http://youqueen.com/life/health/top-7-natural-ways-to-increase-progesterone/
There are some foods you can add to your diet to boost your body’s progesterone levels:
• Egg yolks
• Red meat
• Walnuts
• Shellfish
• Poultry
• Cherries
• Oregano
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• Red meat
• Walnuts
• Shellfish
• Poultry
• Cherries
• Oregano
• Thyme
• Turmeric
Focus on eating more foods containing magnesium, chromium, omega 3s, zinc, vitamin B-6 and vitamin C, all believed to boost progesterone levels.
link between risk of depression and B6 intake becomes even stronger when dietary folic acid—a nutrient that works very closely with vitamin B6 in brain and nervous system chemistry—is deficient as well.
Vitamin E sources include wheat germ, sunflower seeds, almonds, hazelnuts and peanut butter. High concentrations of L-arginine are found in low-fat sesame seed flour, unsweetened gelatin and pumpkin seeds. Vitamin C sources include orange, grapefruit and tomato juice, broccoli, guava, kiwi and sweet pepper. Miso, natto and tempeh are examples of fermented soy foods.
Top 10 Magnesium Rich Foods
Green leafy vegetables aren’t the only foods rich in magnesium and chlorophyll. Here are the top 10 foods high in magnesium that you will want to add into your diet.
(Men RDA 400 milligrams and Women RDA 310 milligrams a day)
- Spinach — 1 cup: 157 milligrams (40% DV)
- Chard — 1 cup: 154 milligrams (38% DV)
- Pumpkin seeds — 1/8 cup: 92 milligrams (23% DV)
- Yogurt or Kefir — 1 cup: 50 milligrams (13% DV)
- Almonds — 1 ounce: 80 milligrams (20% DV)
- Black Beans — ½ cup: 60 milligrams (15% DV)
- Avocado — 1 medium: 58 milligrams (15% DV)
- Figs — ½ cup: 50 milligrams (13% DV)
- Dark Chocolate — 1 square: 95 milligrams (24% DV)
- Banana — 1 medium: 32 milligrams (8% DV)
Omega 3 Fatty acids are available as supplements although you can always opt for foods like fish oils, almonds, salmon, walnuts, flax seeds, halibut and soy etc.
Excellent examples include soy nuts, miso and soya beans etc.
brown rice, nuts, wheat germs, brewer’s yeast, cabbage and oats etc.
cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower etc.
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