Summer Fertility
When you're trying to get pregnant, it’s easy to get hung up on ‘I must do this to improve my fertility’ and ‘I shouldn’t do that.’ But the problem is that the same habits all year round do not optimise your fertility, health and happiness. Change it up each season and factor in more fun in the summer.
Fertility Actions Change With The Seasons
The best way to improve your fertility changes throughout your monthly cycle and seasonal cycles throughout the year. If you eat cold raw smoothies and salads all year round, then this could create a lot of coldness in your body, stress your digestive system and exacerbate PCOS, cysts, blocked fallopian tubes, low thyroid and weight gain.
Likewise, if you’re always eating warm, hot or spicy food, then this could create too much heat and inflammation within your body. Too much heat can create short cycles, miscarriage and exacerbate autoimmune conditions like endometriosis.
Think Like A Tree
To optimise your fertility, copy nature and you’ll be more in flow and aligned with your body and become more fertile. Right now it’s summer and the trees are having a party. They’re out in all their splendour, growing and expanding. When autumn comes they drop their leaves, let go and start drawing inward. Winter is a time when they conserve their energy and hibernate. And when spring comes the trees start growing and there’s a feeling of new creation and potential.
So how does this relate to fertility?
Fertility In The Summer
In Summer, like the trees, you’ll have more energy. It’s time to be more extravert and grow. It’s important to fill your heart with joy, do things that make you happy, have fun and laugh. Here are some tips on how to mix it up in the Summer:
1. Sleep
The days are longer and you’re likely to feel more energised. Take advantage of this and push your boundaries a little. Get up early to stretch, meditate and enjoy the sky. Stay up later, especially on balmy hot nights and do something spontaneous and fun.
2. Socialising
Say yes to invitations and see more of the people that you love. Open your heart, connect and laugh. Go to a party, dance beneath the stars and feel liberated from the normal routine. Be sure to get back on your fertility self-care and food routines when you get back from an adventure.
3. Sex
Have lots of hot sex. Seduce your lover. Mix up the normal ways that you make love with something new. Focus on creating pleasure for you and your partner, instead of thinking about making a baby.
4. Exercise
Exercise outside and do more vigorous exercise that raises your heartbeat. Be sure to wind down, stretch and relax properly afterwards. You’re likely to sweat more, which is great to get rid of toxins. Therefore, be conscious to drink more water to make up for the lost fluids.
5. Eat
Eat lighter food, and go for more salads, fruit and smoothies. Stir fry or steam vegetables too and get plenty of good fats and protein. Listen to what your body needs. Enjoy local fruit and vegetables that are in season.