I love smoothies. They're easy to make, portable, and tasty as all get out. You can really pack in the nutrients with very little prep or time in the kitchen. They really have the potential to be a very powerful food ally in your quest to boost and protect your fertility.

After a headlong dive into fertility smoothie recipes on Pinterest and YouTube I decided I needed to write this post. One recipe in particular really inspired me. It's one of the most popular fertility smoothie pins I could find and a very popular video on YouTube. It's a great recipe. It really is, but that thing is way too complicated.

It has 13 ingredients. 13! Most of which were powders, medicinal herbs, and supplements. Now you know I'm pro herbs and pro supplements. But real food works too! And in my opinion should be the first thing you turn to. Food's easier to find and tends to be less expensive. 

The formula I'm sharing below is a real food, fool-proof way to create a smoothie that supports overall wellness and reproductive health. It focuses on simple, whole food ingredients that:

1. Enhance circulation
2. Deliver key fertility nutrients
3. Support hormone harmony
4. Protect against oxidative stress, promoting egg health
5. Can be tailored to your personal preferences

I finally had to allow the question lurking in the corners of my heart, mind, and womb to surface. "What if I can't have children?"

I was approaching thirty. I had read the articles and the question, "When are you going to have children? You're not getting any younger," was something I had been hearing more often (seriously folks, just stop asking people that question. It's rude and frankly, nonya business.)

My chances of conceiving were declining according to everything I read. My family history sure as hell wasn't reassuring. Hysterectomies due to heavy, painful periods that resulted in anemia. Premature ovarian failure. Fibroids. Not exactly the picture of optimal fertility.

While I didn't have any definitive proof I would experience infertility, I didn't have a guarantee that I wouldn't, either. And it was that uncertainty that left me unsettled and fearful.

I like to know what's ahead. It gives me a (false) sense of control. And there's nothing I like more than to feel like I'm in control, completely in control of my life, my body, and most certainly my fertility.

I knew I had to do something to overcome my fear of infertility. So I faced it head on. Below are the three steps I took (and continue to take) to get back the peace and confidence I had lost.