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The Diet That’s ‘curing’ the UAE’s Infertile Women

mentioned how eating cer- years, do I feel that my
tain things can aggravate “Before the diet I was son is a miracle baby? P

the symptoms of PCOS. finding it very difficult Well, a baby is a miracle C
She also advised her peers to lose the few kilos I in itself. Every single one O
to consider the mental had gained over past few of them. As you watch S

state their clients might be years, but within one your child grow, you see
in, and how important it is month I was able to shed many instances when they A

to address it. I decided to the weight and get back to show unbelievable resil- W
follow the diet as strictly my ideal weight. ience and vitality, and I A
as possible in a last-ditch think that is magical.” R

attempt to get pregnant “And best of all, within E
naturally. two months of starting the 1. Eliminate sugar and N

“Initially it was very diffi- diet, I conceived. refined carbohydrates E
cult and frustrating, as the • No artificial sweet- S
diet requires that you cut “While I can’t be sure if eners S

out dairy and I love milk was due to the diet, I don’t • No chewing gum
and cheese, so it was very have anything else to or diet drinks, they have 2

hard for me to cut that out credit, as my Clomid cycle sugar in them 0
of my diet. had failed already and all 2. Increase Omega 3 2
I did differently was this intake (preferably fish oil 0

“But after some time I diet. supplements)
started to feel more posi- “Initially I joked with my 3. Eliminate dairy

tive in general. I was even husband that it seemed products
coming round to the idea like I was having dairy- 4. Increase vegetables,
of adopting a child or go- withdrawal symptoms. pulses and fruits

ing for IVF. But after a week or two, 5. Cut out alcohol
I started feeling better 6. Cut out caffeine

“Although I didn’t begin physically and emotion- 7. Eliminate Trans-fat
any specific type of ex- ally. And later on, we
ercise, I started walking conceived! But more than Along with this, it’s rec-

more deliberately, and excitement, I finally felt at ommended you start tak-
making small changes like peace and contended with ing a multivitamin that in-

taking the stairs instead of myself. cludes these supplements:
the elevator, or leaving the
taxi a few blocks away to “Having tried so hard to Chromium

walk. get pregnant for so many Magnesium

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