Nutrition for Fertility
Nutrition plays an important role in supporting overall health and reproductive wellbeing. A balanced, nutrient-rich diet can help provide the energy, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats, and protein your body needs while preparing for pregnancy.
As a Dietitian, I take a personalized approach to fertility nutrition, focusing on nourishing your body. Together, we can look at your current eating patterns, nutritional needs, lifestyle, and individual goals to create practical changes that feel sustainable and achievable.
Services
1:1 Nutrition Counseling
Group Programs
Meal Planning
Accepting Insurance
In-network with UHC and Aetna.
Cash pay accepted.
Location
Virtual visits
Sheeri Jonnala is a Dietitian located in Northern Virginia.
Accepting clients in AZ, CA, CO, HI, MD, MI, NJ, NY, TX & VA
How Nutrition Can Support Fertility
The role of a Dietitian
A Dietitian can help support your nutritional needs while trying to conceive by focusing on the nutrients, eating patterns, and lifestyle factors that support hormone health, ovulation, and overall reproductive wellbeing.
Sheeri Jonnala is a Dietitian located in Fairfax, VA, who provides personalized fertility nutrition guidance, including preconception nutrition, blood sugar balance, PCOS, irregular periods, nutrient needs, meal planning, and nutrition support during fertility treatment.
Nutrition adequacy
Adequate nutrition provides the essential energy, vitamins, minerals, protein, and healthy fats needed to support hormone production, menstrual cycle regularity, and overall reproductive health. Meeting nutritional needs can also help support a healthy weight, reduce nutrient deficiencies, and create a strong foundation for fertility and a healthy pregnancy.
Blood sugar regulation
Supporting balanced blood sugar levels can help promote healthy hormone function and ovulation, which are important for fertility. Eating balanced meals with protein, fiber, healthy fats, and carbohydrates can help reduce blood sugar spikes and provide steady energy while supporting overall metabolic health.
Oxidative stress
Reducing oxidative stress may support fertility by protecting reproductive cells from damage and creating a healthier environment for egg and sperm health. A diet rich in antioxidants from colorful fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and other nutrient-dense foods can help support the body’s natural defenses against oxidative stress.
Environmental factors
Reducing exposure to certain environmental toxins may support fertility by helping protect reproductive health and hormone function. Choosing fragrance-free or lower-toxin personal care and household products, avoiding smoking and secondhand smoke, and reducing unnecessary exposure to pesticides and other chemicals can be simple steps toward creating a healthier environment for fertility.
Nutrition for Different Needs
PMOS and fertility
Nutrition can support fertility with PMOS by promoting healthy blood sugar regulation, insulin sensitivity, and hormone balance, which may help support regular ovulation.
Fertility treatment and IVF
Nutrition can support your body throughout fertility treatment by providing the energy and key nutrients needed to support reproductive health, hormone function, and overall well-being.
Preparing for pregnancy
Nutrition can play an important role in supporting your body while trying to conceive by providing the nutrients needed for healthy hormone function, ovulation, and reproductive health.
Irregular menstrual cycles
Nutrition can support menstrual health by providing the energy and key nutrients needed for healthy hormone production and regular menstrual cycles.
