Growth hormone is the proverbial fountain of youth, but aside from injecting yourself like a body-builder, how do you get more of it? And what does it do for fertility?

As women, we hear a lot about how important calcium is to our health, especially our bones, but perhaps more important is magnesium. Magnesium also plays a role in conception.

Vaccines are considered by most doctors to be very important, effective and safe. If you're trying to conceive, you may want to take a pass on most vaccines.

The thyroid is key to many body functions, including the menstrual cycle. If your thyroid is not working right, conceiving and carrying a pregnancy can be difficult.

GM foods may not impact your fertility today, but it will impact the fertility rates in future generations. GM foods will also affect your health, so if you want to see your children grow up, stay away from "fake food."

We have discussed dental mercury before in this column, but there is more to cover about dentistry and conception, like nickel.

I think every woman worries about the risk of birth defects when she is pregnant. What happens during conception to cause birth defects?

Raw foods have their fans, but why? What is so great about not cooking (or minimally cooking) your food that makes it better for you? And what effect does that have for conception?

Can you impact how smart your child is by what you do before and after you conceive? Yes and no.

Men are part of the conception equation, too, although we tend to focus on the women. Even though men don't really have an end to their fertile life, they can have sperm problems and need some help. Pycnogenol is an antioxidant that has been proven to help improve sperm morphology in a small stud