If you want to get pregnant with twins, please eat this.

The following are various African foods that you should eat if you want to get pregnant with twins.

1:Okra leaves

Years ago when it was revealed that the town of igbo-ora, Oyo state, Nigeria was the twin capital of the world, the locals disclosed one of the secrets of multiple birth. Okra leaves, locally known as ewe ilasa is capable of making women who use it in their diet give birth to twins.

2:Yam

Health experts says yam do stimulate one’s ovaries, thus increasing chances of multiple births. Around yoruba land, fertility experts says a possible explanation for the high incidence of multiple births in the area could lie in the consumption of a specific type of yam containing a natural phytoestrogen which is thought to stimulate a woman’s ovaries to release eggs from each side.In igbo-ora, the diet of locals is rich in yams and has contributed to a twin rate four times higher than the global world.

3:cassava

During ovulation most women release one egg and twins are possible if the egg splits into two after ferterlization, some studies have shown that eating cassava, a plant with tuber root may help women release more than an egg during ovulation leading to more babies. However the twins may not be identical but fraternal as two eggs gets ferterlized. The diet of the Yoruba people is also rich in cassava.

4:pineapples

Yams and cassava may not be your thing.Luckily vegetables and fruits, particularly pineapples can give you twins. Women who would like to welcome two bundles of joy are being urged to include the core of the pineapple fruit in their diet. The presence of Bromelin , which is a type of protein in pineapples helps with ovulation and ferterlization.

5:Beans and grains

Eating alot of beans and grains increases your chance of having twin babies because such foods are a great source of complex carbohydrates.Carbohydrates are Fibre-rich and lower in sugar than their counter parts, simple carbohydrates. A diet rich complex carbohydrates do not only prevents birth defects in babies but are alternatives to a woman who would want to have twins.

6:Milk

Consuming milk and other diary products could increase a woman’s chance of having twins says health experts. A recent study in the journal of reproductive medicine found that women who consume more dairy and dairy derivatives are five times more likely to have twin babies in comparison to women who drink lesser milk or consume lesser dairy products. The study also suggested that animal products foodstuffs, particularly,dairy foods could boost the production of a protein called insulin like growth factor(IGF) in women. In other words, when one can consume more milk, their ovaries, may release more eggs, so that two are more likely to be ferterlized at the same time. The protein called insulin like growth factor is found in cows milk and can also be obtained from other animal product.