Treat Your Body Like A Fertility Temple

Truthfully? It’s ideal to eat right years before you get pregnant.

“WHEN YOUR BODY SUSPECTS A nutritional deficiency, it may not allow you to conceive,” so make sure you get your …

VITAMIN C. Foods packed with this antioxidant—think oranges and broccoli—help keep your body mucous membranes, which line the entire reproductive tract, elastic and resilient. C also keeps the cilia in your fallopian tubes in good health.

ZINC. This mineral—found in seafood, meats and beans—helps regulate hormone production

B VITAMINS. These aid the body in putting estrogen, progesterone and testosterone to use. You’ll need an extra serving of B-rich foods, such as whole grains or dark leafy greens, if you’re on the Pill—your body uses even more of these vitamins to process the hormones in oral contraceptives.

CALCIUM. When you do get pregnant, the baby you’re carrying will get first dibs on any calcium you take in. That can deplete your bone stores, so build your calcium bank now by getting at least 1,200 mg a day.