Grass-fed butter and ghee contain Activator X, a nutrient discovered by Dr. Weston A Price, a dentist who was fascinated by diet and nutrition. He suspected that the western diet of sugar, processed flours and pasteurized milk was to blame for disease, decreased fertility, decaying teeth, and early mortality. 

In the 1930’s, Dr. Price studied isolated non-industrialized peoples to establish the parameters of human health and nutrition. During his travels, he discovered that Activator X is fat-soluble substance, similar in structure to vitamin A, that helps your body absorb and use essential minerals, which is critical for increased fertility. According to Dr. Price’s findings, Activator X was largely present in the diets of incredibly healthy primitive populations who had long life spans, few degenerative illnesses, and little tooth decay.

Butter is a rich source of the substance, especially when it comes from cows that are eating fast growing grass during the spring and fall. In remote native cultures this spring and fall butter was reserved specifically for people of childbearing age.

Bright yellow butter – raw and from grass-fed cows – is a wonderful source of fertility-supporting vitamins A, D, E, K2 and Conjugated Linoleic Acid (an antioxidant with anti-viral properties if sourced from grass fed cows). The amazing fats found in butter helps the body absorb and use key minerals like calcium, magnesium, selenium, and iodine.

Coconut oil is extremely good for proper thyroid function, which is essential for regulating hormones and ovulation cycles. Coconut oil also helps with increasing insulin sensitivity which is very important for increasing the likelihood of pregnancy and reducing the occurrence of gestational diabetes. 

Coconut oil contains Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) which are the easiest type of fatty acid that your body can burn for calories, making it beneficial for weight loss. MCTs are a very unique form of saturated fat that have been shown to possess antioxidant and antimicrobial properties to help support the immune system, as well as antifungal, antibacterial, and antiviral immune benefits – meaning that it’ll help you beat that cold or flu that’s causing additional stress on your body.

Coconut products also contain a high amount of lauric acid, one of the main fatty acids found in breastmilk that is responsible for building your baby’s immune system properly. It’s important to consume foods rich in lauric acid during pregnancy to improve breast milk’s antiviral quality!

Good fats aren’t only essential for getting pregnant, they are also critical for a baby’s brain and neurological development in utero. So, if you’re already pregnant or nursing, it’s doubly important to make sure you’re eating plenty of healthy fats!