Because of the way soy products are produced, marketed and sold, we feel that soy products in the diet contain concentrated forms of phytoestrogens, which may lead to estrogen dominance. Because you are making your own, they isoflavone content may not be as high as processed soy food products. Soy has the highest content of isoflavones of any plant, so you should take this into consideration, especially if you are relying on soy alone to obtain protein. Consider eating a wide variety of beans, nuts, and seeds, this will help to balance out the sources of phytoestrogens.

All the best,

Dalene

I think you are speaking of the 21 Day Fertility Diet Challenge. It does not have a strict set of rules…just be sure to get in your Important 5.

Make sure to eat these foods everyday, here is a checklist to help you remember…

-Dark leafy and cruciferous vegetables such as chard, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, and kale.
-A large salad with a wide variety of vegetables.
-Fiber with each meal to help keep the blood sugar levels balanced. Good sources of fiber are vegetables, beans, seeds, nuts, and grains.
-Make sure to get essential fatty acids every day.
-Whole grains such as quinoa, brown rice, oats, spelt, millet, amaranth, and buckwheat.
-Eat at least three servings of fresh organic fruits a day to provide beneficial antioxidants, fiber, and phytonutrients. I love to use fruit in smoothies with superfoods.
-Drink a fresh juice daily. Drink one green juice every day. (If you are not able to get a juicer you can replace this step with one serving of UltraGreens or another organic greens supplement everyday.)
-Fertility Specific Nutritional Supplements such as Baby and Me multivitamin, MorDHa omega 3, and others.
-Plenty of water
-At least one superfood a day such as spirulina, maca, or royal jelly

Best Wishes,

Dalene

Elaine

It would be best to avoid a lot of sugar, but raw sugar is better than refined white sugar. We suggest honey, agave or stevia as a sugar replacement.

Best Wishes,

Dalene

Eating fresh raw soy beans or frozen ones is fine. Eating processed soy such as soy milk, ect. is not recommended.

Best Wishes,

Dalene

Soy is one of the hottest topics of debate in the health food world today. Why all the differing opinions? Is soy healthy and should we be consuming it like the next magical panacea?

Soy beans have been used to make everything from milk, cereal, and baby formula to burgers and butter. I wonder if most people even know what a real soy bean looks like.

When soy beans are made into these wide range of products it becomes a denatured, processed food. But that is not even the worst of it. There are so many studies out (bottom of article) that show soy is not a healthy food, they show it may in fact be dangerous…AND that it could negatively affect fertility.

This is an excerp from an article Hethir Rodriguez MH, CMT did on soy and it effects on fertility. Click here to read more about SOY.

Thanks for the question,

Dalene