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Food For Thought

What to Eat When Trying to Get Pregnant

Food For Thought

Rhiannon Lambert

Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.84K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

If you're trying for a baby, a quick Google search of 'fertility foods' will bring up countless articles on so-called 'superfoods' and supplements that will boost your fertility and help you to conceive. But is there any truth to these articles? The first episode of Food For Thought on Motherhood sees Registered Dietitian Ro Huntriss and I explore if it really is that easy to conceive simply by changing your diet. For more information, visit Rhitrition.com and Instagram.com/Rhitrition

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0:00.0

This podcast has been sponsored by Zoe, the personalized nutrition program that helps you understand how to eat for your long term health.

0:08.5

Now, long-timelessness of the podcast may remember Zoe from previous episodes, or I've recorded with Zoe Co-founder, Professor Tim Specter.

0:16.0

He's an expert on the gut microbiome and professor specter and his team of scientists discovered that identical twins can have completely different responses to the same food.

0:27.0

And this is something we talk about with our clients all the time in the clinic.

0:30.0

And that means that both twins could eat a sugary muffin, and they would have a complete different response, which is fascinating.

0:36.0

And one could feel great, and the other could feel that slump, and the increased hunger due to their different blood sugar responses.

0:43.0

So, here we go. Zoe's research found that the change in blood sugar and blood fat levels can vary 10 fold from person to person.

0:51.0

And on top of that, identical twins only share a quarter of their gut bugs, despite being genetically identical.

0:58.0

So, basically, we're all different, which is what we talk about all the time in the podcast, where unique in how we respond to food and how we process what we eat.

1:06.0

This solidifies what we've always believed.

1:09.0

And if you want to understand how to eat to increase your energy and improve your long-term health, I'm so excited to be able to offer you 10% off with code food 10.

1:19.0

So, that's food in the numbers 1-0.

1:22.0

So, you can start Zoe's incredible, personalized nutrition program.

1:26.0

So, if you guys all head over to joinzoe.com and use the code food 10, that's food 1-0 for 10% discount now.

1:40.0

Many couples expect to fall pregnant as soon as they begin trying.

1:44.0

But, for others, there's a worry that it'll never happen.

1:47.0

The truth is, there are so many elements that can affect conception.

1:51.0

It may seem like there isn't a safe and honest space for you to discuss your journey, and that's why I wanted to introduce you to the peanut app.

1:58.0

Peanut is a safe space for women trying to conceive to build friendships and ask questions and find support.

2:06.0

Whether it's understanding IVF or polycystic avarice syndrome or even loss, peanut is a place to connect with women who understand.

2:16.0

Trying to conceive is hugely personal, and being able to share your experiences and seek advice from other women, it can be such tremendous help.

2:24.0

And this is what makes the app such an invaluable tool.

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