Increase Your Chances of Conceiving

While age is a significant factor in infertility for men and women – for men, semen quantity and sperm quality decline sharply after age 45, according to a recent study – there is still a lot that couples can do to alleviate their stress and optimize their chances of conceiving, according to natural fertility expert Dr. Lorne Brown. "Diet, for example, can have a real effect on women’s reproductive hormones. Research based on the Harvard Nurses Study found that women who followed a whole food, low GI, mostly plant-based diet experienced a six-fold increase in fertility." (November 1, 2007, issue of "Obstetrics & Gynecology"
More on the Harvard School of Public Health study is HERE.


"Women aren’t the only ones affected by diet," says Brown. "A recent study has shown that men who ate a high fat diet had a reduced sperm count and concentration of about 40% compared to men who had less fat intake."

Recent research also shows that certain vitamins and supplements may enhance fertility. A study published in the Journal of Urology found that Co-enzyme Q10 supplementation resulted in a statistically significant improvement in certain semen parameters. And Co Q10 has been showed to rejuvenate eggs in female mice.

Another study has just shown that vitamin D levels may be a potent factor in fertility for men and women. Vitamin D is essential for the healthy development of each sperm’s nucleus. It also increases levels of the male sex hormone testosterone, improving a man’s libido, according to the review of several studies published in the "European Journal of Endocrinology."

HERE is the original press release regarding these findings.

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Thank you,

Laura