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1 in 6
people worldwide experience infertility at some point in their lives
(World Health Organization, 2023)
Trying to conceive can bring hope, worry and a lot of waiting. The WHO notes that infertility can cause significant distress and affect mental wellbeing, so if you feel overwhelmed, anxious or alone, you're not imagining it, and you are not alone.
Sometimes, even after investigations, no clear reason is found. That can feel frustrating, because there's nothing obvious to fix. But research shows nutrition is a modifiable factor, something you can influence while so much else feels out of your hands.
What the research says
Studies suggest that overall diet quality, for example Mediterranean-style eating, has been linked with better chances of conceiving naturally and with better outcomes in IVF. While the evidence is still emerging, there isn't a single diet that's right for everyone, which is why I personalise your plan.
It takes roughly three months for an egg to mature before ovulation, so the nutrition choices you make now can influence the eggs you release in the months ahead. It's never too late to start, and while nutrition can't change the number of eggs you have, it may support egg quality and your chances of conceiving.
What nutrition can and can't do
Nutrition can
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Support your overall health and nutrient intake before and during treatment
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Help you choose supplements wisely, and skip the ones you don't need
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Correct and prevent nutritional deficiencies supporting your chances of getting pregnant
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Fit around your treatment, work and life
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Support a calmer relationship with food
Nutrition can't
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Guarantee a pregnancy
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Replace investigations or treatment from your fertility team
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Change things like age or structural causes
I work alongside your doctor or clinic, never instead of them.
Who I help
Trying naturally
Make sure your diet and supplements support your body while you try.
Preparing for IVF or treatment
Build a plan to support you before and during treatment, whether that's egg collection or embryo transfer.
Living with a health condition such as diabetes.
Nutrition support alongside your medical care, whatever your history. Optimise your blood test results, like HbA1c, before you conceive
Vegan or vegetarian
Feel confident you are covering key nutrients
From fertility to pregnancy and beyond
Keep the same trusted dietitian from trying to conceive, through pregnancy and gestational diabetes, to baby's first foods.
Why work with me
12 years in the NHS
specialising in diabetes and supporting women through pregnancy
2019
opened my private practice to fill the gaps I saw in care and using latest evidence based research.
2023
retrained in paediatrics to support whole families
2025
completed extra training in Fertility Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals (Fertility UK)
I also volunteered for the committee of the British Dietetic Association's Women's Health and Fertility Group from 2022-2026, helping shape guidelines and create resources in this area.
How it works
Three steps:
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Free 15-minute chat. Tell me where you are and what's worrying you.
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Your first consultation. A full review of your diet and health, and a personalised plan.
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Follow-up support. Check-ins to adjust your plan as you go.
"I felt like Tazmin listened to my needs, not just in terms of health condition, but also what I struggle with in terms of my relationship with food. I would recommend speaking to Tazmin for tailored advice, regardless of complicated health history or relationship with food. Tazmin is constantly learning and sharing information and improving her recommendations. I find this deeply reassuring given the biased history of research where there wasn't a focus on different ethnic groups or women. I know that Tazmin will have looked into what specifically applies to me and will provide all the information I need to decide on my own health."
FERTILITY CLIENT