According to Shola Oslo and her Male Fertility Success guide, a healthy diet is one of the essentials for male fertility. Eat plenty of fruit, vegetables and quality protein. Stick to as much fresh food as you can rather than canned or frozen and try to avoid junk food if at all possible.

A study completed by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine reported that of forty eight infertile and 10 fertile men who had fathered babies within the previous year eighty three percent of the infertile men ate a reduced amount of fruit and vegetables – defined as less than five portions per day. Also the sperm motility of those who had a lower intake of fruit and vegetables was the lowest.

Make sure you include the following in your diet:

Highly colored fruits and vegetables such as leafy greens, tomatoes, peppers, oranges and blueberries they contain antioxidants such as glutathione and cryptoxanthin leading to strong, healthy sperm.

Oysters , red meat, fish, poultry, wheat germ and bran, whole grains, nuts, seeds and dried beans are all rich in zinc, and as a man loses up to 7mg of zinc every time he ejaculates his zinc levels must be restocked regularly.

The highest source of selenium can be found in brazil nuts, it is also found in butter, yeast, wheat germ and lobster. As we don’t tend to eat large amounts of any of these foods regularly, meat, offal, eggs, fish, dairy products and grains are more dependable sources. Selenium is a powerful anti oxidant that can neutralise free radicals helping to improve the health of sperm.

Green vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, kale and cabbage are all high in B vitamins, the B group of vitamins are essential to improve sperm count and sperm motility.

Fish, particularly coldwater fish are high in omega-3 fatty acids. Choose from salmon, tuna, sardines, herring, mackerel and anchovies. Omega 3 is needed for strong cell membranes and makes up a high percentage of the make up of a sperm.

If a healthy diet makes a healthy body it is logical that it also makes for healthy sperm. Get started on improving your diet today, an improvement should be noticeable in about three months.

For more detailed diet suggestions read Male Fertility Success.

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