Infertility and Our Decreasing Population

Did you know that infertility rates and erectile dysfunction rates are skyrocketing, and our population is decreasing?

This predated Covid and Covid vaccines even though they have had an impact.

Since the 1960s, there has been an annual one percent decrease in sperm count, testosterone, and fertility rates.

Men today have 50% less sperm compared to their grandfathers.

Almost 20% of couples are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying.

For these reasons, IVF has increased and is quite expensive with variable success rates.

The factors that affect our metabolic health are wreaking havoc on fertility just like we see in other conditions like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, dementia, depression, and cancer.

It is the usual culprits that lead to poor metabolic health:

· Diet with nutrient-depleted ultra-processed foods high in refined carbs and fats and low in fiber and protein

· Reduced sleep

· Stress

· Lack of movement/exercise

· Hormone-disrupting toxins

· Hormonal imbalances· Infections

· Smoking

· Alcohol

There can be structural genital problems however metabolic dysfunction plays a critical role.

If we take control of our metabolic health, we should be able to reverse these trends.

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