Summary of Lily Nichols & Lisa Hendrickson-Jack's Real Food for Fertility

The journey to motherhood should start with preparing your body for the demands of pregnancy. Real Food for Fertility (2024) explains the key role of nutrition in fertility and healthy pregnancy. Dietitian Lily Nichols and fertility educator Lisa Hendrickson-Jack highlight the importance of preconception nutrition for both men and women. Nutrient-dense diets enhance egg and sperm quality, regulate menstrual cycles, and reduce pregnancy complications. Nichols and Hendrickson-Jack provide practical advice on eating mindfully, taking supplements, and understanding the menstrual cycle for optimizing fertility. They stress the importance of avoiding highly processed foods, and provide more than two dozen real-food recipes.