Can Beetroot Really Help Fertility?

Beetroot can be eaten at any stage of growth: small & roasted whole or sliced & roasted larger, grated into cottage pies, pickled, steamed, fermented or whatever your personal preference may be.

This is a vegetable worth eating as it has been found to increase stamina by up to 16%!

Key nutrients of Beetroot are:

Vitamin B9: Also known as Folate or folacin. Mistakenly many people take Folic Acid, which is a synthetic version of Folate that is not recommended due to possible toxicity.

Folate  is essential for human growth and development as it encourages normal nerve and brain function. It’s involved in the creation of DNA as well as building of proteins, and many other important functions including the healthy development of your baby’s spinal cord.

Folate has long been known for its protection against spina bifida, but many people don’t realise that it’s also important for their day-to-day health.

During pregnancy folate also supports the growth of the placenta and helps to prevent several types of birth defects, especially those of the brain and spine. Folate is an important nutrient for general and fertility health.

Iron: Iron is a mineral that the body uses to carry oxygen in the blood.

It has many functions but also plays a key role in strengthening the immune system and regulating body temperature.

Nitrates: which lower blood pressure & are good for heart health

Betaine: which aids digestive function, heart health, liver function/detoxification, fat loss, and muscle mass improvement

Magnesium: Magnesium supports a healthy immune system as well as keeping bones strong. It is also great for stress and combined with vitamin B6 can help induce sleep and alleviate symptoms of bloating and weight gain associated with PMS.

The production of Vitamin D also relies on Magnesium, and many people that are deficient in Vitamin D also have a Magnesium deficiency. Before taking a Vitamin D supplement I would recommend increasing Magnesium intake, whilst also increasing sun exposure, and then retest Vitamin D levels after 4 weeks.

Many people experience heightened stress levels and develop magnesium deficiency as it is a difficult nutrient to obtain from your diet.

Magnesium is helpful for cell function, and if you become deficient you can quickly experience increased stress feelings, disturbed sleep, or muscle cramping.

CHINESE FERTILITY MEDICINE USE IT TO:

• Treats Qi Deficiency
• Treats Qi Stagnation
• Treats Blood Deficiency
• Treats Yin Deficiency
• Eliminates Toxins

QI DEFICIENCY:

Qi is the word used in Chinese Fertility Medicine to describe energy, life force, or vitality inside and outside the body.

Qi is the non-physical aspect of your body that makes all of your organs and systems work.

This means that it’s vital for the function of all aspects of your fertility, and pregnancy health too. When your Qi is deficient your body struggles to function efficiently, and this can lead to a variety of fertility issues.

When Qi becomes more severely deficient you will likely present with hormone imbalance, typically with reduced Progesterone, Testosterone and/or FSH levels. In some cases the FSH can rise and present itself as being elevated, due to the ovaries or testes being underactive and sluggish (tired).

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QI STAGNATION:

Qi (pronounced chee) is the Chinese Fertility Medicine word used to describe energy, life force, or vitality inside and outside the body.

Qi must always flow efficiently through the body to properly support the thousands of functions required of the organs and systems every day.

If the flow of Qi slows down it is regarded as being a Qi Stagnation pattern.

This typically results in a variety of symptoms that can lead to stress, mood changes, hormonal imbalance, and other functional symptoms reflecting a lack of circulation in the body.

All of these have the ability to affect your fertility health as the regulation and ‘switching’ of hormones, fluids, energy, blood require a smooth and constant flow of energy to work properly.

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BLOOD STAGNATION

Blood Stagnation refers to poor circulation of blood around the body.

This can manifest in any aspect of the body but is prevalent in many male fertility and also gynaecological issues.

There are 2 main causes of Blood Stagnation:

1. A genetic clotting disorder that directly causes the blood to clot more easily
2. A Blood Deficiency pattern where the blood is weaker and cannot flow efficiently, causing it to become stagnant

Healthy Blood flow is vital to nourishing all the cells in your body, which include egg and sperm cells.

If blood flow reduces it may cause male and female fertility issues that typically present with either an obstruction in the flow of blood or fluids, or the development of a growth or mass.

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YIN DEFICIENCY

Yin Deficiency is a pattern of imbalance in Chinese Fertility Medicine that describes depleted fluid levels of the body.

This is not dehydration as such, but a deep and longer-term type of fluid deficiency or dryness of the tissues and cells.

Reduced fluid levels in the body interfere with temperature regulation, blood and fluid circulation, and delivery of nutrients and vital substances to your cells (including egg and sperm cells), tissues, and organs.

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Extra notes: When you have a low ‘quality’ of blood in your body, you can have health issues which influence your fertility such as; anaemia, fatigue, a thin endometrium, follicles not developing efficiently or an irregular cycle. Low blood quality can also cause sleep problems & feelings of anxiety as the blood is responsible for nourishing the body and mind and helps us to rest and be calm.

How it’s typically cooked: Beetroot is great to eat regularly & particularly useful to eat post menstruation, to rebuild the blood, encourage the growth of a healthy endometrium & to provide nourishment to follicles. For general feelings of weakness, feeling the cold easily, dizziness & tiredness you should eat beetroot at any stage of the menstrual cycle and also consider adding some fresh ginger to it.

Season: Beetroot is a root vegetable, which is in season from June to the end of October making it a mid-summer to end of Autumn vegetable – but can also be preserved and eaten all through the year.

Cautions:  The leaf and stem are high in oxalic acid and caution must be taken if you suffer from any type of stones. The root does not cause a problem with stones.

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