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Zita West

Zita West

Midwife & Fertility Expert

Fertility and Pregnancy Expert Zita West is the leading pregnancy, birth and fertility expert in the UK. She is a practising midwife with 35 years' experience and runs her own hugely successful clinic for natural and IVF birth - the only clinic in the UK to specialise in an integrated approach, combining mainstream medicine and holistic health with excellent IVF results. Zita is also a trained acupuncturist and nutritional advisor and is the author of nine books on fertility and pregnancy, including the best-selling Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception. Her latest is Eat Yourself Pregnant, illustrating a range of traditional and modern mouth-watering recipes designed for prospective parents to boost their nutrition for fertility. She has a product range of vitamins and minerals to assist fertility and pregnancy, Zita West Products, and has set up an affiliated network of 170 acupuncturists in the UK and Ireland to promote good practice in fertility and pregnancy. She treats many high-profile clients, lectures around the world, and appears regularly on television and in the press giving advice and guidance on all pregnancy, birth and fertility issues. She is a columnist for Women's Health magazine and a blogger for The Huffington Post. If you would like Zita to appear as an expert, please contact 020 7224 0017 or mailto:sophie@zitawest.com. http://www.zitawest.com

Zita West on Getting Pregnant

Getting Pregnant: The Contraceptive Pill, Alcohol Intake & Supplements

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I've been on the contraceptive pill for 15 years. Will this mean it will take me longer to get
Zita West's Slow-Roasted Paprika Chicken

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6 March, 2015
Expert, Food, Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tsp sumac 3 tbsp olive oil 1 organic chicken, jointed 1 bulb of garlic, separated into unpeeled cloves 2 lemons, quartered 1 sprig of thyme 150ml/5fl oz/sc...

Healthy Courgette Chocolate Brownies

Zita West
8 January, 2015
Expert, Food, Recipes
Ingredients: 200g/7oz/heaped ¾ cup almond butter 200g/7oz dark chocolate, 70% cocoa solids, broken into pieces 100g/3½oz/½ cup xylitol 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 60g/2¼oz/heaped ½ cup ground alm...
Zita West Slow Roasted Paprika Chicken

Eat Yourself Pregnant: Slow-Roasted Paprika Chicken with Lemon & Artichokes

Zita West
3 November, 2014
Features, Food, Recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp smoked paprika 1 tsp sumac 3 tbsp olive oil 1 organic chicken, jointed 1 bulb of garlic, separated into unpeeled cloves 2 lemons, quartered 1 sprig of thyme 150ml/5fl oz/sc...
Can You Really Eat Yourself Pregnant

Can You Really Eat Yourself Pregnant?

Zita West
27 October, 2014
Expert, Pregnancy, Trying For A Baby
With National Fertility Awareness Week starting today, our fertility guru Zita West will be answering your questions on fertility at Crussh Juice Bar, at locations all over London. She'll be offering these m...
The Low-Down on Folic Acid

Do We Really Need Folic Acid Before & During Pregnancy?

Zita West
21 September, 2013
Expert, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Trying For A Baby
This #TBT, we're looking at a a piece from 2013, written by our fertility expert Zita West. What is folic acid is and do we need it?

The Foundations To A Healthy Pregnancy

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14 September, 2013
Nutrition, Pregnancy
It's easy to think that once you are pregnant you will get into good habits, but laying the foundations to a healthy pregnancy start in the months leading up to pregnancy. The period prior to getting pregnan...
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