nutrition

You’re trying to get pregnant. Maybe you’re tracking your fertility and hoping to conceive naturally, or maybe you’ve moved on to using advanced technology (such as IVF) to get pregnant. Either way, you don’t have to worry about prenatal vitamins until after you’re pregnant, right? Not quite. There’s actually one vitamin that you should definitely [...]

Get control over sugar this Wednesday, October 10 at 5:30 pm! Nutrition expert Hana A. Feeney, MS, RD will be answering your questions: How much sugar can I have? Is there ‘good’ and ‘bad’ sugar? How do I read a food label? What about artificial sweeteners? What can I eat to satisfy my sweet tooth? [...]

Quick Dinner Ideas Do you need some inspiration for quick and delicious dinners? At our next Fertility Foods class, nutrition expert Hana Feeney will be sharing ideas, tips and strategies for fast, nutritious dinners. Learn how to make balanced meals with a few key ingredients. Wednesday, September 19, 5:30 pm at the Reproductive Health Center [...]

Last night we had a great time talking about creative breakfast ideas and tasting a new breakfast concept-Summertime Oatmeal. Here’s what you missed if you didn’t make it to Fertility Foods: Research clearly demonstrates that 1) Eating breakfast and 2) Including protein or fat at breakfast helps to enhance your energy and concentration and reduce [...]

Dear Patients, As a dietitian, I feel that it is my duty to increase awareness of diet-related conditions that increase the risk for infertility. No matter the diagnosis or reason for delayed time to conception, attention to a high quality, unprocessed plant-based diet is the key to fertility. Specific food choices may be tailored to [...]