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Exercise is an important part of caring for yourself if you have polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Women with PCOS are at greater risk for heart disease and diabetes conditions.  However, diet and exercise can be extremely helpful in treating the symptoms so you can lead a healthy, happy and fertile life.

So, let’s take a look at the 4 workouts you need to get to for PCOS.

1. Cardio

Try and include moderate exercises like brisk walking, jogging, cycling or swimming to help tackle symptoms of PCOS. These exercises increase your body’s response to insulin, reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Just remember to be regular and consistent.

2. Strength training workouts

Strength intensive and weight training exercises are extremely good and scientifically proven to improve women’s health. Besides making you stronger, weight training is necessary to strengthen your bones and muscles and create a more toned look.

3. High-intensity interval training

It’s really not about exercising for too long, but doing it the right way. High-intensity interval training is good for increasing cardiovascular fitness and decreasing waist circumference. It’s a time efficient way of boosting your cardiovascular fitness, with extra benefits for PCOS. Going hard on the spin bike burns bucket-loads of calories, and reduces abdominal fat more effectively

4. Mind-body exercises

Studies show that women with PCOS have an enhanced bodily response to stress and distress. Mind-body exercises like yoga, Pilates, and tai chi can help not only burn calories, but also reduce stress levels that worsen your PCOS symptoms.

Given that physical activity can make such a great deal of difference to your symptoms with PCOS and manage weight, make sure that you do it pretty regularly.

Studies have established a connection between dietary intake and fertility. The foods you eat, along with other factors like lifestyle and stress levels, can enhance fertility through their impact on your gut, blood flow, hormone levels and overall health. Consuming a diet rich in protein and vitamins can increase your chances of getting pregnant.

As a general rule, two factors related to diet – nutrition and a healthy body weight – play a key role in a couple’s ability to get pregnant.

• Fresh fruits and veggies

A healthy diet loaded with fresh fruits, vegetables, and foods like beetroot, capsicum etc. is beneficial in boosting fertility. Green leafy vegetables contain a lot of iron, which is an essential factor in helping couples be more fertile. It was found that women who consumed fruits three times or more a day conceived half a month faster than women who had a lower intake of fruits – say once or twice a month.

• Citrus Fruits

Citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruits some of the best sources for vitamin C. Grapefruits and oranges contain the polyamine putrescine, which some animal research has associated with the potential to improve egg and semen health.

• Garlic

Garlic is a fertility boosting spice and is augmented by the presence of antioxidant, selenium. It maintains the Estrogen balance in the body and thus supports fertility.

• Increase protein intake

Try to increase the protein intake by eating a high-protein diet that consists of sprouted beans, soybeans, paneer, dal, beans, egg whites, fish, and chicken. This balanced diet will help the couple to get all the essential vitamins, antioxidants and minerals naturally.

• Nuts and dry fruits

Dried fruits and nuts are a great source of protein, vitamins and minerals. Nuts have high quantities of selenium, a mineral that declines chromosomal damage in eggs. This shall definitely help in boosting fertility levels as the damage shall be reduced due to the presence of selenium.

• Dairy products

Rich in calcium, good fats, and vitamin D, the dairy products are an essential food for improving fertility in couples who want to conceive faster.

• Bananas

Bananas are rich in Vitamin B6 and help in the formation of a zygote by regulating the hormones involved in the ovulation process.

• Sunflower Seeds

Eating sunflower seeds is an easy way to help maintain proper sperm levels without making any huge dietary changes. Roasted, unsalted sunflower seed kernels are rich in Vitamin E, an essential nutrient that increases sperm count and motility.

These are some of the foods that increases your fertility. A healthy diet should also go hand in hand with a moderately rigorous exercise regime. Women who are trying to conceive should keep themselves active.

Fertility issues affect more than 15 percent of couples. It has become a major issue in the modern world. Luckily, there are natural fertility boosters that can help you get pregnant faster. The benefits of living a healthy lifestyle are huge and long lasting. Here are a few ways to boost your fertility naturally and improving your chances of getting pregnant.

• Eat Antioxidant-rich Foods

Antioxidants like folate and zinc may improve fertility for both men and women. It neutralizes the free radicals in your body, which can damage both sperm and egg cells.

If you want to boost your fertility, try to include more fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts in your diet that are naturally packed full of good antioxidants such as vitamins E and C, beta-carotene, lutein, and folate.

• Eat a healthy and large Breakfast

Eating a big and healthy breakfast has been found to benefit women improve fertility problems. Researches has been proved that having a larger breakfast, instead of a considerable dinner, can help boost ovulation for 30%.

• Avoid trans fats in your diet

If you’re trying to get pregnant you should avoid trans fats altogether. Trans fats can negatively impact ovulation levels. Trans fats are present in some fried foods, processed products and baked goods. So maintain a healthy diet for improving your ovulation levels.

• Reduce your carb intake or Choose it wisely

Two main thing you should take care while eating carb food is the number of carbs you eat on the overall and the type of carbs you consume every day. Having a low-carb diet can help improve hormone levels in women with PCOS while avoiding refined carbs can increase your chances to get pregnant.

• Eat More Fiber & Protein Rich Food

Increasing your fiber intake while you’re trying to conceive may significantly improve your chances of it. Vegetable protein sources such as beans, seeds, and nuts have been found to improve women’s chances of becoming pregnant faster.

• Physically Active

Being obese or overweight can really impact your possibilities to conceive. Besides being good for your overall health, regular and moderate exercising can help you achieve a normal weight and increase chances for pregnancy.

• Reduce Stress – Take time for yourself each day to relax, whether that’s going for a walk, taking a long bath, or incorporating yoga or meditation into your daily routine.

• Limit Alcohol – Drinking can increase your risks of miscarriage and effect quality sperm, so while you’re trying to get pregnant, be sure to drink in moderation.

• Reduce your Caffeine Intake – Caffeine can negatively affect female fertility. The recommended dose of caffeine is 200mg a day. A high caffeine intake before pregnancy is also linked to an increased risk of miscarriage.

• Get Good Sleep and relax yourself – To improve your chances of getting pregnant you need to keep yourself as healthy and happy as possible and that includes getting enough sleep. Sleep is essential to your mental and physical wellbeing.

If you’ve been trying for a baby for a while with no success don’t worry. You’re not alone. With the right help and support you can fast-track your journey to parenthood.

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General Advice:

• Take small portions of food and eat in small plates.
• At least 1 hour of exercise daily- Aerobics/Gym/Swimming/Walking or combination of these.
• Have half litre water 15 minutes before each meal.
• Total water intake should be more than 3 litre/day.
• Before going for a party/get together, have your food from home or pack it from home and have it there,
• Don’t read or watch TV while eating
• Keep food diaries having daily entry of what food you eat and at what time. You can maintain these in mobile applications.
• Practice some sort of mind relaxation exercises to reduce stress since stress can lead to weight gain.
• Have at least 7 hours of sleep daily.
• Finish dinner before 7 pm.

What food items to avoid eating?

• Rice Products- Including Dosa, Appam, Puttu, Idli,Idiyappam, Rice, Biriyani etc.
• Hotel food and buffets.
• Avoid unhealthy snacks Like Chips, Biscuits,Bakery items- instead take dry fruits for snacks.
• Banana/Mango.
• Fried items like Vada,Fish, Chicken, Fries etc.
• Gravy (Heavy).
• Fruit Juice- All kind of tinned or fresh fruit juice.

What food items to eat?

• All kind of vegetables (Using minimum oil to cook).
• Fruits- To be taken before Sunset (Before 6 p.m).
• Vegetable juice – Beetroot/Carrot/Pineapple along with the pulp.
• Sprouted Green grams/Salads like Carrot, Beetroot, Cucumber, Tomato,
• Lettuce, Capsicum
• Chickpeas or Kadala
• Beans- All varieties of beans including kidney beans.
• Vegetable curry (Less gravy, less oil to be used to make gravies). Dry fruit (except dates) Less than total of 20 at snack time.
• Chicken/Fish/Egg – Steamed, Grilled, Tandoor (in less oil). If you want to have gravy, make it with less oil, more of water based gravy and avoid coconut milk in gravy.
• Dosa (made with minimum oil) – Use batter made up of Green grams, Ragi, Pulses, Flax and oats instead of rice.

FIRST IN INDIA, SECOND IN THE WORLD: BIRTH OF A HEALTHY BABY FREE FROM CITRULINEMIA THROUGH PGT-M (As per NCBI articles on PGD)

PGT-M: A RAY OF HOPE FOR COUPLES WITH GENETIC DISEASES

Couple carriers for the Citrulinemia gene delivers a healthy baby after PGT-M

They lost a previous child affected with the condition and wanted a healthy baby.

Disease free embryos were carefully picked and transferred. Embryo details: Two normal embryos obtained. One single attempt of transfer resulted in healthy pregnancy