Ice-Cream Therapy for Fertility?

When it comes to fertility many couples have tried literally any and every home remedy that they could find to improve their fertility odds. There are many out there but one that might not have been mentioned previously is eating more ice cream. While you do not want to take this to unhealthy extremes (excess weight and obesity cause fertility problems of their own) adding a little more ice cream to your diet may be precisely the extra touch needed in order to boost fertility.

It has been recently discovered that women who eat one serving of high fat dairy foods daily are a little more than 25% less likely to experience problems with ovulation. This is not however, carte blanche to hold Ben & Jerry's (tm) hostage. It should also be noted that women who partook of low fat dairy items 3 or more times a week were 85% more likely to have fertility woes than those who did not. Needless to say these were not the results being sought through the course of this study and were quite surprising to those involved.

Ice cream is not the only way to add higher fat dairy products to your diet. This can be accomplished by switching to whole milk rather than 2 percent or simply by adding an extra serving or two of cheddar (or other) cheese to your weekly diet. When making dietary decisions they should be discussed carefully with your doctor and/or nutritionists in order to make sure you are making the best overall decision for your individual circumstances.

You should not that obesity is very much believed to be a primary culprit when it comes to fertility. Copious amounts of ice cream consumed on a weekly basis kind of counteracts any weight loss efforts on your part. Do not help one area, when it comes to fertility by sabotaging any progress in another area. Dairy products are often encouraged for those attempting to lose weight. Unfortunately, the highly recommended dairy products are low in fat. If you are trying to lose weight in your fertility efforts you will need to lower calorie consumption elsewhere in order to make up for the calories consumed with higher fat dairy items.

For those women who are not yet watching their waistlines expand, the ice cream is an added bonus to their fertility efforts. Who wouldn't love an excuse to eat a little extra ice cream during the course of the week? One thing to keep in mind is that moderation is the key. This is not the perfect opportunity to load up on gallons of ice cream each week but more the opportunity to enjoy moderate servings of ice cream throughout the week. Pay close attention to what is an actual serving and do not take more than that amount on a daily basis in order to avoid excess.

While the greatest joy in your fertility efforts will be your final success, it's hard to argue with the enjoyment of eating ice cream daily in order to 'boost' your fertility efforts.