FFP 385 | Low-Fat Diets & Testosterone In Men | Boosting Sperm Quality | Joe Whittaker

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🗓️ 8 October 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Discover why low-fat diets are terrible for both testosterone and sperm production in men in today's episode with Joe Whittaker.

Joe Whittaker is a clinical nutritionist and researcher. He holds a master's degree in Nutritional Therapy, from the University of Worcester. His research has been published in top academic journals, and widely covered by the media. His academic research is focused on men's health, particularly testosterone and sperm health. He also runs a private clinic in the UK, and has helped a variety of clients improve their health and well being.

Link to his research study: Low-fat diets and testosterone in men: Systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies ~

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Topics discussed in today's episode:

How nutrition relates to sperm health and testosterone production
What men can do to support their testosterone and sperm health
Joe's background and what led home to focus on men's health
How calorie restriction effects men
How men and women's bodies are affected differently by intermittent fasting
Insight on Joe's research study
Correlation between men's testosterone production and sperm production
What does testosterone decline
What can men do to combat a decline in their testosterone
What are the micronutrients that are key to men's health
Why would a vegetarian and vegan diet not be optimal for reproduction

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by my fertility awareness mastery online self-study program.
0:05.9	Learn fertility awareness from the comfort of your own home at your own pace for a fraction of the cost.
0:11.1	Head over to fertility friday.com slash mastery for details.
0:14.9	That's fertility friday.com slash mastery.
0:18.0	This is the Fertility Friday podcast, episode number 385.
0:28.3	Welcome to the Fertility Friday podcast, your source for information about the fertility
0:32.8	awareness method and all things fertility. I'm your host, Lisa Hendrickson Jack. I'm the author of the
0:38.4	Fifth Vital Sign and the Fertility Awareness Mastery Charting Journal. I'm a certified fertility
0:43.2	awareness educator and holistic reproductive health practitioner with nearly 20 years of experience
0:48.3	teaching women to connect to their fifth vital sign through menstrual cycle charting, balancing
0:53.3	hormonal health, and optimizing the menstrual cycle charting, balancing hormonal health, and optimizing
0:55.0	the menstrual cycle without hormones. I'm outspoken about hormonal birth control and its impact
1:01.1	on fertility and overall health because you have the right to know how your body works and how
1:05.9	artificial hormones disrupt that natural process. I host live coaching programs to help you achieve optimal fertility and
1:12.9	health because it's important to have healthy menstrual cycles regardless of whether or not you want to have babies.
1:19.5	I'm also a wife and mother of two beautiful boys. I know, I know, I'm a busy girl, but I managed to fit it all in.
1:26.6	This podcast is designed to empower you
1:28.7	to take full control of your cycles, your fertility, and your overall health. And I'm so excited
1:33.9	that you're here with us today. Today's episode focuses on men's health and more specifically how nutrition relates to sperm health and testosterone production.
1:52.0	And so in today's episode, I'm interviewing Joe Whitaker.
1:55.0	He is a clinical nutritionist and researcher. He holds a master's degree in nutritional therapy from the University of
2:01.5	Worcester. His research has been published in top academic journals and widely covered by the media.
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