Check Out Lists of Diets that Promotes Healthy Sperm Production

Being manly obviously goes beyond the ability to
get and sustain Attention. Rather, a man's ability
to generate healthy sperm that will fertilise
healthy egg in the female is necessary for
procreation.
Yet, fertility experts maintain that it's not every
man that could make a woman pregnant.
Gynaecologist and Medical Director of Nordica
Fertility Centre, Dr. Abayomi Ajayi, says male
infertility can be defined as one or more
abnormalities in a Fluid analysis; adding that
thick Fluid and healthy sperm are crucial when it
comes to achieving pregnancy.
Before now, whenever couples found it hard to
achieve pregnancy, all eyes turned to the wife
simply because a man's fertility finds expression
in his wife. Indeed, most men would rather "try"
their luck with another woman, instead of
undergoing medical examinations to determine if
there's anything wrong with their bodies such
that they're unable to fertilise their wives' eggs.
Dr. Sunny Abarikwu of the Department of
Chemical Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ogun
State, notes that in recent times, there has been
a decline in the Fluid quality of young healthy
men worldwide, with similar findings being
reported in Nigeria.
Abarikwu says, "Although little is known about
what is responsible for the decline in male sperm
count worldwide, significant associations have
been reported between impaired Fluid quality,
including sperm count, motility as well as
morphology and exposures to heavy metals such
as cadmium and lead, mycotoxins such as
aflatoxins, pesticides, industrial chemicals and
endocrine factors."
He adds, "In Nigeria, the problem is further
compounded by a variety of factors such as
sexually transmitted infections, genito-urinary
tract infections/inflammations and deficiencies
of dietary antioxidant nutrients, thereby
increasing male-factor contribution to infertility
in the population."
He notes that in Nigeria, the male factor is
responsible for primary causes of couple
infertility by about 35 per cent.
Physicians advise couples who are trying to
conceive to seek expert help as soon as possible.
Fertility experts say if both of you are over the
age of 35, you should seek expert help six
months after you have been having unprotected
sex; while you may wait for one year if both of
you are under the age of 35.
Diet for sperm health
The adage, "You are what you eat," is apt in
every aspect of life, including getting and
sustaining Fluid health. Nutritionists are saying
that food plays important role in keeping your
Fluid healthy.
Nutritionist, Dr. Simeon Oladimeji, says since
only a healthy sperm can make a woman pregnant,
the quantity, quality and ability of your sperm to
move swiftly (motility) will determine whether or
not you will be a father. This being the case, he
advises men to be watchful of their diet at all
times, especially where they have challenges in
the area of making their spouse pregnant.
"In addition to other factors, nutritional
deficiencies can give you low sperm count,
resulting in thin and watery Fluid. However, a
man can have thick and healthy sperm through a
healthy dietary habit," the nutritionist says.
What foods can sustain your sperm health?
These ones…
Antioxidants-rich foods
Experts say foods rich in antioxidants can
improve sperm quality, because they are capable
of decreasing the number of free radicals that
usually cause cell membrane damage. Indeed,
clinical studies indicate that men who eat diets
low in antioxidants are more likely to have poor-
quality sperm.
As such, eat foods such as beans, apples,
lettuce, carrots, and walnuts – which are the
highest in plant omega-3s; as well as dark green
vegetables that are rich in vitamins C, E, and A;
and calcium; while they're also loaded with
magnesium and potassium.
B vitamin-rich foods
Oladimeji says folate is an integral part of
vitamin B9, and it is important for men to eat
foods rich in folate if they want to make healthy
sperm, because it is a naturally occurring form
of folic acid .
"There's a small amount of evidence linking a diet
rich in this vitamin to higher sperm count. While
a man doesn't have to take folic acid supplement,
he could make do with plenty of folate-rich
foods such as green vegetables like spinach, and
foods such as pulses, potatoes, oranges,
bananas, pawpaw, beans, avocado, okro, avocado,
corn, carrots, etc."
Drink tea
Oladimeji says tea is good for sperm health.
"With one sip of tea, you get two potent
phytochemicals – anthocyanin and pro
anthocyanin, which are antioxidants that help
fight inflammation.
"Green tea, in particular, contributes many other
protective phytochemicals. The catechin
epigallocatechin gallate, which is especially
abundant in green tea, is a particularly potent
antioxidant," physicians at online portal,
webmd.com, assure.
Avoid alcohol
Oladimeji warns that while every individual must
treat alcohol with caution, men who have issues
with their sperm must avoid this beverage like a
plague.
"Alcohol affects the way the liver functions and
it ultimately disturbs hormonal levels by
affecting the way your body produces sperm.
"This is how it works: Vitamin A is needed for
sperm to develop, but alcohol can damage the
quality, structure and movement of sperm by
stopping the liver from properly metabolising
this vitamin.
"Again, alcohol is toxic to the testes and it can
harm sperm when they are produced and prevent
them from developing properly or stop them
altogether from reaching the egg. When this
happens, how can you impregnate your spouse?
Oladimeji asks.
Another online portal, drinkaware.co.uk, warns
that "In men, excessive long-term alcohol
consumption can result in testosterone
deficiency and shrink the testicles. This can lead
to impotence, sterility, growth of bosoms, loss
of facial and body hair, and growth around the
hips."
So, for the sake of your sperm health, stay off
alcohol.
Eat zinc, selenium-rich foods
Foods such as sardine, mutton, egg, chicken,
oats and onion are sources of selenium; while
pork meat, beef, yoghurt and cashew are
sources of zinc, and they are essential for
sperm health, Oladimeji says.
In conclusion, in addition to healthy diet, always
try to keep the scrotum cool, as overheating in
this zone has been known to affect sperm health.
Source: http://www.punchng.com/health/
healthwise/make-healthy-sperm-naturally/

Posted by Ogwuche Abel on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - Rating: 4.5

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