From beetroot to bee pollen: The five foods that will help boost your man’s fertility
- One in six couples in Australia and New Zealand have issues conceiving
- Many are turning to alternative health foods to help boost male fertility
- These include beetroot, maca, bee pollen, ubiquinol and selenium
Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia
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Folic acid and salmon aren’t the only foods that can help boost your man’s fertility.
With one in six couples across Australia and New Zealand having issues conceiving, many are turning to super foods and naturally derived ingredients for help.
These include beetroot, maca (a Peruvian herb), bee pollen, ubiquinol found in spinach and selenium from brazil nuts.
While these foods can help his swimmers, it’s important to remember that consuming these foods are not guaranteed to improve serious fertility issues and to consult your doctor.
One in six couples: Couple across Australia and New Zealand are turning alternative health foods to help improve fertility
MACA
Maca, orginially from Peru, can be found in health food stores in powder form.
Peruvians have been using it for thousands of years for its benefits to energy, immunity and fertility.
It has 30 different minerals containing specific compounds called glucosinolates which can improve both male and female fertility.
Health alternatives: Maca has 30 different minerals and can also improve fertility in men and women
BEETROOT
Although readily available in supermarkets beetroot has properties that can boost male fertility.
Rich folate, also known as B9, beetroot has been linked in reducing fatigue and studies into low sperm counts.
It also has nitrates which have been shown to improve blood flow and recommended to women undergoing IVF to improve blood flow to the uterus.
Improved blood flow: Vitamin B9 found in beetroot has been linked into studies into low sperm count
BEE POLLEN
Bee pollen is another health food that’s been linked to improving fertility in men.
Aside from having many of the essential vitamins and minerals humans need, and is thought to assist in improving sex function and reproduction as a result.
Found in either pill or granule form in health food stores.
Vitamins and minerals: Bee pollen has vitamins and minerals that can sex function and reproduction
UBIQUINOL
Ubiquinol, the more readily absorbed form of Coenzyme Q10, is a potent antioxidant that is produced by the body.
As we age natural levels of decline around 30 years old and even earlier if you are physically active or stress.
Research has shown that Ubiquinol helps protect sperm cells from oxidative stress, which is a potential cause of male infertility.
Another study found that the antioxidant improved sperm quality and motility.
While it can be found more readily in spinach, you would need to have 50 cups of the leafy green to get the recommended daily intake.
Ubiquinol is available as a co-supplement in health food stores
Antioxidant: Ubiquinol is naturally produced in the body and levels decline in men at around 30 years old
SELENIUM
Just having two Brazil nuts a day can improve your man’s fertility.
Selenium found in the nut has been shown to protect sperm from free radical damage in study completed in Scotland.
The mineral has antioxidant properties which can improve sperm motility in men and has found to be effective in thyroid hormone synthesis in women.
Two a day: Selenium found Brazil nuts improves sperm motility and protects from free radical damage
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