Clean Slate for Conception: Detoxing Your Environment for Fertility Success
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Clean Slate for Conception: Detoxing Your Environment for Fertility Success

Environmental toxins might be the most overlooked factor in your fertility journey, yet many specialists now rank it second only to nutrition in importance. Research shows these everyday chemicals significantly impact reproductive health—for women, toxin exposure can reduce egg quality, diminish ovarian reserve, disrupt hormones, and interfere with menstrual cycles; for men, these same exposures decrease sperm count, impair motility, and damage DNA. The biggest offenders lurking in your daily life include plastics leaching BPA and phthalates, indoor air pollution (typically 2-5 times worse than outdoor air), contaminated water containing pharmaceutical residues and heavy metals, and conventional beauty products with hormone-disrupting compounds. Simple swaps can dramatically reduce your toxic load during the critical preconception period: replace plastic with glass and stainless steel, filter your water, clean up your beauty routine, improve indoor air quality, and prioritize organic for the most contaminated produce.

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