The Fertility Formula
Take Control of Your Reproductive Future
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
An indispensable guide to fertility, covering everything you need to know to optimize your hormones, get pregnant, and take charge of your reproductive health.
Most of us are taught there’s nothing we can do to improve our fertility. It’s simply a matter of luck—and some of us are luckier than others. But this couldn’t be more wrong. In The Fertility Formula, fertility physician Dr. Natalie Crawford reveals the science behind fertility and what you can do, starting now, to improve your fertility and your chances of getting pregnant.
It turns out, most root causes of infertility—from hormone issues and endocrine diseases like PCOS to abnormal cycles and endometriosis, even age-related factors—can be traced back to one thing: inflammation. Understanding and addressing this inflammation is the key to optimizing your fertility at every level. Weaving together cutting-edge science, clinical insight, and patient stories, Dr. Crawford gives you the tools to do just that, including:
• The most common but overlooked causes of infertility and what you can actually do about them
• The truth about the biologic clock and why egg quality is about more than just age
• How to accurately track your menstrual cycle for conception, pregnancy prevention, and hormone health—and uncover the root cause of abnormal cycles
• A step-by-step guide to getting pregnant, from timing intercourse with ovulation to navigating infertility treatments if needed
• A lifestyle plan to improve your hormone health, reduce inflammation, and boost fertility—through better sleep, stress-reduction, nutrition, movement and decreasing toxins
• 20+ recipes for quick, easy, and delicious meals that support hormones and fertility
It’s time to put fertility back in your hands. The Fertility Formula gives you the knowledge, tools, and confidence to take control of your reproductive future.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fertility doctor Crawford debuts with an accessible guide to the science of fertility and how to improve one's chances of getting pregnant. Noting that infertility rates are rising in the U.S., Crawford contends a major culprit is inflammation. The lack of whole foods in Western diets, regular exposure to chemicals through materials like plastic, and chronic daily stress kick on the body's immune response for long periods of time, she explains, leading to fatigue, digestive problems, and brain fog, as well as alterations in egg quality, hormone production, and ovulation. To reduce inflammation, Crawford encourages such lifestyle adjustments as eating a nutrient-rich diet, limiting caffeine, and eliminating toxin exposure, including smoking, marijuana, and excessive alcohol. She also recommends taking prenatal vitamins with folic acid to get the body ready for pregnancy. Elsewhere, she discusses egg freezing for those seeking to have children later in life and addresses topics often talked about on social media, such as using Mucinex to thin cervical mucus and make it easier for sperm to swim through (she says studies are limited on this, but it could help some people). She also includes a 12-week plan for optimizing fertility that lays out tips for reducing stress, improving sleep, eating well (she includes a selection of vegetarian recipes), exercising, and tracking one's menstrual cycle. Comprehensive and easy to follow, this will resonate with readers eager to jump-start their reproductive journey.
