Nutritional Healthchecks
Good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are central to the Clinic’s overall approach to boosting male and female fertility and preparing for conception generally.
The Right Diet and nutrition can be Critical
Research shows how critical a good diet, full of the
right nutrients, can be to your fertility, and to the pregnancy that hopefully
follows. Getting your diet and lifestyle working in harmony with your body,
rather than against it, as is so often the case, can really make a difference.
It’s all too easy to end up under-nourished without really noticing. So much of the food we eat these days is highly processed and factory farmed. And our rushed and stress" class="tooltip glossary_term" title="stress is a phenomenon of modern life, but it’s not something that should be accepted as normal. Long-term stress produces an excess of stress hormones, like cortisol and adrenaline, and muscular... <br/><br/><strong>Click the word to view more</strong>">stressful lifestyles don’t help either. Everyone knows that smoking and alcohol" class="tooltip glossary_term" title="Studies have shown a definite link between miscarriage and alcohol consumption, and regular excessive drinking will affect sperm production in men. The guidelines for ‘safe’ alcohol consumption... <br/><br/><strong>Click the word to view more</strong>">alcohol are bad for reproductive health, but stress" class="tooltip glossary_term" title="stress is a phenomenon of modern life, but it’s not something that should be accepted as normal. Long-term stress produces an excess of stress hormones, like cortisol and adrenaline, and muscular... <br/><br/><strong>Click the word to view more</strong>">stress can be just as great a problem, as it depletes our bodies of vital nutrients.
Seven Basic Principles
There are seven basic principles we work to at the Clinic to help to restore or enhance fertility and prepare for conception, in addition to fixing your diet per se:
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improving the workings of the digestive system so that it is able to better absorb vital nutrients from food
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restoring blood sugar balance for good hormonal control (unbalanced hormones can be a common problem for fertility)
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restoring the acid/alkaline balance in the body (in our experience many of the male and female fertility problems we see are contributed to by over-acidity in the body)
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assessing the lifestyle changes necessary to ensure you minimize environmental hormone-disrupters (such as over the counter medication, alcohol" class="tooltip glossary_term" title="Studies have shown a definite link between miscarriage and alcohol consumption, and regular excessive drinking will affect sperm production in men. The guidelines for ‘safe’ alcohol consumption... <br/><br/><strong>Click the word to view more</strong>">alcohol, cigarettes, MSG, aspartame etc) which can have an adverse effect on fertility by depleting the body of essential nutrients
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looking at weight (being over or underweight can be an issue)
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immune issues
Want to Book or Ask a Question?
For details of how to book a nutritional consulatation in Dublin click on “How to Contact Us” from the menu bar on the left hand side of this page or on “Contact Us” immediately below. Telephone based consultations are also available.
How Much Will It Cost?
“nutritional
Healthchecks” last 1 hour. Individual “nutritional Healthchecks” are recommended
for both partners. Each session costs £125. We can offer a package of two
sessions for £225.
If you’d like to combine a “nutritional Healthcheck” for both you and
your partner with a “Personal Preconception,” “Maximum Fertility” or “IVF
Support” planning session, we can offer a package rate of £395 (if your planning
session is with Zita West) or £365 (if it is with another Zita West midwife or
fertility nurse).
