Sperm Quality, Bruxism, Ozone, Vitamin Patches, Ancestral Health & Running, Food Intolerances

July 30, 2020

[00:02:32] Optimizing for sperm vitality.

[00:07:26] Supplements that support sperm quality.

Resources:

• The Impact of Intense Exercise on Semen Quality
• Exercise improved semen quality and reproductive hormone levels in sedentary obese adults
• Physically active men show better semen parameters and hormone values than sedentary men
• Impact of obesity on male fertility, sperm function and molecular composition
• Exploration of the association between obesity and semen quality in a 7630 male population
• The relationship between male BMI and waist circumference on semen quality: data from the LIFE study
• Coenzyme Q10 Improves Sperm Parameters, Oxidative Stress Markers and Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Infertile Patients with Idiopathic Oligoasthenozoospermia
• The impact of two doses of coenzyme Q10 on semen parameters and antioxidant status in men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
• Impact of Coenzyme Q10 and Selenium on Seminal Fluid Parameters and Antioxidant Status in Men with Idiopathic Infertility
• Effect of Coenzyme Q10 supplementation on antioxidant enzymes activity and oxidative stress of seminal plasma: a double-blind randomised clinical trial
• Occurrence of D-aspartic acid in human seminal plasma and spermatozoa: possible role in reproduction
• Clinical Evaluation of the Spermatogenic Activity of the Root Extract of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in Oligospermic Males: A Pilot Study
• A novel protodioscin-enriched fenugreek seed extract (Trigonella foenum-graecum, family Fabaceae) improves free testosterone level and sperm profile in healthy volunteers
• Tribulus terrestris Extract Improves Human Sperm Parameters In Vitro
• Effect of Lepidium meyenii Walp. on Semen Parameters and Serum Hormone Levels in Healthy Adult Men: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study
• Antioxidant supplements and semen parameters: An evidence based review
• Dietary Antioxidant Intake in Relation to Semen Quality Parameters in Infertile Men: a Cross-Sectional Study
• Improvement in human semen quality after oral supplementation of vitamin C
• Clinical relevance of vitamin C among lead-exposed infertile men
• Zinc is an Essential Element for Male Fertility: A Review of Zn Roles in Men’s Health, Germination, Sperm Quality, and Fertilization
• Walnuts improve semen quality in men consuming a Western-style diet: randomized control dietary intervention trial
• The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids, EPA, and/or DHA on Male Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
• Trans fatty acid intake is inversely related to total sperm count in young healthy men
• Associations between semen phytoestrogens concentrations and semen quality in Chinese men
• Effects of co-trimoxazole, erythromycin, amoxycillin, tetracycline and chloroquine on sperm function in vitro
• Do bacterial infections cause reduced ejaculate quality? A meta-analysis of antibiotic treatment of male infertility
• Inverse U-shaped Association between Sleep Duration and Semen Quality: Longitudinal Observational Study (MARHCS) in Chongqing, China
• Decreased total sperm counts in habitants of highly polluted areas of Eastern Sicily, Italy
• Effects of psychological stress on male fertility
• Effect of psychological stress on fertility hormones and seminal quality in male partners of infertile couples
• The association between serum vitamin D, fertility and semen quality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
• Vitamin D is positively associated with sperm motility and increases intracellular calcium in human spermatozoa
• Are serum levels of vitamin D associated with semen quality? Results from a cross-sectional study in young healthy men
• Cigarette Smoking and Semen Quality: A New Meta-analysis Examining the Effect of the 2010 World Health Organization Laboratory Methods for the Examination of Human Semen
• Does alcohol have any effect on male reproductive function? A review of literature
• Smoke, alcohol and drug addiction and male fertility
• Effect of antidepressant medications on semen parameters and male fertility

[00:08:59] Grinding teeth at night (bruxism) - potential causes, treatments; Study: SSRI-associated bruxism.

[00:09:41] Do a stress audit; Podcast: How to Manage Stress, with Simon Marshall, PhD.

[00:11:20] LiveO3; Ozone for cleaning air.

Resources:

• Ozone therapy: A clinical review
• Ozone therapy: an overview of pharmacodynamics, current research, and clinical utility
• The Biochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Ozone: The Smell of Protection in Acute and Chronic Diseases
• Are Ozone Generators Effective in Controlling Indoor Air Pollution?
• Use of ozone generating devices to improve indoor air quality

[00:13:45] Vitamin/medicinal patches; Forum post; PatchMD https://www.patchmd.com/

Resources:

• How Are Vitamins Absorbed Through Your Skin? The Science Behind Patches
• Is Transdermal Multivitamin Patch Effective in Gastric Bypass Patients?
• Investigating Transdermal Delivery of Vitamin D3
• Rapidly Dissolving Microneedle Patches for Transdermal Iron Replenishment Therapy

[00:15:22] Gut problems: evidence we’re not evolved to run?

Resources:

• Book: Born to Run by Christoper McDougall
• Exercise like a hunter-gatherer: a prescription for organic physical fitness 1
• Organic fitness: physical activity consistent with our hunter-gatherer heritage
• Hunter‐gatherers as models in public health

Tommy Wood on endurance exercise through an ancestral health perspective:

• Podcast: How to Reconcile Performance with Longevity
• Podcast: Run for Your Life: An Ancestral Health Approach to Running 1
• Video: AHS18- The Athlete’s Gut: Pitfalls of Fuelling Modern Performance

[00:18:50] Food intolerance vs. food-based inflammatory response.