our shift to modern ultra-process foods is just a travesty for fertility. These foods generally

have been so processed that they really don't have much in the way of micronutrients,

meaning vitamins and minerals. Oftentimes they're pretty much concentrated sources of refined

carbohydrates and sugar. So refined grains, you know,

corn syrup, whatnot, you're not really getting any nutrition with it. Or they're made with

these low quality industrialized oils, these seed oils, which have replaced the traditional

animal fats that we used to rely on as really our primary source of fat. And so when that happens, we end up with a situation of typically overnourishment in terms

of calories, like excess energy, but low nutrient density.

And this just wreaks havoc on our overall health.

It disregulates our blood sugar, which disregulates our insulin levels.

Insulin levels have a direct effect on our reproductive hormones. You start lacking certain

micronutrients that are key for your thyroid to function properly. Your metabolic health is

compromised. Your mitochondria don't work as well. So your cell's ability to even make energy is compromised, and that's

really huge for both egg and sperm quality.

From the Weston A. Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions

in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts.

We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health.

And now here is our host and producer, Hilda Labrata Gore.

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