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Many years of attempts to conceive a child, physiological and psychological infertility is the scourge of modern society. Active and healthy young people of childbearing age are increasingly faced with the problem of being unable to conceive a baby for a year or more. According to statistics, the infertility of the population in different countries can reach 15-20%. At the same time, many factors increase the risk: genetic problems, living in an ecologically polluted region, the presence of bad habits, urological and other diseases, etc.
Doctors also found that the common reasons for the absence of pregnancy during the year include illiteracy in matters of food culture, as well as overweight. Nutritionists continue to publish research results that confirm the indirect effect of certain foods on the chance of conception, the functioning of the endocrine glands, the functioning of the reproductive and reproductive systems.
Consider 10 types of foods that can increase the risk of infertility.
10 Salt and sugar
These industrial seasonings have long been produced using chemical processing, dyes. Salt itself retains excess fluid in the body, provoking swelling and loading the kidneys. The unhealthy work of the latter leads to the occurrence of cystitis and other genitourinary diseases, and in men, in turn, can provoke potency disorders. The daily norm of seasoning is up to 5 grams. Sugar (pure sucrose) does not contain useful vitamins and minerals, but it provokes pancreatic disorders, provides food for the reproduction of many pathogens, including yeast fungi. It is believed that an excess of sweets interferes with the metabolism of the female hormone estrogen, against which polycystic and endometriosis can occur. In men, sugar can interfere with blood flow to the gonads, which reduces testosterone secretion. The daily norm of sucrose is not more than 60 grams.
9. Fatty meat broths
It is known that meat is a source of bad cholesterol, as well as other harmful compounds (nitrogenous metabolites, uric acid). During the cooking process, the broth consolidates these substances, after which, when it enters the body, it loads the liver. The abuse of fatty broths and jelly disrupts the circulatory system, which negatively affects the blood supply to the genitals and endocrine glands, and this leads to a deterioration in the secretion of testosterone and estrogens. We recommend cooking soups on the second broth.
8. Tea and coffee
Without these hot drinks, a modern person cannot imagine his life. The caffeine in them energizes us and makes us feel good. However, this component reduces the total number of germ cells in the seminal fluid and negatively affects potency. In the female body, the same enzymes that remove the hormone estrogen are used to utilize caffeine. As a result, there is not enough components for the processing of the latter, which provokes its growth and influence on other sex hormones (for example, prolactin, progesterone), which are important for pregnancy.
7. Soy
Delicious and nutritious, soy contains genistein, a phytoestrogen (a plant hormone analogous to estrogen). Its excess leads to an increase in the level of the hormone in the blood, which causes imbalance and hormonal imbalance, reduces the likelihood of conception. The more estrogen in the body, the higher the risk of disruption of the menstrual cycle, the mechanics of ovulation, as well as the process of maturation of healthy eggs. In some cases, genistein may increase the risk of benign and malignant neoplasms, ovarian diseases. For men, the component is harmful in that it weakens the protective membranes of spermatozoa, and this leads to their premature destruction in the acidic environment of the female body. Genistein impairs testosterone secretion.
6. Sweet Carbonated Drinks
Thanks to sweeteners, caffeine, flavors and flavors, citro is addictive, resulting in a significant dose of harmful substances entering the body. In men, they lead to a deterioration in the quality of sperm and indirectly increase the risk of physiological impotence. Also, soda often reduces a woman’s chances of quickly conceiving a baby. For the period of pregnancy planning, we recommend replacing lemon juice with natural fresh juices, smoothies, compotes, jelly, milk and sour-milk drinks.
5. Alcoholic drinks
Alcohols affect the human body in all directions: they disrupt the secretion of hormones, impair libido, destroy blood vessels, affect blood flow, reduce fertility, and increase the risk of pathologies of the genitourinary system. The body of drinking men produces testosterone worse against the background of testicular atrophy. The disturbed central nervous system ceases to provide a normal erection and ejaculation. In drinking women, the secretion of the male hormone testosterone increases, and the level of estradiol decreases, which directly affects the reproductive system. Experiments confirm that the systematic use of alcohol also affects the menstrual cycle, worsens the quality of maturing eggs.
4. Smoked meats and sausages
Industrial processed foods contain toxins and chemicals that have a devastating effect on the digestive tract and the process of assimilation of useful components from food, as well as shorten the life cycle of lactobacilli and probiotics. Also, liquid smoke and spices, excess salt in the sausage leads to irritation of the intestinal walls, a constant feeling of hunger and, as a result, overeating. Smoked products reduce sperm motility, increase the risk of prostate adenoma and physiological impotence. Artificial components also affect the hormonal background of the female body, causing cycle and ovulation disorders. It is quite possible to replace smoked meats with homemade baked meat in foil, homemade boiled pork.
3. Products containing GMOs
Such ingredients contain hormonal elements, pesticides and chemicals that impair the functioning of the endocrine system, impair fertility and increase the risk of infertility. In men, they affect the mobility and quality of germ cells. The experiments confirmed that the results of the spermogram in men eating GMO foods were critical: 49% less sperm in seminal fluid, 32% defective sperm. All this dramatically reduces the risk of successful fertilization, and even if successful, increases the risk of the formation of an embryo with pathologies and defects.
2. Fast food and convenience foods
Such products were never considered healthy food, as they contained large amounts of salt and sugar, flavor enhancers, chemical components, flavorings, and even natural addictive drug components. Due to cholesterol, they clog blood vessels and worsen the blood supply to the reproductive organs, and also provoke obesity. Against the background of eating food from McDonald’s and similar establishments, testosterone secretion decreases in men, and hormonal imbalance is noted in women.
1. Chicken eggs
Raw, these by-products increase the risk of infertility. It turned out that toxins accumulate in a thin protein film that is contained under the shell. In men, they inhibit the production of male sex hormones, and in women they cause a delay in menstruation and cycle disorders. Do not forget also that eggs are a source of bad cholesterol.
Infertility treatment involves the use of methods of conservative medicine and modern psychiatry, as well as adherence to a competent diet. A healthy diet, a balanced diet and a meal schedule will help you increase your chances of conception during the planning stage.