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The webinar "Impact of Lifestyle and Nutrition on Female Fertility" explores how everyday choices significantly influence reproductive health. It will delve into the role of diet, physical activity, stress, sleep, and environmental exposures in hormonal balance, ovulatory function, and overall fertility potential. Participants will gain insights into evidence-based nutritional strategies and lifestyle modifications that can enhance natural conception and support fertility treatments. The session will also highlight common lifestyle-related fertility challenges such as PCOS, obesity, and undernutrition. Designed for healthcare professionals, wellness coaches, and individuals planning pregnancy, this webinar bridges clinical knowledge with practical guidance.
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- The speaker emphasizes the growing concern of fertility issues in young women, highlighting four controllable pillars: diet, exercise, stress levels, and sleep quality. Age is identified as a non-controllable factor, but diet and nutrition can still impact hormonal balance and ovulation. Common medical conditions such as PCOS, endometriosis, and thyroid disorders also affect fertility, along with lifestyle choices, substance use, and environmental factors.
- Micronutrients, including vitamin B6, magnesium, and omega-3 fatty acids, play a crucial role in reproductive physiology by influencing ovulation and menstrual cycles via the hypothalamus-uterine-ovarian axis. Insulin resistance, often associated with PCOS, is exacerbated by high glycemic diets, leading to anovulation. Antioxidant-rich diets are essential for follicular development and egg quality by mitigating oxidative stress.
- Macronutrient recommendations for women with fertility concerns include complex carbohydrates to regulate insulin levels and support hormone synthesis. Lean proteins are crucial for cell health, and healthy fats like omega-3s aid in reproductive hormone production and inflammation reduction. Micronutrients such as folic acid, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids are also highlighted as essential for ovulation, early pregnancy, and preventing neural tube defects.
- The speaker advocates for fertility-boosting diets like the Mediterranean diet and plant-based protein sources, emphasizing low glycemic foods to manage insulin resistance. Specific foods like vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts, seeds, and leafy greens are recommended. Highly processed foods, alcohol, excessive caffeine, and crash diets are discouraged, along with exposure to plastics containing endocrine disruptors like phenolamine and thylates.
- Both undernutrition and overnutrition can impair fertility. Undernutrition can lead to hypothalamic amenorrhea and estrogen deficiency, while overnutrition can cause estrogen dominance and ovulatory dysfunction. PCOS, characterized by weight gain, insulin resistance, and irregular cycles, can lead to difficulties in conceiving.
- Lifestyle adjustments are also crucial, including maintaining a healthy BMI, engaging in moderate exercise, prioritizing 7-9 hours of quality sleep, and managing stress through techniques like addressing emotions, pursuing hobbies, and using supplements like magnesium. The speaker debunks fertility myths, clarifying that age does matter, preconception nutrition is vital, chronic stress impacts ovulation, and being overweight doesn't necessarily preclude pregnancy.
- The presentation concludes with practical tips like adopting a balanced, whole-food diet, maintaining a healthy weight, limiting alcohol and caffeine, avoiding smoking and recreational drugs, and prioritizing sleep. It is stressed that both partners need to be cautious about nutrition. She briefly shared a case study involving a client with PCOS who was able to conceive after diet and lifestyle changes.
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