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AURORA, Colo. — One in six couples has a hard time getting pregnant, some with no real explanation as to why.

Now some are looking at their diet, because doctors say what you eat can affect your chances of having a baby.

The Wootens are believers.  The Aurora couple went through three rounds of in vitro fertilization before they got pregnant, and they think their diet may have been what finally did the trick.

“I think it played a huge factor,” said Kelly Wooten.  “She bought a book called “The Fertility Diet” by Sarah Dobbyn, and she followed the advice of her doctors at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. William Schoolcraft, the director of the clinic, says diet can affect fertility in both good and bad ways.  He says first make sure you avoid smoking, alcohol and caffeine, and stay away from saturated fats.

He says do not go on a high protein-low carb diet if you’re trying to get pregnant.   “We’ve done a study showing that impairs fertility,” he said.

Dr Schoolcraft says women should eat lots of vegetables, and fruits with antioxidants like blueberries.  He also suggests taking supplements to boost nitric oxide levels and improve blood flow.

“Blood flow to the testicles and ovaries would improve sperm and egg production,” he said.  Lean meats will help boost iron levels, and while some experts suggest giving up dairy, Dr. Schoolcraft suggests two servings a day.

Kelly Wooten ate a lot of nuts, avocados, and sweet potatoes, paying attention to the omega-3 fatty acids.  She also ate a lot of lean organic meats, grains, vegetables and fruit.  Now she has a beautiful baby girl named Ava, and she is glad she made the effort.

“I think you have to take care of your body first, so that your body can take care of a baby,” she said.

Dr. Schoolcraft suggests the following supplements for some women trying to get pregnant:

Myo Inostol

Melatonin

Co Enzyme

Omega-3 fatty acid

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

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Prison grub never had a high culinary reputation, but now some inmates say it’s not just the taste they don’t like.

Illinois convicts have gone to court, claiming that too much soy in their diets has left them with severe health problems, including heart issues and thyroid damage, along with allergic reactions and gastrointestinal distress.

Eddie Martinez, 50, was released in September after 4½ years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, where he says his claims of gastric distress — belching, pain, cramps and constipation — and his fear that they were connected to his soy-rich diet there, were not taken seriously. He continues to see doctors for problems that he says will not go away, though he takes many medications.

“At my age, my health is a concern,” says Mr. Martinez, a native of Puerto Rico who came to the U.S. when he was 8. “I keep reading about cancer risks, and obviously this is upsetting.”

Now, Illinois is the target of a lawsuit filed by attorneys for the D.C.-based Weston A. Price Foundation on behalf of several Illinois inmates.

The foundation argues that inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections regularly consume about 100 grams of soy protein, when just about 25 grams is recommended as part of a healthy diet. The lawsuit seeks to stop the use of soy in prison recipes, a common tactic that cuts food costs at many correctional facilities around the nation.

Sally Fallon Morell, the foundation’s founder and president, said prison diets in Illinois changed under then-Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich in 2003. While meat patties served to inmates used to be filled with “very nutrient-dense” organ meat, the new burgers changed to 70 percent soy protein and about 30 percent actual meat.

“They started using soy cheese on macaroni and cheese, soy nuggets in spaghetti sauce, soy flour added to all baked goods,” she said. “The first thing that shows up is digestive disorders. Soy is extremely hard to digest, so you get vomiting, chronic constipation and horrible gas. You can imagine the effects in close quarters after eating this.”

In recent years, the $4 billion soy industry has seen its products receive acclaim as part of a healthy diet, helping to lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, relieve symptoms associated with menopause and reduce certain cancer risks.

But scientists acknowledge that many people suffer from soy allergies that can contribute to gastric symptoms similar to those described by Mr. Martinez, including abdominal pain, nausea and diarrhea.

Mr. Martinez, who is not involved in the lawsuit but said he would testify gladly, says he hopes someone will acknowledge that inmate-health issues matter.

“This is not financial for me, but about the others who are still there,” he said from his home in Chicago. “I’m just really happy to be heard. It was a nightmare for me. I begged with people in the prison to please diagnose this, to please find the source of this. They are hurting a lot of inmates who are still there.”

He says he visited prison doctors multiple times after his symptoms would not abate. Only after he had taken a bevy of drugs, including Prilosec and Zantac, and he beseeched prison doctors to diagnose his problems, did they finally acknowledged to him quietly that the soy could be an issue, but said they could do nothing to change his diet, encouraging him to buy food at the commissary to avoid the prison kitchens, something he says he could not afford.

“I said ‘How can you do this to a human being?’” he says of multiple complaints to medical staff. “‘We are not animals. We have families — moms, sisters, brothers, kids. This is immoral.’ And they knew it was going on. They knew.

“I wish one person there would come out and say it, but times are hard, the economy is bad and nobody wants to lose their job,” he says with frustration, noting that he is not a part of the lawsuit but upset enough to speak out. “I’m sure if they had whistleblower protection, someone would have stepped up.”

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