Beans for Fertility: Why we should be eating more.
Beans are a great addition to a healthy and balanced diet, and that is no exception for those on a fertility journey. When trying to conceive a child, it is normal to pay extra attention to the foods that you are eating, alongside supplementation of essential vitamins. Beans are nutritionally packed providing a mixture of plant based proteins, fibre, vitamins and minerals that support fertility and early pregnancy. They are also affordable, filling, and easy to use in everyday meals from soups to hummus! What beans bring to a fertility diet. Adding beans (including chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans, black beans and broad beans) to a fertility diet is important as…
Why folic acid is important during pregnancy
Maybe the most commonly discussed supplement when it comes to fertility, but why is folic acid so important during pregnancy? When should it be taken? Why should it be taken? And, is it really as essential as it’s made out to be? Why folic acid matters during pregnancy. Folic acid (the synthetic form of folate) is also known as Vitamin B9. It is essential during preconception and the first 3-months of pregnancy due to it’s proven prevention of neural tube defects (NTDs) in infants. NTDs are serious congenital malformations of the brain and spinal chord which occur in very early development of a foetus. Babies born with NTDs can face…
