Fertility Foods: Optimize Ovulation and Conception Through Food Choices - Softcover

Groll, Jeremy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743272811 ISBN 13: 9780743272810

Publisher: Atria, 2006

Synopsis

Dr. Jeremy Groll is an expert in reproductive endocrinology and fertility treatment. Fertility Foods presents his groundbreaking, noninvasive, nutritionally based method, which increases ovulation, reduces miscarriage, and significantly improves your chances of successfully getting and staying pregnant.

Dr. Groll's specialized research has proven that there is a powerful link between a body's insulin resistance and fertility problems. Resistance to insulin increases the body's insulin levels, hindering normal ovulation either by limiting the maturation process of the released egg or by preventing ovulation altogether. High insulin levels can also impede the fertilized egg's ability to attach to the uterus, leading to implantation failure and miscarriage. In fact, women with insulin resistance problems are four to five times as likely as other women to suffer miscarriages -- meaning they have as high as a 50 percent chance of miscarriage.

Dr. Groll has developed an insulin-reducing diet based on balancing protein and complex carbohydrate intake to create insulin levels most conducive to ovulation. He combines his nutritional plan -- which includes nutritional charts, food suggestions, and recipes -- with a specific exercise program that enhances insulin metabolism and an emotional support system that you can draw on during your quest to become parents. This three-pronged approach increases the rates of spontaneous ovulation and significantly improves the uterine environment, decreasing the potential for miscarriage.

One in every ten couples in America is affected by infertility. Yet, only 5 to 10 percent of patients actually need high-tech procedures such as in vitro fertilization. Whether you are taking your first steps in combating infertility or searching for effective methods to support more advanced fertility treatments, Fertility Foods is your helpful and rewarding guide.

About this title

About the Authors

Jeremy Groll, MD, is an OB/GYN reproductive endocrinologist specializing in the treatment of infertile couples. The recipient of numerous prestigious national awards for research, he currently serves as the chief, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Lorie Groll is a freelance writer and manages an Internet-based health and nutrition company.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atria
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743272811
• ISBN 13: 9780743272810
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288