Oh Titi, what a bloke he is! Maybe after a day and a night of mulling it over he'll wake up and start facing it with you. It's about time he did some of the non-bd stuff, and he know how important it is regardless of how he might be behaving today. He might really surprise you soon.
Can't say I'd be wanting to talk about my sperm count with my mum, were I a bloke!
He's got to get some fruit and vegetables into himself! Now!! If not, is he more likely to take supplements? Maybe now is the time to strap him to the radiator and force-feed him.
I've got my TCM book open at the moment (umm, I usually have now, to be honest!). I'm going to type some info in from it and you can look at it now, or copy and paste it to somewhere until he's ready to deal with it or just tell me to mind my own business for a bit, but here goes:
Men with suboptimum sperm counts should include dietary sources of antioxidants like wheat & barley grass, sprouts and dark-green veg.
Sperm plasma membranes are very susceptible to free radicals, which cen lead to lower motility and poor morphology. Add unsaturated fatty acids like those in sesame, almonds, flaxseeds, hazelnuts, pecans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts, walnuts, olives, avocados, soybeans & quinoa, as well as omega-3 fatty acids.
Too much synthetic oestrogen in the diet (found in most red meat, dairy products and even milk & eggs and some tap water) can be harmful. Therefore eat hormone-free (organic) meat, poultry, eggs and dairy products and drink purified water.
Avoid saturated fats, hydrogenated oils, coconut palm and cottonseed oil. Include polyunsaturated veg oils and EFAs like fish oil, flaxseed oil and pumpkin seed oil.
Almost half of diagnosed cases of low sperm count reveal oxidative damage - seminal fluid contains lots of antioxidants, but when development of healthy sperm becomes impaired because of environmental toxins, stress or pharmaceutical agents, it will be found to have high levels of oxidants. To halt this process and prevent further damage the following nutritional supplements should be used by mostm if not all, men:
2000mg Vit C daily (in divided doses)
800iu (international units) Vit E daily
100,000iu beta-carotene daily
200mcg (micrograms) selenium daily
Other important supplements include:
60mg zinc daily (sperm production & testosterone metabolism)
1000mg Vit B12 daily (replication of cells)
2 to 4g L-arginine daily (helps promote cellular replication)
1000 to 1200mg L-carnitine (assists sperm motility)
Hope this is helpful,
Abi x
I've had a nasty cold that has been keeping me up at night. Don't think I've had a solid night of sleep in at least week- basically since I bought the thing
a bit trickier. We are staying with DH brother...hoping to get to stay in his nephew's bedroom and NOT on the couch...
(was going to put in a waving smiley, but I found this one, which I think is funny). In a hurry again....
