The Egg Quality Diet: A clinically proven 100-day fertility diet to balance hormones, reduce inflammation, improve egg quality & optimize your ability to get & stay pregnant Paperback – June 16, 2021

Update: After nearly a year of following the diet, I am pleased to report that my FSH level is 3 despite being 38 years old! In July 2021, my FSH was 17 and I am convinced that this diet was a contributing factor along with the addition of an acupuncturist in reversing this statistic. I also switched to Nordic Naturals Cod Liver Oil, as recommended by Aimee, and I learned how to be my own fertility advocate. The information Aimee provides in her books and live streams led me to insist on a full thyroid panel with antibodies, which revealed that I have Hashimoto’s. I have now been prescribed Synthroid to mitigate the strain on my thyroid. Her guidance is an invaluable resource for anyone struggling on their path to motherhood. Regarding the “strictness” of the diet, I must confess that I do not have a puritanical adherence to this diet and Aimee does not advocate for that. To the contrary, Aimee encourages participants to extend grace and compassion inward when you falter on the diet or in times when adhering to the diet is impossible. It is important to remember that the objective of this diet is to improve your overall health and to help you identify the food sensitivities underpinning your fertility challenges. Many food sensitivities have a direct correlation to auto immune conditions and identifying the foods that trigger inflammation is a necessary part of the process. The book has editing issues that need to be corrected; however, I purchased this book to improve my egg quality, which my RE has stated is my sole barrier to pregnancy. Aimee has made it very easy to make diet compliant substitutions that have transformed these meal plans from a diet to a lifestyle change. My acupuncturist approved of the meal plans and has encouraged me to continue eating this way once I complete the 100 days. I started Phase 3 yesterday and I’m loving the food, but best of all I feel amazing. Thank you Aimee for streamlining this transition to healthy eating and I look forward to updating this review soon with wonderful news of a healthy pregnancy.

While this diet is very challenging, it is rewarding! I have lost a few pounds on it (didn’t need to) but goes to show you what certain foods due to your gut. No bread, nuts/nut flours, no diary, and no sugar. I’m almost on day fifty and feel great! My husband has been enjoying all the meals as well! Made a bunch of new ones this week and the Greek Chicken sheet pan was a hit. Looking forward to reincorporating foods and seeing how my body reacts. Thank you, Aimee. This is a great tool and resource!

I started this diet four months ago, and most important: I feel a lot better than when I started, but I was also shocked to see that my AMH levels increased from .4 shortly before I started, to 1.3 ng/mL now (!). I also conceived naturally about 2 months in, and had an early miscarriage... so while this isn't a fertility miracle, my lab results and how I feel in body make me feel that it's effective at lowering inflammation and improving overall health, at the very least.The diet itself is almost exactly the same as the more extreme elimination diet in Dr. Will Cole's "Inflammation Spectrum" book, and it's based off of the AIP diet... but I think there are some really worthwhile nuggets in Aimee's book that are specific to fertility. She talks about liver detoxification (and has a recipe for a liver detox smoothie/juice) and specific macronutrient balance that is linked to improved fertility outcomes. She also provides a pretty decent number of recipes and inspirations for food, which is very helpful when you're on such a limited diet! I referred to both books and other resources for ideas.If I could do this diet again, I probably would have skipped or modified the liquid-only phase. It just wasn't enough calories for me and I was kind of a hangry mess for the entire duration... the level of stress and moodiness during that phase just didn't seem like a good trade-off to make. I kind of wish that there were some modifications offered for this phase in the book for folks who need them.I'm giving it 4/5 stars because of some editing and usability issues with this book. Other commenters have already brought up typos, etc. ... for me, better indexing would be really helpful, as there's no easy way to find recipes other than flipping through the book. And while there are lots of great print-able resources that you can download from her website, even those could be made a little more user-friendly... I ended up creating my own sheets to print out and post on the fridge to remember what I could/couldn't have in different phases when I was still adjusting to the diet.

Do yourself a favor and go buy yourself a copy of this book. It’s such a wealth of knowledge that all women should have access to (even those who aren’t currently trying to get pregnant). It amazes me about how much we don’t know or didn’t learn about our bodies growing up and she’s really shined the light on how to nourish and support ourselves. I’ve done 3 of her Body Belief Reboot programs and was able to get awesome quality (+ tested!!) embryos via IVF. It doesn’t even feel like a super restrictive diet – very easy to follow the way she has it laid out for you.