't give up on reading this book b/c of negative comments from other reviewers. And just b/c something isn't on the list of things to eat each day, doesn't mean you can never have it again.

That said, yams can be very difficult to find. I am lucky to live in a large metropolitan area, and was able to find an African market. But for those of you without such resources, they can be ordered.....

My biggest "beef" with this book is that the author doesn't footnote her sources when she makes her claims, although she provides a bibliography of some of them in the back of the book. No citations is one of those things that drives me crazy--it's poor scholarship. (That's why I give only 3 stars.) Because I'd previously read another book, which is more thorough (see below), and this book didn't contradict it, I could forgive the lack of citations. She goes to some "macrobiotic" extremes in places, but a thoughtful reader will be able to separate the wheat from the chaff. And it does contain information that I had not seen surfing the internet or reading other books.

My suggestion if you are really interested in the connection between nutrition and fertility, is to read this book, but also read "Fertility, Cycles and Nutrition" by Marilyn Shannon (ISBN 0-926412-08-6), which is thoroughly documented and goes much more in depth. Shannon wrote her book for users of natural family planning. Anybody who knows how to chart their temps and observe their cervical fluid will be familiar with what she's talking about. The book not only addresses infertility, but also PMS and cycle irregularities.

Also, for each vitamin or mineral Fern Reiss discusses, I'd suggest looking up what the best food sources for them are. (For example, brown rice is very high in magnesium but bread doesn't have nearly as much. Fern says "whole grains." You could be eating bread each day for the whole grains requirement and not be getting enough magnesium.)

Since I have just started this diet, I don't have a great success story to report yet. But I am encouraged by all who posted reviews with their success stories. I hope with the help of good nutrition, my next pregnancy will not take so long in coming and will go to term, and that all who read these words may have the same good fortune as well. Good reading and good baby-making to all. : )

Summary of The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage

Eat your way to pregnancy! The Infertility Diet is a nutritional approach to fertility enhancement and miscarriage prevention. Endorsed by infertility doctors across the country, this book is based on over 500 medical studies linking fertility and nutrition, and is a groundbreaker in the field. The essential diet for anyone trying to have a baby. A caring gift for all potential parents.

The Infertility Diet: Get Pregnant and Prevent Miscarriage supplies specific nutritional advice for couples with problems including sperm count, motility, morphology and clumping; miscarriage; candida albicans; cervical fluid; endometriosis; estrogen/progesterone balance; hypothyroidism; luteal phase defects; ovulation; PCO; elevated prolactin levels; and prostaglandin. Learn what foods to eat--and what foods to avoid--to get pregnant and carry your baby to term.

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