Ubiquinol question

If you have an issue with gluten affecting your fertility then that would help but most gluten free products are actually higher carb than wheat products. The carb thing does seem to affect egg quality negatively (at least that is what we've seen with HT ladies) As long as you were eating LESS than you were, that may matter so if you are eating 4 slices of bread a day, going to 2 would still be an improvement. It doesn't need to be zero carb, just lower.

Yes I'd have you eat a serving of red meat and a serv. of fish every week.

Thanks Atomic. What is HT Hun? Thanks

HT is high tech - ladies who are going to do IVF and so we can see very clearly their egg quality and how it responds to diet. :) There have been studies done that show much improved egg quality with lower carb diets and we have seen it work for our members too.

Thanks Atomic. I've never really had to go on any sort of diet so this thing is not going to be easy for me. I must start by looking at what types of foods have cArbs in them, other than bread and pasta. I normally have one slice of toast and a cup of tea for breakfast. Is there something else I should change that too? So it's more healthy eating (fruit and veggies) and low/no carbs. Full fat dairy. One serve per week each of red meat and one of fish. Is chicken allowed? What about a bit of chocolate, biscuits and lollies (they are my weakness)? Thankyou.

It doesn't need to be super low carb, that isn' really any better for most people. If you avoid sugar and grain foods, you do not need to worry about carbs. You don't need to cut out carbs all together, just be sure that they are no more than 30% of your day's cals overall. Personally I think that is very confusing and so that is why I came up with the AFD because you don't need to count carbs or figure percentages, you just do the 1500-1800 cals, 50-60 g protein, and 50-60 g fat, plus get most of your carbs from fruits and vegetables instead of grains and sugar, and it all takes care of itself. Much easier than calculating percentages. :)

Bread, pasta, sugar may harm your egg quality. If you can't give them up, going to whole grain should help.

Thanks soooo much Atomic. That last comment you gave really hit the spot for me and made me understand clearly what is required with the fertility diet. What about nuts? Or are they classed as protein? I tend to eat a few dried fruit and nuts each day, but can give them up if need be. Could you please give me an example of a menu for the day on this fertility diet (breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks) just so I can get an idea? Thanks so much again.

Nuts are pretty good for fertility and they do have protein in them.

Someone, I'm on my tablet and can't post links but can anyone post a link to the thread where people on AFD are sharing their menus and stuff?

Could someone please post that link for me that Atomic mentioned above? Thanks soooo much. :)

I have a hard time looking up stuff like this because I have SOOO many posts, so if anyone has it on speed dial much appreciated. I tried searching it but just get too many hits. I know it's here somewhere!