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Diet for fertility: choosing healthy food DIET FOR FERTILITY: CHOOSING HEALTHY FOOD
Soya
Soya is a very versatile, natural vegetable protein which can make a useful alternative to cow's milk if you are animal milk intolerant or find that it causes skin problems or sinus trouble. Buy organic to make sure it is not genetically modified and make sure the milk is sugar-free. Soya milk can be used in cooking in the same way as you would use cow's milk and you will find you then cannot taste the difference between the two.
Tofu which is soya bean curd can be used in stir-fries, soups and also desserts and again buy organic to make sure it is GM free. It is available in most supermarkets and health food shops. Avoid TVP (textured vegetable protein) because of the amount of processing needed to make it into a meat substitute.
Dairy Produce
Buy organic dairy produce, available from most supermarkets, to avoid the harmful effects of growth hormones, antibiotics and chemicals that may have been absorbed from the animal's foodstuffs. If you have a milk allergy or intolerance, try sheep's or goat's milk or a non-animal drink like soya milk or rice milk. Buy live yogurt containing the culture Lactobacillus acidophilus — organic if possible.
Oil/Fat
Use butter (organic if possible) and unhydrogenated margarines (available from health food shops). Look for cold-pressed, unrefined vegetable oils like sesame, sunflower and safflower, and use extra-virgin olive oil for light cooking.
Hot Drinks
As a substitute for coffee, try Caro and Caro Extra, Bambu orYannoh which are grain 'coffees' and contain various combinations of ingredients like barley, rye, chicory and acorns. Good alternatives to tea include herb teas, fruit teas, Rooibos (caffeine-free South African tea), decaffeinated tea, or Japanese bancha (twig) tea.
Cold Drinks
Use real unsweetened fruit juice. Watch out for cartons or bottles with 'fruit drink' on the label because this means that something else has been added. A recent analysis of fruit drinks showed that many contained only 5 per cent fruit, while the rest was made up with water, sugar and additives.
Also be cautious of the flavoured spring waters. They appear healthy enough but many contain sugar.
Water is the simplest and most natural drink of all. Our bodies are made up of approximately 70 per cent water which is essential for every bodily process. We can survive without food for about five weeks but we can't go without water for longer than five days.
Try to drink around six glasses of water a day. Use these glasses of water to replace other less healthy drinks you might normally choose. For instance, you could start the day with a cup of hot water and a slice of lemon, a wonderfully refreshing drink and excellent for the liver.
Convenience Foods
Most pre-packaged convenience foods contain high levels of additives and preservatives so they are best avoided. However, even with the best will in the world, I know this is not always possible. So, when you do feel you have to buy convenience foods, check the labels carefully, go for organic options where available, and keep your consumption of such foods to a minimum.
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