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Association between dietary inflammatory index and self-reported female infertility from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2020

A woman's love for pro-inflammatory foods may put her at risk of suffering from infertility.

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Association between physical activity and infertility: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Physically active partners may have a low tendency to suffer from infertility.

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Dietary exposure to aflatoxin in human male infertility in Benin City, Nigeria.

High dietary ingestion of aflatoxin-contaminated foods may increase male infertility risk.

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Role of environmental estrogens in the deterioration of male factor fertility.

Men who regularly consume fish contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and phthalate esters (PEs) are more likely to become infertile than those who eat plant-based diets.

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Protein intake and ovulatory infertility.

High consumption of proteins of plant origin may diminish the risk of developing ovulatory infertility.

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Impact of male obesity on infertility: a critical review of the current literature.

Obesity is associated with male infertlity.

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The "Not-So-Manly" Drawbacks From Eating Meat

The "Not-So-Manly" Drawbacks From Eating Meat

While men associate meat with masculinity, it comes with several "not-so-manly" drawbacks as Dr. McDougall candidly points out in this four-minute video clip. Dr. McDougall passionately forewarns men, using straightforward language, that eating meat and dairy products (saturated animal fats) diminishes sexual performance, decreases male potency and masculinity. Consuming meat he says, decreases ejaculate volume, lowers sperm count,...

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McDougall Diet for Pregnancy and Children

McDougall Diet for Pregnancy and Children

Dr. John McDougall has very generously made his "Advanced Study Weekend" presentation on Pregnancy and Children available for public viewing on YouTube. The Weekend Study took place March of 2013 in Santa Rosa, California. This one hour presentation covers many topics regarding pregnancy, such as infertility, dietary recommendations, morning sickness, and weight gain. You'll enjoy watching...

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Walnuts and Male Fertility

Walnuts and Male Fertility

Infertility affects between 10-15% of couples who are trying to conceive, of which 30-60% of cases can be attributable to male infertility. Improving dietary factors for both men and women has been shown to increase the changes of conception.  For example, Dr. Fuhrman says that, "Certain micronutrients are thought to contribute to male reproductive fitness....

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Meat Hormones Linked to Infertility

Meat Hormones Linked to Infertility

In the previous video, Dr. Greger warned that under-cooked meat poses a serious risk to the unborn baby. Toxoplasma parasites, which were found in one out of every six packages of raw lamb meat, can affect the brains of humans and unborn babies, resulting in a birth defect of an enlarged brain. In the video...

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Why Did You Quit Eating Meat?

Why Did You Quit Eating Meat?

Many of you are familiar with Dr. John McDougall, & that he suffered a stroke when he was only 18 years old. His diet was like that of any typical American teen, full of highly saturated animal fats, processed foods and dairy. After many years of research, Dr. McDougall changed his diet to one that...

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Male Fertility and Diet

Male Fertility and Diet

Ten to fifteen percent of couples desiring to start a family discover that they are infertile. In about half of these cases, the husband is found to be the one infertile. Increasing the intake of saturated fat by just 5 percent was observed with a 38 percent lower sperm count in a recent Harvard Study....

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