This is something I never knew about until years after I started my infertility struggle. I could not figure out why I still was not pregnant, despite the MANY positive cycles of fertility meds. My RE’s response was many women with PCOS have a highly acidic body, so much so that their body often kills off the sperm before they can even begin their journey. Makes sense ! So why hadn’t I heard about this before ?!?! Chalk it up to yet another lack of education from the medical community….big surprise, huh?

This topic has become a popular discussion in the “natural medicine community”. Studies show how highly acidic bodies can negatively affect health (weight, fertility, and more).

The key, obviously, as you learned in basic science is to decrease the acidity, making your body more alkaline. How do you do this? There are a few ways, some are discussed in this article below:

http://www.naturalnews.com/027986_alkalize_body_weight.html

There are two ways I strongly recommend in regards to reducing the acidity to help your fertility (because I used them both and noticed exceptional benefits from them both)

1) Apple Cider Vinegar – I mention this A LOT because it is BY FAR the best supplement you can take, no matter if you’re trying to conceive or not.  ACV provides a LONG list of health benefits, one of which is alkalizing your body (i.e. reducing the acidity). Reducing the acidity will allow the sperm to get to where they need to be – which, obviously, is an important step in the TTC process.

2) Pre-Seed – I used this for years, and conceived two children while using it. Most women don’t know that normal lubricants actually kill sperm before they are able to get to the egg – exactly what an acidic body does. Why add another negative to the uphill battle you’re already facing? Using Pre-Seed increases your chances of conceiving even if your body is acidic (as mine was). It creates the best environment/pH for the sperm allowing them to get to the egg in time to fertilize it.

An acidic body is an unhealthy one. This is probably one of the EASIEST things to control and one you should pay special attention to as it affects nearly every aspect of your body.