If you’re considering or preparing for an IUI (intrauterine insemination), you’re not alone—and you’re not crazy for wanting to optimize your body first.

The truth is, fertility clinics often skip right to meds and monitoring… without ever talking about the cellular foundations that actually make IUI work better.

This is where minerals come in. And if you’re new here: minerals are the spark plugs of your body. They regulate hormones, build healthy eggs, fuel your adrenals, and help your uterine lining do its job.

Let’s break it down.

Mineral Balance = Hormone Balance

Most women I work with are burnt out before they ever walk into a fertility clinic. Years of stress, under-eating, inflammation, or birth control leave them depleted—and when you’re depleted, it’s hard to respond well to fertility medications (like Letrozole or Clomid) or to build a healthy lining for implantation.

Sodium and potassium (yes, plain old salt and potassium-rich foods) are KEY for adrenal function and hormone signaling. When these are low, your body has a harder time making progesterone—the hormone that holds a pregnancy and supports your luteal phase.

Try this:
→ Add sea salt and lemon to your water
→ Sip on adrenal cocktails 1–2x/day
→ Eat potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, coconut water, and avocado

Support Egg Quality from the Inside Out

It takes 90–120 days for an egg to fully mature, so what you do before your IUI cycle matters.
Minerals like magnesium, zinc, and manganese are essential for protecting egg cells from oxidative stress.

Low magnesium = sluggish mitochondria = tired eggs.
Low zinc = poor follicle development.
Low manganese = poor detox = higher inflammation around your follicles.

Try this:
→ Magnesium glycinate or malate (start low and go slow)
→ Eat zinc-rich foods like beef, pumpkin seeds, and oysters
→ Avoid refined sugar and seed oils to lower inflammation

Build a Lining Worth Implanting In

Your uterus is about to roll out the red carpet for new life—let’s make sure it’s plush, warm, and well-fed.

If your calcium is high and your metabolic rate is low (a pattern I see often on HTMAs), your body may struggle to circulate blood efficiently to the uterus. You might also have estrogen dominance that’s making your lining less receptive.

Copper imbalance, iron dysregulation, or low potassium can all play a role here.

Try this:
→ Eat iron-rich foods (grass-fed meat, liver) to support oxygenation
→ Use castor oil packs before ovulation to improve circulation
→ Keep your feet warm and your meals nourishing

Your IUI Prep Isn’t Just About Fertility Meds

It’s about nourishing your entire system so your body is ready to receive—not just be pushed into ovulating. When your minerals are supported, you often need less medication, have fewer side effects, and give your body the best shot at success.

Want to See What Your Minerals Look Like?

This is exactly what we help women do inside our Nurture Your Fertility program. We use HTMA (Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis) to map out your unique mineral blueprint so we can support your body in the most personalized way possible.

If you’re prepping for IUI—or even just thinking about it—I can’t stress enough how powerful it is to do this groundwork before the procedure.

You’re not broken. You’re not behind.
Your body might just need to be nourished before it can perform.

You’ve got this. And we’ve got you.

If you want to learn more about what an HTMA is and what it looks at, check out this podcast episode!