Fertility for Men

Our goal is to help you conceive and encourage healthy, thriving parents that can create a vibrant and healthy child. Just as a gardener enriches the soil before planting a seed, we believe in investing in your health and body prior to conception.

Since it takes about 90 days for new sperm production, it is ideal to dedicate 3 months to taking good care of yourself to ensure the best possible sperm are used for conception.

Diet: 

• Each fresh fruits, vegetables, lean meats and whole grains
• Buy organic and local when possible
• Avoid sugar
• Avoid soy
• Avoid processed and packaged food
• Avoid coffee
  • Coffee is linked to poor motility
• Avoid alcohol
  • Alcohol contributes to poor quality sperm, poor sperm count, poor motility, and liver problems.
• Drink plenty of water

Lifestyle:

• Do not overheat the testicles
• Avoid putting your mobile phone in your front pockets
• Avoid working with your laptop directly on your lap
• Avoid wearing tight underwear
• Avoid hot tubs
• Avoid extreme biking
• Keep body weight in normal range
  • Fat cells convert androgens to estrogens, which can interfere with male hormonal balance. Very low weight impeded sperm production.
• Avoid smoking
  • Sperm count of smokers is about half that of non-smokers. A pack a day is linked to poorly formed sperm tails.
• Avoid marijuana
  • Marijuana used is linked to poor sperm motility and poor sperm production. It has shown to lower the level of androgens that a man can produce and raise estrogen blood levels.
• Avoid anabolic steroids
  • In addition to short-term problems with fertility, anabolic steroids can sometimes cause permanent sterility.
• No toxic chemical exposure
  • Environmental toxins linked globally to a 40% reduction of sperm count in the last 50 years. Includes pesticides, heavy metals, paints, and solvents.
• Ejaculate at least once a month
  • Less frequent ejaculations make more viscous fluid and slow down the sperm.
• Ejaculate every other day from day 8-14 of a woman's 28-day cycle.
• Use a fertility friendly lubricant such as Pre-Seed or Conceive Plus
• Moderate exercise
  • Both excessive and deficient exercise interferes with hormonal function.
• Get 8 hours of sleep, nap if needed
• Minimize stress
  • Yoga, meditation, and acupuncture can help with this

Supplements

Men should be taking a daily

fertility multivitamin, along with Vitamin D3, Omega-3 fatty acids, and Co-Q10.

Additional supplements as needed:

Antioxidants to help buffer environmental toxicity and improve sperm morphology

• Vitamin C: 2,000 milligrams per day (in divided doses)
• Vitamin E: 800 IUs per day
• Beta-carotene: 100,000 IUs per day
• Selenium: 200 micrograms per day

Sperm enhancement

• Zinc: 60 milligrams per day (for sperm production and testosterone metabolism)
• Vitamin B12: 1,000 milligrams per day (involved in the replication of cells)
• L-Arginine: 2,000-4,000 milligrams per day (helps promote cellular replication)
• L-Carnitine: 1,000 to 1,200 milligrams per day (assists sperm motility

Chinese Herbal Medicine

• Jade Treasure Cool: for low sperm count, low number of normal shape sperm, poor motility or high DNA fragmentation with signs of heat.
• Jade Treasure Clear: for anti-sperm antibodies or a varicocele, or history of testicular trauma (including surgery and biopsies)
• Jade Treasure Support: for poor sperm motility or morphology or low sperm counts with possible low testosterone levels, lethargy, sensitivity to cold, low libido or ED.