Diet for healthy semen / sperm

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.