A Peek At Liver for Fertility

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Liver!!! We hear that it’s good for us...but why?

Well for one, this organ meat is possibly the most nutrient-dense food you can find in mother nature. Liver is also known as “nature’s multivitamin.”❕

Liver from ruminant animals like cows, bison, venison, elk and lamb are wonderfully nutritious. So are livers from chickens, ducks, pigs and other animals.

Here’s a quick snapshot of the many micronutrients you can get from liver:

⤳Vitamin A

⤳Vitamin Đ

⤳Vitamin K2

⤳Vitamin E

⤳Vitamin C

⤳Vitamin B1

⤳Vitamin B2

⤳Vitamin B3

⤳Vitamin B5

⤳Vitamin B6

⤳Folate

⤳Vitamin B12

⤳Choline

⤳Betaine

⤳Iron

⤳Magnesium

⤳Potassium

⤳Sodium

⤳Zinc

⤳Copper

⤳Manganese

⤳Selenium

It also contains all 3 macronutrients: carbs, protein and fat.

Per serving, liver is one of the richest sources of Vitamin A and Copper you can get. If you’ve been on my page for a while, you know how very important these two nutrients are to fertility and pregnancy, but also to overall metabolic function and the proper management of Iron, another important nutrient.

In “Real Food for Pregnancy,” Lily Nichols, R.D. discusses how 70% of women who don’t consume liver don’t meet their daily Vitamin A requirements. That’s a lot of women!

This may surprise you, but liver is also one of the highest sources of Folate. Yup, you can get more Folate per serving from liver than most plant-based sources.

Liver is also an excellent source of Choline, which is especially great if you’re intolerant to eggs (the next highest source of Choline).

Both Choline and Folate are important for various reasons, one of the most important being that they’re key in preventing neural tube defects in baby.

My favorite way to get liver is through my “Secret Liver Smoothies” and paté (recipe guide coming soon!).

Can’t stomach liver? No problem! Desiccated liver is a great option. Here are a few of my favorite brands:

⭐Perfect Supplements (use code INNATE for a 10% discount)

⭐Saturee (use code INNATE for a 5% discount)

Join my eCourse, Conscious Conception, to learn more about how to support fertility with nutrition. Link in bio. 💓

What’s your favorite way to get liver?

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Not medical advice.

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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.

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References

NutritionData. (2021). Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw. Retrieved from: https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/beef-products/3468/2.

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