A perfect food to help boost fertility – it includes legumes, garlic, olive oil, green leafy veggies and goats’ feta if you like. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 red onion, sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed (optional) 500g passata (or 2 BPA-free cans crushed tomatoes and 1 tbsp tomato paste) 2 BPA-free cans […]
‘Tabouli with Brown Lentils and Quinoa’ with ‘Kale Hummus’. Purrrrfect foods for fertility, or anytime really. Recipe http://janellapurcell.com/recipe/tabouli/
Full Fat Dairy products- Removing the fat can affect the balance of sex hormones and in turn, negatively affect fertility. You don’t eat dairy? No problem of course. Raspberry Leaf Tea- It increases fertility in both men and women, balances hormones, eases morning sickness, prevents miscarriage, strengthens the uterus and prevents hemorrhage after birth. Drink a cup […]
Supplementation? You may need supplements such as Vitamins C, B6 and B5, which have a specific property of stimulating the body’s production of estrogen or enhancing the effect of the existing estrogen. Avoid synthetic supplements, opting instead for whole food, vegan and sustainable powders and tabs.
Flax meal is one of the best foods you can include to improve menopause symptoms. Flax meal contains omega-3, as well as the phytoestrogen lignan. Omega-3s are anti-inflammatories, thus helping to prevent inflammatory diseases such as heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis and IBS. Phytoestrogens are very helpful in reducing hot flashes, the risk of breast cancer […]
SAGE is an anti-hydrotic herbs which mean ‘anti water’, so it’s used to help reduce hot flushes. Pick it fresh and make into a tea, or buy the dried loose leaf herb and do the same thing, or for a higher dose – buy sage as tablets or a liquid herb. Look in your health […]
Carrot seeds have also been found valuable in reducing menopausal symptoms. Boil a teaspoon of the seeds in a glassful of (your choice of quality) milk for about 10 minute, then and taken daily as a medicine. Try also the essential oil. Look for them both on line or in your health food store. […]
Mindfulness, Mediation and Rest are going to be very helpful measures when trying to avoid mental and emotional stress and worries – especially worry about growing old. Sufficient sleep and relaxation (of the mind as well as the body) is essential during this transition in a woman’s life. Also, Exercise. Try to get plenty of […]
A gorgeous recipe from my latest book #JanellasSuperNaturalFoods. An easy recipe using raw cacao powder and buckwheat flour. You can use brown rice flour instead of the oat flour to make these gluten free. Add 1 tbsp maca powder for extra energy boost and hormone balance. Use- 1/2 cup buckwheat flour 1/4 cup oat flour […]
Beetroot Juice has been found very useful in menopausal disorders. It should be taken in small quantities of 60 – 90 ml, 3 x a day. It has proved much more permanently helpful than the degenerative effects of drugs or synthetic hormones.
