Toxins & Fertility: How to Avoid Chemicals
That Cause Female Infertility

Pro-fertility diet  ✔

Regular exercise  ✔

Mindfulness practice  ✔

Your fertility optimization plan is starting to come together! 

But what about environmental toxins ???

Every day we are exposed to toxic chemicals in our environment, from the food we eat to the personal care products that we use. And although every woman has built-in detoxification systems to help neutralize these threats, we are often exposed to toxins at a rate that exceeds our body’s ability to clear them. 

One of the most troubling things about environmental toxins is that we often don’t recognize their impact on the body until serious issues arise – like infertility. 

Here’s a quick overview of what you’ll discover:

Generally speaking, a toxin is a poisonous chemical substance that can negatively interrupt our normal biological functions and lead to disease. 

Environmental toxins are a group of human-made chemicals – as well as naturally occurring compounds – that we are exposed to, either directly or indirectly, over the course of our day-to-day lives. 

Naturally occurring environmental toxins include things such as:

Human-made chemical toxins include:

In large doses, environmental toxins are well known to negatively affect human health, resulting in anything from developmental issues to organ failure or even death. In smaller doses, the impact of environmental toxins may not be immediately noticeable but can contribute to life-altering conditions such as birth defects, cancer, or infertility.

Susceptibility to environmental toxins varies from person to person and can be affected by a variety of factors. Some of the most important factors determining the impact of environmental toxins on the body include: 

To review the list of all the potential environmental toxins that affect our reproductive system would be quite long, and well beyond even our nerdy attention spans. 

Instead, there are 3 categories of environmental toxins we suggest focusing your attention on given their impact on women’s reproductive health. And over the course of the next several posts, we will discuss the following toxins:

To truly limit your exposure to environmental toxins that can threaten fertility, you need to have a deeper understanding of how we are exposed to each of these toxins in the first place. 

However, before we dive into all the science over the posts to come, we thought it best to give you a few everyday strategies to reduce your toxin exposure.

These are just some general actions to start implementing today. Make sure to check out more detailed actions related to specific toxins in our other posts.

When they are first brought to your attention, the topic of environmental chemicals can be quite scary. They still frighten us after working to minimize them from our lives. 

With that said, they need not keep you up at night worrying when you’re trying to get pregnant. The most important thing is to educate yourself on common sources and work to limit them. 

SPOILER ALERT: Limiting your exposure is much more practical (while still being hugely beneficial for reproductive health) than trying to completely eliminate your contact with every environmental toxin possible. 

Let’s get smart about our exposure to environmental toxins together!