welcome back beautiful in this video i will discuss eight supplements to improve egg health
after 40 plus something i've discovered is more powerful than any supplement all right i am so
passionate about helping couples in their 40s prepare for fertility just think about
it it's an amazing time to be a parent i know for myself i was so wrapped up in building my career
and developing my relationship that i needed the extra time to prepare for this chapter
in my life i know you'd agree that you have grown wiser and the wisdom you have cultivated
is a wonderful tool in raising a happy healthy well-adjusted child
however getting pregnant in your 40s isn't like getting pregnant in your 20s
or your 30s there is more to consider when planning for a pregnancy planning to be honest
i'm not a big planner i kind of like to wing it and live by the seat of my pants
but as far as creating human life i was willing to plan and be very considerate in how i went about
everything we all know couples that carefully plan every detail of a wedding or other major event
but when it comes to pregnancy they say things like if it happens it happens gulp
so how much planning are you talking about charlene glad you asked i encourage you to
prepare your body a minimum of four months before trying to conceive
and this is why the preconception phase which is the 120 days it takes for the egg cell to mature
into the egg you ovulate according to research is the most important time in the health of your
baby and we have seen couples who take this time to prepare properly that they conceive
easier they're able to maintain a pregnancy and they have healthy babies this is a vital time for
you to notice your mind body spirit and prepare for the most incredible experience of your life
okay so what are we talking about here this means almost acting as if you are already pregnant
you know eating nutrient-rich meals getting lots of restorative sleep
filling your mind with inspirational and uplifting books and movies taking macronutrients to make
sure you are properly resourced to make a baby and oh this is an important one making sure your
partner is on the same page too because there is no denying his sperm is equally equally important
isn't it interesting that women are highly encouraged to take a prenatal but men typically
aren't there it's like they're left out of the equation even though they are just as important
we need to change that we make sure to involve our male clients educate them on proper nutrition on
proper lifestyle and give them proactive tips on what they can do to support healthy sperm hi
i'm charlie lincoln women's health and fertility expert here i am a late bloomer getting married
for the first time at 40 and then becoming a mama at 42 it was a dream come true once i learned
the blueprint for improving my egg health i got pregnant effortlessly but i had to make plenty
of changes i'm going to share plenty of tips um from my other videos in the description below
all about optimizing your fertility whether you go the natural route or you're going to you know use
something like ivf xc iui it will be beneficial to anyone who's trying to have a healthy pregnancy
now onto eight supplements to improve egg health after 40. so number one is antioxidants i will
list three i recommend all right first one is ubiquinol in a study published i showed older
four fertility women undergoing fertility treatments saw improvements in egg quality
and fertilization after supplementing with 600 milligrams of ubiquinol a day
also ubiquinol has been shown to improve sperm motility another powerful antioxidant is vitamin c
it plays an important role in the regulation of menses and ovarian function
vitamin c also increases iron absorption and progesterone production i recommend
1000 to two thousand milligrams per day now this is an important tip if you have a heavy period it
is recommended to increase that dosage to two thousand to four thousand milligrams vitamin c
is safe to take in higher dosages and usually you'll know if maybe you've taken
too much if you get a loose or watery bowel and then you can back off a little bit next
is n-acetyl cysteine nac has been shown to improve the ovulation rate in women by 52 percent
in one study women took oral nac 1200 milligrams for five days starting on the third day of their
menses oh and this is great endometrial thickness also significantly improved
other research shows nac helps improve the quality of a woman's eggs it also lowers your
risk of miscarriage and increases the pregnancy rate in women who have had recurrent miscarriages
i recommend my fertility clients start with 600 milligrams of nac
while preparing for conception and then slowly can increase to up to 1800 milligrams
i also recommend it for my male clients to improve overall sperm quality number two omega-3s epa
and dha according to a study by the nih omega-3 fatty acids may provide an effective and practical
avenue for delaying ovarian aging and improving oocyte quality at advanced maternal age oh and
this is great to know another study showed that 4 grams of omega-3s per day decreased fsh levels
and dha not to be confused for the growth hormone dhea is one of the key building blocks for fetal
development the best source of omega-3s is cod liver oil that has been purity tested number three
kelp tablets for iodine and trace minerals in 2018 the jama journal of american medical association
published the following iodine deficiency as a factor associated with impaired fertility
they studied 467 american women who were trying to become pregnant during a four-year span women with
low iodine levels had 46 percent less chance of conceiving during any cycle than women with normal
levels wow that's significant and women who were sufficient in iodine had babies with higher iqs
i interviewed one of the top specialists in iodine research dr fletches and he was
touting how many incredibly smart children have um come out of his practice because when
the mothers were trying to get pregnant he supplemented them with proper iodine
number four is probiotics really this should be number one for how important
gut health is to fertility you know a healthy gut biome in the you know the good bacteria
in your gut is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the gut lining it's responsible for
absorbing nutrients synthesizing vitamins immune function energy metabolism hormone production
and balance and neurotransmitter formation this is all happening starting in the gut
without a healthy gut nutrients are not properly absorbed leading to nutrient deficiencies
often found in many couples struggling to conceive number five is maca okay i really did my research
on this because um there's plenty of videos and you can youtube them of people who had um adverse
effects from taking maca so i was really curious about that um from my research there is a specific
maca and it's one of the few that has an effect on the hpa or hypothalamus pituitary adrenal
access due to their very thorough clinical trials i only recommend this one brand of maca i'm going
to put it in the description below you can give them a call they actually have uh functional
medicine practitioners who are there that will consult with you about your specific condition
and i even you know quiz them about pcos which a maca is usually contradicted contra indicated in
and um they can give you tips on taking it so i'll give you um the link of the company below
maca harmony is effective in harmonizing the hormonal endocrine and adrenals in my fertility
clients number six is vitamin d it's so important they call it a vitamin it's actually a pro hormone
and it is the building block that is needed for other home hormones to be produced by the body
and though vitamin d is found in most prenatals it usually if you look at it it's in very small
dosages and in my opinion insufficient dosages i see that um couples are many many times very
low in vitamin d so like i was saying most men and women have vitamin d deficiency
so a simple 25 oh test is highly recommended to find out your you know baseline numbers
and you know i mentioned vitamin d because vitamin d deficiencies will make it difficult to conceive
or maintain a pregnancy whether you're trying to conceive naturally or through ivf so i recommend
testing testing and dose and correct until you are between about i said 50 to 80 but about 50 to 70
nanograms per milliliter but also lab ranges can be quite different so trying to get to the upper
limits of that lab range proper vitamin d reduces your risk of preeclampsia gestational diabetes
and prenatal infections by approximately fifty percent number seven take a quality prenatal with
folinic acid versus folic acid i'm going to try to recommend some i have an amazon storefront
i'll look through and pick out what i feel like is the best of the best that is offered there
our coaches are finding a percentage of women with fertility issues are testing positive for mthf
mthfr and other genetic polymorphisms and that is causing issues in their fertility
the most well-known genetic polymorphism is mthfr gene mutation it's a genetic condition where your
body does not have the enzyme required to convert excess folic acid into folate and it gets stored
as toxins in your organs and tissues okay i want to ask you with a question what do you
think is more important than any supplement is it charting so you know when and if you are ovulating
and if you're you know um you have proper progesterone levels or cervical mucus
or is it um a state of mind that you know you have ways to deal with the everyday stressors
that can throw off our hormones or is it a fertility diet that really supports you
supports your your blood sugar which supports your hormonal balance what do you think it is
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