Oxidative Stress Damages Sperm (But Beli Can Help You Fight Back!)

Brooke Boskovich, a functional dietician specializing in fertility and horomone balance, talks about Beli as part of her discussion on the impact that nutrition has on sperm quality, how to improve the quality of your sperm before conception, and nutrients important to achieving optimal health outcomes from conception.

Ready to try for a baby, but concerned about low sperm count? You’re not alone. But there is good news. Proper nutrition is key for men who want to raise their sperm counts so they can raise healthy babies. 

Maternal factors such as hormone imbalance or an inability for the womb to support the pregnancy only account for about half of recurrent miscarriages. It’s clear, then, that other unknown factors apart from maternal health play a significant role in miscarriage risk. This lack of understanding has lead researchers to investigate whether the quality of a father’s sperm may be involved.

I am incredibly passionate about taking care of myself to make sure that I can show up for my family. I was a teenager when I lost my dad at 44. He died of a sudden heart attack. That’s my worst nightmare. I want to do everything that I can to take care of myself so that I can be here, and be at my best for my family.

As researchers discover more about the science of fertility, it’s clear that the biological role of fathers extends beyond the (important!) moment of conception. Men’s prenatal health has a deep impact on the health of pregnant partners and developing babies.